Title Collaboration Type HHS Participating Agencies NIH Participating Institutes, Centers, and Offices Description
HHS Antiretroviral Treatment Guidelines Panel for Adults and Adolescents with HIV Committee, Work group, Advisory group, or Task Force HRSA, CDC, FDA NIAID The Panel was formed in 1996, to provide guidelines for clinicians for adult and adolescents with HIV. The Panel is a working group of the NIH Office of AIDS Research Council. One of the co-chairs of the Panel is Dr. Cliff Lane of NIAID, the executive secretary is Alice Pau of NIAID. The Panel updates the guidelines annually, and more frequently if needed.
HHS Biannual Dual Use Research of Concern (DURC) Inventory Resource Development CDC, FDA, OS OD/OSP, 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 Develops the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Biannual Dual Use Research of Concern (DURC) inventory reports, as required by the United States Government (USG) Policy for Oversight of Dual Use Research of Concern.
HHS Biosafety and Biosecurity Coordinating Council (HHS BBCC) Committee, Work group, Advisory group, or Task Force CDC, FDA, OS OD/OSP, OD/ORS High-level and formal mechanism for coordinating and collaborating on biosafety and biosecurity issues across the Department of Health and Human Services.
HHS Border Health Intra-agency Working Group Committee, Work group, Advisory group, or Task Force ACF, AHRQ, CDC, FDA, HRSA, OS NICHD, NIA, NIAID, NIDDK, NIMH, NIMHD This intra-agency workgroup allows for the exchange of information and cooperation among the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) agencies on issues related to border health. The purpose of this group is to convene HHS components that have a vested interest in US-Mexico border health issues to provide a platform for discussion, coordinate efforts, and potentially identify mutual areas of collaboration to improve the health and quality of life for border residents.
HHS Cessation Workgroup Committee, Work group, Advisory group, or Task Force AHRQ, CDC, HRSA, CMS, FDA, SAMHSA, IOS NCI, NIDA, NHLBI, NICHD Discussion of current HHS initiatives on efforts to support smoking cessation.
HHS DATA Act Compliance Committee, Work group, Advisory group, or Task Force ASFR OD/OER, OD/OM/NBS The HHS Assistant Secretary for Financial Resources (ASFR) coordinates OPDIV activities including communications, implementation, and compliance with the DATA Act.
HHS Data Council Committee, Work group, Advisory group, or Task Force ACF, ACL, AHRQ, ASA, ASFR, ASPA, ASPE, ASPR, ATSDR, CDC, CMS, FDA, GDM, HRSA, IHS, ONC, OMHA OD/OER, NLM, OD/DPCPSI/OBSSR, OD/DPCPSI/ODSS The HHS Data Council is the principal internal advisory body to the Secretary on health and human services data policy. The Council coordinates data collection and analysis activities in HHS, including an integrated data collection strategy as well as coordination of health data standards and privacy policy. The Council consists of senior level officials designated by their agency and staff office heads, the director of the national center for health statistics, and the HHS privacy advocate. It is co-chaired by the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation on a permanent basis and the head of an operating division on a rotating basis. A subcommittee of the HHS Data Council, the Data-Oriented Workforce Subcommittee, is composed of staff from 10 HHS agencies, including the NIH. This subcommittee is charged with developing a high-level work plan to enhance the data science capacity of HHS’ workforce by identifying training opportunities for existing staff, recruitment strategies and tools to hire new staff, and retention and succession planning strategies to sustain the data science workforce.
HHS Data Council Data-Oriented Workforce Subcommittee Committee, Work group, Advisory group, or Task Force AHRQ, CDC, CMS, FDA NCATS, NLM, OD/IMOD, OD/OIR Develop a high-level work plan, for year 1, to enhance the data science capacity of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) workforce by identifying training opportunities for existing staff, recruitment strategies and tools to hire new staff, and retention and succession planning strategies to sustain the data science workforce.
HHS Dietary Guidance Review Committee Committee, Work group, Advisory group, or Task Force ACF, CDC, FDA, HRSA, IHS, OASH OD/DPCPSI/ONR, NIDDK This committee reviews draft nutrition materials developed by all federal agencies and fulfills the legislative mandate (1990 NNMRRA) to ensure that Federal dietary guidance is consistent with the Dietary Guidelines for Americans and is scientifically accurate.
HHS Disability Collaborative Committee, Work group, Advisory group, or Task Force ACL, AHRQ, ASPA, ASPE, ASFR, ASA, ASPR, ACF, CDC, CMS, OASH, OCR, ONC, OIG, OGA, HRSA, SAMHSA, FDA, IHS NIA, NICHD The HHS Collaborative is for OpDivs and StaffDivs to work in partnership on issues that impact person with disabilities. This group will address emerging issues, funding announcements, research and evaluation, pre-clearance conversations, special events, announcements, and rollouts. Anticipated results includes enhanced communication across agencies, elevated focus on key disability issues, improved awareness and coordinated messaging, alignments of budgets and policy proposal, and enhanced knowledge transfer across HHS. This is not a governing body. The lead organizations are ACL and ASPE.