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Violence Against Women Steering Committee (DHHS VAW)
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Committee, Work group, Advisory group, or Task Force
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ACF, AHRQ, CDC, HRSA, IHS, OS, SAMHSA
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OD/DPCPSI/ORWH, NIA, NIAAA, NICHD, NIDA, NIMH, NLM, OD/DPCPSI, OD/DPCPSI/OAR, OD/DPCPSI/OBSSR
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The DHHS Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) steering committee is chaired by the Office on Women’s Health (OWH). The VAWA committee has the responsibility for coordinating the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) response to issues related to violence against women and their children, and also coordinates DHHS violence related activities with those of other Federal agencies. The members of the committee establish links with professional societies in the health and social service fields to increase attention to women’s health and violence issues. The members of the committee also serve as resource experts for the National Advisory Committee on VAW, which is chaired by the HHS Secretary and the DOJ Attorney General.
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Viral Hepatitis Implementation Group
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Committee, Work group, Advisory group, or Task Force
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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 for Community Leaders on the Health Education Program Media-Smart Youth
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Meeting/ Workshop
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OS
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NICHD
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In FY15, NICHD led a webinar for community leaders on the health education program Media-Smart Youth, which was hosted by HHS’s Center for Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships, in the Office of the Secretary. Media-Smart Youth is one of several programs the Center has promoted through its Let’s Move Faith and Communities! initiative.
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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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