[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 181 (Wednesday, September 18, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49108-49110]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-20162]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Announcement of Requirements and Registration for The REACH Lark
Galloway-Gilliam Nomination for Advancing Health Equity (REACH Lark
Award)
AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS).
Award Approving Official: Robert R. Redfield, M.D., Director,
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and
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Administrator, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) located
within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announces the
launch of the REACH Lark Galloway-Gilliam Nomination for Advancing
Health Equity Award (REACH Lark Award). Racial and ethnic disparities
in health remain pervasive across the United States. Over the last 20
years, the Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH)
program has demonstrated success in addressing these disparities and
promoting health equity by engaging with diverse communities and
implementing culturally tailored interventions. For more information
about the REACH Program, visit https://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpao/state-local-programs/reach/index.htm.
This award honors extraordinary individuals, organizations, or
community coalitions associated with the REACH program that have made
significant advances in the science and/or practice of improving health
equity, and the elimination of health disparities at the national,
state, or local levels. The intent of the challenge is to recognize
efforts made by individuals or teams that meaningfully engage
communities to remove barriers to health by addressing factors such as
race, ethnicity, education, income, location, and other social
determinants of health. To support the science and practice of
improving health equity, this challenge can help further the goals of
the REACH program by documenting and further disseminating the
innovative or unique interventions that led to reduced health
disparities achieved by those applying for this award.
DATES: The Challenge will accept nominations from December 1, 2019
through January 28, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Delia Sikes, Division of Nutrition,
Physical Activity, and Obesity, National Center for Chronic Disease
Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention, 4770 Buford Hwy. NE, Mailstop S107-5, Atlanta, GA 30341,
Telephone: 770-488-5035, Email: [email protected]; subject line of
email: REACH Lark Award.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Subject of Challenge Competition
The challenge is authorized by Public Law 111-358, the America
Creating Opportunities to Meaningfully Promote Excellence in
Technology, Education and Science Reauthorization Act of 2010 (COMPETES
Act).
Applicants will be asked to describe how they assisted with and/or
successfully implemented culturally tailored interventions that
ultimately led to reduced health disparities in chronic conditions
including hypertension, heart disease, Type 2 diabetes, or obesity and
associated risk behaviors of physical inactivity, poor nutrition, or
smoking. This challenge will highlight how diverse communities were
engaged to address health disparities and achieve one of the following
listed below:
(1) Address preventable risk behaviors (tobacco use, poor nutrition
and physical inactivity); or
(2) Link community and clinical efforts to increase access to
healthcare and preventive care programs at the community level; or
(3) Support implementation, evaluation and dissemination of
practice- and evidence-based strategies related to tobacco, nutrition,
physical activity, or community-clinical linkages.
Eligibility Rules for Participating in the Competition
To be eligible to be recognized for this award under this
challenge, an individual or team--
(1) Shall have completed the application for the competition under
the rules promulgated by HHS/CDC;
(2) Shall have complied with all the requirements under this
section and satisfy one of the following requirements:
a. Be a currently- or previously-funded CDC REACH recipient that
has not previously received the REACH Lark Award in any year; or
b. Be a technical assistance provider to former or current REACH
recipients (Current and past REACH recipients can be found at: https://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpao/state-local-programs/reach/index.htm); or
c. Be a partner organization, part of a partner network, or
coalition members that collaborated with current or previously funded
REACH recipients;
(3) Shall be a U.S. citizen or legal resident thirteen years of age
or older. In the case of a private entity, shall be incorporated in and
maintain a primary place of business in the United States, and in the
case of an individual, whether participating singly or in a group,
shall be a citizen or permanent resident of the United States. The
United States means a State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth
of Puerto Rico, and any other territory or possession of the United
States; and
(4) Shall not be a Federal entity or Federal employee acting within
the scope of their employment.
(5) Shall not be an HHS employee working on their applications or
submissions during assigned duty hours;
(6) Shall not be an employee of or contractor at/within CDC;
(7) Federal grantees may not use Federal funds to develop COMPETES
Act challenge applications for this challenge.
(8) Federal contractors may not use Federal funds from a contract
to develop COMPETES Act challenge applications or to fund efforts in
support of a COMPETES Act challenge submission.
(9) An individual or team shall not be deemed ineligible because
the individual or team used Federal facilities or consulted with
Federal employees during a competition if the facilities and employees
are made available to all individuals and entities participating in the
competition on an equitable basis.
(10) Each individual or team who applies is referred to as the
``Applicant'' and by participating in this challenge, represents,
warrants, and agrees that the entry contains accurate information.
(11) Must agree to be recognized and agree to participate in an
interview to develop a success story that describes the intervention(s)
that promoted health equity. Applicants may be recognized on the
Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity, CDC website and/
or the CDC website generally. For instance, interventions used by
certain applicants that promote health equity may be written into a
success story, placed on the Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity,
and Obesity website, and/or CDC website, and attributed to the
applicants.
(12) By participating in this challenge, individuals and
organizations agree to assume any and all risks related to
participating in the challenge. Individuals or organizations also agree
to waive claims against the Federal Government and its related
entities, except in the case of willful misconduct, when participating
in the challenge, including claims for injury; death; damage; or loss
of property, money, or profits, and including those risks caused by
negligence or other causes.
(13) No cash prize will be awarded. The selected nomination will
receive a plaque and recognition.
Registration Process for Participants
To compete for this award, individuals and entities may submit an
application. Interested parties should go to https://www.cdc.gov/
nccdphp/
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dnpao/state-local-programs/reach/index.htm or https://www.challenge.gov. On these sites, applicants will find the guidelines
for participating. Applying will require applicants to provide a free-
text written statement of 500 words or less that describes the unique
and innovative approach that led to reduced health disparities in
chronic disease.
Amount of the Prize
A maximum of one (1) Applicant (individual or team) will receive a
plaque (``Winner''). While the winner may be invited to meetings by CDC
or non-federal individuals/organizations from outside the agency,
attendance at such events is not required as a condition of accepting
the Prize. No cash prize will be awarded. The selected applicant will
receive a plaque and recognition.
Basis Upon Which Winner Will Be Selected
CDC- or non-federal individuals from outside the agency will
facilitate a panel of three to five experts consisting of CDC staff and
other national experts to review the applications and select a winning
entry from all eligible entries based on the following judging
criteria:
The extent to which the applicant's work shows alignment
with CDC Office of Minority Health and Health Equity (OMHHE) health
equity goals to decrease health disparities, address social
determinants of health, and promote access to high quality preventive
healthcare. (20 points)
The extent to which the applicant's work addressed health
issues, including hypertension, heart disease, Type 2 diabetes, and/or
obesity, and/or addressed the following preventable risk behaviors:
Tobacco use, poor nutrition, or physical inactivity. (20 points)
The extent to which the applicant's work demonstrated
success in systems improvement that impacted health outcomes in one or
more of the following areas: Access to quality care, education,
employment, income, community environment, housing, and public safety.
(20 points)
The extent to which the applicant's work provided a unique
or innovative solution to improving outcomes for groups most affected
by health disparities, specifically, African Americans/Blacks, American
Indians/Alaska Natives, Asian Americans, Hispanic Americans, and Native
Hawaiian/Pacific Islanders. (20 points)
The extent to which the applicant engaged members of the
community across different sectors and successfully demonstrated the
development and/or implementation and/or evaluation of the work within
the community related to groups most affected by health disparities.
(20 points)
Judges will use a point system out of 100 to select the winner
putting equal emphasis on the bases discussed above. In addition to the
500 word or less free-text written statement, applicants can also
submit evidence that demonstrates that the criteria were met through
publications, links to online content, and other forms of written
material.
After the selection process has been completed, up to 9 applicants
(inclusive of the winner) may be asked to participate in a post-
challenge telephone discussion about the interventions used by the
individual or team to successfully promote health equity and reduce
health disparities. Themes from these discussions may be shared
publicly to provide additional information to promote innovative and
unique interventions that led to reduced health disparities.
Additional Information
The challenge website may post the number of applications received
but will not include confidential or proprietary information about
individual applicants. The information submitted by applicants will not
be posted on the website. Information collected from applicants will
include general details, such as the business name, address, and
contact information of the nominee. This type of information is
generally publicly available.
Information for the Winner, such as the name of the individual or
team, location, priority population, and health outcomes will be shared
through press releases, the challenge website, and Division of
Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity and CDC Resources. Details
regarding the Winner and its application may be shared with the public
as part of a success story.
The award is named in honor of Lark Galloway-Gilliam, the founding
Executive Director of Community Health Councils, Inc. (CHC). CHC began
in 1992 to support planning, resource development, and policy education
in response to the growing health crisis in the South Los Angeles area
and other under-resourced and marginalized communities throughout LA
County. Lark led the CHC team to engage communities and strengthen the
connections among organizations in order to improve health, eliminate
disparities, and achieve health equity. Under Lark's leadership, CHC
became an expert in health equity in Los Angeles, across California,
and the country. Lark also served in several leadership roles,
including the first president of the National REACH Coalition, the MLK
Medical center Advisory Board, and the IP3 Board of Directors for
Community Commons.
Compliance With Rules and Contacting Challenge Winners
Applicants and the Challenge Winner (and all members of the team,
if a team is selected as the Winner) must comply with all terms and
conditions of these Official Rules, and winning is contingent upon
fulfilling all requirements herein. The Winner will be notified by
email, telephone, or mail after the date of the judging.
Privacy
If applicants choose to provide HHS/CDC with personal information
by registering or filling out the submission form through the
Challenge.gov website, that information is used to respond to
Contestants in matters regarding their submission, announcements of
entrants, finalists, and winners of the Contest. Information is not
collected for commercial marketing. Winners are permitted to cite that
they won this contest.
General Conditions
HHS/CDC reserves the right to cancel, suspend, and/or modify the
Challenge, or any part of it, for any reason, at HHS/CDC's sole
discretion.
Participation in this Challenge constitutes an applicants' full and
unconditional agreement to abide by the Challenge's Official Rules
found at www.Challenge.gov.
Authority: 15 U.S.C. 3719.
Dated: September 12, 2019.
Sandra Cashman,
Executive Secretary, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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