[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 174 (Friday, September 8, 1995)] [Notices] [Pages 46841-46842] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 95-22252] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Public Health Service Announcement of Cooperative Agreement With the American School Health Association AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. ACTION: Final notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Office of Disease Prevention and Health promotion (ODPHP) on behalf of the Interagency Committee on School Health announces the availability of fiscal year (FY) 1995 funds for a sole source cooperative agreement with the American School Health Association (ASHA) to review and synthesize the health and educational effects of school health programs and to set forth the research agenda. Approximately $100,000 will be available in FY 1995 to support this project. This award will begin on or about September 1, 1995, for a 12 month budget period within a project period of up to 2 years. Funding estimates may vary and are subject to change. Continuation awards within the project period will be made on the basis of satisfactory progress and the availability of funds. EFFECTIVE DATE: September 30, 1995. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:Kristine I. McCoy, M.P.H., School Health Coordinator, Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, PHS U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 330 C Street, SW, Room 2132, Washington, DC 20201, Phone: 202-205-8180. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The ODPHP will assist in identifying programs and procedures relevant to the project objectives; collaborate in developing, analyzing, and reviewing material for dissemination; and take responsibility for publication of final products. The Public Health service (PHS) is committed to achieving the health promotion and disease prevention objectives of ``Healthy People 2000,'' a PHS-led national activity to reduce morbidity and mortality and improve the quality of life. This announcement us related to objectives in nearly all priority areas, particularly those pertaining to school-aged children and youth. (To order a copy of ``Healthy People 2000,'' see the section, ``Where to Obtain Additional Information.'') Authority This program is authorized under the Public Health Service Act, section 1701(a)(11). Smoke-Free Workplace The PHS strongly encourages all grant recipients to provide a smoke-free workplace and promote the non-use of all tobacco products and Public Law 103-227, the Pro-Children's Act of 1994, prohibits smoking in certain facilities that receive Federal funds in which [[Page 46842]] education, library, day care, health care, and early childhood development services are provided to the children. Eligible Applicant Assistance will be provided only to the ASHA. No other applications are solicited. The program announcement and application kit have been sent to ASHA. Eligibility is limited to ASHA because it provides representation from a wide variety of professionals in health, education, and social services around the country who serve children through school health programs or related research. ASHA was created specifically to represent this wide variety of professionals, and is unique in its role as a liaison between the school health community and government and other national organizations. With a current membership of 3500 the ASHA has served as a policy development and capacity building organization for more than 70 years. One of its major objectives is the sharing of information that will support school health programs and protect and improve the well-being of children. Thus, the ASHA membership will benefit directly from a compiled body of knowledge that can be used to improve and create quality school health programs and which helps ASHA affiliated researchers to focus their work on key questions. The ASHA's commitment to improvement of the health of school-aged children and demonstrated ability to produce and disseminate information accessible to a wide variety of school health professionals are demonstrated by its flagship publication the Journal of School Health whose articles cover all areas of medical and education practice with special application to school health programs, and which circulates in the U.S. and 56 foreign countries. In addition, the ASHA has a long history of special publications including ``Achieving the 1990 Health Objectives for the Nation: Agenda for the Nation's Schools'' and ``Recommendations for Delivery of Comprehensive Primary Health Care to Children and Youth in the School Setting.'' The ASHA has established an advisory panel and a review panel of its members representing graduate academic programs training school health professionals within various disciplines to provide expertise in the planning and conduct of this project. Other professional organizations to which the advisory panel members belong and will serve as agents of for this project include the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, the American Public Health Association, the Society for the Promotion of Health Education, the Association for the Advancement of Health Education, the International Union on Health Education and Promotion, the American Dietetic Association, and the American School Food Service Association. These organizations will serve as resources for the collection of school health evaluations and will benefit from the dissemination of the final review and synthesis. Executive Order 12372 Review This application is not subject to Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs as governed by Executive Order 12372. Public Health System Reporting Requirements This program is not subject to the Public Health System Reporting Requirements. Where to Obtain More Information A copy of ``Healthy People 2000'' (Full Report, stock No. 017-001- 00474-0) or ``Healthy People 2000'' (Summary Report, Stock No. 017-001- 00473-1) referenced in the ``Summary'' may be obtained from the Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office, P.O. Box 371954, Pittsburgh, PA 15250-7954, telephone (202) 512-2250. Dated: August 22, 1995. Susanne A. Stoiber, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health, (Disease Prevention and Health Promotion/Health Planning and Evaluation). [FR Doc. 95-22252 Filed 9-7-95; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4160-17-M