[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 27 (Friday, February 8, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2886-2887]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-01696]


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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 Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Office of 
the Assistant Secretary for Health, Office of the Secretary, 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 two meetings of the Secretary's Advisory Committee 
on National Health Promotion and Disease

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Prevention Objectives for 2030 (Committee) regarding the development of 
national health promotion and disease prevention objectives for 2030. 
These meetings will be held online via webinar and are open to the 
public. The Committee will discuss the nation's proposed 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 deliberate 
recommendations regarding the proposed Healthy People 2030 objectives, 
activities designed to implement the disease prevention and health 
promotion goals and objectives for the nation, and graphics for 
communicating key Healthy People 2030 elements. Pursuant to the 
Committee's charter, the Committee's advice must assist the Secretary 
in reducing the number of objectives while ensuring that the selection 
criteria identifies the most critical public health issues that are 
high-impact priorities supported by current national data.

DATES: The Committee will meet on February 26, 2019, from 11:30 a.m. to 
1:30 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) and March 27, 2019, from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 
p.m. ET.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held online via webinar. Registration 
for the February 26, 2019 meeting will open on February 11, 2019 at the 
Healthy People website at http://www.healthypeople.gov gov. Registration 
for the March 27, 2019 meeting will open on March 1, 2019 at the 
Healthy People website at http://www.healthypeople.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Emmeline Ochiai, Designated Federal 
Official, 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) 453-8280 (telephone), 
(240) 453-8281 (fax). Additional information is available on the 
Healthy People website at http://www.healthypeople.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The names and biographies of the Committee 
members are available at https://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/about/history-development/healthy-people-2030-advisory-committee.
    Purpose of Meetings: Through the Healthy People initiative, HHS 
leverages scientific insights and lessons from the past decade, along 
with new knowledge of current data, trends, and innovations, to develop 
the next iteration of national health promotion and disease prevention 
objectives. 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. 
Healthy People 2030 health objectives will reflect assessments of major 
risks to health and wellness, changing public health priorities, and 
emerging technologies related to our nation's health preparedness and 
prevention. During the February 26, 2019 Committee meeting, the 
Committee will discuss and deliberate recommendations regarding the 
proposed Healthy People 2030 objectives. During the March 27, 2019 
Committee meeting, the Committee will develop recommendations regarding 
activities designed to implement the disease prevention and health 
promotion goals and objectives for the nation and graphics for 
communicating key Healthy People 2030 elements.
    Public Participation at Meeting: Members of the public are invited 
to join the online Committee meetings. There will be no opportunity for 
oral public comments during the online Committee meetings. 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 join the Committee meeting, individuals must pre-register at the 
Healthy People website at http://www.healthypeople.gov. Participation 
in the meeting is limited. Registrations will be accepted until maximum 
webinar capacity is reached. Registration for the February 26, 2019 
meeting must be completed by 9:00 a.m. ET on February 26, 2019. 
Registration for the March 27, 2019 meeting must be completed by 9:00 
a.m. ET on March 27, 2019. A waiting list will be maintained should 
registrations exceed capacity, and individuals on the wait 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. 300u and 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: January 31, 2019.
Don Wright,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health, (Disease Prevention and Health 
Promotion).
[FR Doc. 2019-01696 Filed 2-7-19; 8:45 am]
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