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National Blood Disorders Program
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Committee, Work group, Advisory group, or Task Force
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AHRQ, CDC, CMS, FDA, HRSA, OS
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NHLBI, NIMHD
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The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute established the National Blood Disorders Program in accordance with the Institute’s strategic plan of moving scientific discovery from causes to cures. The program’s purpose is to coordinate a national effort to improve the management of hematological disorders focused on the implementation of evidence-based clinical practice guidelines to prevent, detect, and treat, complications.
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National Children''s Study Interagency Coordinating Committee
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Committee, Work group, Advisory group, or Task Force
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CDC
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NICHD, NIEHS
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Initiated in 2000-2001, the National Children''s Study (NCS) Interagency Coordinating Committee represents the lead agencies for the Study and oversees broad Study issues and ensures interagency collaboration. The representatives assure that at a high level, the mission and goals of the NCS are maintained over time and that they reflect the scientific priorities of the Study''s four lead agencies. The committee is made up of staff from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (including the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development and the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, of the National Institutes of Health, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
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National Collaborative on Childhood Obesity Research (NCCOR) Committee
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Committee, Work group, Advisory group, or Task Force
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CDC
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NICHD, NCI, NHLBI, NIDDK, OD/DPCPSI/OBSSR
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The mission of the National Collaborative on Childhood Research is to improve the efficiency, effectiveness, and application of childhood obesity research, and to halt-and reverse-childhood obesity through enhanced coordination and collaboration.
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National Collaborative on Childhood Obesity Research (NCCOR) Initiatives
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Research Initiative
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CDC
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NIDDK, NCI, NHLBI, NICHD
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The National Collaborative on Childhood Obesity Research (NCCOR) brings together four of the nation’s leading research funders – the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the National Institutes of Health, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and the U. S. Department of Agriculture – to address the problem of childhood obesity in America. NCCOR focuses on efforts that have the potential to benefit children, teens, their families, and the communities in which they live. A special emphasis is put on the populations and communities in which obesity rates are highest and rising the fastest. NCCOR''s goals are to identify intervention needs, improve child obesity surveillance, improve research and evaluation methodologies, and provide national leadership to implement evidence-based practice and policy. NCCOR also works with many non-health partners to develop sustainable environmental design and food systems strategies to reach high risk populations and communities.
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National Committee for Quality Assurance
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Committee, Work group, Advisory group, or Task Force
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AHRQ
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NICHD
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This committee advises on quality assurance measures related to HIV.
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National Consortium for Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
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Research Initiative
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SAMHSA
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NICHD
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The purpose of this research initiative is for research collaboration to address child and adolescent mental health issues and services.
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National Diabetes Education Program (NDEP)
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Public Education Campaign
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CDC
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NIDDK
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"Established in 1997, the National Diabetes Education Program is a federally-funded program sponsored by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ National Institutes of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and includes over 200 partners at the federal, state and local levels, working together to improve the treatment and outcomes for people with diabetes, promote early diagnosis, and prevent or delay the onset of type 2 diabetes."
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National Drug Facts Chat Day
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Public Education Campaign
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CMS
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NIDA, NIAAA, NIMH
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The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) and several partner U.S. Department of Health and Human Services agencies and National Institutes of Health Institutes "Chat" in real time with high school students across the country. The students ask questions (anonymously) on drugs and get research-based responses directly from NIDA and other government scientists.
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National Food and Nutrient Analysis Program (NFNAP)
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Research Initiative
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CDC, FDA, IHS
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NCI, NEI, NHLBI, NIA, NICHD, NIDCR, NIDDK, OD/DPCPSI/ODP, OD/DPCPSI/ORWH
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This U. S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)-based program provides basic information about the nutrient content of highly consumed foods and dietary supplements in the U.S. The five Specific Aims of the National Food and Nutrient Analysis Program (NFNAP) are to: 1) establish a monitoring program for Key Foods and critical nutrients. Key Foods are frequently consumed foods and ingredients, which contributed, collectively, more than 75% of the intake of any specific nutrient for the U.S. population; 2) conduct comprehensive analyses of selected Key Foods; 3) develop databases for high priority foods consumed by U.S. ethnic subpopulations; 4) develop databases for new bioactive components; and 5) develop a validated database for ingredients in dietary supplements. Approximately 1,100 food items have been sampled and analyzed in the last 7 years. The National Cancer Institute Division of Cancer Prevention coordinates a U.S. Department of Health and Human Services-USDA collaboration that focuses on the content of bioactive food components that are consumed as foods or dietary supplements. These components, such as Vitamin D, trans and omega-3 fatty acids, and sodium, will be characterized and measured for their content and contribution to total daily intake. New databases have also been added for flavonoid content of selected foods and sulfur-containing bioactive compounds.
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National Forum for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention
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Committee, Work group, Advisory group, or Task Force
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CDC
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NHLBI, NHGRI, NINDS
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The Forum was founded to implement a public health action plan to prevent heart disease and stroke.
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