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Agreement Name: Crowley/Dole 

Space Charter and Sailing Agreement. 

Parties: Crowley Latin America 

Services, LLC and Dole Ocean Cargo 

Express, LLC. 

Filing Party: Wayne Rohde; Cozen 

O’ Connor. 

Synopsis: The amendment revises the 

language of Article 5(c) to clarify that 

the parties do not have authority to 

contract jointly with terminals and 

stevedores. 

Proposed Effective Date: 6/29/2021. 

Location: https://www2.fmc.gov/ 

FMC.Agreements.Web/Public/ 

AgreementHistory/569. 

Agreement No.: 012453–001. 

Agreement Name: MOL/NMCC/KL 

Space Charter Agreement. 

Parties: Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd.; 

Nissan Motor Car Carrier Co., Ltd.; and 

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. 

Filing Party: Rebecca Fenneman; 

Jeffrey/Fenneman Law and Strategy 

PLLC. 

Synopsis: The amendment revises the 

name of the Agreement; removes WLS 

as a party to the agreement; and removes 

all authority to jointly negotiate or 

procure terminal services in the United 

States. 

Proposed Effective Date: 6/29/2021. 

Location: https://www2.fmc.gov/ 

FMC.Agreements.Web/Public/ 

AgreementHistory/1937. 

Dated: June 30, 2021. 

Rachel E. Dickon, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2021–14317 Filed 7–2–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6730–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention 

Statement of Organization, Functions, 

and Delegations of Authority 

Part C (Centers for Disease Control 

and Prevention) of the Statement of 

Organization, Functions, and 

Delegations of Authority of the 

Department of Health and Human 

Services (45 FR 67772–76, dated 

October 14, 1980, and corrected at 45 FR 

69296, October 20, 1980, as amended 

most recently at 86 FR 7725, dated 

February 2, 2021) is amended to reflect 

the reorganization of the National 

Center for Chronic Disease Prevention 

and Health Promotion, Deputy Director 

for Non-Infectious Diseases, Centers for 

Disease Control and Prevention. 

Section C–B, Organization and 

Functions is hereby amended as 

follows: 

Delete in its entirety the titles and 

mission and function statements for the 

National Center for Chronic Disease 

Prevention and Health Promotion (CUC) 

and insert the following: 

National Center for Chronic Disease 

Prevention and Health Promotion 

(CUC). The National Center for Chronic 

Disease Prevention and Health 

Promotion (NCCDPHP) plans, directs, 

and coordinates a national program for 

the prevention of premature mortality, 

morbidity, and disability due to heart 

disease, cancer, stroke, diabetes, 

arthritis, oral disease and other major 

chronic diseases, conditions, and 

adverse health outcomes, including 

reproductive outcomes, and the 

prevention of associated major risk 

factors, including tobacco use, poor 

nutrition, and physical inactivity; and 

promotes the overall health of the 

population across the life span, and the 

health of population subgroups with 

disproportionate burdens of chronic 

diseases, conditions and risk factors. In 

carrying out this mission, the Center: (1) 

Plans, directs, and supports populationbased policy, environmental, 

programmatic and infrastructure 

interventions to promote population 

health and well-being, increase healthy 

life expectancy, improve quality of life, 

increase productivity, and reduce health 

care costs; (2) provides national and 

international leadership in the 

development, implementation, 

evaluation, and dissemination of 

effective programs for chronic disease 

prevention, risk factor reduction, and 

health promotion; (3) plans, develops, 

implements, maintains and 

disseminates information for action 

from surveillance systems to monitor 

and understand the distribution of 

chronic diseases and conditions, and 

risk factors, and take appropriate action 

to address them; (4) conducts 

epidemiologic and behavioral 

investigations and demonstrations 

related to major health behaviors, 

including tobacco use, nutrition, family 

planning, alcohol use, and physical 

activity in conjunction with state, tribal, 

local and territorial health agencies, 

academic institutions, national, state 

and local partners and community 

organizations; (5) plans, directs, and 

conducts epidemiologic and evaluative 

investigations and interventions to 

improve health care access, utilization, 

and quality of health services in order 

to better prevent and control chronic 

diseases, conditions, and selected 

adverse reproductive outcomes, and 

reduce health risk behaviors; (6) serves 

as the primary focus for assisting states 

and localities through grants, 

cooperative agreements, and other 

mechanisms, in establishing and 

maintaining chronic disease prevention 

and health promotion programs; (7) 

provides training and technical 

consultation and assistance to states and 

localities in planning, establishing, 

maintaining, and evaluating prevention 

and control strategies for selected 

chronic disease and health promotion 

activities; (8) fosters collaboration and 

coordination of chronic disease 

prevention and health promotion 

activities across the Center by leading 

and facilitating join planning, 

consultation, program management and 

evaluation, and technical assistance to 

state, tribal, local and territorial 

partners; (9) provides technical 

consultation and assistance to other 

nations in the development and 

implementation of programs related to 

chronic disease prevention and health 

promotion, and selected adverse 

reproductive outcomes; and (10) in 

carrying out the above functions, 

collaborates as appropriate with other 

CDC components, other U.S. Public 

Health Service (PHS) agencies, domestic 

and international public health 

agencies, and voluntary and 

professional health organizations. 

Office of the Director (CUC1). (1) 

Manages, directs, coordinates, and 

evaluates the national and international 

activities and programs of NCCDPHP; 

(2) develops goals and objectives and 

provides leadership, policy formulation, 

scientific oversight, and guidance in 

program planning and development; (3) 

coordinates expert consultation and 

assistance provided by NCCDPHP to 

other CDC components, other PHS 

agencies, and federal, state, tribal, local 

and territorial government agencies, 

health care and related organizations, 

national and international health-related 

voluntary organizations, employers and 

businesses, private sector organizations, 

and other nations, and facilitates 

collaboration with these entities; (4) 

provides and coordinates science and 

administrative support services for 

NCCDPHP programs, including 

guidance and coordination for grants, 

cooperative agreements, and other 

assistance and acquisition mechanisms; 

(5) works with programs to implement 

Center-wide budgets in accordance to 

operating plans for strategic goals and 

tactical objectives managing funding for 

intramural and extramural programs, 

projects and activities; (6) develops, and 

executes Center-wide financial 

planning, budgeting, monitoring, and 

reporting for end of fiscal year close-out 

(7) provides support and quality 

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protection, scientific clearance of 

information products produced by the 

Center, and plans, develops, and 

coordinates extramural research 

activities in cooperation with centers, 

divisions, and offices; (8) provides 

support and coordination for ongoing 

internal and external review of scientific 

and programmatic activities and ensures 

compliance with relevant rules, 

regulations and guidance documents; (9) 

coordinates, manages, and supports 

analyses of surveillance systems and 

activities in support of programs carried 

out by various NCCDPHP components; 

(10) coordinates the recruitment, 

assignment, technical supervision, and 

career development of staff, including 

field assignees, with emphasis on goals 

for affirmative action; (11) provides 

technical information services to 

facilitate dissemination of significant 

information to NCCDPHP staff, various 

federal, state, and local health agencies, 

professional and voluntary 

organizations, and through them to 

selected target populations; and (12) 

supports ongoing publication of 

Preventing Chronic Disease as a 

resource for public health professionals. 

Office of Public Health Practice 

(HCUC12). (1) Supports program 

collaboration and increases 

effectiveness and efficiency of program 

efforts; (2) develops goals and objectives 

and provides leadership, policy 

formulation, scientific oversight, and 

guidance in program planning and 

development; (3) coordinates the Center 

framework for outcome-based program 

performance; (4) assesses and 

strengthens existing staff skills and 

identifies and addresses gaps in critical 

leadership, technical, management and 

administrative workplace needs; (5) 

oversees and develops guidance for 

NCCDPHP employee recognition efforts; 

(6) coordinates and evaluates promising 

collaborative practices and structures 

that more efficiently demonstrate 

strategic sharing of resources across 

NCCDPHP programs, and (7) 

coordinates the Center efforts to identify 

opportunities to train and develop new 

public health staff experts for the 

nation. 

Office of Administrative Services 

(CUC13). (1) provides leadership, 

planning, coordination, advice, and 

guidance in the execution and 

maintenance of the Center’s 

administrative functions; (2) plans, 

develops, and implements Center-wide 

policies, procedures, and practices for 

administrative management; (3) 

provides and coordinates Center-wide 

administrative management and support 

services for personnel, travel, and other 

administrative areas; (4) plans, 

coordinates, and implements training 

for the divisions’ administrative 

personnel; (5) provides guidance, 

support, and assistance in recruitment, 

staff development, conflict resolution, 

and personnel issues management and 

(6) in the conduct of these activities, 

maintains liaison with other CDC 

components, Department of Health and 

Human Services (HHS), and other 

federal agencies. 

Office of Communication (CUC15). (1) 

Plans, develops, conducts, and 

evaluates cross-cutting communication 

projects and campaigns to inform 

media, health professionals, and the 

public about preventing chronic 

diseases and promoting healthy 

behaviors; (2) provides media, 

communication, and marketing support 

to NCCDPHP’s divisions and programs; 

(3) facilitates cross-division 

coordination of health communication 

activities, sharing of lessons learned, 

and development of best practices; (4) 

serves as primary liaison between 

NCCDPHP and CDC’s Office of the 

Associate Director for Communication 

on communication and marketing 

science and its associated research and 

practice; (5) prepares CDC and HHS 

press releases and media advisories, 

responds to Center-level media 

inquiries, and coordinates and clears 

division-level media inquiries; (6) 

provides media relations support and 

training to NCCDPHP scientists and 

communication specialists; (7) manages 

a centralized system for tracking and 

analyzing media coverage of NCCDPHP 

issues and data releases; (8) assesses 

each newly division-cleared NCCDPHP 

eClearance item (journal articles, 

MMWRs, internet content, reports/ 

books and book chapters, and 

presentation abstracts and 

presentations) for any further needed 

clearance review (such as cross-division 

or cross-CIO clearance, center policy or 

communications review, CDC Office of 

Science review); (9) provides technical 

writer-editor support to NCCDPHP 

scientific authors; (10) develops, 

designs, and coordinates the publication 

of digital and print materials, such as 

fact sheets, newsletters, speeches and 

presentations, exhibits, podcasts, and 

educational videos; (11) manages 

NCCDPHP’s website and Intranet and 

coordinates scheduling and production 

of chronic-disease-related weekly 

features for main CDC website; (12) 

manages, maintains, and supports the 

development and publication of 

awardee success stories in a publicfacing internet application; (13) 

responds to cross-cutting public 

inquiries as part of the CDC–INFO 

system and coordinates NCCDPHP’s use 

of the CDC publication distribution 

facility; (14) manages and coordinates 

scientific and public affairs clearance of 

NCCDPHP print and non-print 

materials, ensuring adherence to and 

consistency with CDC and HHS 

information and publication policies 

and guidelines; (15) manages CDC logo 

licensing and co-branding requests from 

external partner organizations involving 

NCCDPHP divisions and programs; (16) 

represents NCCDPHP on committees, 

workgroups, and at conferences relating 

to health communication activities; and 

(17) manages internal NCCDPHP 

communications. 

Office of Informatics and Information 

Resources Management (CUC16). (1) 

Provides leadership, direction, 

coordination, support and assistance to 

NCCDPHP programs and activities to 

enhance the strategic position in public 

health informatics, information 

technology, and other information areas 

to optimize operational effectiveness; (2) 

provides management oversight of 

NCCDPHP’s information technology (IT) 

investments and initiatives; (3) manages 

NCCDPHP’s IT budget development and 

review processes; plans and directs the 

Capital Planning Investment Control 

processes; (4) provides consultation and 

support for NCCDPHP data 

management, systems development, and 

information security need; (5) manages 

NCCDPHP compliance with Federal 

Information Security Management 

Agency (FISMA), OMB, HHS, CDC and 

other cybersecurity standards, practices 

and policies; (6) facilitates crossdivision coordination of informatics and 

information technology activities, 

sharing of lessons learned, and 

development of best practices; (7) serves 

as primary liaison between NCCDPHP 

and CDC’s Office of the Chief 

Information Officer on IT infrastructure, 

shared services rollout, software 

acquisitions, and trainings; 

cybersecurity and marketing science 

and its associated research and practice; 

(8) represents NCCDPHP on committees, 

workgroups, and at conferences relating 

to public health informatics and 

information technology activities; and 

(9) plans, develops, manages, and 

conducts oversight of NCCDPHP’s 

information technology and services 

contracts. 

Office of Policy, Planning, and 

Partnerships (CUC17). (1) Provides 

analysis of and guidance to Center 

leadership and division staff on policy, 

evaluation and legislative issues (2) 

provides programmatic and budgetary 

information related to the Center’s 

activities to internal and external 

stakeholders and policymakers; (3) 


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develops center-wide planning, 

evaluation and budget documents; (4) 

monitors developments in chronic 

disease policy; and (5) develops policy 

competencies throughout the Center. 

Office of Medicine and Science 

(CUC1B). (1) Provides support, 

coordination and guidance to NCCDPHP 

programs to improve science quality, 

science administration, and scientific 

reporting, and to integrate health care 

and public health; (2) oversees scientific 

clearance, research, misconduct, and 

regulatory compliance, and includes the 

Extramural Research Program 

Operations and Services; (3) promotes 

and fosters linkages to improve 

partnerships between health care and 

public health programs; (4) works to 

improve measurement of health 

intervention processes and outcomes; 

and (5) promotes the open exchange of 

information and knowledge among 

researchers, practitioners, and others 

who strive to improve public health 

through the quarterly publication of 

Preventing Chronic Disease. 

Division of Cancer Prevention and 

Control (CUCC). (1) Plans, directs, and 

supports prevention, early detection, 

and control programs for cancer, based 

upon policy, research, and public health 

practice; (2) directs, monitors, and 

reports on activities associated with the 

implementation of Public Law 101–354: 

‘‘The Breast and Cervical Cancer 

Mortality Prevention Act of 1990’’; (3) 

plans, directs, and supports activities 

for monitoring the distribution and the 

determinants of cancer morbidity, 

survival, and mortality; (4) plans and 

conducts epidemiologic studies and 

evaluations to identify the feasibility 

and effectiveness of cancer prevention 

and control strategies; (5) develops 

public health strategies and guidelines 

to form the basis for community 

interventions in cancer prevention and 

control; (6) provides technical 

consultation, assistance, and training to 

state and local public health agencies in 

all components of early detection and 

control programs for cancer; (7) 

provides technical assistance and 

consultation to health care provider 

organizations related to the improved 

education, training, and skills in the 

prevention, detection and control of 

selected cancers; (8) identifies problems, 

needs, and opportunities related to 

modifiable behavioral and other risk 

factors, and recommends priorities for 

health education, health promotion, and 

cancer risk reduction activities; (9) 

plans, develops and maintains 

surveillance systems in collaboration 

with states and other Center 

components; and (10) coordinates 

activities as appropriate with other CDC 

organizations, PHS agencies, and related 

voluntary, international, and 

professional health organizations. 

Office of the Director (CUCC1). (1) 

Establishes and interprets policies and 

determines program priorities; (2) 

provides leadership and guidance in 

program planning and development, 

program management, program 

evaluation, budget development, and 

division operations; (3) monitors 

progress toward achieving division 

objectives and assessing the impact of 

programs; (4) insures that division 

activities are coordinated with other 

components of CDC both within and 

outside the Center; with federal, state 

and local agencies; and related 

voluntary and professional 

organizations; (5) coordinates division 

responses to requests for technical 

assistance or information on primary 

and secondary cancer prevention 

practices, behaviors and policies, 

including division activities and 

programs; (6) provides administrative 

and logistic support for division field 

staff; (7) develops and produces 

communications tools and public affairs 

strategies to meet the needs of division 

programs and mission; (8) develops 

health communication campaigns at the 

national and state levels; (9) guides the 

production and distribution of print, 

broadcast, and electronic materials, for 

use in programs at the national and state 

levels; and (10) provides leadership, 

consultation and technical assistance on 

health communication issues for cancer 

prevention and control. 

Epidemiology and Applied Research 

Branch (CUCCB). (1) Designs, 

implements, and analyzes research in 

epidemiology, health services, applied 

economics, behavioral science and 

communications that contribute to 

scientific knowledge related to cancer 

prevention and control; (2) monitors 

trends in the use of preventive services 

and behaviors which affect the risk of 

cancer incidence or mortality; (3) 

conducts both qualitative and 

quantitative research to identify the 

determinants of cancer prevention and 

screening behaviors; (4) studies the use 

and effectiveness of health care 

resources allocated to the primary and 

secondary prevention of cancer; (5) 

assesses the quality and appropriateness 

of screening, follow-up, and treatment 

for cancer discovered through early 

detection; (6) evaluates the effectiveness 

of programs sponsored by the Division 

of Cancer Prevention and Control 

(DCPC); (7) provides scientific and 

medical expertise to the division; (8) 

provides technical assistance in 

research design and evaluation of cancer 

control programs to other organizational 

units in the division, state health 

departments, and national and 

international non-profit and for profit 

organizations; and (9) establishes 

collaborative partnerships with public 

and private organizations of national 

and international stature. 

Cancer Surveillance Branch (CUCCC). 

(1) Collects complete, timely, and 

accurate cancer surveillance data to 

inform cancer care and interventions, 

plan cancer control programs, and 

inform health policy; (2) support central 

cancer registry capacity to implement 

advanced and innovative surveillance 

activities; (3) provides technical support 

to states for the planning, 

implementation, and evaluation of 

population-based statewide central 

cancer registries; (4) collaborates with 

states and national organizations to set 

and implement standards for data 

quality, timeliness, and completeness 

for cancer case reporting; (5) assists 

states to ensure high quality, complete 

and timely cancer surveillance data to 

be collected and submitted and to 

utilize cancer surveillance data to 

describe the state and national disease 

burden, evaluate cancer control 

activities, and identify populations at 

high risk of certain cancers; (6) provides 

technical assistance to states in the 

design and implementation of systems 

for, and analysis of, surveillance 

research related to cancer; (7) provides 

technical assistance, education and 

training to local, state, and national 

organizations in data collection and 

surveillance data systems; (8) supports 

and manages comprehensive database 

systems to monitor progress of state 

cancer control programs; (9) 

disseminates high-quality data on all 

reportable incident cancer cases in a 

timely manner for the purpose of cancer 

prevention and control; (10) provide 

leadership and expand collaborations 

with other federal, state, local, 

voluntary, professional, and 

international organizations for all 

aspects of cancer surveillance; and (11) 

provides leadership and expertise in the 

development and implementation of 

innovative electronic reporting of data 

via electronic health records and data 

systems. 

Program Services Branch (CUCCD). 

(1) Provides technical consultation and 

guidance to public health agencies in 

states, tribes and territories concerning 

the development and implementation of 

high quality cancer early detection and 

control programs; (2) monitors, tracks, 

and evaluates program activities in 

funded cancer screening and early 

detection programs; (3) establishes and 

interprets policies and priorities in 

support of public health interventions 


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for cancer screening and control; (4) 

identifies and promotes effective 

program management approaches and 

ensures performance-based distribution 

of public funds; (5) develops and 

maintains liaisons and collaborative 

relationships with professional, 

community, and voluntary agencies 

involved in cancer control activities; (6) 

assists in the design, implementation, 

and monitoring of management 

information systems for cancer 

screening and early detection programs, 

and facilitates and coordinates the 

collection and evaluation of data from 

cancer screening and follow-up 

activities; (7) conducts research to 

identify effective outreach and 

recruitment strategies for underserved 

populations; (8) plans, develops, 

implements, disseminates and evaluates 

education and training programs for the 

public and healthcare professionals 

regarding cancer detection and control; 

and (9) recruits, trains, and supervises 

program consultants and public health 

advisors working with health 

departments to implement cancer 

screening and early detection programs. 

Comprehensive Cancer Control 

Branch (CUCCG). (1) Provides technical 

consultation and guidance to states and 

public health agencies in all 

components of the early detection and 

control programs for cancer; (2) 

monitors, tracks, and evaluates program 

activities in state, tribal and territorialbased comprehensive cancer control 

programs; (3) recruits, trains, and 

supervises program consultants and 

public health advisors working with 

state, tribal and territorial health 

departments to implement 

comprehensive cancer control programs; 

(4) designs, implements, and analyzes 

research to identify effective cancer 

control interventions to reach target 

populations; (5) plans, develops, and 

implements training programs for 

comprehensive cancer control; (6) 

develops and maintains liaison and 

collaborative relationships with 

professional, community, and voluntary 

agencies involved in comprehensive 

cancer control activities; (7) evaluates 

the effectiveness of comprehensive 

cancer control programs; and (8) 

provides technical assistance in 

research design and evaluation of 

comprehensive cancer control programs 

to other organizational units within 

Division of Cancer Prevention and 

Control (DCPC), across NCCDPHP, CDC, 

state health departments, and national 

and international non-profit and forprofit organizations; provides scientific 

and medical expertise to DCPC, 

NCCDPHP, CDC, state health 

departments, and national and 

international non-profit and for-profit 

organizations; and directs, designs, 

develops and conducts research projects 

to investigate evidence-based practice, 

prevention and control activities related 

to reducing the burden of cancer. 

Division of Oral Health (CUCD). (1) 

Monitors burden of oral diseases, risk 

factors, preventive services, and other 

associated factors; (2) supports public 

health research that directly applies to 

oral health policies and programs; (3) 

communicates timely and relevant 

information to impact oral health 

policy, practices, and programs; (4) 

supports the implementation and 

maintenance of effective strategies and 

interventions to reduce the burden of 

oral diseases and conditions; (5) builds 

capacity and infrastructure for 

sustainable, effective, and efficient oral 

health programs; (6) evaluates oral 

health programs to ensure that 

implementation has been successful; (7) 

identifies and facilitates partnerships to 

support CDC’s strategic priorities for 

oral health; (8) investigates and 

diagnoses oral health hazards and 

outbreaks in the community; (9) 

develops and advocates sound oral 

public health policies; and (10) 

translates and disseminates research 

findings to develop, enhance, and guide 

programs, policies and strategies. 

Division of Diabetes Translation 

(CUCG). In collaboration with 

NCCDPHP divisions, other CDC 

components, other HHS agencies, state, 

tribal, local and territorial government 

agencies, academic institutions, and 

voluntary and private sector 

organizations, the Division of Diabetes 

Translation: (1) Plans, directs, and 

coordinates a national program to 

prevent type 2 diabetes and reduce 

morbidity, mortality, disability, and cost 

associated with diabetes and its 

complications; (2) identifies, evaluates, 

and implements programs and policies 

to prevent type 2 diabetes and manage 

diabetes through the translation of 

evidence-based models and 

interventions for improved health care 

and self-care practices into widespread 

clinical and community practice; (3) 

conducts surveillance of diabetes, its 

complications, and the utilization of 

health care and prevention resources to 

monitor trends and evaluate program 

impact on morbidity, mortality, 

disability, and cost; (4) conducts 

epidemiologic studies and disseminates 

finding to identify and evaluate the 

feasibility and effectiveness of potential 

prevention and control strategies at the 

community level; (5) develops or 

supports clinical and public health 

guidelines and strategies to form the 

basis for community interventions; and 

(6) provides technical consultation and 

assistance to national, state and local 

organizations to implement and 

evaluate cost effective interventions to 

reduce morbidity, mortality, and 

disability. 

Office of the Director (CUCG1). (1) 

Establishes and interprets policies and 

determines program priorities; (2) 

provides leadership and guidance in 

strategic planning, budget formulation, 

programmatic and scientific planning, 

development, and management, 

administrative management and 

operations of the division; (3) 

coordinates the monitoring and 

reporting of division priorities, 

accomplishments, future directions, and 

resource requirements; (4) leads and 

coordinates policy and partnership 

activities; (5) provides leadership to the 

division for health communication 

efforts, including developing health 

communication campaigns and 

managing web content; (6) provides 

scientific oversight and support for 

scientific quality and reporting; and (7) 

coordinates division activities with 

other components of NCCDPHP and 

CDC, organizations in the public and 

private sectors, and other federal 

agencies. 

Surveillance, Epidemiology, 

Economics and Statistics Branch 

(CUCGB). (1) Conducts national 

surveillance of diabetes and its 

complications, including surveillance of 

the degree of diffusion and 

dissemination of preventive services 

and the utilization of health care; (2) 

identifies clinical, health services, and 

public health research findings and 

technologies that have potential to 

prevent type 2 diabetes or manage 

diabetes and its complications through 

public health avenues; (3) develops and 

analyzes mathematical and economic 

models to project the burden of diabetes 

and prioritize effective interventions to 

prevent type 2 diabetes and manage 

diabetes; (4) conducts epidemiologic 

studies to identify high-risk population 

groups and other risk factors for 

diabetes and its complications; (5) 

conducts cost and cost-effectiveness 

analyses of type 2 diabetes prevention 

and diabetes management to prioritize 

strategies for policy-makers; (6) provides 

scientific and technical support to 

division staff, state and local health 

agencies, and others in planning and 

implementation of surveillance and 

effectiveness studies to reduce 

morbidity and mortality from diabetes; 

and (7) collaborates with counterparts in 

other divisions, academic institutions, 

and other HHS agencies by conducting 

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and by providing technical assistance in 

areas of epidemiology, surveillance, and 

economics. 

Program Implementation Branch 

(CUCGC). (1) Provides programmatic 

leadership, guidance and consultation 

on a range of strategies to improve 

diabetes prevention and control 

programs in states, territories, tribes, 

and local jurisdictions; (2) identifies, 

develops, implements and evaluates 

strategies to prevent type 2 diabetes and 

manage diabetes through widespread 

community practice and through the 

application of policy and environmental 

interventions, health systems 

interventions and community 

interventions; (3) provides leadership, 

management and oversight for the 

National Diabetes Prevention Program; 

(4) develops, implements and supports 

work with vulnerable and disparate 

population groups; and (5) coordinates 

and collaborates with counterparts in 

other divisions, HHS agencies, academic 

institutions, and national and voluntary 

organizations to improve public health 

diabetes programs, practices, and 

policies. 

Translation, Health Education, and 

Evaluation Branch (CUCGD). (1) 

Synthesizes and translates a body of 

best science and practice that can be 

applied to various public health 

settings; (2) analyzes, disseminates, and 

publishes data from diabetes programs 

to develop operational strategies for 

effective implementation of evidencebased interventions; (3) prepares and 

disseminates products that translate 

applied research, program evaluation, 

and health economics science to state/ 

local programs and others; (4) conducts 

behavioral and implementation science 

research on approaches to improving 

health equity and addressing social 

determinants of health in the context of 

type 2 diabetes prevention and diabetes 

management; (5) designs, evaluates, and 

implements national health promotion 

strategies directed toward health care 

professionals and systems, individuals 

with and at risk for diabetes, community 

leaders, business, and general public; (6) 

evaluates program policies, plans, 

procedures, priorities, and guidelines 

being implemented in the field to 

improve health, prevent or delay type 2 

diabetes and reduce morbidity, 

mortality, disability and costs associated 

with diabetes and its complications; and 

(7) provides evaluation support for 

division programs, grants, and policies, 

including the design and evaluation of 

data collection instruments for 

evaluation of programs and special 

studies. 

Division of Nutrition, Physical 

Activity, and Obesity (CUCH). (1) 

Provides national and international 

leadership for chronic disease 

prevention and control and health 

promotion in the areas of nutrition, 

physical activity, and obesity; (2) plans 

and implements surveillance to track 

and analyze policy and environmental 

indicators and behaviors related to 

nutrition, physical activity, and related 

risk factors for obesity and other chronic 

diseases; (3) builds international, 

national, state, and local community 

expertise and capacity to plan, 

implement, and evaluate nutrition, 

physical activity, obesity prevention, 

and other chronic disease risk factor 

programs focused on reducing health 

disparities; (4) conducts epidemiologic 

and intervention studies related to 

nutrition, physical activity, and obesity; 

(5) develops and disseminates new 

methods, guidelines, and 

recommendations for effective nutrition, 

physical activity, and obesity 

prevention strategies in multiple 

settings; (6) facilitates the translation 

and dissemination of practice- and 

research-tested findings into public 

health practice for optimal health 

impact; (7) provides national leadership 

in health communications to promote 

nutrition, physical activity, and obesity 

prevention and control, and integrates 

communications, trainings, translation 

and dissemination with overall program 

efforts; and (8) collaborates across CDC 

and with appropriate federal and state 

agencies, international/national/ 

community organizations, and others. 

Office of the Director (CUCH1). (1) 

Provides leadership and direction in 

establishing agency and division 

priorities, strategies, programs, and 

policies; (2) plans and directs resources 

and activities in alignment with agency 

and division goals and objectives; (3) 

leads policy development efforts and 

analyses related to nutrition, physical 

activity, obesity, and health disparities; 

(4) mobilizes and coordinates 

partnerships and constituencies to build 

a national infrastructure for nutrition 

and physical activity promotion and 

obesity prevention, and other chronic 

disease risk factors to support the 

reduction of health disparities; (5) 

educates healthcare professionals, 

businesses, communities, the general 

public, and key decision-makers about 

the importance of nutrition and physical 

activity in preventing obesity and their 

impact on chronic disease and public 

health; (6) monitors progress toward 

achieving agency and division goals and 

objectives and assesses the impact of 

programs; and (7) facilitates crossfunctional activities and operations 

across CDC and in coordination with 

other federal agencies, partners, and 

constituencies. 

Nutrition Branch (CUCHC). (1) 

Provides technical and subject matter 

expertise and training for state and 

community programs on policy, systems 

and environmental approaches related 

to nutrition and obesity; (2) plans, 

coordinates, and conducts surveillance 

activities in domestic and international 

settings to assess nutrition practices, 

food systems, and behavioral risks in 

children, adolescents, and adults; (3) 

analyzes, interprets, and disseminates 

data from surveys, surveillance 

activities, and epidemiologic studies 

related to nutrition and nutrition factors 

affecting chronic disease; (4) designs, 

implements, and evaluates 

epidemiologic studies and intervention 

projects for domestic and international 

application to address nutrition; (5) 

plans, coordinates, and conducts 

nutrition research and surveillance of 

policy and environmental strategies and 

interventions; (6) develops and 

disseminates nutrition guidelines and 

recommendations for maternal and 

child health, child growth and 

development, and prevention/reduction 

of chronic disease; (7) designs and 

evaluates nutrition and obesity 

interventions; (8) provides nutrition 

expertise and consultation to develop 

and promote health communication 

strategies; (9) coordinates crossfunctional nutrition-related activities 

across CDC; and (10) coordinates and 

collaborates with appropriate federal 

agencies, national and international 

organizations, and other partners. 

Physical Activity and Health Branch 

(CUCHD). (1) Provides technical and 

subject matter expertise and training for 

state and community programs on 

policy, systems and environmental 

approaches related to physical activity; 

(2) plans, coordinates, and conducts 

surveillance to assess levels of physical 

activity as well as determinants of 

physical activity; (3) conducts 

epidemiologic research related to 

physical activity and its impact on 

health, obesity, and chronic disease; (4) 

designs and evaluates physical activity 

and obesity interventions; (5) develops 

evidence-based guidelines and 

recommendations for physical activity; 

(6) provides physical activity expertise 

and consultation to develop and 

promote health communication 

strategies; (7) coordinates crossfunctional physical activity-related 

activities across CDC; and (8) 

coordinates and collaborates with 

appropriate federal agencies, national 

and international organizations, and 

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Obesity Prevention and Control 

Branch (CUCHG). (1) Provides technical 

and subject matter expertise and 

training for state and community 

programs on policy, systems and 

environmental approaches related to 

nutrition, physical activity, and obesity; 

(2) plans, coordinates, and conducts 

surveillance to assess levels of healthy 

weight, overweight, and obesity and 

associated risk factors; (3) conducts 

research that utilizes data from surveys, 

surveillance activities, and nutrition 

and physical activity epidemiologic 

studies related to overweight and 

obesity and associated risk factors; (4) 

designs and evaluates nutrition, 

physical activity and obesity 

interventions; (5) develops and 

disseminates guidelines and 

recommendations for policy and 

environmental changes in multiples 

settings; (6) provides nutrition, physical 

activity and obesity expertise and 

consultation to develop and promote 

health communication strategies; (7) 

coordinates cross-functional obesityrelated activities across CDC; and (8) 

coordinates and collaborates with 

appropriate federal agencies, national 

and international organizations, and 

other partners. 

Program Development and Evaluation 

Branch (CUCHH). (1) Provides technical 

and subject matter expertise and 

training for state and community 

programs on translation, 

implementation and evaluation of 

policy, systems, and environmental 

strategies for nutrition, physical activity, 

obesity, and other chronic disease risk 

factors to reduce health disparities; (2) 

designs and conducts applied research, 

evaluation, and translation activities 

related to nutrition, physical activity, 

obesity prevention, and other chronic 

disease risk factors to reduce health 

disparities; (3) coordinates and uses 

research, guidelines, and 

recommendations to develop and 

disseminate evidence-based 

interventions and promising practices 

that support improved physical activity, 

nutrition, and healthy weight; (4) 

conducts behavioral and 

communications research to understand 

knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs and 

achieve healthy behavior changes in 

populations; and (5) coordinates and 

collaborates with appropriate federal 

agencies, national and international 

organizations, and other partners. 

Division of Reproductive Health 

(CUCJ). Promotes optimal and equitable 

health in women and infants through 

public health surveillance, research, 

leadership, and partnership to move 

science to practice. In carrying out this 

mission, the Division of Reproductive 

Health: (1) Enhances the ability of 

others to identify and address 

reproductive, pregnancy and infant 

health issues by providing technical 

assistance, consultation, and training 

worldwide; (2) supports national and 

state-based surveillance systems to 

monitor trends and investigate health 

issues; (3) conducts epidemiologic, 

behavioral, and health services research; 

and (4) works with partners to translate 

research findings into health care 

practice, public health policy, and 

health promotion strategies. 

Office of the Director (CUCJ1). (1) 

Establishes and interprets policies; (2) 

determines program priorities; (3) plans 

division activities including the 

organization of personnel and the use of 

financial resources; (4) leads and 

coordinates policy and partnership 

activities; (5) provides leadership to the 

division for health communication 

efforts, including developing health 

communication campaigns and 

managing web content; (6) provides 

technical assistance and scientific 

leadership in areas of epidemiology, 

surveillance, and economic analysis; (7) 

establishes standards for quality control 

of studies and pilot projects; (8) 

monitors progress toward achieving 

program objectives; (9) assesses the 

impact of the division’s activities on 

improved pregnancy outcomes and 

improved reproductive health of adults; 

(10) reports accomplishments, future 

directions, and resource requirements; 

(11) coordinates activities within the 

division and other units of NCCDPHP 

and CDC and with other agencies in the 

public and private sectors; and (12) 

represents the division at official 

professional and scientific meetings. 

Maternal and Infant Health Branch 

(CUCJB). (1) Conducts surveillance, 

epidemiologic research, and 

implementation science to examine and 

evaluate health problems, programs, and 

policies related to maternal and infant 

health with particular emphases on 

maternal and infant morbidity and 

mortality surveillance and prevention; 

(2) consults with other CDC programs to 

address maternal and infant healthrelated issues with a special emphasis 

on chronic diseases as they relate to 

pregnancy, pregnancy complications 

and adverse birth outcomes; (3) 

provides technical assistance, 

consultation, and training to local, State, 

and Federal agencies, universities and 

other related governmental and nongovernmental organizations on maternal 

and infant health-related problems; (4) 

serves as a primary Federal resource of 

technical assistance and expertise in 

surveillance, epidemiology, and 

behavioral research to inform maternal 

and infant health practice guidelines 

and recommendations; and (5) considers 

the consequences of subfertility and 

infertility on the health of women and 

the infants conceived through infertility 

services. 

Women’s Health and Fertility Branch 

(CUCJE). (1) Conducts population-based 

surveillance of maternal health, 

behaviors, and experiences that occur 

before, during, and after pregnancy, and 

uses survey and surveillance data to 

monitor health-related indicators and 

performance measure; (2) develops and 

conducts research on access to 

reproductive health care and receipt of 

services; (3) conducts research on the 

relationship between contraception and 

medical conditions including chronic 

and infectious diseases; (4) develops, 

evaluates, and disseminates 

recommendations and guidelines for 

reproductive health practice; and (5) 

collaborates with other CDC offices, 

state and national agencies, and 

professional organizations on research, 

public health surveillance, and 

evaluation to promote women’s and 

infant’s health and prevent unintended 

and teen pregnancy. 

Field Support Branch (CUCJG). (1) 

Assists domestic and international 

health agencies in health services 

management, health services research, 

emergency preparedness, and 

translation of findings by providing 

technical assistance, including training, 

analytical assistance, and consultation; 

(2) builds epidemiology capacity in 

state, tribal, and urban maternal and 

child health (MCH) organizations; (3) 

partners with states, tribes, local and 

national MCH organizations, and federal 

agencies to improve maternal and child 

health; (4) collaborates with programs 

both inside and outside of CDC on 

reproductive, maternal and child health 

such as CDC’s Epidemic Intelligence 

Service (EIS), Field Epidemiology 

Training Program (FETP), Council of 

State and Territorial Epidemiologists 

(CSTE) and CDC’s Office of Public 

Health Preparedness and Response; and 

(5) provides technical assistance and 

expertise in reproductive, maternal, 

infant and perinatal health programs. 

Office on Smoking and Health 

(CUCL). (1) Administers programs to 

inform Americans about the dangers of 

tobacco use in order to reduce death and 

disability due to smoking and smokeless 

tobacco use; (2) promotes and stimulates 

research on the determinants and health 

effects of smoking and smokeless 

tobacco use; (3) coordinates all PHS 

research and educational programs and 

other HHS activities related to tobacco 

and health; (4) establishes and 

maintains liaison with other federal 


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agencies, private organizations, state 

and local governments, and 

international agencies on matters related 

to tobacco and health; (5) serves as a 

clearinghouse for the collection, 

organization, and dissemination of data 

and associated information on all 

aspects of tobacco and health; (6) 

develops materials on tobacco use in 

relation to health; (7) provides 

assistance for educational programs and 

trainings on smoking and health; (8) 

produces Congressionally mandated 

reports to Congress; (9) conducts 

surveys, and coordinates and conducts 

epidemiologic studies related to tobacco 

use and tobacco control; (10) provides 

staff support for a congressionally 

mandated federal advisory committee 

on smoking and health; (11) collects, 

maintains, and analyzes information 

provided by the tobacco industry on 

cigarette additives and smokeless 

tobacco additives and nicotine content 

pursuant to Public Laws 98–474 and 

99–252; (12) serves as a World Health 

Organization (WHO) Collaborating 

Center on Smoking and Health; (13) 

serves as the lead HHS organization for 

the Objectives for the Nation related to 

smoking and health; and (14) provides 

staff support to the Surgeon General on 

activities related to smoking and health. 

Office of the Director (CUCL1). (1) 

Manages, directs, coordinates, and 

evaluates the activities of the Office on 

Smoking and Health (OSH); (2) develops 

goals and objectives for the office; (3) 

provides leadership, scientific oversight, 

and guidance in program planning and 

development; (4) coordinates the 

development of policy related to 

tobacco use and health in CDC, PHS, 

and HHS; (5) coordinates assistance to 

other CDC components; federal, state, 

and local government agencies; the 

private sector; and other nations; (6) 

stimulates additional research and 

program activity related to tobacco use 

and health by other federal agencies, 

international organizations, and public 

and private organizations; (7) 

coordinates the OSH public information 

program, technical information 

program, and surveillance and 

epidemiologic projects and studies; (8) 

provides program management and 

administrative support services; (9) 

serves as the lead for the Healthy People 

Tobacco Use Objectives for the Nation; 

(10) collects and maintains information 

provided by the tobacco industry on 

cigarette additives and smokeless 

tobacco additives and nicotine content; 

(11) provides staff support for a 

Congressionally-mandated federal 

advisory committee on smoking and 

health; (12) serves as the principal 

adviser to the Surgeon General of the 

U.S. Public Health Service on all 

activities related to tobacco use and 

health, including the Surgeon General’s 

Reports on Tobacco; (13) serves a 

leading role in providing proactive 

media outreach and media, health 

professionals, and the general public 

with information on tobacco prevention 

and control issues; (14) provides 

leadership, coordination, and guidance 

to the division in advancing health 

equity and eliminating commercial 

tobacco related health disparities; and 

(15) manages/leads and cultivates 

partnerships. 

Epidemiology Branch (CUCLB). (1) 

Conducts epidemiologic surveillance, 

research, and evaluations related to 

tobacco prevention and control; (2) 

analyzes existing data sources, primarily 

national surveys conducted by the 

Office on Smoking and Health and other 

federal agencies; (3) provides technical 

and scientific assistance to researchers, 

health departments, and other health 

professionals interested in performing 

specialized data collection or analyses 

related to smoking and tobacco use; (4) 

reviews and evaluates epidemiologic 

studies on the health effects and 

determinants of tobacco use; (5) 

develops new methods and techniques 

for assessing the health effects and 

determinants of tobacco use; (6) 

monitors trends in tobacco use 

prevalence, economic costs, morbidity, 

and mortality attributable to tobacco 

use; (7) conducts joint projects with 

federal agencies, voluntary 

organizations, state health departments, 

and others involved in tobacco 

prevention and control; (8) develops 

and produces publications on current 

epidemiologic science of tobacco use 

and control; (9) conducts process, 

outcome and impact evaluation of 

comprehensive tobacco control 

programs and policies; conceives, 

conducts, analyzes and publishes 

evaluation manuals, reports, and papers; 

and (10) provides evaluation technical 

assistance to the National Tobacco 

Control Programs. 

Health Communications Branch 

(CUCLC). (1) Plans, develops, 

implements and evaluates national 

tobacco education campaigns; (2) 

provides internal and external 

evidenced-based health communication 

technical assistance to awardees and 

partners; (3) manages web and social 

media activities for the OSH; (4) 

develops and maintains the Media 

Campaign Resource Center and the 

Publication Catalog Ordering System; 

(5) supports the promotion of Surgeon 

General’s reports and other reports on 

tobacco use and health; (6) manages 

internal OSH communication requests 

for web, writing/editing, presentation 

development, publication requests, 

social media, and stock image requests; 

(7) oversees mailing lists management, 

and OSH conference exhibits; and (8) 

collaborates with other groups within 

CDC and HHS, and with other federal 

agencies, as well as other professional, 

voluntary, international, and 

professional health organizations. 

Program Services Branch (CUCLD). (1) 

Provides technical consultation, 

assistance, and training to local, state, 

regional, and national organizations and 

agencies in all components of tobacco 

prevention and control; (2) monitors 

and tracks program activities in statebased chronic disease prevention and 

control programs; (3) recruits, trains, 

and supervises project officers working 

with state and local health departments, 

as well as local, state, regional, and 

national organizations and agencies to 

implement tobacco control programs; (4) 

coordinates and provides consultation 

to local, state, regional, and national 

training opportunities that facilitate 

planning, development, and 

implementation of tobacco control 

initiatives; (5) assists in training, 

providing technical assistance, and 

disseminating information to leaders, 

decision makers and program managers; 

and (6) coordinates the collection of 

data from state and local programs to 

monitor national progress toward the 

cessation and prevention of tobacco use. 

Global Tobacco Control Branch 

(CUCLE). (1) Strengthens global tobacco 

surveillance systems to monitor the 

global tobacco epidemic in partnership 

with other federal agencies, 

international organizations, the private 

sector and other components of CDC; (2) 

advances research to promote effective 

tobacco control programs; (3) translates 

data to action; (4) increases country and 

regional capacity to plan, develop, 

implement, and evaluate comprehensive 

tobacco control efforts; (5) strengthens 

partnerships to leverage resources for 

efficient and sustainable tobacco control 

initiatives; (6) serves as a WHO 

Collaborating Center for Global Tobacco 

Surveillance; and (7) serves as the 

designated Data Coordinating Center 

and depository of the Global Tobacco 

Surveillance System data. 

Division for Heart Disease and Stroke 

Prevention (CUCM). (1) Plans, directs, 

and coordinates programs to reduce 

morbidity, risk factors, costs, disability, 

mortality, and disparities associated 

with heart disease, stroke, and other 

cardiovascular disease outcomes; (2) 

provides national leadership, technical 

assistance, expert consultation, and 

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agencies in intervention, surveillance, 

evaluation, and communication or 

marketing activities related to 

implementing state programs, registries, 

and other surveillance systems 

associated with reducing and preventing 

cardiovascular disease outcomes; (3) 

implements surveillance systems and 

conducts surveillance of outcomes and 

utilization of health care and prevention 

resources related to heart disease, 

stroke, high blood pressure, high 

cholesterol, and other cardiovascular 

disease to monitor trends and evaluate 

program impact on morbidity, mortality, 

risk factor improvement, cost, disability, 

and disparities; (4) conducts 

epidemiologic studies and disseminates 

findings to identify emerging risk factors 

with potential for prevention and 

control strategies; (5) conducts 

prevention research studies and 

disseminates findings to identify and 

evaluate the feasibility and effectiveness 

of potential prevention and control 

strategies in health care systems and at 

the community level; (6) identifies, 

implements, and evaluates programs to 

prevent and control heart disease, 

stroke, high blood pressure, high 

cholesterol, other cardiovascular disease 

outcomes, and disparities through the 

translation and communication of best 

practices in health care and risk factor 

prevention into widespread health 

systems policies and community 

changes; (7) collaborates with other 

cardiovascular health related activities 

at CDC; (8) maintains collaborative 

relationships with public and private 

sector organizations, academic 

institutions, or other groups involved in 

the prevention and control of heart 

disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular 

diseases or risk factors; and (9) provides 

technical assistance and consultation to 

other nations and to the WHO in the 

global prevention and control of 

cardiovascular disease. 

Office of the Director (CUCM1). (1) 

Provides leadership and direction in 

establishing division priorities, 

strategies, programs and policies; (2) 

plans and directs resources and 

activities in alignment with division 

goals and objectives; (3) monitors 

progress toward achieving division 

objectives and assessing impact of 

programs; (4) insures that division 

activities are coordinated with other 

components of CDC both within and 

outside the center, with federal, state 

and local agencies, and related 

voluntary and professional 

organizations; (5) provides national 

leadership in coordinating and 

implementing activities that prevent 

heart disease and stroke; (6) educates 

the general public, key decision-makers, 

healthcare professionals, businesses and 

communities about the importance of 

and opportunities to prevent heart 

disease and stroke; (7) serves as co-lead 

for Healthy People heart disease and 

stroke objectives for the nation; (8) 

develops and produces communication 

tools to meet the needs of division 

programs and mission; (9) develops 

health communication campaigns at the 

national and state levels; (10) provides 

leadership to the division for health 

communication efforts; (11) provides 

administrative and management support 

for division activities; (12) reports 

accomplishments, future directions and 

resource requirements; and (13) 

represents the division at official 

professional and scientific meetings. 

Epidemiology and Surveillance 

Branch (CUCMB). (1) Monitors the 

epidemiology of cardiovascular disease 

risk factors, behaviors, outcomes, costs, 

barriers, awareness, access to care, 

geographic variations and disparities; 

(2) prepares routine surveillance reports 

of national and state trends in 

cardiovascular disease risk factors, 

behaviors, outcomes, and disparities, 

which includes the mapping of 

geographic variations; (3) coordinates, 

manages, and maintains the activities of 

the National Cardiovascular Disease 

Surveillance System, including the Data 

Trends & Maps website, the Interactive 

Atlas website, surveillance summaries, 

and research publications; (4) develops, 

designs, implements, and evaluates new 

cardiovascular disease registries and 

other surveillance systems that address 

gaps in existing CDC surveillance 

systems; (5) prepares epidemiologic and 

scientific papers for publication in 

medical and public health journals and 

for presentation to national public 

health and scientific conferences on 

surveillance and epidemiologic 

findings; (6) identifies, investigates, 

implements, and evaluates new 

surveillance methodologies and 

technologies that involve electronic data 

abstraction and transfer to state and 

national registries and spatial analysis; 

(7) proposes and serves as technical 

advisors and project officers for 

epidemiologic research projects that fill 

gaps in surveillance and intervention 

and investigates emerging risk factors 

that will lead to the prevention of 

cardiovascular disease and the 

elimination of disparities in 

cardiovascular disease; (8) serves as 

scientific and technical experts in 

cardiovascular disease epidemiology 

and surveillance methodology to state 

health departments and to advisory 

groups as the national/international 

level; (9) provides scientific leadership 

in the development, extension, and 

improvement of surveillance systems, 

epidemiologic strategies, and/or service 

to cardiovascular health programs; (10) 

facilitates integration of epidemiology 

and surveillance across the division; 

and (11) provides leadership in 

population health management by 

describing the characteristics of public 

health and health care systems, 

understanding enhancing quality 

improvement efforts by health providers 

and systems, and proposing methods to 

take advantage of policy and payment 

structure changes for the improvement 

of cardiovascular health of the nation. 

Applied Research and Evaluation 

Branch (CUCMC). (1) Plans, develops, 

and implements projects related to 

applied research, program evaluation, 

and health economics research; (2) 

prepares scientific papers for 

publication in public health journals 

and for presentation at national and 

international conferences, meetings and 

seminars on applied research, program 

evaluation, and health economics 

research; (3) synthesizes and translates 

a body of best science and practice that 

can be applied to various public health 

settings; (4) prepares and disseminates 

products that translate applied research, 

program evaluation, and health 

economics science to state programs and 

others; (5) implements a comprehensive 

division evaluation plan addressing all 

facets of division activities, including 

state-based program evaluation, research 

evaluation, and evaluation training 

needs; (6) provides applied research, 

evaluation, and health economics 

expertise, technical assistance and 

training to the division, center, CDC, 

and national and international partners; 

and (7) implements demonstration and 

pilot projects with state programs and 

others to put research into practice. 

Program Development and Services 

Branch (CUCMD). (1) Provides 

programmatic leadership and support 

for prevention and control of heart 

disease, stroke, and related risk factors 

in states, territories, tribes and local 

jurisdictions; (2) provides 

comprehensive technical advice and 

assistance in planning, implementing 

and evaluating strategies to prevent and 

control heart disease, stroke, and related 

risk factors through policy, systems, 

environmental changes; (3) provides 

program policies and guidance outlining 

CDC’s role and the national goals and 

objectives related to heart disease and 

stroke prevention; (4) provides technical 

assistance to grantees on 

implementation of evidence- and 

practice-based interventions with 

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to be taken jurisdiction wide; (5) 

provides technical assistance to enhance 

coordination across chronic diseases to 

ensure that heart disease and stroke 

prevention planning and 

implementation optimize collaboration 

across chronic disease interventions; (6) 

provides leadership and technical 

expertise, in policy and system change, 

health disparities, healthcare, worksite 

and community interventions to prevent 

and control heart disease, stroke and 

related risk factors; (7) provides 

leadership and technical expertise in 

women’s cardiovascular health, health 

disparities and healthcare interventions 

for cardiovascular primary and 

secondary prevention programs as it 

relates to the Well-Integrated Screening 

and Evaluation for Women Across the 

Nation (WISEWOMAN) Program; (8) 

facilitates programmatic coordination 

across the division, center, CDC to 

address heart disease and stroke 

prevention; (9) works with national 

partners to encourage policy and 

systems changes and other actions 

supportive of CDC and grantee work to 

prevent and control heart disease, stroke 

and related risk factors; (10) reviews and 

monitors cooperative agreements and 

contract; (11) serves as technical experts 

in the implementation of policy 

systems, and environmental strategies 

for health promotion and the prevention 

and control of heart disease, stroke, and 

related risk factors for grantees and 

others within CDC and with partners; 

(12) provides comprehensive training 

expertise, including distance learning, 

training seminars, meetings, how-totools, promising practices documents, 

and other materials to promote the 

prevention of heart disease and stroke 

and assist grantees with planning, 

implementing, and replicating 

interventions; (13) monitors 

management information systems for 

heart disease and stroke prevention 

efforts to assess progress toward 

achieving division and center goals; (14) 

obtains, analyzes and disseminates data 

from interventions to develop 

operational strategies to encourage 

replication of promising program 

practices; (15) provides technical 

assistance on use of data for program 

planning and priority setting, including 

addressing specific populations with 

documented health disparities; (16) 

ensures products developed across the 

division for grantees are appropriate and 

supportive of priority work; and (17) 

provides forums for grantees to ensure 

rapid spread of promising practices and 

lessons learned. 

Division of Population Health (CUCP). 

(1) Delivers state-based and local level 

data on chronic disease, risk factors and 

conditions; (2) focuses on populationbased strategies to address specific 

health outcomes within particular 

groups (e.g., healthy tribes, healthy 

aging, etc.) and settings (e.g., healthy 

schools); (3) advances the use of 

innovative data analytics, prevention 

research, and evidence-based practices; 

(4) provides national and international 

leadership in coordinating and 

implementing priorities and activities of 

the division; (5) supports epidemiologic 

and surveillance activities, training and 

intervention activities to promote 

population health and support the 

development of state chronic disease 

program capacity; (6) collaborates with 

CDC divisions and programs, federal, 

state, and local government agencies; 

tribes, territories, and with national 

partner organizations; and (7) advances 

health equity among populations 

disproportionately affected by chronic 

diseases, social determinants of health, 

and associated risk factors. 

Office of the Director (CUCP1). (1) 

Manages, coordinates, and evaluates the 

activities and programs of the division; 

(2) ensures that division activities are 

coordinated with other components of 

CDC, with federal, state, and local 

government agencies, and with 

voluntary and professional entities; (3) 

provides national leadership and 

technical assistance on population 

health surveillance, small area 

estimation, prevention research, healthy 

aging including Alzheimer’s and 

Arthritis, healthy schools, healthy 

tribes, Epilepsy, excessive alcohol use, 

Lupus, and social emotional health; (4) 

provides scientific oversight and 

strategic guidance of division 

programmatic, surveillance, and 

research activities; (5) provides 

administrative and management support 

for the division including guidance and 

logistics for personnel, including field 

staff; the use of financial resources; and 

oversight of grants, cooperative 

agreements, contracts, and reimbursable 

agreements; (6) provides leadership and 

technical assistance to partners to 

translate science and research into 

public health practice to improve 

population health; (7) provides strategic 

guidance and coordination of policy, 

issues management, and program and 

partnership development activities; (8) 

coordinates and supports division-wide 

communication and policy needs; and 

(9) supports the professional growth and 

development of all staff to build staff 

skills, knowledge, and expertise, and 

promote experience. 

Prevention Research and Translation 

Branch (CUCPB). (1) Provides 

leadership, management, and 

coordination related to the planning, 

implementation, and evaluation of 

prevention research, research 

translation, and public health practice 

and policy development to address 

national health priorities, including 

leading causes of death, chronic 

diseases, and social determinants of 

health; (2) develops and manages 

funding mechanisms that allow 

programs across CDC fund applied 

public health research and translation 

that provide evidence that contributes to 

achieving specific programmatic goals; 

and (3) supports the research, 

dissemination, translation, and 

promotion of innovative and crosscutting public health interventions, 

programs, and policies that improve 

physical, mental, and social dimensions 

of health and quality of life of people in 

community settings and workplaces, 

and through community and clinical 

partnerships. 

Healthy Aging Branch (CUCPC). (1) 

Directs and supports program activities 

that improve quality of life and reduce 

chronic pain and disability; improve 

access to and availability of appropriate 

health care, evidence-based selfmanagement approaches, and 

interventions; and enhance policies, 

environments, and referral systems for 

adults with arthritis; (2) directs and 

supports program activities that 

promote brain and cognitive health; 

improve risk reduction activities; 

increase early detection and access to 

appropriate health care; improve 

systems that support caregivers; and 

reduce preventable hospitalizations for 

adults with Alzheimer’s disease or 

related dementias; (3) develops, collects, 

and reports epidemiologic surveillance 

measures; develops and evaluates 

programs, policies, interventions, and 

referral systems to enhance local, state, 

and tribal public health capacity; and 

promotes national public health action 

for arthritis, cognitive decline, 

Alzheimer’s disease, related dementias, 

and other unaddressed chronic 

conditions of an aging population; and 

(4) develops and disseminates health 

promotion and disease prevention 

programs, communication messages and 

materials, and public health information 

that address prevention and 

interventions, social determinants of 

health, rural health issues, and racial/ 

ethnic disparities in an aging U.S. 

population. 

Epidemiology and Surveillance 

Branch (CUCPE). (1) Provides support to 

build national, state, and local public 

health capacity in epidemiology and 

surveillance to monitor chronic 

conditions and risk factors for public 

health programs and decision making; 


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(2) develops and applies spatial analytic 

and small area estimation methods to 

identify geographic variations in 

chronic disease conditions and related 

risk factors for public health 

programming and decision making; (3) 

provides public health leadership in the 

prevention of excessive alcohol use and 

other chronic disease risk factors 

through public health surveillance, 

partnerships, and applied research for 

translation into public health practice; 

(4) provides public health leadership for 

epilepsy and other chronic conditions 

with significant impact on quality of life 

through surveillance and epidemiologic 

research, partnerships, applied research 

and translation, and development and 

evaluation of programs and 

interventions in order to expand the 

reach of evidence-based programs and 

practices and improve quality of life; 

and (5) conducts strategic and 

innovative scientific research on lupus 

and other evolving and cross-cutting 

disease issues including determining 

the burden, developing pilot programs 

and assessing effectiveness of public 

health approaches, and works with 

national, state and local partners to 

increase awareness, advance knowledge, 

and inform public health and health 

care practice. 

Healthy Schools Branch (CUCPG) (1) 

Supports state, local, territorial, and 

tribal agencies and national nongovernmental organizations to develop, 

implement, evaluate, and disseminate 

school policy, systems, and 

environmental strategies and 

interventions to improve the health of 

students and school staff by promoting 

healthy eating, physical activity, and a 

tobacco-free lifestyle; (2) supports 

implementation and evaluation of a 

coordinated approach to school health 

and best practices in health education; 

physical education and other physical 

activity programs; nutrition services; 

school health services; school 

counseling, psychological, and social 

services; health promotion for staff; 

family and community involvement; 

and school health and safety policies 

and environment; (3) provides 

leadership and consultation on how 

schools work and how to foster effective 

collaboration between the public health 

and education sectors; (4) documents 

and strengthens the scientific 

associations among chronic diseaserelated health risks, school-based health 

promotion initiatives, and academic 

achievement; (5) evaluates school-based 

policy, systems, and environmental 

changes and interventions to improve 

health behaviors and reduce chronic 

disease-related health risks among 

children and adolescents; (6) 

synthesizes and translates scientific 

research to develop and disseminate 

guidance, tools, and resources to help 

schools prevent chronic disease-related 

risks among children and adolescents; 

(7) supports efforts of national, state, 

and local surveillance systems to 

monitor chronic disease-related health 

risk behaviors among youth, along with 

the policies, programs, and practices 

schools implement to address those 

health risk behaviors; (8) strengthens 

efforts of national, state, and local 

programs to provide high quality 

professional development services to 

support school-based chronic disease 

prevention policies, programs, and 

practices; (9) in accomplishing the 

functions listed above, collaborates with 

other components of CDC and HHS; the 

U.S. Department of Education, U.S. 

Department of Agriculture, and other 

federal agencies; national professional, 

voluntary, and philanthropic 

organizations; international agencies; 

and other organizations as appropriate; 

and(10) assists other nations in reducing 

chronic disease-related health risks 

among children and adolescents and in 

implementing and improving school 

health programs. 

Population Health Surveillance 

Branch (CUCPH). (1) Plans and directs 

all activities related to the Behavioral 

Risk Factor Surveillance System 

(BRFSS), the nation’s premier system of 

health surveys that collect state data 

about United States residents regarding 

their health-related risk behaviors, 

chronic health conditions, and use of 

preventive services; (2) coordinates 

BRFSS surveillance activities across all 

states and CDC programs; (3) provides 

support to build state capacity for 

BRFSS survey operations, data 

management, analysis, dissemination, 

and use of the data by state agencies to 

set public health priorities and monitor 

public health programs; (4) develops 

guidelines and criteria for the 

enhancement of behavioral risk factor 

surveys at the state and local levels; (5) 

delivers timely health data of high 

validity and reliability to states, CDC 

scientists, the national public health 

community, and the general public; (6) 

supports and enhances analysis and 

dissemination of information from the 

BRFSS to promote the broad use and 

application of BRFSS results and 

findings by policy and decision makers, 

public health professionals, and other 

relevant audiences through 

communication channels and formats 

appropriate to these constituencies; (7) 

plans and coordinates cross cutting 

research related to survey methodology; 

(8) provides scientific leadership and 

guidance to surveillance programs to 

assure highest scientific quality and 

professional standards related to BRFSS; 

(9) provides leadership to CDC, states 

and other organizations to support 

effective and flexible population health 

surveillance, including rapidly 

emerging public health issues and 

threats; and (10) provides administrative 

and management support, as required, 

for states and territories including 

oversight of BRFSS and other grants, 

cooperative agreements, and 

reimbursable agreements. 

Retitle HIV Surveillance (CVJCE) to 

HIV Surveillance Branch. 

Retitle HIV Prevention Capacity and 

Development Branch (CVJCH) to HIV 

Prevention Capacity Development 

Branch. 

Dia Taylor, 

Chief Operating Officer (Acting), Centers for 

Disease Control and Prevention. 

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BILLING CODE 4160–18–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Administration for Community Living 

Reallotment of FY 2021 Funds: Puerto 

Rico 

AGENCY: Administration on Disabilities 

(AoD), Administration for Community 

Living (ACL), U.S. Department of Health 

and Human Services (HHS). 

ACTION: Notice of reallotment of FY 2021 

funds. 

SUMMARY: The Administration on 

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a period (of a fiscal year or longer) will 

not be required by the State during the 

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reallot the amount.’’ 

DATES: Funds will be realloted after 

August 13, 2021 and before September 

30, 2021. 

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Developmental Disabilities, 

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