[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 169 (Wednesday, September 2, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45454-45455]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-21217]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


Meeting of the Secretary's Advisory Committee on National Health 
Promotion and Disease Prevention Objectives for 2020

AGENCY: Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Office of 
Public Health and Science, Office of the Secretary, Department of 
Health and Human Services.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: As stipulated by the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as 
amended (5 U.S.C. App.), the U.S. Department of Health and Human 
Services is hereby giving notice that the Secretary's Committee on 
National Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Objectives for 2020 
will hold a meeting. The meeting will be open to the public.

DATES: The Committee is scheduled to meet for two days, on September 17 
and 18, 2009. The meeting will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern 
Daylight Time (EDT) on September 17, and from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. EDT on 
September 18.

ADDRESSES: Department of Health and Human Services, Room 800 Hubert H. 
Humphrey Building, 200 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20201.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Emmeline Ochiai, Executive Secretary, 
Secretary's Advisory Committee on National Health Promotion and Disease 
Prevention Objectives for 2020, Department of Health and Human 
Services, Office of Public Health and Science, Office of Disease 
Prevention and Health Promotion, 1101 Wootton Parkway, Room LL-100, 
Rockville, MD 20852; Telephone: (240) 453-8259; Fax (240) 453-8281. 
Additional information is available on the Internet at http://www.healthypeople.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Every ten years, through the Healthy People 
initiative, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) 
leverages scientific insights and lessons from the past decade, along 
with the new knowledge of current data, trends, and innovations to 
develop the next iteration of the national health promotion and disease 
prevention objectives. Healthy People provides science-based, ten-year 
national objectives for promotion of health and preventing disease. 
Since 1980, Healthy People has set and monitored national health 
objectives to meet a broad range of health needs, encourage 
collaborations across sectors, guide individuals toward making informed 
health decisions, and measure the impact of our prevention and health 
promotion activities. Healthy People 2020 will reflect assessment of 
major risks to health and wellness, changing public health priorities, 
and emerging technologies related to our nation's health preparedness 
and prevention.
    The Committee will provide advice and consultation to the Secretary 
of Health and Human Services for developing and implementing the next 
iteration of the national health promotion and disease prevention goals 
and objectives and provide recommendations for initiatives to occur 
during the implementation phase of the goals and objectives. HHS will 
use the recommendations to inform the development of the national 
health promotion and disease prevention objectives for 2020 and the 
process for implementing the objectives. The intent is to develop and 
launch objectives designed to improve the health status and reduce 
health risks for Americans by the year 2020.
    Purpose of Meeting: This meeting is being held for the Committee to 
develop recommendations regarding implementation, evidence-based 
actions, data, priorities, and the application of the social 
determinants of health. The Committee will address issues regarding the 
development and implementation of the nation's health promotion and 
disease prevention objectives for 2020 and approaches for improving the 
health status of and reducing the health risks for Americans by the 
year 2020.
    Public Participation: Members of the public are invited to observe 
this advisory committee meeting. Please note that there will be no 
opportunity for oral public comments during the Committee meeting. 
Written comments are welcome throughout the development process of the 
national health promotion and disease prevention objectives for 2020. 
Comments may be submitted through the Healthy People Web site at http://www.healthypeople.gov/hp2020/comments/ or they can be e-mailed to 
[email protected]. Please note that the public comment Web site will be 
updated throughout the Healthy People development process, so people 
should return to the Web site frequently and provide their input.
    To observe the Committee meeting, individuals must pre-register to 
attend at the Healthy People Web site, http://www.healthypeople.gov. 
Registrations must be completed by 5 p.m. EDT on September 14, 2009. 
Space for the meeting is limited. Registrations will be accepted until 
maximum room capacity is reached. A waiting list will be

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maintained should registrations exceed room capacity. Individuals on 
the waiting list will be contacted as additional space for the meeting 
becomes available. On September 17 and 18, 2009, registered meeting 
attendees should arrive 45 minutes prior to the start of the meeting 
for the necessary security procedures to be conducted. Security 
procedures require that all registered public attendees must present a 
valid photo identification (i.e., driver's license) and be escorted by 
appropriate Federal staff to the designated meeting site.
    Registration questions may be directed to Hillary Scherer at the 
following e-mail address: [email protected], by phone on (301) 634-9374 
or by fax at (301) 634-9301.

    Dated: August 28, 2009.
Penelope Slade-Sawyer,
P.T., M.S.W., RADM, USPHS, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health 
(Disease Prevention and Health Promotion), Office of Disease Prevention 
and Health Promotion.
[FR Doc. E9-21217 Filed 9-1-09; 8:45 am]
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