Title Collaboration Type HHS Participating Agencies NIH Participating Institutes, Centers, and Offices Description
Urine biomarkers and risk of lung cancer in the Sisters Study Research Initiative CDC, FDA NCI The National Cancer Institute (NCI) is using urine samples from the Sisters study cohort National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) and the laboratory resources of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) CTR funding to examine urine biomarkers of tobacco exposure and risk of lung cancer in a prospective study.
Urine biomarkersof tobacco and opium and risk of cancers anad heart disease Research Initiative CDC, FDA NCI The National Cancer Institute (NCI) is using urine samples from the Golestan Cohort Study and the laboratory resources of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and partial Food and Drug Administration (FDA) funding to examine urine biomarkers of tobacco and opium exposure and risk of several cancers, heart disease, and lung disease.
US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) Resource Development AHRQ, CDC, CMS, HRSA, IHS, OASH, FDA, SAMHSA ODP, NCI The US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) is an independent panel of non-Federal experts in prevention and evidence-based medicine. The USPSTF uses information from systematic evidence reviews to make recommendations for a broad range of clinical preventive health care services (such as screening, counseling, and preventive medications) that are delivered in or referred from primary care practice. USPSTF recommendations are developed for primary care clinicians, health systems, and policy-makers, and 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 draft recommendation statements. 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, Office of the Surgeon General (OSC), 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.
USDA-HHS Birth to 24 Months ; Pregnant Women Project Federal Expert Group Committee, Work group, Advisory group, or Task Force CDC, FDA NHLBI, NCI, NICHD, NIDDK, OD/DPCPSI/OBSSR, OD/DPCPSI/ODP The current work includes identifying topics of public health importance and conducting a small number of systematic reviews on diet and health for infants, toddlers, and women who are pregnant; it will not include specific dietary recommendations or advice. The scientific basis for dietary guidance for these population groups will be informed by the advisory report of the next (2020) Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee.
Using Real-time Prescription and Insurance Claims Data to Support the HIV Care Continuum Research Initiative CDC NIMH The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) have established co-funding agreement to collaboratively advance research under a cooperative agreement titled “Using Real-time Prescription and Insurance Claims Data to Support the HIV Care Continuum (CDC RFA-PS-19-003).” The purpose of the cooperative agreement is to develop, implement and evaluate a “Data-to-Care (D2C) Rx” and “Insurance-based D2C” model. Both models will use real-time pharmacy claims data to identify persons with HIV who fail to fill antiretroviral (ARV) medications and to target these individuals for escalating adherence, retention, and re-linkage interventions. The D2C Rx model will start by identifying persons with HIV who fail to fill prescribed ARV medications while the insurance-based D2C model will start with medical (diagnosis and procedure) claims to identify persons with diagnosed HIV and then use pharmacy claims data to determine whether these individuals fill ARV prescriptions.;
Vaccines and Related Blood Products Advisory Committee (VRBPAC) Committee, Work group, Advisory group, or Task Force FDA NCATS The Committee reviews and evaluates data concerning the safety, effectiveness, and appropriate use of vaccines and related biological products which are intended for use in the prevention, treatment, or diagnosis of human diseases, and, as required, any other products for which the Food and Drug Administration has regulatory responsibility. The Committee also considers the quality and relevance of FDA's research program which provides scientific support for the regulation of these products and makes appropriate recommendations to the Commissioner of Food and Drugs. The Committee shall consist of a core of 15 voting members including the Chair. Members and the Chair are selected by the Commissioner or designee from among authorities knowledgeable in the fields of immunology, molecular biology, rDNA, virology; bacteriology, epidemiology or biostatistics, vaccine policy, vaccine safety science, federal immunization activities, vaccine development including translational and clinical evaluation programs, allergy, preventive medicine, infectious diseases, pediatrics, microbiology, and biochemistry.
Validation study of the electrophilic allergen screening assay Research Initiative FDA NIEHS The study is evaluating the assay's usefulness for identifying potential skin sensitizers.
Value Set Authority Center (VSAC) Resource Development AHRQ, CDC, CMS, IOS NLM The National Library of Medicine (NLM) provides an online repository of value sets (code sets from standardized medical vocabularies) that are used for clinical quality measurement in the CMS EHR Incentive Program (meaningful use). The Value Set Authority Center (VSAC) provides downloadable access to all official versions of vocabulary value sets contained in the 2014 Clinical Quality Measures (CQMs). Each value set consists of the numerical values (codes) and human-readable names (terms), drawn from standard vocabularies such as SNOMED CT ®, RxNorm, LOINC, and ICD-10-CM, which are used to define clinical concepts used in clinical quality measures (e.g., patients with diabetes, clinical visit).
Violence Against Women Steering Committee (DHHS VAW) Other CDC, HRSA, SAMHSA, ACF, ACL, AHRQ, CMS, IHS, OASH OD/DPCPSI/ORWH, NIA, NIDA, NIAAA, NICHD, NIMH, OD/DPCPSI/OAR, OD/DPCPSI/OBSSR 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.