[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 37 (Friday, February 24, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11116-11117]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-4278]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


Draft National Plan To Address Alzheimer's Disease

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, 
Department of Health and Human Services.

ACTION: Comment period.

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SUMMARY: HHS is soliciting public input on the draft National Plan to 
Address Alzheimer's Disease, which is available at http://aspe.hhs.gov/daltcp/napa/NatlPlan.shtml.

DATES: Submit input by email or USPS mail before March 30, 2012.

ADDRESSES: You may submit your comments in one of two ways:
    1. Electronically. You may submit electronic comments to 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#9cf2fdecfddcf4f4efb2fbf3ea"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="85ebe4f5e4c5ededf6abe2eaf3">[email protected]</span></a>
    2. By mail. You may mail written comments to:

Helen Lamont, Ph.D., Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and 
Evaluation, Room 424E Humphrey Building, Department of Health and Human 
Services, 200 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20201.

    Please allow sufficient time for mailed comments to be received 
before the close of the comment period.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Helen Lamont (202) 690-7996, 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#6b030e070e0545070a0604051f2b030318450c041d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="274f424b4249094b464a484953674f4f5409404851">[email protected]</span></a>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Inspection of all Public Comments: All 
comments received before the close of the comment period are available 
for viewing by the public, including any personally identifiable or 
confidential business information that is included in a comment. We 
post all comments received on the following Web site as soon as 
possible after they have been received: http://aspe.hhs.gov/daltcp/napa/#comments.

Background

    On January 4, 2011, President Barack Obama signed into law the 
National Alzheimer's Project Act (NAPA), requiring the Secretary of the 
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish the 
National Alzheimer's Project to:

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    <bullet> Create and maintain an integrated national plan to 
overcome Alzheimer's disease.
    <bullet> Coordinate Alzheimer's disease research and services 
across all federal agencies.
    <bullet> Accelerate the development of treatments that would 
prevent, halt, or reverse the course of Alzheimer's disease.
    <bullet> Improve early diagnosis and coordination of care and 
treatment of Alzheimer's disease.
    <bullet> Improve outcomes for ethnic and racial minority 
populations that are at higher risk for Alzheimer's disease.
    <bullet> Coordinate with international bodies to fight Alzheimer's 
globally.
    The law also establishes the Advisory Council on Alzheimer's 
Research, Care, and Services and requires the Secretary of HHS, in 
collaboration with the Advisory Council, to create and maintain a 
national plan to overcome Alzheimer's disease (AD).
    On February 22, 2012, HHS released a draft National Plan to Address 
Alzheimer's Disease. The draft National Plan has five goals:
    1. Prevent and Effectively Treat Alzheimer's Disease by 2025.
    2. Optimize Care Quality and Efficiency.
    3. Expand Supports for People with Alzheimer's Disease and Their 
Families.
    4. Enhance Public Awareness and Engagement.
    5. Track Progress and Drive Improvement.
    The draft National Plan includes strategies to achieve each goal 
and specific actions that HHS or its federal partners will take to 
drive progress towards achieving the goal.

Sherry Glied,
Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation.
[FR Doc. 2012-4278 Filed 2-23-12; 8:45 am]
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