[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 146 (Monday, July 30, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36609-36610]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-16238]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


Announcement of Meeting of the Secretary's Advisory Committee on 
National Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Objectives for 2030

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

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) 
announces the next meeting of the

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Secretary's Advisory Committee on National Health Promotion and Disease 
Prevention Objectives for 2030 (Committee). The meeting is open to the 
public and will be held in the Washington, DC metropolitan area. The 
Committee is working to accomplish its mission to provide independent 
advice to the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human 
Services or a designated representative for the implementation of 
Healthy People 2030.

DATES: The Committee will meet on September 6, 2018, from 8:30 a.m. to 
5:00 p.m. Eastern Time (ET), and September 7, 2018, from 8:30 a.m. to 
3:00 p.m. ET.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the 20 F Street Conference 
Center, located at 20th F Street NW, Washington, DC 20001. To register 
to attend the meeting, please visit the Healthy People website at 
https://www.healthypeople.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Emmeline Ochiai, Designated Federal 
Officer, Secretary's Advisory Committee on National Health Promotion 
and Disease Prevention Objectives for 2030, U.S. Department of Health 
and Human Services, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, 
Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, 1101 Wootton 
Parkway, Room LL-100, Rockville, MD 20852, (240) 453-8255 (telephone), 
(240) 453-8281 (fax). Additional information is available on the 
Healthy People website at https://www.healthypeople.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Appointed Committee Members: The names and biographies of the 
appointed Committee members are available at https://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/about/history-development/healthy-people-2030-advisory-committee.
    Purpose of Meeting: In accordance with Federal Advisory Committee 
Act and to promote transparency of the process, deliberations of the 
Committee will occur in a public forum. At this meeting, the Committee 
will continue its deliberations from the last public meeting.
    Background: The Committee, a federal advisory committee, is charged 
with issuing recommendations for the Secretary regarding the 
implementation of national health promotion and disease prevention 
objectives for 2030. The Committee will discuss the nation's health 
promotion and disease prevention objectives and will provide 
recommendations to improve health status and reduce health risks for 
the nation by the year 2030. The Committee will develop recommendations 
for implementing Healthy People 2030, including recommendations for 
engaging stakeholders in the implementation and achievement of the 
objectives. Through the Healthy People initiative, HHS leverages 
scientific insights and lessons from the past decade and new knowledge 
of current data, trends, and innovations to develop the next iteration 
of national health promotion and disease prevention objectives to 
improve the health of the nation. Healthy People provides science-
based, 10-year national objectives for promoting health and preventing 
disease. Since 1979, Healthy People has set and monitored national 
health objectives that meet a broad range of health needs, encourage 
collaboration across sectors, guide individuals toward making informed 
health decisions, and measure the impact of our prevention and health 
promotion activities.
    Meeting Agenda: The meeting agenda is available at the Healthy 
People website at http://www.healthypeople.gov. The Committee will 
develop further its recommendations regarding: Stakeholder engagement; 
the roles of health equity, complex systems science and modeling, and 
summary measures in Healthy People 2030; and activities for 
implementing Healthy People 2030.
    Public Participation at Meeting: Members of the public are invited 
to attend the Committee meeting. There will be no opportunity for oral 
public comments during the Committee meeting. However, written comments 
are welcome throughout the entire development process of the national 
health promotion and disease prevention objectives for 2030 and may be 
emailed to [email protected]. To attend the Committee meeting, individuals 
must pre-register at the Healthy People website at http://www.healthypeople.gov. Registrations must be completed by 5:00 p.m. 
E.T., on August 31, 2018. Space for the meeting is limited and 
registration will be accepted until maximum room capacity is reached. A 
waiting list will be maintained should registrations exceed room 
capacity. Individuals on the waiting list will be contacted as 
additional space for the meeting becomes available. Registration 
questions may be directed to [email protected].
    Authority: 42 U.S.C. 217a. The Secretary's Advisory Committee on 
National Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Objectives for 2030 is 
governed by provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), 
Public Law 92-463, as amended (5 U.S.C., App.) which sets forth 
standards for the formation and use of federal advisory committees.

    Dated: July 25, 2018.
Donald Wright,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health, (Disease Prevention and Health 
Promotion).
[FR Doc. 2018-16238 Filed 7-27-18; 8:45 am]
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