[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 216 (Thursday, November 7, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66948-66949]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-26649]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Request for Information on the Office of Disease Prevention Draft 
Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 2014-2018

SUMMARY: The purpose of this Request for Information (RFI) is to seek 
broad public input on the draft Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years (FY) 
2014-2018 for the Office of Disease Prevention (ODP), National 
Institutes of Health (NIH).

DATES: To ensure consideration, responses must be received by November 
22, 2013.

ADDRESSES: Comments must be submitted electronically using the web-
based form available at http://prevention.nih.gov/aboutus/strategic_plan/rfi.aspx.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Please direct all inquiries to Wilma 
Peterman Cross, M.S.; Senior Public Health Advisor, Office of Disease 
Prevention,
    National Institutes of Health; Phone: 301-496-1508; email: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The mission of the ODP is to improve the 
public health by increasing the scope, quality, dissemination, and 
impact of prevention research supported by the NIH. The ODP fulfills 
this mission by providing leadership for the development, coordination, 
and implementation of prevention research in collaboration with NIH 
Institutes and Centers and other partners. The Office is responsible 
for advising the Director of the NIH regarding prevention research 
issues, actions, and activities. The Office also provides overall 
guidance to the NIH Institutes and Centers on biomedical programs that 
seek to improve the nation's health through research, training, 
knowledge translation, and public education as they relate to 
prevention.
    Prevention research at the NIH encompasses both primary and 
secondary prevention. It includes research designed to promote health; 
to prevent onset of disease, disorders, conditions, or injuries; and to 
detect and prevent the progression of asymptomatic disease. Prevention 
research targets biology, individual behavior, factors in the social 
and physical environments, and health services and informs and 
evaluates health-related policies and regulations. Prevention research 
includes studies for:
     Identification and assessment of risk and protective 
factors;
     Screening and identification of individuals and groups at 
risk;
     Development and evaluation of interventions to reduce 
risk;
     Translation, implementation, and dissemination of 
effective preventive interventions into practice; and
     Development of methods to support prevention research.
    Although established in 1986 in response to a directive in the 
Health Research Extension Act of 1985, the Office has never had a 
formal strategic plan. The ODP implemented an extensive and inclusive 
process to develop a strategic plan that would outline the priorities 
for the Office over the next five years and highlight the ODP's role in 
advancing prevention research at the NIH. Feedback was solicited from 
multiple stakeholder communities including academia, industry, health 
care professionals, patient advocates and advocacy organizations, 
scientific and professional organizations, federal agencies, and other 
interested members of the public. Based on this feedback, six strategic 
priorities were selected as the framework for the plan. The priorities 
represent the breadth of the ODP portfolio and allow for emerging areas 
of opportunity to be incorporated into Office activities.

Information Requested

    This RFI is intended to gather broad public input on the ODP Draft 
Strategic Plan for FY 2014-2018. While feedback is welcome on any part 
of the draft document, comments on the six strategic priorities and 
related objectives are encouraged. The ODP invites input from 
prevention researchers in academia and industry, health care 
professionals, patient advocates and advocacy organizations, scientific 
or professional organizations, federal agencies, and other interested 
members of the public. Organizations are strongly encouraged to submit 
a single response that reflects the views of their organization and 
membership as a whole.

How To Submit a Response

    To ensure consideration, responses must be received by November 22, 
2013, and should be submitted electronically using the web-based form 
available at http://prevention.nih.gov/aboutus/strategic_plan/rfi.aspx. The web form will provide confirmation of response 
submission, but respondents will not receive individualized feedback. 
All respondents are encouraged to sign up for the ODP email list at 
http://prevention.nih.gov/subscribe to receive information related to 
Office activities, including updates on the development and release of 
the final strategic plan.
    Responses to this RFI are voluntary and may be submitted 
anonymously. Please do not include any personally identifiable or other 
information that you do not wish to make public. Proprietary, 
classified, confidential, or sensitive information should not be 
included in responses. Comments submitted will be compiled for 
discussion and incorporated into the ODP strategic plan as appropriate. 
Any personal identifiers (personal names, email addresses, etc.) will 
be removed when responses are compiled.
    This RFI is for informational and planning purposes only and is not 
a solicitation for applications or an obligation on the part of the 
U.S. government to provide support for any ideas identified in response 
to it. Please note that the U.S. government will not pay for the 
preparation of any information submitted or for use of that 
information.


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    Dated: October 31, 2013.
Francis S. Collins,
Director,
    National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. 2013-26649 Filed 11-6-13; 8:45 am]
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