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Global Change Research Program (GCRP) Interagency Climate Change and Human Health Group (CCHHG)
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Committee, Work group, Advisory group, or Task Force
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CDC, OS
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NIEHS, FIC
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NIEHS co-chairs along with CDC and NOAA the interagency working group under the Global Change Research Program (GCRP) that plans, coordinates and executes many federal science activities on climate change and human health.
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Global Environmental and Occupational Health (GEOHealth)
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Other
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CDC
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FIC, NCI, NIEHS
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FIC, NCI, NIEHS and NIOSH/CDC, Canada’s International Development Research Centre (IDRC), and the Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves are supporting Global Environmental and Occupational Health (GEOHealth) Hubs, which are regional hubs based at low- or middle-income country (LMIC) institutions focused on collaborative research, data management, training, curriculum development and policy support around high-priority local, national and regional environmental and occupational health threats. The expectation is that GEOHealth Hubs will become the lead resources for environmental and occupational health, attract and retain the best talent in the region, and provide the scientific evidence for policy formulation. Together all regional hubs supported will form the GEOHealth Network, a platform for coordinated environmental and occupational health research and research training activities. In FY15 FIC and its partners issued linked U2R and U01 awards to U.S. and LMIC institutions. All partners contribute funds to the program.
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Global Health Security Advisory Group (GHSAG)
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Committee, Work group, Advisory group, or Task Force
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CDC, OS
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NIAID, NINDS
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The Global Health Security Advisory Group (GHSAG) is a committee composed of high-level representatives of the national health authorities for the G-8 block of countries. The GHSAG was formed to develop and implement concrete actions to improve global health security and serve as a network for rapid response to biological, chemical, radio-nuclear terrorism (CBRN) crises.
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Global Ingredient Archival System (GINAS)
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Research Initiative
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FDA
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NCATS
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The Global Ingredient Archival System provides a common identifier for all of the substances used in medicinal products, utilizing a consistent definition of substances globally, including active substances under clinical investigation, consistent with the ISO 11238 standard.
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Global Initiative for Cancer Registry Development
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Other
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CDC
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NCI
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Cancer incidence and mortality are rising rapidly worldwide, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. There is an overwhelming need for countries to adopt and implement cancer control actions. Yet only 1 in 5 low- and middle-income countries have the necessary data to drive policy and reduce the burden and suffering due to cancer. The Global Initiative for Cancer Registry Development (GICR) is a coordinated, multi-partner approach to deliver the required change. It is time to make cancer data count.
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Global Injury Prevention Conference
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Meeting/ Workshop
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CDC
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NICHD, OD/DPCPSI/OSC
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Trauma and injury represent two of the leading causes of death and disability in the world, and developing countries, where financial and medical resources are sorely lacking, bear a large proportion of the burden. Physical and emotional trauma and injuries can be unintentional—such as traffic accidents, burns, falls and poisonings—or intentional—resulting from deliberate acts of violence against oneself or others. It can result from environmental causes, such as pollution, water contamination, and poisonings, as well as occupational (industrial accidents and farm injuries) and societal (conflicts, rioting, wars). Residents of low- and middle-income countries as well as vulnerable populations (children, the elderly) are particularly at risk.
This meeting gathers international experts on trauma, injury, abuse, and public health to discuss current state-of-the-science on issues related to global trauma and injury and to examine possible opportunities for additional research, coordination, and collaboration.
The co-sponsor of this meeting was the Fogarty International Center (FIC), NIH
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Global Strategic Plan to Prevent Harms Associated with Alcohol Misuse
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Meeting/ Workshop
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CDC, SAMHSA
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NIAAA
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NIAAA represented HHS at the World Health Organization coordinating with officials at CDC and SAMHSA to review Global Strategies to Prevent Harms Associated with Alcohol Misuse.
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Go4Life
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Public Education Campaign
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ACL, AHRQ, CDC, OS, OSG
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NIA, NCCIH, NEI, NHLBI, NIAMS, NIDDK, NIMH, NINDS
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Go4Life, is an exercise and physical activity campaign from the National Institute on Aging at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and is designed to help individuals fit exercise and physical activity into their daily life. Motivating older adults to become physically active for the first time, return to exercise after a break in their routines, or build more exercise and physical activity into weekly routines are the essential elements of Go4Life. Go4Life offers exercises, motivational tips, and free resources to help individuals get ready, start exercising, and keep going. The Go4Life campaign includes an evidence-based exercise guide in both English and Spanish, an exercise video, an interactive website, and a national outreach campaign.
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Guidance Manual for Assessing Health Impacts of Multiple Chemicals and Other Stressors
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Committee, Work group, Advisory group, or Task Force
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ATSDR
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NIEHS
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This manual, Guidance Manual for Assessing Health Impacts of Multiple Chemicals and Other Stressors, is a revision of ATSDR’s 2004 Guidance Manual for the Assessment of Joint Toxic Action of Chemical Mixtures (ATSDR 2004a). The revised manual serves as a supplement to the ATSDR (2005) Public Health Assessment Guidance Manual by describing a recommended process to evaluate the potential public health impacts of exposures to multiple chemicals and other stressors, a frequent occurrence and concern for people living in the vicinity of sites with toxic substances. The revised manual builds on the process described in the 2004 manual and reviews scientific research advancements since 2000 related to assessing health effects from exposures to multiple chemicals and other stressors.
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Guidelines for Prevention of Perinatal Group B Streptococcal Disease-Neonatal Evaluation
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Research Initiative
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CDC
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NICHD
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This Interagency Agreement requires the technical assistance of the National Institute of Child Health and Development (NICHD) Neonatal Research network for development of current guidelines for prevention of group B streptococcal disease calling for a limited neonatal evaluation including blood culture at birth and initiation of empiric antibiotic therapy for all newborns born to mothers with chorioamnionitis. Four publications have resulted from current work. NICHD has an ongoing data collection that began in April 2015 to provide more information regarding early onset sepsis in infants (the infants are all babies at our NRN centers with documented sepsis).
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