**[NASA Earth Science Enterprise]{.smallcaps}**

**[National Applications Program]{.smallcaps}**

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*Public Health ApplicationS of Earth Science (PHASES) Program*

***Element Plan: 2004-2008***

*(v. 2)*

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*Science for Society*

> *Accelerating the realization of economic*
>
> *and societal benefits from Earth science,*
>
> *information, and technology ...*

**Contents**

**I. Purpose and Scope**

**II. Goals and Objectives**

**III. Decision Support Systems and Program Management Activities**

> **Project: EPHTN / HELIX**
>
> **Project: ArboNET / Plague**
>
> **Project: Malaria**
>
> **Project: REASoN (RSVP)**
>
> **Project: REASoN Supplement**
>
> **Project: Confidentiality**
>
> **Program Management Activities**

**Activity: NAS Study**

> **Activity: Science Links**

**IV. Support from Other Programs**

**Cross-Cutting Activities**

> **Activity: IBS Engineering Support**

**Education Activities**

**Activity: Curriculum**

**Outreach Activities**

> **Activity: CDC - NCAR Summer Institute**
>
> **Activity: APHA Special Session**

**V. Program Leadership and Partners**

**VI. Public Health: Integrated System Diagram**

**VII. Congressionally-Directed Activities**

**VIII. Fellowships and Related Research**

**IX. PHASES Program Budget: FY04-08**

**X. Gantt Chart of Schedule and Milestones**

**XI. Program Management & Performance Metrics**

**Appendix A PHASES Program Roadmap**

**Appendix B Earth Science Applications Division Approval**

**NASA Earth Science Enterprise - National Applications Program**

PHASES Program

*Element Plan: 2004-2008*

**I. Purpose and Scope**

The PHASES Program is one of twelve elements in the Earth Science
Enterprise's (ESE) National Applications Program. The purpose of the
National Applications Program is to enable and enhance the application
of NASA's Earth science research results to serve partners' management,
policy, and decision-making responsibilities. The Program's desired
outcome is for partner organizations to use project results, such as
prototypes and validation reports, to enable their use of Earth science
information and to enhance their decision-support capabilities.

The PHASES Program extends products derived from Earth science
information, models, technology, and other capabilities into partners'
decision support tools for public health, medical, and environmental
health issues.[^1] For the PHASES Program, the foci of partnerships with
the public health practice community are their decision support systems
known as *epidemiologic surveillance systems* in the areas of:

-   infectious disease

-   environmental health

-   bioterrorism

The PHASES Program collaborates with the professional community that is
responsible for surveillance to understand and respond to factors in the
environment that adversely impact the health of the American public.
These factors include disease vectors, air and water contaminants,
ambient temperature extremes, ultra-violet radiation and a myriad of
other factors associated with public health problems. The application
uses Earth observing instruments, advanced communication technology,
high speed computing capabilities, data products, and predictive models
of Earth system phenomena associated with the occurrence of disease to
assist partners in enhancing their surveillance systems. International
health is included in the scope of the initiative as it represents a
national health concern through its potential impact on American public
health, economics, and national security.

The decision support structure of the public health community is based
upon health information provided by epidemiologic surveillance.
According to CDC, epidemiologic surveillance may be described as \"the
ongoing and systematic collection, analysis, and interpretation of
health data in the process of describing and monitoring a health
event.\" As outlined by CDC, the primary attributes of a surveillance
system which combine to determine whether it will be useful for
decision-makers include:

-   [simplicity]{.underline}: structure and ease of operation

-   [flexibility]{.underline}: adaptable to changing needs or operating
    conditions

-   [acceptability]{.underline}: willingness of individuals and
    organizations to participate

-   [sensitivity]{.underline}: proportion of disease detected, ability
    to detect epidemics

-   [predictive value positive]{.underline}: proportion of identified
    cases truly having the condition

-   [representativeness]{.underline}: accurately describes occurrence
    over time, distribution by place and person

-   [timeliness]{.underline}: speed or delay between steps in the system

A useful surveillance system enables the continual collection of data
for monitoring disease trends and outbreaks for a public health
response. While this data may be used for scientific investigations,
research is not the primary purpose of a surveillance system.
Surveillance systems are designed primarily to support decision makers.

In general, the incorporation of Earth science data into measurement
systems and models is intended to improve their accuracy with regard to
spatial and temporal dimensions of the phenomena they represent. These
improvements enhance the \"representativeness\" attribute of
surveillance systems. The PHASES Program plans to the enhance the
ability of surveillance systems to assimilate the role of weather,
climate and environmental risk factors\--in place and time\--to predict
disease events. In surveillance terms, the goal for integrating Earth
science and public health data is to \"represent\" more accurately these
environmental risk factors in terms of the populations potentially
affected by them. The PHASES Program also will address the
\"simplicity\", \"flexibility\", \"acceptability\", and \"timeliness\"
of partner surveillance systems by ensuring interoperability of the
Earth science measurements with other important public health functions
identified in the evaluation, verification, and validation stages of the
collaboration.

This application partners with Federal agencies and regional-national
organizations that have public health responsibilities and mandates to
support public health practitioners. Primary partners are the Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the National Institutes of
Health (NIH), and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The
application may include international organizations and activities
provided the appropriate U.S. partner is involved. Some of the PHASES
Program's activities may also relate to the Air Quality, Coastal
Management, Community Growth, Ecological Forecasting, Homeland Security,
and Water Management applications. Through its activities, the
application provides results that support the White House National
Science and Technology Council\'s (NSTC) Subcommittee on Environment and
Health. The Subcommittee reports to three major NSTC committees,
including the Committees on Science, Environment and Natural Resources,
and Homeland Security. The application also supports interagency
programs on Climate Change Science and Technology (CCSP, CCTP).

Priority Earth science measurements for the PHASES Program include those
derived from sensors on: Aura, Terra, Aqua, EO-1, Landsat-7, TOMS-EP,
SRTM, TRMM, and SeaWiFS because NASA research has shown that these
provide information on environmental factors associated with disease
phenomena. The project plans associated with the PHASES Program identify
specific sensors, measurements, and models, and they state specific
activities with the partners to extend Earth science measurements,
including environmental data records and geophysical parameters.

This plan covers projects, objectives, and activities for Fiscal Years
2004-2008. In Fiscal Year 2004 (FY04), the PHASES Program's activities
focus on evaluation, verification, and validation of environmental
health and bioterrorism-related decision support tool requirements for
Earth science mission data and modeling efforts. The application also
will engage in several important risk management and network development
planning activities such as establishing protocols for safeguarding the
confidentiality of personal medical information when integrating Earth
science data into public health decision support tools. In FY05-08, the
application's priorities focus on benchmarking decision support tool
enhancements; evolving data products for the current suite of decision
support tools; identifying and evaluating new public health decision
support tools, and implementing risk management and network development
plans.

**II. Goals and Objectives**

The goal of the PHASES Program is to:

*Enable partners\' beneficial use of Earth science observations, models,
and technologies to enhance decision support capabilities that serve the
core functions of public health practice\--assessment, policy
development, and assurance.*

[Objectives]{.underline}

The PHASES Program is relevant to NASA Strategic Plan objectives 1.2 and
1.3 for the Earth Science Enterprise. Indirectly, the application also
contributes to objectives 3.1, 6.4, 7.2, 7.3, and 10.3. The application
directly addresses Integrated Budget and Performance Document (IBPD)
Performance Measures 5ESA2, 5ESA4 and 5ESA7.

Specifically, the PHASES Program pursues the following short- and
near-term objectives:

*Short-Term Objectives (FY04)*

March 2004 Complete evaluation reports on Earth science support to at
least 3 public health decision support tools.

*Priority Candidates: HELIX, Malaria, DHHS CCC*

March 2004 Complete a response plan to internal PHASES Program risk
management issues

September 2004 Establish formal collaborative agreements with at least 2
Federal public health partners.

*Planned Agreements: CDC, DOD-AFPMB*

September 2004 Verify and validate Earth science enhancements to a
public health decision support tool.

*Priority Candidates: Arbonet / Plague Surveillance System*

September 2004 Complete a network development plan with NIH and CDC that
includes identification of priority research subjects, policy foci, and
decision support tool targets.

*Near-Term Objectives (FY05-FY08)*

March 2005 Establish formal collaborative agreements with at least 1
additional Federal public health partner

*Planned Agreement: NIH*

March 2005 Publish at least 1 article on public health applications of
Earth science in a peer reviewed journal

March 2005 Complete at least 1 benchmark report and schedule results
conferences on Earth science support to public health decision support
tools.

*Priority Candidate: HELIX*

September 2005 Complete evaluation reports on Earth science support to
at least 2 additional public health decision support and/or policy
tools.

*Priority Candidates: Additional HELIX inputs, other tools to be
identified*

September 2005 Verify and validate Earth science enhancements to at
least 2 public health decision support tool

> *Priority Candidates: HELIX, Malaria*

September 2006 Verify and validate Earth science enhancements to at
least 1 public health decision support tool

> *Priority Candidates: Arbonet / Plague Surveillance System*

March 2007 Complete at least 3 benchmark reports and schedule results
conferences on Earth science support to public health decision support
tools.

*Priority Candidates: HELIX, Arbonet / Plague Surveillance System,
Malaria, RSVP*

March 2008 Publish at least 1 article on public health applications of
Earth science in a peer reviewed journal

**III. Decision Support Systems and Program Management Activities**

*Decision Support Systems*

**[Project:]{.underline} Environmental Public Health Tracking Network
(EPHTN) / Health and Environment-**

**Linked Information Exchange System (HELIX)**

Statutory responsibility for developing and managing EPHTN/HELIX belongs
to CDC. The system is designed to establish a national network of local,
state, and federal public health agencies that tracks trends in priority
chronic diseases. When fully functional, the EPHTN will be a national
early warning system for the rapid identification of health threats such
as toxic chemical releases. It also will establish long-term data
collection on harmful exposures to be used in future studies of new
environment-disease correlations. Earth science results will provide new
information on the environmental contribution to chronic disease and
predictive value based on coupled Earth system-chronic disease models. A
supplemental Congressional appropriation of \$20 million to CDC for the
EPHTN will be heard soon in conference (S. 2054 and H.R. 4061). A
NASA-CDC MOU addressing the EPHTN collaboration is anticipated in FY04.

+---------------+--------------+-------------+-------------+----+---+
| > **Project:  |              |             |             |    |   |
| > EPHTN /     |              |             |             |    |   |
| > HELIX**     |              |             |             |    |   |
+---------------+--------------+-------------+-------------+----+---+
| > The goal of |              |             |             | *B |   |
| > this        |              |             |             | ud |   |
| > project is  |              |             |             | ge |   |
| > to          |              |             |             | t* |   |
| > evaluate,   |              |             |             |    |   |
| > verify,     |              |             |             |    |   |
| > validate    |              |             |             |    |   |
| > and         |              |             |             |    |   |
| > benchmark   |              |             |             |    |   |
| > Earth       |              |             |             |    |   |
| > science     |              |             |             |    |   |
| >             |              |             |             |    |   |
|  measurements |              |             |             |    |   |
| > for routine |              |             |             |    |   |
| > use in      |              |             |             |    |   |
| >             |              |             |             |    |   |
|  EPHTN/HELIX. |              |             |             |    |   |
| > FY04:       |              |             |             |    |   |
| > Evaluation  |              |             |             |    |   |
| > of MODIS    |              |             |             |    |   |
| > and ASTER   |              |             |             |    |   |
| >             |              |             |             |    |   |
| requirements. |              |             |             |    |   |
| >             |              |             |             |    |   |
|  FY05-beyond: |              |             |             |    |   |
| >             |              |             |             |    |   |
| Verification, |              |             |             |    |   |
| > validation, |              |             |             |    |   |
| > and         |              |             |             |    |   |
| >             |              |             |             |    |   |
|  benchmarking |              |             |             |    |   |
| > of data and |              |             |             |    |   |
| > modeling    |              |             |             |    |   |
| > inputs.     |              |             |             |    |   |
| > Expand      |              |             |             |    |   |
| > number and  |              |             |             |    |   |
| > scope of    |              |             |             |    |   |
| > Earth       |              |             |             |    |   |
| > science     |              |             |             |    |   |
| > inputs.     |              |             |             |    |   |
+---------------+--------------+-------------+-------------+----+---+
|               |              |             |             | FY | 3 |
|               |              |             |             | 04 | 0 |
|               |              |             |             |    | 0 |
+---------------+--------------+-------------+-------------+----+---+
| *Project      | *Centers*    | *Timeframe* | *Partners*  | FY | 5 |
| Manager*      |              |             |             | 05 | 0 |
|               |              |             |             |    | 0 |
+---------------+--------------+-------------+-------------+----+---+
| Dale          | MSFC, LaRC,  | FY04-FY08   | CDC, EPA    | FY | 6 |
| Qu            | SSC          |             |             | 06 | 5 |
| atrocchi-MSFC |              |             |             |    | 0 |
+---------------+--------------+-------------+-------------+----+---+
|               |              |             |             | FY | 7 |
|               |              |             |             | 07 | 5 |
|               |              |             |             |    | 0 |
+---------------+--------------+-------------+-------------+----+---+
|               |              |             |             | FY | 7 |
|               |              |             |             | 08 | 5 |
|               |              |             |             |    | 0 |
+---------------+--------------+-------------+-------------+----+---+
| *Earth        | Aqua - MODIS |             |             | *O |   |
| Science       | = surface    |             |             | th |   |
| Products*     | temp;        |             |             | er |   |
|               | Terra -      |             |             | Ap |   |
|               | ASTER, MODIS |             |             | ps |   |
|               | = surface    |             |             | .* |   |
|               | temp; Large  |             |             |    |   |
|               | Scale Eddy   |             |             |    |   |
|               | Simulation   |             |             |    |   |
|               | Model (LES)  |             |             |    |   |
+---------------+--------------+-------------+-------------+----+---+
| *             | Evaluation   |             |             | A  |   |
| Deliverables* | report,      |             |             | ir |   |
|               | contact      |             |             | Q  |   |
|               | network,     |             |             | ua |   |
|               | agr          |             |             | li |   |
|               | eement/joint |             |             | ty |   |
|               | development  |             |             |    |   |
|               | plan, V&V    |             |             |    |   |
|               | report,      |             |             |    |   |
|               | benchmark    |             |             |    |   |
|               | report,      |             |             |    |   |
|               | results      |             |             |    |   |
|               | conferences  |             |             |    |   |
+---------------+--------------+-------------+-------------+----+---+
|               |              |             |             |    |   |
+---------------+--------------+-------------+-------------+----+---+
| > [Strategic  |              |             |             |    |   |
| > Relevance   |              |             |             |    |   |
| ]{.underline} |              |             |             |    |   |
| >             |              |             |             |    |   |
| > IBPD        |              |             |             |    |   |
| > Performance |              |             |             |    |   |
| > Measures:   |              |             |             |    |   |
| > Outcome     |              |             |             |    |   |
| > 1.2.1 -     |              |             |             |    |   |
| > Goal 5ESA2  |              |             |             |    |   |
| >             |              |             |             |    |   |
| > Outcome     |              |             |             |    |   |
| > 1.2.3 -     |              |             |             |    |   |
| > Goal 5ESA7  |              |             |             |    |   |
| >             |              |             |             |    |   |
| > NASA        |              |             |             |    |   |
| > Strategic   |              |             |             |    |   |
| > Plan : Goal |              |             |             |    |   |
| > 1.1, 1.2    |              |             |             |    |   |
+---------------+--------------+-------------+-------------+----+---+

**[Project:]{.underline} ArboNET / Plague Surveillance System**

Plague is an infectious disease caused by the bacteria, *Yersinia
pestis*. Plague surveillance is a CDC priority because it is a Class A
disease and, by law, all occurrence of cases or suspected cases must be
reported. Plague is also monitored for its potential as a bio-terrorist
agent. Plague prevention and response efforts are underway at regional,
state and local levels through the CDC-sponsored Arbonet / Plague
Surveillance System.

Arbonet is a passive surveillance system managed by the CDC to collect
and archive data to study and operationally monitor regional and
national arthropod-borne viral disease trends. The CDC, participating
health departments, Department of Defense (DOD) and the US Geological
Survey (USGS) are primary users of ArboNET. Earth system science models
will provide information on plague vector habitats that will enable
Arbonet forecasts of outbreak conditions.

+---------------+--------------+-------------+-------------+----+---+
| > **Project:  |              |             |             |    |   |
| > Arbonet /   |              |             |             |    |   |
| > Plague**    |              |             |             |    |   |
+---------------+--------------+-------------+-------------+----+---+
| > The goal of |              |             |             | *B |   |
| > this        |              |             |             | ud |   |
| > project is  |              |             |             | ge |   |
| > to verify,  |              |             |             | t* |   |
| > validate    |              |             |             |    |   |
| > and         |              |             |             |    |   |
| > benchmark   |              |             |             |    |   |
| > Earth       |              |             |             |    |   |
| > science     |              |             |             |    |   |
| >             |              |             |             |    |   |
|  measurements |              |             |             |    |   |
| > for routine |              |             |             |    |   |
| > use in      |              |             |             |    |   |
| > Arbonet.    |              |             |             |    |   |
| > FY04: V&V   |              |             |             |    |   |
| > MODIS NDVI  |              |             |             |    |   |
| > products    |              |             |             |    |   |
| > for use in  |              |             |             |    |   |
| > plague      |              |             |             |    |   |
| >             |              |             |             |    |   |
| surveillance. |              |             |             |    |   |
| >             |              |             |             |    |   |
|  FY05-beyond: |              |             |             |    |   |
| > Benchmark   |              |             |             |    |   |
| > use of      |              |             |             |    |   |
| > MODIS NDVI  |              |             |             |    |   |
| > for use in  |              |             |             |    |   |
| > plague and  |              |             |             |    |   |
| > expand the  |              |             |             |    |   |
| > number and  |              |             |             |    |   |
| > scope of    |              |             |             |    |   |
| > Earth       |              |             |             |    |   |
| > science     |              |             |             |    |   |
| > data        |              |             |             |    |   |
| > products    |              |             |             |    |   |
| > and disease |              |             |             |    |   |
| >             |              |             |             |    |   |
|  surveillance |              |             |             |    |   |
| > targets.    |              |             |             |    |   |
+---------------+--------------+-------------+-------------+----+---+
|               |              |             |             | FY | 1 |
|               |              |             |             | 04 | 5 |
|               |              |             |             |    | 8 |
+---------------+--------------+-------------+-------------+----+---+
| *Project      | *Centers*    | *Timeframe* | *Partners*  | FY | 2 |
| Manager*      |              |             |             | 05 | 0 |
|               |              |             |             |    | 0 |
+---------------+--------------+-------------+-------------+----+---+
| Compton       | GSFC, SSC    | FY04-FY08   | CDC, DOD,   | FY | 4 |
| Tucker-GSFC   |              |             | USGS        | 06 | 0 |
|               |              |             |             |    | 0 |
+---------------+--------------+-------------+-------------+----+---+
|               |              |             |             | FY | 5 |
|               |              |             |             | 07 | 0 |
|               |              |             |             |    | 0 |
+---------------+--------------+-------------+-------------+----+---+
|               |              |             |             | FY | 5 |
|               |              |             |             | 08 | 0 |
|               |              |             |             |    | 0 |
+---------------+--------------+-------------+-------------+----+---+
| *Earth        | Aqua,        |             |             | *O |   |
| Science       | Terra -      |             |             | th |   |
| Products*     | MODIS =      |             |             | er |   |
|               | surface temp |             |             | Ap |   |
|               | (MOD11),     |             |             | ps |   |
|               | veg. index   |             |             | .* |   |
|               | (MOD13),     |             |             |    |   |
|               | fractional   |             |             |    |   |
|               | tree cover   |             |             |    |   |
|               | (MOD44B);    |             |             |    |   |
|               | SRTM = land  |             |             |    |   |
|               | surface      |             |             |    |   |
|               | topography;  |             |             |    |   |
|               | Landsat      |             |             |    |   |
|               | 4,5,7 = land |             |             |    |   |
|               | cover; GSFC  |             |             |    |   |
|               | Plague       |             |             |    |   |
|               | Algorithm    |             |             |    |   |
+---------------+--------------+-------------+-------------+----+---+
| *             | V&V report,  |             |             | N  |   |
| Deliverables* | contact      |             |             | /A |   |
|               | network,     |             |             |    |   |
|               | MOU/joint    |             |             |    |   |
|               | development  |             |             |    |   |
|               | plan,        |             |             |    |   |
|               | benchmark    |             |             |    |   |
|               | reports,     |             |             |    |   |
|               | results      |             |             |    |   |
|               | conferences  |             |             |    |   |
+---------------+--------------+-------------+-------------+----+---+
|               |              |             |             |    |   |
+---------------+--------------+-------------+-------------+----+---+
| > [Strategic  |              |             |             |    |   |
| > Relevance   |              |             |             |    |   |
| ]{.underline} |              |             |             |    |   |
| >             |              |             |             |    |   |
| > NASA        |              |             |             |    |   |
| > Strategic   |              |             |             |    |   |
| > Plan : Goal |              |             |             |    |   |
| > 1.1, 1.2,   |              |             |             |    |   |
| > 3.1         |              |             |             |    |   |
+---------------+--------------+-------------+-------------+----+---+

**[Project:]{.underline} Malaria Modeling and Surveillance**

The CDC is interested in utilizing new technologies and in developing
methodologies for monitoring and modeling infectious diseases. Malaria
is a high priority infectious disease target for domestic agencies, such
as CDC and DOD, as well as international health entities, such as the
World Health Organization and the Pan American Health Organization.
Malaria affects nearly 1,600 Americans each year and kills an estimated
3 million people worldwide, many of whom are children. In addition,
malaria costs African nations approximately \$12 billion in economic
productivity losses. The health and economic consequences of malaria
make it a destabilizing phenomenon. Both CDC and DOD currently are
developing decision support tools to better predict and respond to
malaria. Earth science data and modeling will enhance these tools by
providing new information on vector habitats and environmental
conditions that precede malaria outbreaks.

+---------------+--------------+-------------+-------------+----+---+
| > **Project:  |              |             |             |    |   |
| > Malaria**   |              |             |             |    |   |
+---------------+--------------+-------------+-------------+----+---+
| > The goal of |              |             |             | *B |   |
| > this        |              |             |             | ud |   |
| > project is  |              |             |             | ge |   |
| > to verify,  |              |             |             | t* |   |
| > validate    |              |             |             |    |   |
| > and         |              |             |             |    |   |
| > benchmark   |              |             |             |    |   |
| > Earth       |              |             |             |    |   |
| > science     |              |             |             |    |   |
| >             |              |             |             |    |   |
|  measurements |              |             |             |    |   |
| > for use in  |              |             |             |    |   |
| > malaria     |              |             |             |    |   |
| > habitat,    |              |             |             |    |   |
| >             |              |             |             |    |   |
| transmission, |              |             |             |    |   |
| > and risk    |              |             |             |    |   |
| > models      |              |             |             |    |   |
| > destined    |              |             |             |    |   |
| > for use in  |              |             |             |    |   |
| > infectious  |              |             |             |    |   |
| > disease     |              |             |             |    |   |
| >             |              |             |             |    |   |
|  surveillance |              |             |             |    |   |
| > systems.    |              |             |             |    |   |
| > FY04:       |              |             |             |    |   |
| > Evaluating  |              |             |             |    |   |
| > Earth       |              |             |             |    |   |
| > system      |              |             |             |    |   |
| > models for  |              |             |             |    |   |
| > integration |              |             |             |    |   |
| > with        |              |             |             |    |   |
| > infectious  |              |             |             |    |   |
| > disease     |              |             |             |    |   |
| > data and    |              |             |             |    |   |
| > use in      |              |             |             |    |   |
| > malaria     |              |             |             |    |   |
| >             |              |             |             |    |   |
|  surveillance |              |             |             |    |   |
| > systems at  |              |             |             |    |   |
| > CDC and     |              |             |             |    |   |
| > DoD.        |              |             |             |    |   |
| >             |              |             |             |    |   |
|  FY05-beyond: |              |             |             |    |   |
| > V&V models, |              |             |             |    |   |
| > benchmark   |              |             |             |    |   |
| > use of data |              |             |             |    |   |
| > and models  |              |             |             |    |   |
| > in          |              |             |             |    |   |
| >             |              |             |             |    |   |
|  surveillance |              |             |             |    |   |
| > systems     |              |             |             |    |   |
| > owned by    |              |             |             |    |   |
| > CDC, DOD,   |              |             |             |    |   |
| >             |              |             |             |    |   |
| international |              |             |             |    |   |
| >             |              |             |             |    |   |
| organizations |              |             |             |    |   |
+---------------+--------------+-------------+-------------+----+---+
|               |              |             |             | FY | 3 |
|               |              |             |             | 04 | 7 |
|               |              |             |             |    | 3 |
+---------------+--------------+-------------+-------------+----+---+
| *Project      | *Centers*    | *Timeframe* | *Partners*  | FY | 4 |
| Manager*      |              |             |             | 05 | 0 |
|               |              |             |             |    | 0 |
+---------------+--------------+-------------+-------------+----+---+
| Richard       | GSFC, SSC    | FY04-FY08   | CDC, NIH,   | FY | 4 |
| Kiang-GSFC    |              |             | DOD,        | 06 | 0 |
|               |              |             | in          |    | 0 |
|               |              |             | ternational |    |   |
+---------------+--------------+-------------+-------------+----+---+
|               |              |             |             | FY | 5 |
|               |              |             |             | 07 | 0 |
|               |              |             |             |    | 0 |
+---------------+--------------+-------------+-------------+----+---+
|               |              |             |             | FY | 5 |
|               |              |             |             | 08 | 0 |
|               |              |             |             |    | 0 |
+---------------+--------------+-------------+-------------+----+---+
| *Earth        | EO1=         |             |             | *O |   |
| Science       | radiance     |             |             | th |   |
| Products*     | values;      |             |             | er |   |
|               | Terra -      |             |             | Ap |   |
|               | ASTER =      |             |             | ps |   |
|               | radiance     |             |             | .* |   |
|               | values;      |             |             |    |   |
|               | Landsat 7 =  |             |             |    |   |
|               | land cover;  |             |             |    |   |
|               | Aqua,        |             |             |    |   |
|               | Terra -      |             |             |    |   |
|               | MODIS =      |             |             |    |   |
|               | radiance     |             |             |    |   |
|               | values; GMAO |             |             |    |   |
|               | Atmosphere   |             |             |    |   |
|               | Model;       |             |             |    |   |
|               | Global       |             |             |    |   |
|               | Historical   |             |             |    |   |
|               | Climatology  |             |             |    |   |
|               | Network      |             |             |    |   |
|               | Model (GHCN) |             |             |    |   |
+---------------+--------------+-------------+-------------+----+---+
| *             | V&V report,  |             |             | N  |   |
| Deliverables* | contact      |             |             | /A |   |
|               | network,     |             |             |    |   |
|               | agr          |             |             |    |   |
|               | eement/joint |             |             |    |   |
|               | development  |             |             |    |   |
|               | plan,        |             |             |    |   |
|               | results      |             |             |    |   |
|               | conferences  |             |             |    |   |
+---------------+--------------+-------------+-------------+----+---+
|               |              |             |             |    |   |
+---------------+--------------+-------------+-------------+----+---+
| > [Strategic  |              |             |             |    |   |
| > Relevance   |              |             |             |    |   |
| ]{.underline} |              |             |             |    |   |
| >             |              |             |             |    |   |
| > NASA        |              |             |             |    |   |
| > Strategic   |              |             |             |    |   |
| > Plan :      |              |             |             |    |   |
| > Goals 1.1,  |              |             |             |    |   |
| > 1.2, 3.1    |              |             |             |    |   |
+---------------+--------------+-------------+-------------+----+---+

**[Project:]{.underline} REASoN - University of New Mexico / Sandia
National Laboratories - Rapid Syndrome**

**Validation Project (RSVP)**

The RSVP is a syndromic surveillance system that is owned by the Sandia
National Laboratories and operated in conjunction with state and local
health departments and other public health entities. It is designed to
identify infectious disease outbreaks in the earliest possible stages
and to alert public health officials to these events. Earth science data
and modeling will provide predictive value to the system by identifying
environmental conditions that precede naturally occurring chronic and
infectious disease events.

+---------------+--------------+-------------+------------+----+-----+
| **Project:    |              |             |            |    |     |
| REASoN        |              |             |            |    |     |
| (RSVP)**      |              |             |            |    |     |
+---------------+--------------+-------------+------------+----+-----+
| > The goal of |              |             |            | *B |     |
| > this        |              |             |            | ud |     |
| > project is  |              |             |            | ge |     |
| > to verify,  |              |             |            | t* |     |
| > validate    |              |             |            |    |     |
| > and         |              |             |            |    |     |
| > benchmark   |              |             |            |    |     |
| > Earth       |              |             |            |    |     |
| > science     |              |             |            |    |     |
| >             |              |             |            |    |     |
|  measurements |              |             |            |    |     |
| > for use in  |              |             |            |    |     |
| > an existing |              |             |            |    |     |
| > public      |              |             |            |    |     |
| > health      |              |             |            |    |     |
| > syndromic   |              |             |            |    |     |
| >             |              |             |            |    |     |
|  surveillance |              |             |            |    |     |
| > system.     |              |             |            |    |     |
| > FY04:       |              |             |            |    |     |
| > Verify and  |              |             |            |    |     |
| > validate    |              |             |            |    |     |
| > dust        |              |             |            |    |     |
| >             |              |             |            |    |     |
|  measurements |              |             |            |    |     |
| > and models  |              |             |            |    |     |
| > for use in  |              |             |            |    |     |
| > respiratory |              |             |            |    |     |
| > diseases    |              |             |            |    |     |
| > addressed   |              |             |            |    |     |
| > by RSVP.    |              |             |            |    |     |
| > FY05 and    |              |             |            |    |     |
| > beyond:     |              |             |            |    |     |
| > Benchmark   |              |             |            |    |     |
| > dust        |              |             |            |    |     |
| >             |              |             |            |    |     |
|  measurements |              |             |            |    |     |
| > and models  |              |             |            |    |     |
| > and extend  |              |             |            |    |     |
| > RSVP by     |              |             |            |    |     |
| > integrating |              |             |            |    |     |
| > additional  |              |             |            |    |     |
| > Earth       |              |             |            |    |     |
| > science     |              |             |            |    |     |
| > results.    |              |             |            |    |     |
+---------------+--------------+-------------+------------+----+-----+
| *Project      | *Centers*    | *Timeframe* | *Partners* | FY | 900 |
| Manager*      |              |             |            | 04 |     |
+---------------+--------------+-------------+------------+----+-----+
| Timi Vann-SSC | SSC          | FY04-FY08   | DOE, DHHS  | FY | 600 |
|               |              |             |            | 05 |     |
+---------------+--------------+-------------+------------+----+-----+
|               |              |             |            | FY | 700 |
|               |              |             |            | 06 |     |
+---------------+--------------+-------------+------------+----+-----+
|               |              |             |            | FY | 700 |
|               |              |             |            | 07 |     |
+---------------+--------------+-------------+------------+----+-----+
|               |              |             |            | FY | 300 |
|               |              |             |            | 08 |     |
+---------------+--------------+-------------+------------+----+-----+
| *Earth        | Terra, Aqua, |             |            | *O |     |
| Science       | ACRIMSAT,    |             |            | th |     |
| Products*     | ERBS,        |             |            | er |     |
|               | Landsat-7,   |             |            | Ap |     |
|               | TOMS-EP,     |             |            | ps |     |
|               | TRMM, and    |             |            | .* |     |
|               | EO-1 data on |             |            |    |     |
|               | incoming     |             |            |    |     |
|               | solar        |             |            |    |     |
|               | radiation,   |             |            |    |     |
|               | surface      |             |            |    |     |
|               | temperature, |             |            |    |     |
|               | atmospheric  |             |            |    |     |
|               | c            |             |            |    |     |
|               | onstituents, |             |            |    |     |
|               | air quality, |             |            |    |     |
|               | soil         |             |            |    |     |
|               | moisture,    |             |            |    |     |
|               | NDVI, wind   |             |            |    |     |
|               | speed, and   |             |            |    |     |
|               | direction,   |             |            |    |     |
|               | trace gas    |             |            |    |     |
|               | c            |             |            |    |     |
|               | oncentration |             |            |    |     |
|               | in the       |             |            |    |     |
|               | troposphere, |             |            |    |     |
|               | aerosol      |             |            |    |     |
|               | co           |             |            |    |     |
|               | ncentration, |             |            |    |     |
|               | rain rate    |             |            |    |     |
|               | and amount.  |             |            |    |     |
|               | Models:      |             |            |    |     |
|               | MAES         |             |            |    |     |
|               | TRO/MAESTRA, |             |            |    |     |
|               | Catchment    |             |            |    |     |
|               | Land Surface |             |            |    |     |
|               | Model,       |             |            |    |     |
|               | NCEP/ETA,    |             |            |    |     |
|               | DREAM,       |             |            |    |     |
|               |              |             |            |    |     |
|               | NARAC/ERS,   |             |            |    |     |
|               | HO           |             |            |    |     |
|               | TMAC/RAPTAD, |             |            |    |     |
|               |              |             |            |    |     |
|               | COAMPS       |             |            |    |     |
+---------------+--------------+-------------+------------+----+-----+
| *             | Evaluation   |             |            | Ho |     |
| Deliverables* | report,      |             |            | me |     |
|               | contact      |             |            | la |     |
|               | network,     |             |            | nd |     |
|               | agr          |             |            | Se |     |
|               | eement/joint |             |            | cu |     |
|               | development  |             |            | ri |     |
|               | plan,        |             |            | ty |     |
|               | benchmark    |             |            |    |     |
|               | reports      |             |            |    |     |
+---------------+--------------+-------------+------------+----+-----+
|               |              |             |            |    |     |
+---------------+--------------+-------------+------------+----+-----+
| > [Strategic  |              |             |            |    |     |
| > Relevance   |              |             |            |    |     |
| ]{.underline} |              |             |            |    |     |
| >             |              |             |            |    |     |
| > IBPD        |              |             |            |    |     |
| > Performance |              |             |            |    |     |
| > Measures:   |              |             |            |    |     |
| > Outcome     |              |             |            |    |     |
| > 1.2.1 -     |              |             |            |    |     |
| > Goal 5ESA4  |              |             |            |    |     |
| >             |              |             |            |    |     |
| > Outcome     |              |             |            |    |     |
| > 1.2.3 -     |              |             |            |    |     |
| > Goal 5ESA8  |              |             |            |    |     |
| >             |              |             |            |    |     |
| > NASA        |              |             |            |    |     |
| > Strategic   |              |             |            |    |     |
| > Plan: Goals |              |             |            |    |     |
| > 1.1, 1.2,   |              |             |            |    |     |
| > 3.1         |              |             |            |    |     |
+---------------+--------------+-------------+------------+----+-----+

**[Project:]{.underline} REASoN Supplement to Link Department of Health
and Human Services\' Command and**

**Control Center**

+---------------+--------------+-------------+------------+----+-----+
| > **Project:  |              |             |            |    |     |
| > REASoN      |              |             |            |    |     |
| >             |              |             |            |    |     |
|  Supplement** |              |             |            |    |     |
+---------------+--------------+-------------+------------+----+-----+
| > The goal of |              |             |            | *B |     |
| > this        |              |             |            | ud |     |
| > supplement  |              |             |            | ge |     |
| > to Project  |              |             |            | t* |     |
| > REASoN      |              |             |            |    |     |
| > (RSVP) is   |              |             |            |    |     |
| > to          |              |             |            |    |     |
| > integrate   |              |             |            |    |     |
| > RSVP        |              |             |            |    |     |
| > outputs     |              |             |            |    |     |
| > with the    |              |             |            |    |     |
| > Department  |              |             |            |    |     |
| > of Health   |              |             |            |    |     |
| > and Human   |              |             |            |    |     |
| > Service\'s  |              |             |            |    |     |
| > Command and |              |             |            |    |     |
| > Control     |              |             |            |    |     |
| > Center      |              |             |            |    |     |
| > decision    |              |             |            |    |     |
| > support     |              |             |            |    |     |
| > systems.    |              |             |            |    |     |
| > FY04:       |              |             |            |    |     |
| > Evaluate    |              |             |            |    |     |
| > linkage to  |              |             |            |    |     |
| > DHHS CCC.   |              |             |            |    |     |
| >             |              |             |            |    |     |
|  FY05-beyond: |              |             |            |    |     |
| > V&V and     |              |             |            |    |     |
| > benchmark   |              |             |            |    |     |
| > linkages    |              |             |            |    |     |
| > with DHHS   |              |             |            |    |     |
| > CCC.        |              |             |            |    |     |
+---------------+--------------+-------------+------------+----+-----+
| *Project      | *Centers*    | *Timeframe* | *Partners* | FY | 100 |
| Manager*      |              |             |            | 04 |     |
+---------------+--------------+-------------+------------+----+-----+
| Timi Vann-SSC | SSC          | FY04-FY08   | DHHS, DOE  | FY | 100 |
|               |              |             |            | 05 |     |
+---------------+--------------+-------------+------------+----+-----+
|               |              |             |            | FY | 100 |
|               |              |             |            | 06 |     |
+---------------+--------------+-------------+------------+----+-----+
|               |              |             |            | FY | 100 |
|               |              |             |            | 07 |     |
+---------------+--------------+-------------+------------+----+-----+
|               |              |             |            | FY | 100 |
|               |              |             |            | 08 |     |
+---------------+--------------+-------------+------------+----+-----+
| *Earth        | All of the   |             |            | *O |     |
| Science       | products     |             |            | th |     |
| Products*     | listed above |             |            | er |     |
|               | under        |             |            | Ap |     |
|               | Project      |             |            | ps |     |
|               | REASoN       |             |            | .* |     |
|               | (RSVP) apply |             |            |    |     |
|               | here,        |             |            |    |     |
|               | including    |             |            |    |     |
|               | RSVP         |             |            |    |     |
|               | outputs.     |             |            |    |     |
+---------------+--------------+-------------+------------+----+-----+
| *             | Evaluation   |             |            | Ho |     |
| Deliverables* | report,      |             |            | me |     |
|               | contact      |             |            | la |     |
|               | network,     |             |            | nd |     |
|               | agr          |             |            | Se |     |
|               | eement/joint |             |            | cu |     |
|               | development  |             |            | ri |     |
|               | plan,        |             |            | ty |     |
|               | benchmark    |             |            |    |     |
|               | reports,     |             |            |    |     |
|               | results      |             |            |    |     |
|               | conferences  |             |            |    |     |
+---------------+--------------+-------------+------------+----+-----+
|               |              |             |            |    |     |
+---------------+--------------+-------------+------------+----+-----+
| > [Strategic  |              |             |            |    |     |
| > Relevance   |              |             |            |    |     |
| ]{.underline} |              |             |            |    |     |
| >             |              |             |            |    |     |
| > NASA        |              |             |            |    |     |
| > Strategic   |              |             |            |    |     |
| > Plan: Goals |              |             |            |    |     |
| > 1.1, 1.2,   |              |             |            |    |     |
| > 3.1         |              |             |            |    |     |
+---------------+--------------+-------------+------------+----+-----+

*Program Management Activities*

**[Issue:]{.underline} The introduction of Earth science data into
public health surveillance and research**

> **increases the amount of identifying information belonging to people
> on whom data is recorded in surveillance and research databases, thus
> increasing the risk of a breach of medical confidentiality.**

This issue presents obstacles to PHASES Program. It is a common source
of administrative and legal concern that delays the establishment of
agreements with public health agencies and slows the pace of
inter-agency collaboration. To ensure public trust in their purpose and
abilities, public health officials guard carefully the confidentiality
of data on human health status and risks and are reluctant to share it
with researchers without clear protocols for its use. The nature and
magnitude of these issues are relatively unfamiliar territory for NASA
administrative, legal, scientific and technical personnel.

+---------------+--------------+-------------+-------------+----+---+
| > **Project:  |              |             |             |    |   |
| > Conf        |              |             |             |    |   |
| identiality** |              |             |             |    |   |
+---------------+--------------+-------------+-------------+----+---+
| The goal of   |              |             |             | *B |   |
| this project  |              |             |             | ud |   |
| is to raise   |              |             |             | ge |   |
| awareness     |              |             |             | t* |   |
| among         |              |             |             |    |   |
| aerospace and |              |             |             |    |   |
| public health |              |             |             |    |   |
| researchers,  |              |             |             |    |   |
| provide       |              |             |             |    |   |
| training, and |              |             |             |    |   |
| establish     |              |             |             |    |   |
| jointly       |              |             |             |    |   |
| applicable    |              |             |             |    |   |
| protocols for |              |             |             |    |   |
| the           |              |             |             |    |   |
| appropriate   |              |             |             |    |   |
| use of Earth  |              |             |             |    |   |
| science data. |              |             |             |    |   |
| FY04: Inreach |              |             |             |    |   |
| to the NASA   |              |             |             |    |   |
| Office of the |              |             |             |    |   |
| Chief         |              |             |             |    |   |
| Scientist,    |              |             |             |    |   |
| Office of the |              |             |             |    |   |
| Chief Health  |              |             |             |    |   |
| and Medical   |              |             |             |    |   |
| Officer, and  |              |             |             |    |   |
| the           |              |             |             |    |   |
| Biological    |              |             |             |    |   |
| and Physical  |              |             |             |    |   |
| Research      |              |             |             |    |   |
| Enterprise to |              |             |             |    |   |
| coordinate an |              |             |             |    |   |
| Agency-wide   |              |             |             |    |   |
| effort to     |              |             |             |    |   |
| examine       |              |             |             |    |   |
| internal      |              |             |             |    |   |
| policies and  |              |             |             |    |   |
| procedures.   |              |             |             |    |   |
| FY05 and      |              |             |             |    |   |
| beyond:       |              |             |             |    |   |
| Outreach to   |              |             |             |    |   |
| and           |              |             |             |    |   |
| collaboration |              |             |             |    |   |
| with the      |              |             |             |    |   |
| National      |              |             |             |    |   |
| Institutes of |              |             |             |    |   |
| Health and    |              |             |             |    |   |
| other key     |              |             |             |    |   |
| o             |              |             |             |    |   |
| rganizations. |              |             |             |    |   |
+---------------+--------------+-------------+-------------+----+---+
|               |              |             |             | FY | 1 |
|               |              |             |             | 04 | 0 |
|               |              |             |             |    | 0 |
+---------------+--------------+-------------+-------------+----+---+
| *Project      | *Centers*    | *Timeframe* | *Partners*  | FY | 1 |
| Manager*      |              |             |             | 05 | 0 |
|               |              |             |             |    | 0 |
+---------------+--------------+-------------+-------------+----+---+
| Robert        | SEDAC        | FY04-FY08   | NIH         | FY | 1 |
| Chen-SEDAC    |              |             |             | 06 | 0 |
|               |              |             |             |    | 0 |
+---------------+--------------+-------------+-------------+----+---+
|               |              |             |             | FY | 1 |
|               |              |             |             | 07 | 0 |
|               |              |             |             |    | 0 |
+---------------+--------------+-------------+-------------+----+---+
|               |              |             |             | FY | 1 |
|               |              |             |             | 08 | 0 |
|               |              |             |             |    | 0 |
+---------------+--------------+-------------+-------------+----+---+
| *Earth        | All data and |             |             | *O |   |
| Science       | capabilities |             |             | th |   |
| Products*     | are relevant |             |             | er |   |
|               |              |             |             | Ap |   |
|               |              |             |             | ps |   |
|               |              |             |             | .* |   |
+---------------+--------------+-------------+-------------+----+---+
| *             | Report of    |             |             | N  |   |
| Deliverables* | workshop,    |             |             | /A |   |
|               | internal     |             |             |    |   |
|               | evaluation   |             |             |    |   |
|               | of policies  |             |             |    |   |
|               | and          |             |             |    |   |
|               | procedures,  |             |             |    |   |
|               | contact      |             |             |    |   |
|               | network,     |             |             |    |   |
|               | agr          |             |             |    |   |
|               | eement/joint |             |             |    |   |
|               | development  |             |             |    |   |
|               | plan         |             |             |    |   |
+---------------+--------------+-------------+-------------+----+---+
|               |              |             |             |    |   |
+---------------+--------------+-------------+-------------+----+---+
| > [Strategic  |              |             |             |    |   |
| > Relevance   |              |             |             |    |   |
| ]{.underline} |              |             |             |    |   |
| >             |              |             |             |    |   |
| > NASA        |              |             |             |    |   |
| > Strategic   |              |             |             |    |   |
| > Plan:       |              |             |             |    |   |
| > Goals\*     |              |             |             |    |   |
| > 7.2, 7.3,   |              |             |             |    |   |
| > 10.3        |              |             |             |    |   |
| >             |              |             |             |    |   |
| > \*Note: The |              |             |             |    |   |
| > Earth       |              |             |             |    |   |
| > Science     |              |             |             |    |   |
| > Enterprise  |              |             |             |    |   |
| > does not    |              |             |             |    |   |
| > explicitly  |              |             |             |    |   |
| > support     |              |             |             |    |   |
| > these       |              |             |             |    |   |
| > particular  |              |             |             |    |   |
| > Goals.      |              |             |             |    |   |
| > However,    |              |             |             |    |   |
| > this        |              |             |             |    |   |
| > activity    |              |             |             |    |   |
| > serves a    |              |             |             |    |   |
| > similar     |              |             |             |    |   |
| > purpose and |              |             |             |    |   |
| > contributes |              |             |             |    |   |
| > to NASA\'s  |              |             |             |    |   |
| > overall     |              |             |             |    |   |
| > abilities   |              |             |             |    |   |
| > in these    |              |             |             |    |   |
| > areas.      |              |             |             |    |   |
+---------------+--------------+-------------+-------------+----+---+

*Program Management Activities*

[**Activity**:]{.underline} **The National Research Council\'s Board on
Earth Sciences and Resources, in**

> **collaboration with the Institute of Medicine\'s Board on Health
> Sciences Policy, will conduct a study titled, *Research Priorities -
> Earth Science and Medicine***

The study will assess the present status of research at the interface
between medicine and Earth science, and will advise on the high priority
research activities that should be undertaken for optimum societal
benefit. The committee will report on the most profitable areas for
communication and collaboration between the earth science and medical
communities, recognizing both the infectious disease and environmental
components.

+---------------+--------------+-------------+-------------+----+---+
| > **Activity: |              |             |             |    |   |
| > NAS Study** |              |             |             |    |   |
+---------------+--------------+-------------+-------------+----+---+
| The NAS       |              |             |             | *B |   |
| committee is  |              |             |             | ud |   |
| specifically  |              |             |             | ge |   |
| tasked to:    |              |             |             | t* |   |
|               |              |             |             |    |   |
| \* Describe   |              |             |             |    |   |
| the present   |              |             |             |    |   |
| state of      |              |             |             |    |   |
| knowledge in  |              |             |             |    |   |
| the emerging  |              |             |             |    |   |
| discipline at |              |             |             |    |   |
| the interface |              |             |             |    |   |
| of            |              |             |             |    |   |
|               |              |             |             |    |   |
| Earth science |              |             |             |    |   |
| and medicine. |              |             |             |    |   |
|               |              |             |             |    |   |
| \* Describe   |              |             |             |    |   |
| the           |              |             |             |    |   |
| connections   |              |             |             |    |   |
| between earth |              |             |             |    |   |
| science and   |              |             |             |    |   |
| public        |              |             |             |    |   |
| health,       |              |             |             |    |   |
| addressing    |              |             |             |    |   |
| both positive |              |             |             |    |   |
| and negative  |              |             |             |    |   |
| societal      |              |             |             |    |   |
| impacts over  |              |             |             |    |   |
| the full      |              |             |             |    |   |
| range from    |              |             |             |    |   |
| large-scale   |              |             |             |    |   |
| interactions  |              |             |             |    |   |
| to            |              |             |             |    |   |
| micro-scale   |              |             |             |    |   |
| b             |              |             |             |    |   |
| iogeochemical |              |             |             |    |   |
| processes.    |              |             |             |    |   |
|               |              |             |             |    |   |
| \* Evaluate   |              |             |             |    |   |
| the need for  |              |             |             |    |   |
| specific      |              |             |             |    |   |
| research      |              |             |             |    |   |
| support, and  |              |             |             |    |   |
| identify any  |              |             |             |    |   |
| basic         |              |             |             |    |   |
| research      |              |             |             |    |   |
| needs in      |              |             |             |    |   |
| bioscience    |              |             |             |    |   |
| and Earth     |              |             |             |    |   |
| science       |              |             |             |    |   |
| required to   |              |             |             |    |   |
| support       |              |             |             |    |   |
| research at   |              |             |             |    |   |
| the interface |              |             |             |    |   |
| of Earth      |              |             |             |    |   |
| science and   |              |             |             |    |   |
| medicine.     |              |             |             |    |   |
|               |              |             |             |    |   |
| \* Identify   |              |             |             |    |   |
| mechanisms    |              |             |             |    |   |
| for enhanced  |              |             |             |    |   |
| collaboration |              |             |             |    |   |
| between the   |              |             |             |    |   |
| Earth science |              |             |             |    |   |
| and           |              |             |             |    |   |
| m             |              |             |             |    |   |
| edical/public |              |             |             |    |   |
| health        |              |             |             |    |   |
| communities.  |              |             |             |    |   |
|               |              |             |             |    |   |
| \* Suggest    |              |             |             |    |   |
| how future    |              |             |             |    |   |
| efforts       |              |             |             |    |   |
| should be     |              |             |             |    |   |
| directed to   |              |             |             |    |   |
| anticipate    |              |             |             |    |   |
| and respond   |              |             |             |    |   |
| to public     |              |             |             |    |   |
| health needs  |              |             |             |    |   |
| and threats,  |              |             |             |    |   |
| particularly  |              |             |             |    |   |
| as a          |              |             |             |    |   |
| consequence   |              |             |             |    |   |
| of            |              |             |             |    |   |
| environmental |              |             |             |    |   |
| change.       |              |             |             |    |   |
+---------------+--------------+-------------+-------------+----+---+
|               |              |             |             | FY | 1 |
|               |              |             |             | 04 | 0 |
|               |              |             |             |    | 0 |
+---------------+--------------+-------------+-------------+----+---+
| *Project      | *Centers*    | *Timeframe* | *Partners*  | FY | N |
| Manager*      |              |             |             | 05 | / |
|               |              |             |             |    | A |
+---------------+--------------+-------------+-------------+----+---+
| Robert        | HQ           | FY04-FY08   | NAS / NRC   | FY | N |
| Venezia-HQ    |              |             |             | 06 | / |
|               |              |             |             |    | A |
+---------------+--------------+-------------+-------------+----+---+
|               |              |             |             | FY | N |
|               |              |             |             | 07 | / |
|               |              |             |             |    | A |
+---------------+--------------+-------------+-------------+----+---+
|               |              |             |             | FY | N |
|               |              |             |             | 08 | / |
|               |              |             |             |    | A |
+---------------+--------------+-------------+-------------+----+---+
| *Earth        | All          |             |             | *O |   |
| Science       | capabilities |             |             | th |   |
| Products*     | and data are |             |             | er |   |
|               | relevant     |             |             | Ap |   |
|               |              |             |             | ps |   |
|               |              |             |             | .* |   |
+---------------+--------------+-------------+-------------+----+---+
| *             | Study report |             |             | Co |   |
| Deliverables* | and          |             |             | de |   |
|               | rec          |             |             | YS |   |
|               | ommendations |             |             |    |   |
+---------------+--------------+-------------+-------------+----+---+

**[Activity:]{.underline} NASA-wide research and development assets have
great potential to further nationally important, basic public health
science goals. A focused collaboration with NIH should be coordinated to
explore this potential.**

The PHASES Program management has noted an increasing number and
frequency of requests from the public health and clinical medical
communities for partnership on priority basic science investigations
where NASA assets and expertise could make a unique and meaningful
contribution. In many cases these investigations are viewed as necessary
first steps to establish policy and to further the development of
decision support tools in the public health and medical communities. The
NIH Fogarty International Center has even offered to collaborate with
PHASES to hold a meeting of NIH institutes and other agencies interested
in identifying \"grand challenges\" in this area and in developing
recommendations for a joint approach to meeting them. This activity is
consistent with the OSTP/OMB guidance on FY 2005 Interagency Research
and Development Priorities to \"\...*optimize scientific discovery
through interagency coordination of related research areas.\"*

+---------------+--------------+-------------+-------------+----+---+
| > **Activity: |              |             |             |    |   |
| > Science     |              |             |             |    |   |
| > Links**     |              |             |             |    |   |
+---------------+--------------+-------------+-------------+----+---+
| > The goal of |              |             |             | *B |   |
| > this        |              |             |             | ud |   |
| > project is  |              |             |             | ge |   |
| > to link ESE |              |             |             | t* |   |
| > and         |              |             |             |    |   |
| > priority    |              |             |             |    |   |
| > public      |              |             |             |    |   |
| > health and  |              |             |             |    |   |
| > medical     |              |             |             |    |   |
| > science     |              |             |             |    |   |
| > interests.  |              |             |             |    |   |
| > FY04:       |              |             |             |    |   |
| > I           |              |             |             |    |   |
| dentification |              |             |             |    |   |
| > of public   |              |             |             |    |   |
| > health and  |              |             |             |    |   |
| > medical     |              |             |             |    |   |
| > decision    |              |             |             |    |   |
| > support and |              |             |             |    |   |
| > policy      |              |             |             |    |   |
| > issues that |              |             |             |    |   |
| > would       |              |             |             |    |   |
| > benefit     |              |             |             |    |   |
| > from Earth  |              |             |             |    |   |
| > science and |              |             |             |    |   |
| > public      |              |             |             |    |   |
| > health      |              |             |             |    |   |
| > basic       |              |             |             |    |   |
| > science     |              |             |             |    |   |
| > linkages.   |              |             |             |    |   |
| >             |              |             |             |    |   |
|  FY05-beyond: |              |             |             |    |   |
| > NIH-NASA    |              |             |             |    |   |
| >             |              |             |             |    |   |
| collaboration |              |             |             |    |   |
| > on priority |              |             |             |    |   |
| > public      |              |             |             |    |   |
| > health      |              |             |             |    |   |
| > research    |              |             |             |    |   |
| > questions.  |              |             |             |    |   |
| >             |              |             |             |    |   |
| > *See below  |              |             |             |    |   |
| > for         |              |             |             |    |   |
| > specific    |              |             |             |    |   |
| >             |              |             |             |    |   |
|  activities*. |              |             |             |    |   |
+---------------+--------------+-------------+-------------+----+---+
|               |              |             |             | FY | 5 |
|               |              |             |             | 04 | 0 |
+---------------+--------------+-------------+-------------+----+---+
| *Project      | *Centers*    | *Timeframe* | *Partners*  | FY | 1 |
| Manager*      |              |             |             | 05 | 5 |
|               |              |             |             |    | 0 |
+---------------+--------------+-------------+-------------+----+---+
| Robert        | ARC, GSFC    | FY04-FY08   | NIH         | FY | 1 |
| Venezia-HQ    |              |             |             | 06 | 5 |
|               |              |             |             |    | 0 |
+---------------+--------------+-------------+-------------+----+---+
|               |              |             |             | FY | 1 |
|               |              |             |             | 07 | 5 |
|               |              |             |             |    | 0 |
+---------------+--------------+-------------+-------------+----+---+
|               |              |             |             | FY | 1 |
|               |              |             |             | 08 | 5 |
|               |              |             |             |    | 0 |
+---------------+--------------+-------------+-------------+----+---+
| *Earth        | All data and |             |             | *O |   |
| Science       | capabilities |             |             | th |   |
| Products*     | are          |             |             | er |   |
|               | relevant.    |             |             | Ap |   |
|               |              |             |             | ps |   |
|               |              |             |             | .* |   |
+---------------+--------------+-------------+-------------+----+---+
| *             | Joint agency |             |             | A  |   |
| Deliverables* | strategic    |             |             | ir |   |
|               | plan and     |             |             | Q  |   |
|               | workgroup    |             |             | ua |   |
|               | framework,   |             |             | li |   |
|               | d            |             |             | ty |   |
|               | ocumentation |             |             |    |   |
|               | of priority  |             |             | Ec |   |
|               | research     |             |             | ol |   |
|               | areas,       |             |             | og |   |
|               | rec          |             |             | ic |   |
|               | ommendations |             |             | al |   |
|               | on a joint   |             |             | F  |   |
|               | research     |             |             | or |   |
|               | approach,    |             |             | ec |   |
|               |              |             |             | as |   |
|               |              |             |             | ti |   |
|               |              |             |             | ng |   |
|               |              |             |             |    |   |
|               |              |             |             | Co |   |
|               |              |             |             | de |   |
|               |              |             |             | YS |   |
+---------------+--------------+-------------+-------------+----+---+
|               |              |             |             |    |   |
+---------------+--------------+-------------+-------------+----+---+
| [Strategic    |              |             |             |    |   |
| Relevance     |              |             |             |    |   |
| ]{.underline} |              |             |             |    |   |
|               |              |             |             |    |   |
| NASA          |              |             |             |    |   |
| Strategic     |              |             |             |    |   |
| Plan: Goal    |              |             |             |    |   |
| 6.4           |              |             |             |    |   |
+---------------+--------------+-------------+-------------+----+---+

The following describes specific activities and deliverables necessary
to address *Activity: Science Links*:

[FY04]{.underline}

Activities should include collaboration with the Earth Science
Enterprise Science Division and NIH to identify priority public health
and medical decision support and policy issues that require additional
basic research to which NASA Earth system science assets could
contribute uniquely. The report must describe NASA\'s potential
contribution to the research in terms of:

Unique assets:

\-- scientific expertise (including modeling)

\-- technology (such as Earth observation, communications, and
computation)

\-- data (such as products, access, handling expertise, analysis
capabilities)

Value Added / Benefits:

\-- economic impact of the public health problem to be studied

> \-- current resource investment by the public health and medical
> communities that
>
> could be enhanced by NASA
>
> \-- increased morbidity and mortality
>
> \-- decreased national security

[FY05 and beyond]{.underline}

Collaborate with the NIH Fogarty International Center to conduct
jointly-sponsored research on the identified research priorities.

**IV. Support from Other Programs**

The PHASES Program authorizes activities that contribute to the overall
success of the application through studies, working group participation,
program reviews, and other endeavors.

*Cross-Cutting Activities*

**[Activity:]{.underline} IBS Engineering Support**

+---------------+--------------+-------------+-------------+----+---+
| > **Activity: |              |             |             |    |   |
| > IBS         |              |             |             |    |   |
| > Engineering |              |             |             |    |   |
| > Support**   |              |             |             |    |   |
+---------------+--------------+-------------+-------------+----+---+
| 1\. Refine    |              |             |             | *B |   |
| technical     |              |             |             | ud |   |
| requirements  |              |             |             | ge |   |
| related to    |              |             |             | t* |   |
| the           |              |             |             |    |   |
| geospatial    |              |             |             |    |   |
| components    |              |             |             |    |   |
| associated    |              |             |             |    |   |
| with          |              |             |             |    |   |
|               |              |             |             |    |   |
| NASA Earth    |              |             |             |    |   |
| observing     |              |             |             |    |   |
| data products |              |             |             |    |   |
| for RSVP and  |              |             |             |    |   |
| EPHTN /       |              |             |             |    |   |
| HELIX.        |              |             |             |    |   |
|               |              |             |             |    |   |
| 2\. Advise on |              |             |             |    |   |
| the selection |              |             |             |    |   |
| of NASA ESE   |              |             |             |    |   |
| data products |              |             |             |    |   |
| for           |              |             |             |    |   |
| incorporation |              |             |             |    |   |
| into RSVP.    |              |             |             |    |   |
|               |              |             |             |    |   |
| 3\. Perform   |              |             |             |    |   |
| V&V of NASA   |              |             |             |    |   |
| products      |              |             |             |    |   |
| through use   |              |             |             |    |   |
| of in situ    |              |             |             |    |   |
| measurements  |              |             |             |    |   |
| and ground    |              |             |             |    |   |
|               |              |             |             |    |   |
| networks and  |              |             |             |    |   |
| benchmark     |              |             |             |    |   |
| product       |              |             |             |    |   |
| performance   |              |             |             |    |   |
| through       |              |             |             |    |   |
| technical     |              |             |             |    |   |
| publicati     |              |             |             |    |   |
| on/memoranda. |              |             |             |    |   |
|               |              |             |             |    |   |
| 4\. Leverage  |              |             |             |    |   |
| work          |              |             |             |    |   |
| performed     |              |             |             |    |   |
| through the   |              |             |             |    |   |
| Air Quality   |              |             |             |    |   |
| application   |              |             |             |    |   |
| involving     |              |             |             |    |   |
| correlation   |              |             |             |    |   |
| of            |              |             |             |    |   |
|               |              |             |             |    |   |
| PM2.5         |              |             |             |    |   |
| measurements  |              |             |             |    |   |
| with MODIS    |              |             |             |    |   |
| aerosol       |              |             |             |    |   |
| products.     |              |             |             |    |   |
|               |              |             |             |    |   |
| 5\. Leverage  |              |             |             |    |   |
| studies of    |              |             |             |    |   |
| surface       |              |             |             |    |   |
| roughness and |              |             |             |    |   |
| use of NASA   |              |             |             |    |   |
| and other     |              |             |             |    |   |
| data sets to  |              |             |             |    |   |
| derive        |              |             |             |    |   |
|               |              |             |             |    |   |
| surface       |              |             |             |    |   |
| roughness     |              |             |             |    |   |
| measurements  |              |             |             |    |   |
| for           |              |             |             |    |   |
| incorporation |              |             |             |    |   |
| into wind and |              |             |             |    |   |
| transport     |              |             |             |    |   |
| models.       |              |             |             |    |   |
|               |              |             |             |    |   |
| 6\.           |              |             |             |    |   |
| Investigate   |              |             |             |    |   |
| and develop   |              |             |             |    |   |
| data fusion   |              |             |             |    |   |
| products that |              |             |             |    |   |
| combine       |              |             |             |    |   |
| local-scale   |              |             |             |    |   |
| hi            |              |             |             |    |   |
| gh-resolution |              |             |             |    |   |
| data          |              |             |             |    |   |
|               |              |             |             |    |   |
| with          |              |             |             |    |   |
| global-scale  |              |             |             |    |   |
| NASA data     |              |             |             |    |   |
| products.     |              |             |             |    |   |
|               |              |             |             |    |   |
| 7\. Develop a |              |             |             |    |   |
| "checklist"   |              |             |             |    |   |
| of model      |              |             |             |    |   |
| attributes    |              |             |             |    |   |
| that should   |              |             |             |    |   |
| be examined   |              |             |             |    |   |
| when          |              |             |             |    |   |
| comparing and |              |             |             |    |   |
|               |              |             |             |    |   |
| evaluating    |              |             |             |    |   |
| models for    |              |             |             |    |   |
| incorporation |              |             |             |    |   |
| into RSVP.    |              |             |             |    |   |
|               |              |             |             |    |   |
| 8\. Identify  |              |             |             |    |   |
| ground        |              |             |             |    |   |
| truthing      |              |             |             |    |   |
| sites (e.g.   |              |             |             |    |   |
| dust-prone    |              |             |             |    |   |
| areas such as |              |             |             |    |   |
| dry lake      |              |             |             |    |   |
| beds) for     |              |             |             |    |   |
| V&V.          |              |             |             |    |   |
|               |              |             |             |    |   |
| Perform       |              |             |             |    |   |
| ground        |              |             |             |    |   |
| truthing      |              |             |             |    |   |
| using these   |              |             |             |    |   |
| areas as V&V  |              |             |             |    |   |
| sites for     |              |             |             |    |   |
| coarse scale  |              |             |             |    |   |
| data and      |              |             |             |    |   |
| models.       |              |             |             |    |   |
|               |              |             |             |    |   |
| Ground        |              |             |             |    |   |
| truthing can  |              |             |             |    |   |
| also serve as |              |             |             |    |   |
| V&V of high   |              |             |             |    |   |
| resolution    |              |             |             |    |   |
| data that is  |              |             |             |    |   |
| used in data  |              |             |             |    |   |
| fusion.       |              |             |             |    |   |
+---------------+--------------+-------------+-------------+----+---+
|               |              |             |             | FY | 2 |
|               |              |             |             | 04 | 0 |
|               |              |             |             |    | 0 |
+---------------+--------------+-------------+-------------+----+---+
| *PS Managers* | *Centers*    | *Timeframe* | *Partners*  | FY | 2 |
|               |              |             |             | 05 | 0 |
|               |              |             |             |    | 0 |
+---------------+--------------+-------------+-------------+----+---+
| Robert        | SSC          | FY04        | N/A         | FY | 2 |
| Venezia - HQ  |              |             |             | 06 | 0 |
|               |              |             |             |    | 0 |
+---------------+--------------+-------------+-------------+----+---+
|               |              |             |             | FY | 2 |
|               |              |             |             | 07 | 0 |
|               |              |             |             |    | 0 |
+---------------+--------------+-------------+-------------+----+---+
|               |              |             |             | FY | 2 |
|               |              |             |             | 08 | 0 |
|               |              |             |             |    | 0 |
+---------------+--------------+-------------+-------------+----+---+
| *Earth        | > Identified |             |             | *O |   |
| Science       | > through    |             |             | th |   |
| Products*     | > Project    |             |             | er |   |
|               | > RSVP and   |             |             | Ap |   |
|               | > evaluation |             |             | ps |   |
|               | > efforts    |             |             | .* |   |
|               | > with DHHS  |             |             |    |   |
|               | > CCC.       |             |             | C  |   |
|               |              |             |             | ro |   |
|               |              |             |             | ss |   |
|               |              |             |             | -C |   |
|               |              |             |             | ut |   |
|               |              |             |             | ti |   |
|               |              |             |             | ng |   |
|               |              |             |             |    |   |
|               |              |             |             | S  |   |
|               |              |             |             | ol |   |
|               |              |             |             | ut |   |
|               |              |             |             | io |   |
|               |              |             |             | ns |   |
+---------------+--------------+-------------+-------------+----+---+
| *             | > Reports,   |             |             |    |   |
| Deliverables* | > formal     |             |             |    |   |
|               | > rec        |             |             |    |   |
|               | ommendations |             |             |    |   |
|               | > for        |             |             |    |   |
|               | > action,    |             |             |    |   |
|               | > technical  |             |             |    |   |
|               | > memoranda  |             |             |    |   |
+---------------+--------------+-------------+-------------+----+---+

*Education Activities*

**[Activity:]{.underline} The use of remote sensing technology and Earth
science results in public health research**

> **and practice should be fostered throughout the public health
> academic and practice communities.**

+---------------+--------------+-------------+-------------+----+---+
| > **Activity: |              |             |             |    |   |
| >             |              |             |             |    |   |
|  Curriculum** |              |             |             |    |   |
+---------------+--------------+-------------+-------------+----+---+
| > The goal of |              |             |             | *B |   |
| > this        |              |             |             | ud |   |
| > project is  |              |             |             | ge |   |
| > to          |              |             |             | t* |   |
| > implement a |              |             |             |    |   |
| >             |              |             |             |    |   |
| collaborative |              |             |             |    |   |
| > plan with   |              |             |             |    |   |
| > the         |              |             |             |    |   |
| > Association |              |             |             |    |   |
| > of Schools  |              |             |             |    |   |
| > of Public   |              |             |             |    |   |
| > Health      |              |             |             |    |   |
| > (ASPH) to   |              |             |             |    |   |
| >             |              |             |             |    |   |
|  characterize |              |             |             |    |   |
| > the state   |              |             |             |    |   |
| > of          |              |             |             |    |   |
| > knowledge   |              |             |             |    |   |
| > and         |              |             |             |    |   |
| > training of |              |             |             |    |   |
| > public      |              |             |             |    |   |
| > health      |              |             |             |    |   |
| > officials.  |              |             |             |    |   |
| > It also     |              |             |             |    |   |
| > will assess |              |             |             |    |   |
| > the         |              |             |             |    |   |
| > interest    |              |             |             |    |   |
| > among and   |              |             |             |    |   |
| > feasibility |              |             |             |    |   |
| > of graduate |              |             |             |    |   |
| > public      |              |             |             |    |   |
| > health      |              |             |             |    |   |
| > faculty to  |              |             |             |    |   |
| > develop and |              |             |             |    |   |
| > implement   |              |             |             |    |   |
| > graduate    |              |             |             |    |   |
| > public      |              |             |             |    |   |
| > health      |              |             |             |    |   |
| > curriculum. |              |             |             |    |   |
| > FY04:       |              |             |             |    |   |
| > Strategic   |              |             |             |    |   |
| > planning    |              |             |             |    |   |
| > with ASPH,  |              |             |             |    |   |
| > and         |              |             |             |    |   |
| > A           |              |             |             |    |   |
| SPH-leveraged |              |             |             |    |   |
| > survey of   |              |             |             |    |   |
| > accredited  |              |             |             |    |   |
| > graduate    |              |             |             |    |   |
| > schools of  |              |             |             |    |   |
| > public      |              |             |             |    |   |
| > health.     |              |             |             |    |   |
| >             |              |             |             |    |   |
|  FY05-beyond: |              |             |             |    |   |
| > Curriculum  |              |             |             |    |   |
| > development |              |             |             |    |   |
| > and         |              |             |             |    |   |
| > im          |              |             |             |    |   |
| plementation. |              |             |             |    |   |
+---------------+--------------+-------------+-------------+----+---+
|               |              |             |             | FY | 5 |
|               |              |             |             | 04 | 0 |
+---------------+--------------+-------------+-------------+----+---+
| *Project      | *Centers*    | *Timeframe* | *Partners*  | FY | 1 |
| Manager*      |              |             |             | 05 | 0 |
|               |              |             |             |    | 0 |
+---------------+--------------+-------------+-------------+----+---+
| Louisa        | ARC          | FY04-FY08   | ASPH        | FY | 1 |
| Beck-ARC      |              |             |             | 06 | 0 |
|               |              |             |             |    | 0 |
+---------------+--------------+-------------+-------------+----+---+
|               |              |             |             | FY | 1 |
|               |              |             |             | 07 | 0 |
|               |              |             |             |    | 0 |
+---------------+--------------+-------------+-------------+----+---+
|               |              |             |             | FY | 1 |
|               |              |             |             | 08 | 0 |
|               |              |             |             |    | 0 |
+---------------+--------------+-------------+-------------+----+---+
| *Earth        | All data and |             |             | *O |   |
| Science       | capabilities |             |             | th |   |
| Products*     | are relevant |             |             | er |   |
|               |              |             |             | Ap |   |
|               |              |             |             | ps |   |
|               |              |             |             | .* |   |
+---------------+--------------+-------------+-------------+----+---+
| *             | MOU,         |             |             | E  |   |
| Deliverables* | AS           |             |             | du |   |
|               | PH-leveraged |             |             | ca |   |
|               | membership   |             |             | ti |   |
|               | survey and   |             |             | on |   |
|               | results      |             |             | P  |   |
|               | analysis,    |             |             | ro |   |
|               | contact      |             |             | gr |   |
|               | network      |             |             | am |   |
+---------------+--------------+-------------+-------------+----+---+
|               |              |             |             |    |   |
+---------------+--------------+-------------+-------------+----+---+
| [Strategic    |              |             |             |    |   |
| Relevance     |              |             |             |    |   |
| ]{.underline} |              |             |             |    |   |
|               |              |             |             |    |   |
| IBPD          |              |             |             |    |   |
| Performance   |              |             |             |    |   |
| Measures:     |              |             |             |    |   |
|               |              |             |             |    |   |
| NASA          |              |             |             |    |   |
| Strategic     |              |             |             |    |   |
| Plan: Goals   |              |             |             |    |   |
| 1.1, 1.2      |              |             |             |    |   |
+---------------+--------------+-------------+-------------+----+---+

*Outreach Activities*

**[Activity:]{.underline} CDC - NCAR Summer Institute**

+---------------+--------------+-------------+-------------+----+---+
| **Activity:   |              |             |             |    |   |
| CDC - NCAR    |              |             |             |    |   |
| Summer        |              |             |             |    |   |
| Institute**   |              |             |             |    |   |
+---------------+--------------+-------------+-------------+----+---+
| The purpose   |              |             |             | *B |   |
| of this event |              |             |             | ud |   |
| is to hold an |              |             |             | ge |   |
| annual 2-week |              |             |             | t* |   |
| summer        |              |             |             |    |   |
| institute at  |              |             |             |    |   |
| NCAR that     |              |             |             |    |   |
| will: 1)      |              |             |             |    |   |
| provide a     |              |             |             |    |   |
| uniquely      |              |             |             |    |   |
| inte          |              |             |             |    |   |
| rdisciplinary |              |             |             |    |   |
| 1-week        |              |             |             |    |   |
| C             |              |             |             |    |   |
| limate/Health |              |             |             |    |   |
| Symposium     |              |             |             |    |   |
| geared to     |              |             |             |    |   |
| scientists    |              |             |             |    |   |
| from multiple |              |             |             |    |   |
| disciplines,  |              |             |             |    |   |
| as well as    |              |             |             |    |   |
| young         |              |             |             |    |   |
| scientists    |              |             |             |    |   |
| and advanced  |              |             |             |    |   |
| graduate      |              |             |             |    |   |
| students; and |              |             |             |    |   |
| 2) a 1-week   |              |             |             |    |   |
| Climate       |              |             |             |    |   |
| Change/Health |              |             |             |    |   |
| Research      |              |             |             |    |   |
| Summit geared |              |             |             |    |   |
| to scientists |              |             |             |    |   |
| working in    |              |             |             |    |   |
| this field to |              |             |             |    |   |
| discuss and   |              |             |             |    |   |
| compare       |              |             |             |    |   |
| sta           |              |             |             |    |   |
| te-of-the-art |              |             |             |    |   |
| methods. The  |              |             |             |    |   |
| workshop will |              |             |             |    |   |
| help ensure   |              |             |             |    |   |
| that health   |              |             |             |    |   |
| researchers   |              |             |             |    |   |
| are aware of  |              |             |             |    |   |
| the types of  |              |             |             |    |   |
| climate (and  |              |             |             |    |   |
| land use)     |              |             |             |    |   |
| databases     |              |             |             |    |   |
| that are      |              |             |             |    |   |
| available, as |              |             |             |    |   |
| well as their |              |             |             |    |   |
| optimal       |              |             |             |    |   |
| application.  |              |             |             |    |   |
| Statistics    |              |             |             |    |   |
| that are most |              |             |             |    |   |
| relevant to   |              |             |             |    |   |
| c             |              |             |             |    |   |
| limate/health |              |             |             |    |   |
| study also    |              |             |             |    |   |
| will be       |              |             |             |    |   |
| taught, with  |              |             |             |    |   |
| the ultimate  |              |             |             |    |   |
| goal being to |              |             |             |    |   |
| advance the   |              |             |             |    |   |
| quality of    |              |             |             |    |   |
| research on   |              |             |             |    |   |
| health        |              |             |             |    |   |
| impacts of    |              |             |             |    |   |
| climate       |              |             |             |    |   |
| change.       |              |             |             |    |   |
+---------------+--------------+-------------+-------------+----+---+
|               |              |             |             | FY | 5 |
|               |              |             |             | 04 | 0 |
+---------------+--------------+-------------+-------------+----+---+
| *PS Managers* | *Centers*    | *Timeframe* | *Partners*  | FY | 1 |
|               |              |             |             | 05 | 0 |
|               |              |             |             |    | 0 |
+---------------+--------------+-------------+-------------+----+---+
| Robert        | All ESE      | Summer      | CDC, NCAR   | FY | 1 |
| Venezia - HQ  | Centers      | 2004,       |             | 06 | 0 |
|               |              |             |             |    | 0 |
|               |              | Annual      |             |    |   |
+---------------+--------------+-------------+-------------+----+---+
|               |              |             |             | FY | 1 |
|               |              |             |             | 07 | 0 |
|               |              |             |             |    | 0 |
+---------------+--------------+-------------+-------------+----+---+
|               |              |             |             | FY | 1 |
|               |              |             |             | 08 | 0 |
|               |              |             |             |    | 0 |
+---------------+--------------+-------------+-------------+----+---+
| *Earth        | > All        |             |             | *O |   |
| Science       | >            |             |             | th |   |
| Products*     | capabilities |             |             | er |   |
|               | > and data   |             |             | Ap |   |
|               | > are        |             |             | ps |   |
|               | > relevant   |             |             | .* |   |
+---------------+--------------+-------------+-------------+----+---+
| *             | Network      |             |             | A  |   |
| Deliverables* | connections, |             |             | ir |   |
|               | Institute    |             |             | Q  |   |
|               | syllabus and |             |             | ua |   |
|               | report,      |             |             | li |   |
|               | training     |             |             | ty |   |
|               |              |             |             |    |   |
|               |              |             |             | Ou |   |
|               |              |             |             | tr |   |
|               |              |             |             | ea |   |
|               |              |             |             | ch |   |
|               |              |             |             |    |   |
|               |              |             |             | P  |   |
|               |              |             |             | ro |   |
|               |              |             |             | gr |   |
|               |              |             |             | am |   |
|               |              |             |             |    |   |
|               |              |             |             | E  |   |
|               |              |             |             | du |   |
|               |              |             |             | ca |   |
|               |              |             |             | ti |   |
|               |              |             |             | on |   |
|               |              |             |             | P  |   |
|               |              |             |             | ro |   |
|               |              |             |             | gr |   |
|               |              |             |             | am |   |
+---------------+--------------+-------------+-------------+----+---+

**[Activity:]{.underline} APHA Special Session**

+---------------+--------------+-------------+-------------+----+---+
| > **Activity: |              |             |             |    |   |
| > APHA        |              |             |             |    |   |
| > Special     |              |             |             |    |   |
| > Session**   |              |             |             |    |   |
+---------------+--------------+-------------+-------------+----+---+
| The PHASES    |              |             |             | *B |   |
| Program will  |              |             |             | ud |   |
| sponsor a     |              |             |             | ge |   |
| special       |              |             |             | t* |   |
| session and a |              |             |             |    |   |
| booth at the  |              |             |             |    |   |
|               |              |             |             |    |   |
| 131st Annual  |              |             |             |    |   |
| Meeting and   |              |             |             |    |   |
| Exposition of |              |             |             |    |   |
| the American  |              |             |             |    |   |
| Public Health |              |             |             |    |   |
| Association   |              |             |             |    |   |
| in            |              |             |             |    |   |
|               |              |             |             |    |   |
| November      |              |             |             |    |   |
| 2003. The     |              |             |             |    |   |
| session will  |              |             |             |    |   |
| be titled     |              |             |             |    |   |
| \"Use of NASA |              |             |             |    |   |
| Science,      |              |             |             |    |   |
| Technology,   |              |             |             |    |   |
| and Data for  |              |             |             |    |   |
|               |              |             |             |    |   |
| Public Health |              |             |             |    |   |
| Su            |              |             |             |    |   |
| rveillance.\" |              |             |             |    |   |
| Its purpose   |              |             |             |    |   |
| is to         |              |             |             |    |   |
| communicate   |              |             |             |    |   |
| to the public |              |             |             |    |   |
| health        |              |             |             |    |   |
| practice      |              |             |             |    |   |
|               |              |             |             |    |   |
| community the |              |             |             |    |   |
| goals and     |              |             |             |    |   |
| capabilities  |              |             |             |    |   |
| of NASA\'s    |              |             |             |    |   |
| PHASES        |              |             |             |    |   |
| Program for   |              |             |             |    |   |
|               |              |             |             |    |   |
| enhancing     |              |             |             |    |   |
| public health |              |             |             |    |   |
| surveillance  |              |             |             |    |   |
| systems. The  |              |             |             |    |   |
| presentations |              |             |             |    |   |
| will          |              |             |             |    |   |
| highlight     |              |             |             |    |   |
| NASA Earth    |              |             |             |    |   |
|               |              |             |             |    |   |
| system        |              |             |             |    |   |
| science,      |              |             |             |    |   |
| technology    |              |             |             |    |   |
| and data with |              |             |             |    |   |
| the potential |              |             |             |    |   |
| to enhance    |              |             |             |    |   |
| capabilities  |              |             |             |    |   |
| in field      |              |             |             |    |   |
|               |              |             |             |    |   |
| epidemiologic |              |             |             |    |   |
| methods,      |              |             |             |    |   |
| surveillance  |              |             |             |    |   |
| database      |              |             |             |    |   |
| architecture, |              |             |             |    |   |
| data          |              |             |             |    |   |
| integration,  |              |             |             |    |   |
| and           |              |             |             |    |   |
| information   |              |             |             |    |   |
|               |              |             |             |    |   |
| transfer. The |              |             |             |    |   |
| session will  |              |             |             |    |   |
| also address  |              |             |             |    |   |
| NASA\'s       |              |             |             |    |   |
| public health |              |             |             |    |   |
| workforce     |              |             |             |    |   |
| training      |              |             |             |    |   |
| capabilities. |              |             |             |    |   |
|               |              |             |             |    |   |
| The session   |              |             |             |    |   |
| and the booth |              |             |             |    |   |
| will provide  |              |             |             |    |   |
| a unique      |              |             |             |    |   |
| opportunity   |              |             |             |    |   |
| for outreach  |              |             |             |    |   |
| to the public |              |             |             |    |   |
| health        |              |             |             |    |   |
|               |              |             |             |    |   |
| community.    |              |             |             |    |   |
+---------------+--------------+-------------+-------------+----+---+
|               |              |             |             | FY | 5 |
|               |              |             |             | 04 | 0 |
|               |              |             |             |    | \ |
|               |              |             |             |    | * |
+---------------+--------------+-------------+-------------+----+---+
| *PS Managers* | *Centers*    | *Timeframe* | *Partners*  | FY | 5 |
|               |              |             |             | 05 | 0 |
|               |              |             |             |    | \ |
|               |              |             |             |    | * |
+---------------+--------------+-------------+-------------+----+---+
| Robert        | ARC, GSFC,   | November    | APHA        | FY | 5 |
| Venezia - HQ  | SSC, MSFC,   | 2003        |             | 06 | 0 |
|               | SEDAC        |             |             |    | \ |
|               |              |             |             |    | * |
+---------------+--------------+-------------+-------------+----+---+
|               |              |             |             | FY | 5 |
|               |              |             |             | 07 | 0 |
|               |              |             |             |    | \ |
|               |              |             |             |    | * |
+---------------+--------------+-------------+-------------+----+---+
|               |              |             |             | FY | 5 |
|               |              |             |             | 08 | 0 |
|               |              |             |             |    | \ |
|               |              |             |             |    | * |
+---------------+--------------+-------------+-------------+----+---+
| *Earth        | > All        |             |             | *O |   |
| Science       | >            |             |             | th |   |
| Products*     | capabilities |             |             | er |   |
|               | > and data   |             |             | Ap |   |
|               | > are        |             |             | ps |   |
|               | > relevant   |             |             | .* |   |
+---------------+--------------+-------------+-------------+----+---+
| *             | > Network    |             |             | A  |   |
| Deliverables* | >            |             |             | ir |   |
|               |  connections |             |             | Q  |   |
|               |              |             |             | ua |   |
|               |              |             |             | li |   |
|               |              |             |             | ty |   |
|               |              |             |             |    |   |
|               |              |             |             | Ec |   |
|               |              |             |             | ol |   |
|               |              |             |             | og |   |
|               |              |             |             | ic |   |
|               |              |             |             | al |   |
|               |              |             |             | F  |   |
|               |              |             |             | or |   |
|               |              |             |             | ec |   |
|               |              |             |             | as |   |
|               |              |             |             | ti |   |
|               |              |             |             | ng |   |
|               |              |             |             |    |   |
|               |              |             |             | Ou |   |
|               |              |             |             | tr |   |
|               |              |             |             | ea |   |
|               |              |             |             | ch |   |
|               |              |             |             |    |   |
|               |              |             |             | P  |   |
|               |              |             |             | ro |   |
|               |              |             |             | gr |   |
|               |              |             |             | am |   |
+---------------+--------------+-------------+-------------+----+---+

\*Budget note: under full cost accounting, this is the estimated cost to
the PHASES program for 5 Centers to send two participants to the APHA
annual conference for 4 days, to rent booth space at the conference, and
to ship and handle the booth. The PHASES Program will request full
support from the Outreach Program for these costs.

**V. Program Leadership and Partners**

[Program Management]{.underline}

Public Health Program Manager: *Robert A. Venezia, Dr.P.H., NASA
Headquarters*

> • Application development, strategy, plans and budgets
>
> • Program representation, advocacy, and issues to ESE management and
> beyond
>
> • Communication of ESE priorities and directives to application
> team/network
>
> • Implementation of interagency agreements and partnerships
>
> • Monitoring application metrics and performance evaluation

Public Health Deputy Program Manager: *Timi S. Vann, NASA John C.
Stennis Space Center*

> • Leadership on project plans, development, performance, and
> partnership relationships
>
> • Communication of project metrics, performance, status, and issues to
> Program Manager
>
> • Leadership & communication to application team & network
>
> • Coordination between NASA Centers on public health application
> activities
>
> • Management of application tasks at NASA John C. Stennis Space Center

[Public Health Network & Partners]{.underline}

*NASA Headquarters CodeY*

> \- Atmospheric Composition Theme Phil DeCola, NASA HQ
>
> \- Carbon Cycle and Ecosystems Theme Diane Wickland, NASA HQ
>
> \- Climate Variability and Change Theme Waleed Abdalati, NASA HQ
>
> \- Business & Budget Tanye Coleman, NASA HQ
>
> \- Geospatial Interoperability Office Myra Bambacus, NASA GSFC
>
> \- Earth Science Technology Office Azita Valinia, NASA GSFC
>
> *NASA Headquarters Code U*
>
> \- Fundamental Space Biology Terry Lomax
>
> *NASA Headquarters Code A*
>
> \- Chief Health and Medical Officer Richard Williams
>
> \- Chief Scientist John Grunsfeld
>
> *NASA Centers*
>
> \- Ames Research Center (ARC) Louisa Beck
>
> \- Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) Shahid Habib, Nancy Maynard
>
> \- Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) Dale Quattrochi
>
> \- Langley Research Center (LaRC) Greg Stover
>
> \- Stennis Space Center (SSC) Timi Vann

*NASA Distributed Active Archive Centers*

*and Earth Science Laboratories*

> GSFC Earth Science DAAC (GES DISC DAAC) Steve Kempler
>
> SEDAC Robert Chen

*Federal Partners*

> CDC
>
> \- National Center for Environmental Health Judith Qualters
>
> \- National Center for Infectious Diseases John Roehrer, Ken Gage
>
> \- National Center for Health Statistics Charles Croner
>
> EPA
>
> \- Heat Island Reduction Initiative Eva Wong
>
> NIH
>
> \- Fogarty International Center Joshua Rosenthal
>
> \- National Institute for Biomedical Imaging
>
> and Bioengineering Roderic Pettigrew

\- National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences Allen Deary

> Department of Defense
>
> \- Armed Forces Pest Management Board Richard Johnson
>
> Department of Energy
>
> \- Sandia National Laboratories Al Zelicoff
>
> Department of Commerce
>
> \- NOAA Office of Global Programs Juli Trtanj
>
> Department of State
>
> \- Bureau of Oceans and International
>
> Environmental Affairs Fernando R. Echavarria
>
> USGS Steve Guptill
>
> National Science and Technology Council
>
> \- Subcommittee on Environment and Health Ann Carlson
>
> National Research Council
>
> \- National Academy of Sciences David Feary

*National and Organizations and Professional Societies*

> \- American Public Health Association (APHA) Lynn Schoen
>
> \- Association of State and Territorial
>
> Health Officials (ASTHO)
>
> *-* Association of Schools of Public Health (ASPH) Allison Foster
>
> \- Council of State and Territorial
>
> Epidemiologists (CSTE)

\- International City / County

Management Association (ICMA) Elizabeth Stasiak

\- National Association of City and County

Health Officials (NACCHO)

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**VII. Congressionally Directed Activities**

[George Mason University / Virginia Access Consortium]{.underline}

The PHASES Program will work closely with the Virginia Access
Mid-Atlantic Geospatial Information Consortium on the Arbonet and
Malaria activities of this program plan. The VAccess Consortium is
uniquely suited to assist the program in coordinating the partners
needed to address MSIRS needs. VAccess itself is an extensive
partnership of state agency and academic institutions with experience in
managing multi-state environmental and public health-related initiatives
with geospatial data requirements. The Virginia Access partners include:

\- George Mason University, Center for Earth Observing and Space
Research

\- Old Dominion University

\- Hampton University

\- Virginia Space Grant Consortium

\- Virginia Tech

\- Virginia Institute of Marine Science

\- University of Maryland

\- University of Virginia

[Raytheon / Synergy Infomart - International Research Partnership for
Infectious Diseases (INTREPID)]{.underline}

The Synergy project is a Raytheon effort to demonstrate the
applicability of NASA Earth Observation System data to the non-research
community. The Synergy project develops prototype *Informarts* to apply
EOS and other commercial data to real world problems. The INTREPID
Infomart is a multidisciplinary collaborative team of government and
university research scientists who work collaboratively to apply remote
sensing data for disease surveillance. The PHASES Program will work with
INTREPID to address infectious disease surveillance issues of interest
to local, state, and Federal public health practitioners.

**VIII. Fellowships and Related Research**

*Fellowships*

[ESS Fellow Institution Project Title Anticipated
Completion]{.underline}

Mark Cane Columbia University Prediction of mosquito abundance May 2004

> with a land surface hydrology model
>
> and Landsat-TM imagery

Rachel Loehamn University of Montana Forecasting the effects of change
on May 2004

emerging infectious disease: a hantavirus

model

John Brownstein Yale University Environmental assessment of human health
May 2004

risk: spatial and temporal trends of Lyme

Disease

*New Investigator Program*

[P.I. Institution Project Title Anticipated Completion]{.underline}

None at this time.

*Related Research*

EOS / IDS Program

[P.I. Institution Project Title Anticipated Completion]{.underline}

Louisa R. Beck NASA Ames Research Center Utility of EOS data products
for September 2007

ecological niche models to predict

the geographic dispersion of

> Chaga\'s disease vectors in Brazil

**IX. PHASES Program Budget: FY04-08**

**PHASES PROGRAM DIRECT**

*Decision Support System Projects*

[Project FY04 FY05 FY06 FY07 FY08]{.underline}

EPHTN / HELIX 300 500 650 750 750

Arbonet / Plague 158 200 400 500 500

Malaria 373 400 400 500 500

REASoN (RSVP)\* 900\*\* 600 700 700 300

REASoN Supplement 100 100 100 100 100

*Risk Management Projects*

[Project FY04 FY05 FY06 FY07 FY08]{.underline}

Confidentiality 100 100 100 100 100

*Program Management Activities*

[Activity FY04 FY05 FY06 FY07 FY08]{.underline}

NAS Study 100 N/A N/A N/A N/A

Science Links 50 150 150 150 150

**Subtotal 1,181 1,450 1,800 2,100 2,100**

**SUPPORT FROM OTHER PROGRAMS**

*Cross-Cutting Activities*

[Activity FY04 FY05 FY06 FY07 FY08]{.underline}

IBS Engineering Support 200 200 200 200 200

*Education Activities*

[Activity FY04 FY05 FY06 FY07 FY08]{.underline}

Curriculum 50 100 100 100 100

*Outreach Activities*

[Activity FY04 FY05 FY06 FY07 FY08]{.underline}

APHA Special Session 50 50 50 50 50

CDC NCAR Summer Institute 50 100 100 100 100

**Subtotal 500 600 600 600 600**

**TOTAL 1,531 1,900 2,250 2,550 2,550**

\*Amount not included in Subtotal(s) or TOTAL. \*\*300 from FY03 + 600
from FY04 = 900 in FY04

**X. Gantt Chart of Schedule and Milestones**

**XI. Program Management & Performance Metrics**

The PHASES Program management team uses performance metrics to evaluate
progress, identify issues, make adjustments, and establish results of
the Application. Program Management metrics assess the activities within
the program, and the Performance Metrics assess the results of the
activities. Project managers specify metrics in the respective project
plans.

[Program Management Metrics:]{.underline}

Inputs • Number, range, and type of decision support tools evaluated

• Range, number, and type of Earth science products identified &
evaluated

Outputs • Number, range, and type of Earth science products validated &
benchmarked

• Number and type of benchmark reports (including guidelines,
procedures, etc.)

• Number of results conferences and range of partners

• Number of partner agreements, level of agreements, and range of
partners

• Number and range of topic of joint NASA-partner press releases and
published articles

Quality • Thoroughness, value, and timeliness of evaluation reports

• Thoroughness, value, and timeliness of benchmark reports

• Partner satisfaction with validation projects & benchmark reports

Outcomes • Ratio of partner use of Earth science products to benchmark
reports

Efficiency • Ratio/percentage of partner agreements to identified
partners

• Ratio/percentage of validation projects to evaluations

• Ratio/percentage of benchmark reports to validation projects

• Number of Earth science products used per partner decision support
tool

[Performance & Results Metrics:]{.underline}

Outputs • Number, range, and type of Earth science products identified
to partner

Outcomes • Number and range of Earth science products utilized by
partners in DST

• Change in partners' DST performance

• Change in partners' metrics (specific to decision support system)

• Continued use of Earth science measurements and model outputs

Impacts • Change in benefit of partner decisions to society (as partner
measures it)

In addition to the stated metrics, the PHASES Program frequently
requests assessments of its plans, goals, priorities, and activities
from an external review panel.

![](media/image9.wmf)**Appendix A. PHASES Program Roadmap**

**NASA Earth Science Enterprise -- National Applications Program**

*PHASES Program*

This document contains the PHASES Element Plan for FY2004-2008. This
plan derives from direction established in the Earth Science
Applications Strategy and the National Applications Program Plan, and
the plan aligns with and serves the outcomes established in the NASA
Integrated Budget and Performance Document.

The Program Manager and the National Applications Program Leadership
have reviewed the plan, and they agree that the plan appropriately
reflects the goals, objectives, and activities for the Program Element
to serve the National Application Program and NASA Earth Science
Enterprise.

Robert A. Venezia, Dr.P.H. Date

Program Manager, Public Health

Earth Science Applications Program

NASA Earth Science Enterprise

Lawrence Friedl Date

Lead, National Applications

Earth Science Applications Program

NASA Earth Science Enterprise

Ron Birk Date

Director, Earth Science Applications Program

NASA Earth Science Enterprise

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    communities are fundamentally related entities with overlapping
    institutional, statutory, and academic frameworks. However, each
    employs a distinct driving philosophy. Public health focuses on the
    health of populations, medicine focuses on the health of
    individuals, and environmental health focuses on both as a function
    of the environment including the workplace.