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Healthy People 2020 Oral Health Law and Health Policy Project
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Committee, Work group, Advisory group, or Task Force
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CDC, CMS, HRSA, IHS, OS
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NIDCR
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Highlight the state of laws and policies related to specific topic areas and provide practical information about the use of law and policy to address health factors. Each report will feature progress toward meeting the salient Healthy People 2020 objectives, focusing on state and local laws and policies, and highlighting laws that have demonstrated positive outcomes.
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Healthy People 2020-Dementias, Including Alzheimer''s Disease
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Committee, Work group, Advisory group, or Task Force
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ACL, AHRQ, CDC, CMS, HRSA
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NIA, NIMH, NINDS
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This Healthy People 2020 topic will focus on increasing the awareness of the diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease, and on reducing the proportion of preventable hospitalizations in persons with diagnosed Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias. The goal is to reduce the morbidity and costs associated with, and maintain or enhance the quality of life for, persons with dementia, including Alzheimer’s disease.
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Healthy Vision Month
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Public Education Campaign
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CDC
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NEI
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Each May the NEI sponsors Healthy Vision Month (HVM), which is a national observance designed to elevate eye health as a priority for Americans. NIH worked with CDC for the 2014 observance to disseminate disease information for CDC''s Vision Initiative website and provided online banners and buttons linking to the HVM site and to the NEI for additional information.
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Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation Interagency Working Group
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Committee, Work group, Advisory group, or Task Force
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FDA, HRSA
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NCI, CC, NHLBI, NIAID, NIDDK
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This working group reviews matters associated with hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.
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Hepatitis B Research Network
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Research Initiative
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CDC
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NIDDK
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The Hepatitis B Research Network (HBRN) was established in 2008 to advance understanding of disease processes and natural history of chronic hepatitis B, as well as to develop effective approaches to treatment with currently available therapies. The Network brings together clinical centers from throughout the US and Canada. This multi-center Network is enrolling patients in multiple clinical trials in both adults and children with hepatitis B.
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HHS Action Plan for the Prevention, Care, and Treatment of Viral Hepatitis Interagency Implementation Group (VHIG)
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Research Initiative
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AHRQ, CDC, CMS, FDA, HRSA, IHS, SAMHSA
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NIDA, NIAID, NIDDK, NIMHD
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HHS agencies review the Institute of Medicine (IOM) recommendations and develop a comprehensive strategic viral hepatitis action plan that would: address IOM recommendations for viral hepatitis prevention, care, and treatment; set forth actions to improve viral hepatitis prevention and ensure that infected persons are identified and provided care and treatment; and improve coordination of all activities related to viral hepatitis across HHS and promote collaborations with other government agencies and nongovernmental organizations.
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HHS Adolescent Health Working Group
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Committee, Work group, Advisory group, or Task Force
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ACF, AHRQ, CDC, CMS, FDA, HRSA, OS, SAMHSA
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NIDA, NIAAA, NICHD, NIMH
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This interagency working group, which was established in January 2010 within the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, provides a forum for HHS agencies and other federal agencies to learn from each other and support a full-range of evidence-based approaches to improve adolescent health, to address adolescents’ health risks, and highlight programs focused on positive youth development. This collaboration among many HHS agencies and offices serves as a forum for exchanging information relevant to improving adolescent health and well-being.
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HHS Adult and Adolescents HIV Treatment Guidelines Panel
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Committee, Work group, Advisory group, or Task Force
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CDC, FDA, HRSA
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NICHD, NIAID, OD/DPCPSI/OAR
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The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Panel on Antiretroviral Guidelines for Adults and Adolescents (the Panel) is a working group of the Office of AIDS Research Advisory Council (OARAC). The primary goal of the Panel is to provide HIV care practitioners with recommendations based on current knowledge of antiretroviral drugs (ARVs) used to treat adults and adolescents with HIV in the United States. The Panel reviews new evidence and updates recommendations when needed. These guidelines include recommendations on baseline laboratory evaluations, treatment goals, benefits of ART and considerations
when initiating therapy, choice of the initial regimen for ART-naive patients, ARV drugs or combinations to avoid, management of treatment failure, management of adverse effects and drug interactions, and special ART-related considerations in specific patient populations.
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HHS Antimicrobial Resistance Challenge Working Group
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Committee, Work group, Advisory group, or Task Force
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CDC, FDA, OS
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OD/OSP, NIAID, OD/DPCPSI
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Development and management of the HHS Antimicrobial Resistance Rapid Point of Need Diagnostic prize competition.
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HHS Behavioral Health Coordinating Committee (BHCC) Subcommittee on Communications
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Committee, Work group, Advisory group, or Task Force
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ACL, OS
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NIDA, NIMH
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A subcommittee of the HHS Behavioral Health Coordinating Committee is a coordinating body within the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that identifies and facilitates collaborative, action-oriented approaches to addressing the HHS behavioral health agenda. This subcommittee of communication professionals collaborates on inter-departmental behavioral health initiatives and promotional efforts.
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