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HHS Viral Hepatitis Interagency Working Group
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Committee, Work group, Advisory group, or Task Force
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AHRQ, CDC, CMS, FDA, HRSA, IHS, OS, SAMHSA
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NIDDK, CC, NCCAM, NCI, NHLBI, NIAAA, NIAID, NICHD, NIDA, NIMHD, OD/DPCPSI/OAR
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The HHS Viral Hepatitis Interagency Working Group was created by the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health to address a recent report sponsored by the Institute of Medicine entitled Hepatitis and Liver Cancer: A National Strategy for Prevention and Control of Hepatitis B and C. The group meets to discuss collaborations and activities directed at achieving the goals for viral hepatitis research and control highlighted in the IOM report.
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HHS Working Group on the Epilepsies
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Committee, Work group, Advisory group, or Task Force
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ACL, CDC, CMS, FDA, HRSA, OS
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NIA, NICHD, NIMH, NINDS
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The purpose of this group, which is led by the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), is to increase communication among agencies sponsoring epidemiology-related activities and explore opportunities for increased coordination. The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) is the lead Institute representing the National Institutes of Health on the Working Group.
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HHS-Trauma, Emergency Care and Emergency Medical Services working group
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Committee, Work group, Advisory group, or Task Force
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OS
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NICHD
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This workgroup documents HHS wide emergency related activities (including research) for the Assistant Secretary''s informational purposes
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HIV/AIDS Cancer Match Study
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Research Initiative
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CDC
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NCI
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Investigators have used data from the NCI HIV/AIDS Cancer Match Study, in conjunction with data from the CDC surveillance program on the number of HIV-infected people in the U.S., to estimate the contribution of the HIV epidemic to the occurrence of Kaposi sarcoma, non-Hodgkin lymphoma, and cervical cancer.
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HIV/AIDS Prevention Research Synthesis (PRS) Project
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Resource Development
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CDC, HRSA
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NIMH, NIDA
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The HIV/AIDS Prevention Research Synthesis (PRS) is a collaboration between NIH, CDC, and HRSA involving the development of criteria for identifying evidence-based behavioral interventions for HIV medication adherence. These criteria were finalized in 2010 after a series of consultations with methodologists, HIV prevention researchers, and key federal partners. The revised criteria focus on quality of study design, quality of study implementation and analysis, and strength of evidence of efficacy.
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Hospice to Palliative Care: Maximizing Patient Preferences and Cost Savings
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Research Initiative
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AHRQ
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CC
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The goal of the study is to provide rational, patient-defined, evidence-based recommendations to inform the redesign of the Medicare hospice benefit, transitioning policy from the current hospice benefit to a more patient-centered palliative care model.
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HPV Working Group for the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)
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Committee, Work group, Advisory group, or Task Force
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CDC
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NCI
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ACIP Work Groups (WGs) serve in a key scientific role in support of vaccine policy development by the ACIP. ACIP WGs conduct extensive background reviews of relevant research data to develop options for recommendations for use of vaccines in the civilian population of the United States. WGs are convened solely to gather scientific information related to vaccines and the diseases they prevent, to analyze relevant issues and data, and to draft policies or options for review, deliberation and vote by the ACIP. The duties of this position include participation in teleconferences and meetings, as well as preparation time for these meetings.
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HRSA-Supplemental funding-NEXT STUDY
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Research Initiative
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HRSA
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NICHD
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In this Interagency Agreement (IAA), HRSA supports NICHD in performance of the NEXT Generation Health study. This IAA provides needed supplemental funding and HRSA staff experience to conduct this longitudinal study of a nationally representative cohort of 10th grade students in the US. NEXT is a 7-year longitudinal assessment of a representative sample of US adolescent and young adults, starting when they are in 10th grade.
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Human Nutrition Research Information Management (HNRIM) System
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Resource Development
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CDC, FDA, HRSA
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NIDDK
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HNRIM is a searchable database of nutrition research and research training activities supported by the Federal government and maintained by the NIH Division of Nutrition Research Coordination (DNRC).
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IAA with CDC for HPTN 052: A Randomized Trial to Evaluate the Effectiveness of Antiretroviral Therapy plus HIV Primary Care versus HIV Primary Care Alone to Prevent the Sexual Transmission of HIV-1 in Serodiscordant Couples
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Research Initiative
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CDC
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NIAID
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These clinical studies are based on data collected in Africa and Thailand. There is a correlation between HIV viral load (blood levels) and HIV transmission. Specifically, the higher the viral load in the blood, the more likely the chance for transmission. Antiretroviral therapy (ART) reduces the viral load in the blood, as well as in genital secretions (for both men and women), and the drugs can be detected in semen and vaginal and cervical secretions. This information strongly suggests that ART may reduce the risk that HIV-infected people will transmit HIV. HPTN 052 compares the HIV-infection rates of two groups of HIV-serodiscordant couples.
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