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Antiretroviral Pregnancy Registry
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Resource Development
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CDC, FDA
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NICHD
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This is a registry of use of antiretroviral drugs in pregnancy that is sponsored by various pharmaceutical companies and has a committee of external experts and government staff from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
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Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute (AFRRI) Good Laboratory Practices (GLP) Integrated Project Team
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Committee, Work group, Advisory group, or Task Force
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OS
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NIAID
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The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) participates on the Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute (AFRRI) Good Laboratory Practices (GLP) Integrated Project Team to collaborate and provide subject matter expertise, advice, and guidance on establishing a quality assurance program at AFRRI for GLP compliance.
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Assistance for Orphans and Other Vulnerable Children in Developing Countries Act of 2005 (PL 109-95) Interagency Work Group
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Committee, Work group, Advisory group, or Task Force
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ACF, CDC, HRSA
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NICHD, FIC, NIMH
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This congressionally mandated workgroup evaluates efforts on behalf of orphans and underserved children worldwide.
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Asthma Outcomes Workshop
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Meeting/ Workshop
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AHRQ, CDC, CMS, FDA, HRSA
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NHLBI, NIA, NIAID, NICHD, NIEHS, NIMHD, NINR
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This March 2010 workshop established standard definitions and data collection methodologies for validated outcome measures in asthma clinical research. The workshop also identified promising outcome measures and discussed the status of their development and validation.
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Asthma Supplement to the National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NAMCS)
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Health Survey
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CDC
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NHLBI, NIAID, NICHD, NIEHS
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The National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NAMCS) Asthma Supplement is a national survey of physicians’ opinions about and use of the National Asthma Education and Prevention Program (NAEPP) Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Asthma. The National Institutes of Health and the National Center for Health Statistics collaborate on this activity.
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ATSDR, CDC Toxicological Profile Review Committee
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Committee, Work group, Advisory group, or Task Force
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ATSDR, CDC
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NIEHS
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Review draft Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) Toxicological Profiles of Environmental Chemicals
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Auditory (Hearing) Screening Supplement for Early Childhood Longitudinal Study
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Health Survey
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CDC
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NIDCD
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The objective of this Inter-Agency Agreement is to implement a hearing examination protocol in the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study of the Kindergarten Class of 2010–11 (ECLS-K:2010-11). This is a large (n=20,000), nationally representative school-based exam and interview survey sponsored by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), U.S. Department of Education. The last NCES longitudinal cohort study of school age children began with the 1998 Kindergarten Class. In this earlier cohort, there were no hearing exams (nor vision exams) and the number of young children with hearing loss (reported by parents or teachers) shrank considerably after the initial enrollment of Kindergarteners. In the U.S., the last comprehensive national study of children with hearing exam measures was the 1963–1965 National Health Examination Survey (National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey predecessor) for children aged 6 to 11 years. A randomly selected sub-sample of about 4500 children were identified for more frequent follow-up and these children have also been selected for the hearing examination; they are also included in a “selected” (protected) subsample for more intensive tracking in follow-up waves of the survey. Children in the selected subsample will be tracked to new schools when possible if they are later enrolled in (moved to) a school that was not in the original school sample, e.g., when families relocate. In addition to hearing, the ECLS-K:2010-11 will track several other outcome measures (e.g., general health, social and physical development, achievement scores, and parental and teacher-reported communication problems) associated with educational performance. Hearing will be tested when the children are examined with achievement testing in the school setting. NCES has awarded a contract to WESTAT to conduct the field operations, including selection of sample schools, data collection, and preparation of user-friendly research data files. The contractor will obtain longitudinal measures of hearing sensitivity and middle ear function of Kindergartners during the fall of Second grade, spring of Third grade, and spring of Fifth grade. Hearing thresholds will be recorded from each ear separately. In addition, the contractor will obtain tympanometric traces to assess middle ear function and, also, wideband reflectometry beginning in the spring of Third grade to improve classification of sensorineural versus conductive hearing loss.
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Autoimmune Diseases Coordinating Committee (ADCC)
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Committee, Work group, Advisory group, or Task Force
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CDC, FDA, HRSA
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NIAID, CSR, FIC, NCATS, NCCAM, NCI, NEI, NHGRI, NHLBI, NIA, NIAAA, NIAMS, NIBIB, NICHD, NIDA, NIDCD, NIDCR, NIDDK, NIEHS, NIGMS, NIMH, NINDS, NINR
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The purpose of the Autoimmune Diseases Coordinating Committee (ADCC) is to provide a forum for the coordination of research efforts in autoimmunity and autoimmune diseases among various stakeholders including the NIH, other federal agencies such as the FDA and the CDC, and private organizations with an interest in autoimmune diseases. The ADCC meets twice yearly to discuss a broad range of basic, preclinical and clinical endeavors.
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B-24 Dietary Guidelines
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Meeting/ Workshop
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CDC, FDA, OS
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NICHD
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Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGA) are the official guidelines issued by the U.S. government for health promotion and disease prevention in the American population. Currently, the DGA provides guidelines for ages 2 and above. The “B-24 project” was conceived to evaluate the strength of evidence for the inclusion of infants and children from birth to 24 months in the future iterations of the DGA. The B-24 Prime meeting in February was an important step in the process and it helped the working group members deliberate and develop a final product. The proceedings from the meeting will be published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition early next year. An offshoot of the B-24 conference/project is a project where collaboration will occur mostly in FY2014 and will evaluate the evidence to develop guidelines for the nutritional care of preterm infants.
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Behavioral Aspects of Prep Counseling HIV Prevention Trials Network (HPTN) Protocol #067: The ADAPT Study (Y01-MH-0315)
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Research Initiative
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CDC
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NIMH, NIAID
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This behavioral research study is evaluating whether non-daily medication regimens for HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) may be more acceptable and foster better adherence to product. PrEP represents a novel biomedical approach to HIV prevention in which individuals at-risk for HIV take antiretroviral medications to help prevent HIV infection. The HPTN 067 study is conducted through the NIAID-led HIV Prevention Trials Network. An Inter-Agency Agreement between NIMH and CDC supports the implementation of this international research study at a clinical research site in Bangkok, Thailand.
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