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Viral Hepatitis Implementation Group
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Other
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AHRQ, CDC, CMS, FDA, HRSA, IHS, SAMHSA
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NIDDK, NIDA
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Building on the success of the nation’s first comprehensive cross-agency action plan, released in 2011, the U.S. Departments of Health and Human Services (HHS), Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Justice (DOJ), and Veterans Affairs (VA) released a 3-year update of the plan in April 2014. The updated Viral Hepatitis Action Plan builds on the foundation of and momentum generated by the original action plan and seeks to harness: new recommendations for health care providers regarding screening for hepatitis C; promising new developments in treatments for hepatitis C; mounting public awareness of and concern about hepatitis B and hepatitis C; and the expansion of access to viral hepatitis prevention, diagnosis, care, and treatment offered by the Affordable Care Act.
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We Can! (Ways to Enhance Children’s Activity and Nutrition)
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Public Education Campaign
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CDC, HRSA
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NHLBI, NCI, NICHD, NIDDK
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Through the We Can! (Ways to Enhance Children’s Activity and Nutrition) program, the National Institutes of Health and other U.S. Department of Health and Human Services partner agencies disseminate strategies, tools, and resources to community organizations, the general public, healthcare providers, and other groups. Strategies focus on three behaviors: eating right, moving more, and reducing screen time to help prevent obesity in youth. Parents and caregivers of 8-13 year olds are the primary focus of the program''s outreach.
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Webinar on Study Content Development
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Other
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CDC
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NICHD
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The National Children''s Study (NCS) hosted a public webinar to solicit comments and suggestions from the scientific community, health professionals, and the general public on the proposed Study content framework. The NCS sought input on a newly developed framework for conceptualizing healthy functioning at 21 years of age, to help frame data collection through the duration of the NCS. Input gained during this webinar will be used to inform Study protocol development in the NCS.
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White House Conference on Aging
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Committee, Work group, Advisory group, or Task Force
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ACL, CDC, CMS
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NIA
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National Institutes on Aging (NIA) staff is involved in regular communications with the White House Conference organizers as well as other HHS colleagues to identify deliverables and speakers for the conference. HHS, The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health (ASH), leads the "Healthy Aging" work group, in which the NIA is most involved.
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White House Interagency Committee on the Implementation of the US Strategy to Prevent and Respond to Gender-Based Violence Globally
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Committee, Work group, Advisory group, or Task Force
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ACF
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NIDA, OD/DPCPSI/ORWH
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Led by the Secretary of State and the Administration of the United States Agency for International Development, this working group was established by President Obama''s Executive Order 13623 - Preventing and Responding to Violence Against Women and Girls Globally. The working group''s charges were to address gender-based violence, which shall coordinate implementation of the Strategy by the executive departments and agencies that are members of the Working Group.
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White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) Electronic Health Records (EHRs) Interagency Working Group
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Committee, Work group, Advisory group, or Task Force
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AHRQ, CDC, CMS, HRSA, IHS, OS, SAMHSA
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NIDA, NIAAA, NIMH
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This interagency working group coordinates initiatives across the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to improve efforts to leverage meaningful use of electronic health records, health information technology, and related research and implementation activities as a means to improve quality, safety, and efficiency for substance use disorder research and treatment.
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Work Group on Harmonizing Hemoglobinopathy Data Sets
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Committee, Work group, Advisory group, or Task Force
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CDC, HRSA
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NLM, NCATS, NHLBI, NICHD, NIGMS, OD/OER
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The mission of the Workgroup for Harmonizing Hemoglobinopathy Data Sets is to create a resource for federal programs and extramural communities to use in data systems which incorporate data elements in hemoglobinopathies. Specifically this entails establishing a Hemoglobinopathies Uniform Medical Language including: identifying specific goals and objectives for the kind of data that are required by these programs; case definitions for electronic data systems at all levels; consensus about conditions and data elements to be included; and differentiation between data needs for surveillance and for registries/biorepository.
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Workgroup on Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Health Issues (WAANHPI)
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Committee, Work group, Advisory group, or Task Force
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ACF, AHRQ, CDC, HRSA, OS, SAMHSA
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NIMHD
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This collaboration was created to support HHS public health activities on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders including the development and updating the annual report to the White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (WHIAAPI).
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Workgroup on Research Related to Evidence Based Policy
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Committee, Work group, Advisory group, or Task Force
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ACF, CDC, HRSA, OS, SAMHSA
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NIDA
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This workgroup focuses on research issues surrounding evidence-based policy. Discussions generally include cross cutting questions-- e.g., What is evidence-based? What are key lessons that have been learned as evidence-based policy has been rolled out? In addition, this group provides updates on meetings and projects related to evidence-based policy.
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Working Group for the Workshop on Science of Prevention and Health Promotion to Address Health Disparities
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Committee, Work group, Advisory group, or Task Force
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CDC
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NIMHD
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Based on recommendations that emerged from the NIMHD Operational Planning Meeting held on July 30-31, 2014, NIMHD will lead, in collaboration with experts from other NIH ICs and the extramural research community, a scientific workshop focused on disparities in chronic disease prevention, with the goal to identify research gaps and opportunities for targeted initiatives.
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