[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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