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Pregnancy and Birth to 24 Months (P/B-24) Project''s Federal Expert Group
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Committee, Work group, Advisory group, or Task Force
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OS
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NICHD
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In 2012, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) initiated a project informally called the “B-24 project.” This multi-phase project was originally intended to conclude in 2018 with information that could help the Departments develop dietary recommendations for infants and toddlers for release separate from the Dietary Guidelines. The first phase was completed in 2012-2013.
In February 2014, Congress passed the Agricultural Act of 2014, also known as the Farm Bill, mandating that the Dietary Guidelines expand to include dietary guidance for infants and toddlers (from birth to age 24 months), as well as women who are pregnant, beginning with the 2020-2025 edition. Thus, USDA and HHS adjusted the purpose, timeline, and scope of the project. Now called the “Pregnancy and Birth to 24 Months project” or “P/B-24 project” to reflect the addition of pregnant women, this project is a joint initiative led by USDA and HHS in collaboration with programmatic and scientific experts. Rather than concluding in 2018 with dietary recommendations, the goal of the current project is to begin examining topics of public health importance for women who are pregnant and infants and toddlers from birth to 24 months of age. The findings from this work will be made publicly available at the completion of the project.
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President''s Commission on the Study of Bioethical Issues
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Committee, Work group, Advisory group, or Task Force
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OS
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CC
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The Commission advises the President on bioethical issues arising from advances in biomedicine and related areas of science and technology. The Commission seeks to identify and promote policies and practices that ensure scientific research, healthcare delivery, and technological innovation are conducted in a socially and ethically responsible manner. The Commission undertakes the study of issues presented to them by the President and the Secretary of Health and Human Services.
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President''s Task Force on Environmental Health Risks and Safety Risks to Children
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Committee, Work group, Advisory group, or Task Force
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FDA, OSG
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NIEHS, NCI, NHLBI, NIAID, NICHD
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The Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency co-chair the President''s Task Force on Environmental Health Risks and Safety Risks to Children which is focused on coordinating Federal actions in this area, and which comprises representatives of 17 federal departments and White House offices. The Task Force currently focuses on priority areas including climate change, asthma disparities, healthy homes, chemical exposures, and lead. NIEHS staff co-chair the climate change, chemical exposures, and lead subcommittees. The Task Force released an inventory of federal activities to reduce children''s lead exposure in October 2016: https://ptfceh.niehs.nih.gov/features/assets/files/key_federal_programs…
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Presidential Advisory Council on Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria (PACCARB)
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Committee, Work group, Advisory group, or Task Force
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CDC, CMS, FDA, OS
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NIAID
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In March 2015, HHS announced the establishment of the Presidential Advisory Council on Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria (PACCARB). This FACA Committee includes public voting members, non-voting liaison representatives from organizations and/or interest groups, and non-voting federal ex-officio members. PACCARB provides advice, information, and recommendations to the Secretary regarding programs and policies intended to support and evaluate the implementation of Executive Order 13676, including the National Strategy for CARB and the National Action Plan for CARB. PACCARB has been reauthorized until Jan 18, 2019 (based on its charter), through Executive Order 13811 on Sept. 29, 2017.
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President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) Implementation Science/Combination Prevention
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Research Initiative
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CDC
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NIAID, FIC, NCI, NIAAA, NIDA, NIMH, OD/DPCPSI/OAR
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This President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) activity focuses on testing treatment as prevention on the population level in South Africa and Zambia. This activity was initiated through the HIV Prevention Trials Network (HPTN), with support of multiple National Institutes of Health (NIH) Institutes and Centers, PEFPAR, and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The Requests for Application (RFA) was issued concurrently with a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) RFA for combination prevention, and the agencies have worked together to ensure that the studies are complementary and do not overlap.
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Preventing HIV in Adolescent Girls and Young Women Taskforce
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Committee, Work group, Advisory group, or Task Force
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CDC
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NICHD
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In August 2014, the “Preventing HIV in Adolescent Girls and Young Women Task Force” was formed in response to a request from the Office of the Global AIDS Coordinator (OGAC) to articulate PEPFAR/South Africa’s strategy to address the high rates of HIV incidence and infection in 15-24-year-old females. Despite slight HIV prevalence declines over the past decade young South African women continue to experience rapid increases in HIV infection rates beginning in late adolescence. Declining HIV knowledge and increased risk behavior, despite significant treatment scale up and the availability of new prevention tools, are concerning trends among young women. Representatives from NICHD, CDC, and other government agencies joined the OGAC-led task force to develop the strategy and implementation plan. In December 2014, PEPFAR launched the DREAMS initiative, an ambitious partnership to reduce HIV infections among adolescent girls and young women in 10 sub-Saharan African countries. The goal of DREAMS is to help girls develop into Determined, Resilient, Empowered, AIDS-free, Mentored, and Safe women.
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Prevention Research Centers
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Research Initiative
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CDC
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NCI
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The Prevention Research Centers program funds community-based research projects at 26 academic research centers across the United States. These centers: (1) Conduct research projects that promote health and prevent disease; (2) Build research teams of multidisciplinary faculty; (3) Seek solutions, strategies, and policies that address public health problems; (4) Participate in research networks that address priority health issues, such as healthy aging, cancer prevention & control, and obesity prevention; (5) Build long-term relationships for engaging communities as partners in research; (6) Conduct research in directions guided by advisory boards of community leaders; (7) Develop and deliver trainings that enhance the public health workforce; and (8) Conduct additional research funded by other federal agencies, foundations, and nonprofit organizations.
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Prevention Research Coordinating Committee (PRCC)
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Committee, Work group, Advisory group, or Task Force
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AHRQ, CDC, OS
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OD/DPCPSI/ODP, CC, FIC, NCATS, NCCIH, NCI, NEI, NHGRI, NHLBI, NIA, NIAAA, NIAID, NIAMS, NIBIB, NICHD, NIDA, NIDCD, NIDCR, NIDDK, NIEHS, NIGMS, NIMH, NIMHD, NINDS, NINR, NLM, OD/DPCPSI/OAR, OD/DPCPSI/OBSSR, OD/DPCPSI/ODS, OD/DPCPSI/ORWH, OD/OLPA
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The NIH Prevention Research Coordinating Committee (PRCC) serves as a venue for exchanging information on recent scientific advances in disease prevention; examining the impact of new policies on research; planning new or discussing ongoing initiatives; and highlighting program accomplishments. As a trans-NIH, trans-agency committee, the PRCC provides a broad perspective on the current state-of-the-science and actively disseminates information about prevention-related activities sponsored by federal and non-federal organizations to the NIH Institutes and Centers.
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Priorities for National HIV/AIDS Strategy 2020 Research and Programmatic Agenda for Mental Health and Substance Use Concerns
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Committee, Work group, Advisory group, or Task Force
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CDC, HRSA, SAMHSA
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NIMH, NIAID, NIDA
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The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Interagency HIV, Mental Health, and Substance Use Concerns Work Group, which grew out of the National HIV/AIDS Strategy (NHAS), updated to 2020, includes participation from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Health Services Resources Administration (HRSA), Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), and National Institutes of Health (NIH). The workgroup identified priorities within four themes: (1) Screening; (2) Integrated Care and Prevention Services; (3) Anti-Stigma/Anti-Discrimination; and, (4) Addressing the Special Needs of Key Populations and Other Populations Heavily Affected by HIV. Priorities were written broadly to allow assessment, assurance, policy, and research strategies to be developed as needed or prioritized by each agency. Improving prevention and treatment outcomes for HIV, mental and substance use disorders, co-occurring disorders, and other problems is inherent in all priorities, as well. HIV prevention is focused on communities and populations with increased HIV incidence and prevalence, and HIV care and treatment is aimed at the HIV care continuum from testing to viral suppression and continued care. Research goals include developing and testing novel and innovative interventions. Another focus is delivery of evidence-based services and practices to the relevant communities and populations.
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Promoting Semantic Interoperability of Laboratory Data Test Results
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Resource Development
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CDC, FDA
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NLM
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CDC and NLM encourage considering ways that FDA could accelerate specifications of LOINC codes that apply to each test result that a lab/test instrument or kit can generate. Availability of the right LOINC codes with each instrument test kit will greatly simplify the correct assignment of codes by a laboratory for sending to clinician''s medical record system.
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