Title Collaboration Type HHS Participating Agencies NIH Participating Institutes, Centers, and Offices Description
United States Government Global Nutrition Coordination Plan Committee, Work group, Advisory group, or Task Force CDC, FDA, HRSA NICHD The purpose of the US Government Global Nutrition Coordination Plan is to strengthen the impact of the many diverse nutrition investments across the US Government through better communication and collaboration and through linking research to program implementation. Through coordination mechanisms, the US Government will maximize its support to country-led programs, continue its global leadership and partnerships, and generate, share, and apply knowledge and evidence in the nutrition sector in order to accelerate progress toward shared nutrition goals. The US Government is committed to improving nutrition throughout the world in order to enhance health, productivity, and human potential.
United States Government International Assistance for Children in Adversity Working Group Committee, Work group, Advisory group, or Task Force ACF, CDC, FDA, HRSA, OS NICHD, NIAAA, NIDA, NIMH, OD/DPCPSI/OBSSR, OD/DPCPSI/ORWH United States Government International Assistance for Children in Adversity Working Group seeks to improve the coordination and coherence of the overall United States Government portfolio of assistance for children in adversity. The US Government will help ensure that children under 5 survive and thrive by supporting comprehensive programs that promote the sound development of children through the integration of health, nutrition, and family support. US Government assistance will support and enable families to care for their children; prevent unnecessary family-child separation; and promote appropriate, protective, and permanent family care. The US Government will facilitate the efforts of national governments and partners to prevent, respond to, and protect children from violence, exploitation, abuse, and neglect. The US Government will support partners to build and strengthen holistic and integrated models to promote the best interests of the child. Finally, the US Government will devote resources to building and maintaining a strong evidence base on which future activities to reach and assist the most vulnerable children can be effectively planned and implemented. The US Government will institutionalize and integrate the components of this plan in its diplomatic, development, and humanitarian efforts overseas.
Update to Health and Human Services AIDS Strategy Committee, Work group, Advisory group, or Task Force CDC, FDA, HRSA, IHS, OS, SAMHSA OD/DPCPSI/OAR, NIAID, NIDA, NIMH The National HIV/AIDS Strategy (NHAS) is a five-year plan that details principles, priorities, and actions to guide our collective national response to the HIV epidemic. First released on July 13, 2010, the Strategy identified a set of priorities and strategic action steps tied to measurable outcomes for moving the Nation forward in addressing the domestic HIV epidemic. In 2015 the NHAS was updated to 2020 and reflects the work accomplished and the new scientific developments.
Urban Waters Federal Partnership Committee, Work group, Advisory group, or Task Force CDC NIEHS This partnership will reconnect urban communities, particularly those that are overburdened or economically distressed, with their waterways by improving coordination among federal agencies and collaborating with community-led revitalization efforts to improve our Nation''s water systems and promote their economic, environmental, and social benefits.
Urinary Luteinizing Hormone and Fibroid Development Research Initiative CDC NIEHS This collaboration is an examination of the association between basal luteinizing hormone levels and fibroid development.
US Agency for International Development Antiretroviral Optimization Program Advisory Committee (USAID ART Optimization PAC) Committee, Work group, Advisory group, or Task Force CDC, FDA NIAID The goal of the USAID Project Advisory Committee is to guide USAID''s efforts in the area of ART optimization as part of their Cooperative Agreement "Antiretroviral Therapy Simplification – Drug Regimen,” which was awarded to Wits Reproductive Health and HIV Institute with a total estimated ceiling of $50.2 million over five years (October 2015 to October 2020). The Committee has members from the US government, WHO, UNITAID, Paediatric European Network for Treatment of AIDS, Clinton Health Access Initiative, Gates Foundation, Global Fund, university clinical programs, and community representatives. Industry representatives provide background information without sitting on the Project Advisory Committee.
US Government Inter agency Working Group on Nanotechnology Environmental, and Health Implications (NEHI), of the Nanoscale Science, Engineering, and Technology Subcommittee (NSET) of the National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) Committee, Work group, Advisory group, or Task Force CDC, FDA NCI, NIEHS The Nanoscale Science, Engineering, and Technology (NSET) Subcommittee and Nanotechnology Environmental, and Health Implications (NEHI) Working Group provide leadership in establishing the national nanotechnology environmental, health, and safety research agenda and in communicating data and information related to environmental and health aspects of nanotechnology between National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI) agencies and with the public. NNI activities support the development of new tools and methods required for the research that will enable risk analysis and assist in regulatory decision-making. NNI agencies engage and interact with regional, state, and local groups, educational institutions, industry-supported groups, and non-governmental organizations to enhance the impact and value of NNI efforts and to provide a collaborative approach.
US Government Zika Vaccine Development Working Group Committee, Work group, Advisory group, or Task Force CDC, FDA, OS NIAID NIAID established the Zika Vaccine Development Working Group, which includes representatives from various US Government agencies (BARDA, CDC, FDA) to coordinate research efforts, mobilization of domestic and international research infrastructure, and partnerships with industry to accelerate the development of a safe and effective Zika vaccine.
US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) Resource Development AHRQ OD/DPCPSI/ODP, NCI The US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) is an independent panel of non-Federal experts in prevention and evidence-based medicine and is composed of primary care providers. The USPSTF conducts scientific evidence reviews of a broad range of clinical preventive health care services (such as screening, counseling, and preventive medications) and develops recommendations for primary care clinicians and health systems that are published in the form of "Recommendation Statements." The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has been authorized by the US Congress to convene the Task Force and to provide ongoing scientific, administrative, and dissemination support to the Task Force. The NIH Office of Disease Prevention (ODP) works closely with AHRQ and the USPSTF to provide scientific input from NIH Institutes and Centers on draft research plans, draft evidence reviews, and clinical practice guidelines to be included in the Guide to Clinical Preventive Services. The ODP also disseminates information to NIH Institutes and Centers about high-priority evidence gaps for clinical preventive services that have been identified by the USPSTF.
US Public Health Service (USPHS) Physicians Professional Advisory Committee (PPAC) Committee, Work group, Advisory group, or Task Force ACF, ACL, AHRQ, ATSDR, BARDA, CDC, CMS, FDA, HRSA, IHS, OS, OSG, SAMHSA NIAID The purpose of this committee is to provide advice and consultation to the Surgeon General on issues relating to the professional practice and personnel activities, civil service, and Commissioned Corps of the Medical Category. The committee provides advisory assistance to the Chief Professional Officer and to the Agency and/or Program Heads of the USPHS and to non-PHS programs that routinely use USPHS personnel.