[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 114 (Wednesday, June 13, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 27620]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-12661]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Charter Renewal of the Secretary's Advisory Committee on National
Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Objectives for 2030
AGENCY: Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the
Secretary, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, Office of
Disease Prevention and Health Promotion.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is
hereby giving notice that the charter for the Secretary's Advisory
Committee on National Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
Objectives for 2030 (Committee) has been renewed.
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) 453-8255 (telephone),
(240) 453-8281 (fax). Additional information is available on the
Healthy People website at http://www.healthypeople.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Committee is a discretionary federal
advisory committee. Under 42 U.S.C. 300u, the Secretary of Health and
Human Services (the Secretary) has authority to undertake and support
necessary activities and programs to (a) incorporate appropriate health
education components into our society, especially into all aspects of
education and health; (b) increase the application and use of health
knowledge, skills, and practices by the general population in its
patterns of daily living; and (c) establish systematic processes for
the exploration, development, demonstration, and evaluation of
innovative health promotion concepts. Under Title XVII, Section 1701 of
the Public Health Service Act, the Secretary is given authority to
formulate national goals and a strategy to achieve such goals, with
respect to health information and health promotion, preventive health
services, and education in the appropriate use of health care. In 1979,
the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) established the
Healthy People initiative to develop a framework for improving the
health of all people in the United States. Healthy People provides
evidence-based, ten-year national objectives for improving the health
of all Americans. Healthy People offers a strategic agenda to align
health promotion and disease prevention activities in communities
around the country. It includes measurable objectives with targets to
be reached by the end of each decade. The Committee 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. The Committee advises
and makes recommendations to the Secretary on matters regarding the
development and implementation of Healthy People 2030, the nation's
disease prevention and health promotion objectives for 2030.
To carry out is charge, the Committee will provide advice about the
Healthy People 2030, the Leading Health Indicators, implementation, and
actions for achieving Healthy People 2030 goals and objectives. The
Committee's advice must assist the Secretary in reducing the number of
objectives while ensuring that Healthy People 2030 identifies the most
critical public health issues that are high-impact priorities supported
by current, national data sets. The Committee will take into account
new scientific evidence, resource documents, the needs of Healthy
People stakeholders, and the value of assessing progress over the
course of the decade. Furthermore, the Committee will advise the
Secretary on strategies the department can use to maximize stakeholder
use of Healthy People 2030 and ensure implementation of Healthy People
2030.
On May 21, 2018, the Secretary approved renewal of the Committee's
charter. The new charter was effected and filed with the appropriate
Congressional committees and the Library of Congress on June 1, 2018.
Renewal of the Committee's charter gives authorization for the
Committee to continue to operate until June 1, 2020.
A copy of the Committee's charter is available on the Committee's
website at https://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/About-Healthy-People/Development-Healthy-People-2030/Advisory-Committee. A copy of the
charter also can be obtained by accessing the FACA database that is
maintained by the Committee Management Secretariat under the General
Services Administration. The website address for the FACA database is
https://facadatabase.gov.
Donald Wright,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health (Disease Prevention and Health
Promotion).
[FR Doc. 2018-12661 Filed 6-12-18; 8:45 am]
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