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###### Department of Health and Human Services

# AGENCY:

Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, Office of the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services.

# ACTION:

Notice.

# SUMMARY:

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announces the next meeting of the Secretary's Advisory Committee on National Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Objectives for 2030 (Committee) regarding the development of national health promotion and disease prevention objectives for 2030. This meeting will be held online via webinar and is open to the public. The Committee will discuss the nation's health promotion and disease prevention objectives and will provide recommendations to improve health status and reduce health risks for the nation by the year 2030. The Committee will develop recommendations regarding: Leading Health Indicators; the setting of targets for a more focused set of measurable, nationally representative objectives; the roles of health and well-being, health equity, and law in Healthy People 2030; and the creation of a logic model for communicating the role of Healthy People 2030, disease prevention, and health promotion. Pursuant to the Committee's charter, the Committee's advice must assist the Secretary in reducing the number of objectives while ensuring that the selection criteria identifies the most critical public health issues that are high-impact priorities supported by current national data.

# DATES:

The Committee will meet on February 28, 2018, from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time (ET).

# ADDRESSES:

                        The meeting will be held online via webinar. To register to attend the meeting, please visit the Healthy People website at                         *http://www.healthypeople.gov.*

# FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

                        Emmeline Ochiai, Designated Federal Official, Secretary's Advisory Committee on National Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Objectives for 2030, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, 1101 Wootton Parkway, Room LL-100, Rockville, MD 20852, (240) 453-8280 (telephone), (240) 453-8281 (fax). Additional information is available on the Healthy People website at                         *http://www.healthypeople.gov.*

# SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

                    The names and biographies of the Committee members are available at                     *https://www.healthypeople.gov/​2020/​about/​history-development/​healthy-people-2030-advisory-committee.*

*Purpose of Meeting:*                     Through the Healthy People initiative, HHS leverages scientific insights and lessons from the past decade, along with new knowledge of current data, trends, and innovations, to develop the next iteration of national health promotion and disease prevention objectives. Healthy People provides science-based, 10-year national objectives for promoting health and preventing disease. Since 1979, Healthy People has set and monitored national health objectives that meet a broad range of health needs, encourage collaboration across sectors, guide individuals toward making informed health decisions, and measure the impact of our prevention and health promotion activities. Healthy People 2030 health objectives will reflect assessments of major risks to health and wellness, changing public health priorities, and emerging technologies related to our nation's health preparedness and prevention.                

*Public Participation at Meeting:*                     Members of the public are invited to join the online Committee meeting. There will be no opportunity for oral public comments during this online Committee meeting. However, written comments are welcome throughout the entire development process of the national health promotion and disease prevention objectives for 2030 and may be emailed to                     *HP2030@hhs.gov.*

                    To join the Committee meeting, individuals must pre-register at the Healthy People website at                     *http://www.healthypeople.gov.*                     Participation in the meeting is limited. Registrations will be accepted until maximum webinar capacity is reached and must be completed by 9:00 a.m. ET on February 28, 2018. A waiting list will be maintained should registrations exceed capacity and those individuals will be contacted as additional space for the meeting becomes available. Registration questions may be directed to                     *HealthyPeople@norc.org.*

Authority:42 U.S.C. 300u and 42 U.S.C. 217a. The Secretary's Advisory Committee on National Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Objectives for 2030 is governed by provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), Public Law 92-463, as amended (5 U.S.C., App.) which sets forth standards for the formation and use of federal advisory committees.

Dated: January 17, 2018.

Don Wright,

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health (Disease Prevention and Health Promotion).

[FR Doc. 2018-01143 Filed 1-22-18; 8:45 am]

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