[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 166 (Monday, August 29, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51070-51071]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-17076]


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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 70 FR 46527-46530, dated August 10, 2005) is 
amended to reflect the establishment of the Coordinating Center for 
Health Information and Service at the Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention.
    Section C-B, Organization and Functions, is hereby amended as 
follows:
    After the mission statement for the Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention (C), delete the title Coordinating Center for Health 
Information and Service (CP) and insert the following:
    Coordinating Center for Health Information and Service (CP). The 
mission of the Coordinating Center for Health Information and Service 
(CCHIS) is to assure that CDC provides high-quality information and 
programs in the most effective ways to help people, families, and 
communities protect their health and safety. Through continuous 
consumer input, prevention research, and public health information 
technology, we identify and evaluate health needs and interests, 
translate science into actions to meet those needs, and engage the 
public in the excitement of discovery and the progress being made to 
improve the health of the nation.
    In carrying out its mission, the CCHIS (1) fosters collaborations, 
partnerships, integration, and resource leveraging to increase CDC's 
health impact and achieve population health goals; (2) disseminates and 
evaluates CDC programs and products; (3) manages programs, messages to 
the public, and policies in innovative ways; (4) monitors, analyzes, 
and disseminates high quality, timely health information

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which achieves positive public health outcomes; (5) plans and 
coordinates marketing efforts to achieve CDC's health impact goals 
related to people, places, and preparedness; (6) plans, directs, and 
coordinates information systems to support performance measurement and 
knowledge management related to CDC's health impact goals and other 
data systems to measure progress towards accomplishment of the goals; 
(7) assures that health information, interventions, and programs are 
appropriately packaged and released in a timely manner; (8) collects, 
analyzes and disseminates national health statistics on vital events 
and health activities; (9) applies the latest public health informatics 
strategies and information technology to public health practice, 
research, and learning; (10) provides consultation and technical 
assistance, public health surveillance and informatics, health 
information systems, prevention effectiveness, scientific 
communications, behavioral science, statistics, and development of 
community health practice guidance; (11) identifies critical cross-CDC 
relationships and devotes concerted, consistent and high-level 
attention to these relationships in order to maximize CDC's success in 
achieving priority health goals; and (12) provides leadership in the 
development and coordination of high-priority partnerships and sets 
strategy and goals for working with the health sectors and partners 
(business and workers, health care, education, federal agencies, 
foundations, faith and community organizations, and public health 
community including state and local health organizations).
    Office of the Director (CPA). (1) Provides leadership and guidance 
and evaluates the activities of the CCHIS; (2) develops overarching 
goals and objectives and provides leadership, policy formation, 
scientific oversight and guidance in program planning and development; 
(3) coordinates assistance provided by CCHIS to other CDC components, 
other federal, state, and local agencies, the private sector and other 
nations; (4) provides and coordinates resource management requirements 
for CCHIS; (5) develops and provides guidance on workforce development 
activities within CCHIS and coordinates the recruitment, assignment, 
technical supervision and career development of staff, with emphasis on 
goals for equal employment opportunity and diversity where appropriate; 
(6) develops strategies, programs and procedures to ensure quality and 
integrity in the research activities; and (7) collaborates as 
appropriate with other coordinating centers, centers, offices, 
institutes of CDC, and other public health service agencies and other 
federal agencies.

    Dated: August 10, 2005.
William H. Gimson,
Chief Operating Officer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 
(CDC).
[FR Doc. 05-17076 Filed 8-26-05; 8:45 am]
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