83 FR 7062 - Healthy Start Initiative: Eliminating Disparities in Perinatal Health Program Listening Session
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services Administration Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 33 (February 16, 2018)
Health Resources and Services Administration
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 33 (February 16, 2018)
| Page Range | 7062-7062 | |
| FR Document | 2018-03232 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 33 (Friday, February 16, 2018)] [Notices] [Page 7062] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-03232] [[Page 7062]] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Health Resources and Services Administration Healthy Start Initiative: Eliminating Disparities in Perinatal Health Program Listening Session AGENCY: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Department of Health and Human Services. ACTION: Notice of meeting. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DATES: Listening Session: March 1, 2018, 1:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m. (EST). In addition, written comments will be accepted until March 16, 2018. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held virtually via webinar and phone. The meeting is open to the public. Please register to attend this meeting via the following link: https://hrsa.connectsolutions.com/healthy_start_registration/event/registration.html. Registrations will be accepted through 5:00 p.m. EST on February 26, 2018. Call information for this meeting will be provided upon registration. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the meeting is to solicit ideas for program development in the next grant cycle of HRSA's Healthy Start Initiative: Eliminating Disparities in Perinatal Health (Healthy Start) program, authorized by Section 330H of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254c-8), as amended by the Healthy Start Reauthorization Act of 2007 (Pub. L. 110-339). HRSA's Healthy Start program currently supports 100 community-based projects across the nation where the infant mortality rate (IMR) was more than 1\1/2\ times the national average when they applied for funding. The program is designed to reduce IMR and improve perinatal health outcomes. Information about HRSA's Healthy Start program can be obtained by accessing the following website: https://mchb.hrsa.gov/maternal-child-health-initiatives/healthy-start. The Healthy Start grants were last competed in fiscal year (FY) 2014 with a project period of up to 5 years. The next grant cycle is expected to begin in FY 2019 (subject to the availability of funding). The last Healthy Start funding opportunity announcement can be found here: https://apply07.grants.gov/apply/opportunities/instructions/oppHRSA-14-020-cfda93.926-cidHRSA-14-020-instructions.pdf. The Listening Session will serve as a platform to engage and obtain feedback from the public on HRSA's strategic thinking and approaches for community-based infant mortality reduction programs. A final meeting agenda will be shared with registrants prior to the meeting. The desired outcomes of the meeting are to: (1) Share with the public an overview of HRSA's current Healthy Start program; (2) Identify strategies and approaches that are important to implement at the community level, and scientifically known to reduce infant mortality, improve perinatal outcomes, and disparities therein, through input from experts, representatives of professional organizations, and the public at large; and (3) Inform HRSA's strategies and approaches implemented through the HRSA's Healthy Start program. Time will be provided for public comments. Each public comment is limited to 2 minutes. During the meeting, participants will have an opportunity to interact with presenters via phone and the chat function in the public comment section of the webinar system. Telephone lines and time to provide oral comments during the meeting are available on a first-come, first-served basis. Registered attendees for this meeting are encouraged to submit written comments prior to the meeting, no later than 5:00 p.m. ET on February 26, 2018. If unable to attend the listening session, written comments will continue to be accepted via email to [email protected] through March 16, 2018. All written comments should identify the individual's name, address, email, telephone number, professional or organizational affiliation, background or area of expertise (i.e., program participant, clinician, public health worker, researcher, etc.), and topic/subject matter. Please note that all comments received under this notice will be made available to the general public upon written request, and are considered to be public, whether they are posted online or provided via written request. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Individuals who are submitting public comments or who have questions regarding the meeting should contact Benita Baker or CAPT Maria Benke, HRSA, Maternal and Child Health Bureau, telephone: (301) 443-8283, or email: [email protected]. Amy McNulty, Acting Director, Division of the Executive Secretariat. [FR Doc. 2018-03232 Filed 2-15-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4165-15-P
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND community-based infant mortality DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES reduction programs. A final meeting HUMAN SERVICES
agenda will be shared with registrants
Health Resources and Services prior to the meeting. National Institutes of Health
Administration The desired outcomes of the meeting
are to: National Institute of Allergy and
Healthy Start Initiative: Eliminating (1) Share with the public an overview Infectious Diseases; Notice of Closed
Disparities in Perinatal Health Program of HRSA’s current Healthy Start Meetings
Listening Session program; Pursuant to section 10(d) of the
AGENCY: Health Resources and Services (2) Identify strategies and approaches Federal Advisory Committee Act, as
Administration (HRSA), Department of that are important to implement at the amended, notice is hereby given of the
Health and Human Services. community level, and scientifically following meetings.
ACTION: Notice of meeting. known to reduce infant mortality, The meetings will be closed to the
improve perinatal outcomes, and public in accordance with the
DATES: Listening Session: March 1, disparities therein, through input from provisions set forth in sections
2018, 1:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m. (EST). In experts, representatives of professional 552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), Title 5 U.S.C.,
addition, written comments will be organizations, and the public at large; as amended. The grant applications and
accepted until March 16, 2018. and the discussions could disclose
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held (3) Inform HRSA’s strategies and confidential trade secrets or commercial
virtually via webinar and phone. The approaches implemented through the property such as patentable material,
meeting is open to the public. Please HRSA’s Healthy Start program. and personal information concerning
register to attend this meeting via the Time will be provided for public individuals associated with the grant
following link: https://hrsa.connect comments. Each public comment is applications, the disclosure of which
solutions.com/healthy_start_ limited to 2 minutes. During the would constitute a clearly unwarranted
registration/event/registration.html. meeting, participants will have an invasion of personal privacy.
Registrations will be accepted through opportunity to interact with presenters Name of Committee: National Institute of
5:00 p.m. EST on February 26, 2018. via phone and the chat function in the Allergy and Infectious Diseases Special
Call information for this meeting will be public comment section of the webinar Emphasis Panel NIAID Investigator Initiated
provided upon registration. system. Telephone lines and time to Program Project Applications (P01).
provide oral comments during the Date: March 1, 2018.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Time: 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
purpose of the meeting is to solicit ideas meeting are available on a first-come, Agenda: To review and evaluate grant
for program development in the next first-served basis. Registered attendees applications.
grant cycle of HRSA’s Healthy Start for this meeting are encouraged to Place: National Institutes of Health, 5601
Initiative: Eliminating Disparities in submit written comments prior to the Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20892
Perinatal Health (Healthy Start) meeting, no later than 5:00 p.m. ET on (Telephone Conference Call).
program, authorized by Section 330H of February 26, 2018. Contact Person: Julio Aliberti, Ph.D.,
If unable to attend the listening Scientific Review Officer, Scientific Review
the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C.
Program, DEA/NIAID/NIH/DHHS, 5601
254c–8), as amended by the Healthy session, written comments will continue Fishers Lane, MSC–9823, Rockville, MD
Start Reauthorization Act of 2007 (Pub. to be accepted via email to 20852, 301–761–7322, alibertijc@
L. 110–339). MCHBHealthyStart@hrsa.gov through niaid.nih.gov.
HRSA’s Healthy Start program March 16, 2018. All written comments Name of Committee: National Institute of
currently supports 100 community- should identify the individual’s name, Allergy and Infectious Diseases Special
based projects across the nation where address, email, telephone number, Emphasis Panel NIAID Clinical Trial
the infant mortality rate (IMR) was more professional or organizational Planning Grant (R34) and Implementation
than 11⁄2 times the national average affiliation, background or area of Cooperative Agreement (U01).
when they applied for funding. The expertise (i.e., program participant, Date: March 9, 2018.
Time: 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
program is designed to reduce IMR and clinician, public health worker, Agenda: To review and evaluate grant
improve perinatal health outcomes. researcher, etc.), and topic/subject applications.
Information about HRSA’s Healthy Start matter. Please note that all comments Place: National Institutes of Health, 5601
program can be obtained by accessing received under this notice will be made Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20892
the following website: https:// available to the general public upon (Telephone Conference Call).
mchb.hrsa.gov/maternal-child-health- written request, and are considered to Contact Person: Louis A. Rosenthal, Ph.D.,
initiatives/healthy-start. The Healthy be public, whether they are posted Scientific Review Officer, Scientific Review
online or provided via written request. Program, Division of Extramural Activities,
Start grants were last competed in fiscal
Rm 3G42B, National Institutes of Health/
year (FY) 2014 with a project period of FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: NIAID, 5601 Fishers Lane, MSC 9834,
up to 5 years. The next grant cycle is Individuals who are submitting public Bethesda, MD 20892–9834, (240) 669–5070,
expected to begin in FY 2019 (subject to comments or who have questions rosenthalla@niaid.nih.gov.
the availability of funding). The last regarding the meeting should contact Name of Committee: National Institute of
Healthy Start funding opportunity Benita Baker or CAPT Maria Benke, Allergy and Infectious Diseases Special
announcement can be found here: HRSA, Maternal and Child Health Emphasis Panel NIAID Division of Allergy,
https://apply07.grants.gov/apply/ Bureau, telephone: (301) 443–8283, or Immunology & Transplantation: Immune-
daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES
opportunities/instructions/oppHRSA- Mediated Diseases Clinical Products Center.
email: MCHBHealthyStart@hrsa.gov. Date: March 12, 2018.
14-020-cfda93.926-cidHRSA-14-020-
Amy McNulty, Time: 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
instructions.pdf. Agenda: To review and evaluate contract
The Listening Session will serve as a Acting Director, Division of the Executive
proposals.
platform to engage and obtain feedback Secretariat.
Place: National Institutes of Health, 5601
from the public on HRSA’s strategic [FR Doc. 2018–03232 Filed 2–15–18; 8:45 am] Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20892
thinking and approaches for BILLING CODE 4165–15–P (Telephone Conference Call).
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| Section | Notices | |
| Action | Notice of meeting. | |
| Dates | Listening Session: March 1, 2018, 1:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m. (EST). In addition, written comments will be accepted until March 16, 2018. | |
| Contact | Individuals who are submitting public comments or who have questions regarding the meeting should contact Benita Baker or CAPT Maria Benke, HRSA, Maternal and Child Health Bureau, telephone: (301) 443-8283, or email: [email protected] | |
| FR Citation | 83 FR 7062 |
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