Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 184 / Monday, September 22, 2008 / Notices 54599 

Committee Act (Pub. L. No. 92–463, 5 

U.S.C., App.). 

DATES: October 8, 2008, from 1 p.m. to 

5 p.m. [Eastern Time]. 

ADDRESSES: Mary C. Switzer Building 

(330 C Street, SW., Washington, DC 

20201), Conference Room 1114. Please 

use the C Street entrance closest to 3rd 

Street and bring photo ID for entry to a 

Federal building. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

http://www.hhs.gov/healthit/ahic/ 

confidentiality/. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Workgroup Members will continue 

discussing and evaluating the 

confidentiality, privacy, and security 

protections and requirements for 

participants in electronic health 

information exchange environments. 

The meeting will be available via Web 

cast. For additional information, go to: 

http://www.hhs.gov/healthit/ahic/ 

cps_instruct.html. 

Dated: September 12, 2008. 

Judith Sparrow, 

Director, American Health Information 

Community, Office of Programs and 

Coordination, Office of the National 

Coordinator for Health Information 

Technology. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Announcement of Sixth Meeting of the 

Secretary’s Advisory Committee on 

National Health Promotion and Disease 

Prevention Objectives for 2020 

AGENCY: Department of Health and 

Human Services, Office of the Secretary, 

Office of Public Health and Science, 

Office of Disease Prevention and Health 

Promotion. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 217a, Section 222 of 

the Public Health Service Act, as amended. 

The Committee is governed by the provision 

of Public Law 92—463, as amended (5 U.S.C. 

Appendix 2), which sets forth standards for 

the formation and use of advisory 

committees. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of 

Health and Human Services (HHS) 

announces the sixth in a series of 

federal advisory committee meetings 

regarding the national health promotion 

and disease prevention objectives for 

2020 to be held in Washington, DC. This 

meeting will be open to the public. The 

Secretary’s Advisory Committee on 

National Health Promotion and Disease 

Prevention Objectives for 2020 will 

review the nation’s health promotion 

and disease prevention objectives and 

efforts to develop goals and objectives to 

improve the health status and reduce 

health risks for Americans by the year 

2020. The Committee will provide to the 

Secretary of Health and Human Services 

advice and consultation for developing 

and implementing the next iteration of 

national health promotion and disease 

prevention goals and objectives and 

provide recommendations for initiatives 

to occur during the initial 

implementation phase of the goals and 

objectives. HHS will use the 

recommendations to inform the 

development of the national health 

promotion and disease prevention 

objectives for 2020 and the process for 

implementing the objectives. The intent 

is to develop and launch objectives 

designed to improve the health status 

and reduce health risks for Americans 

by the year 2020. 

DATES: The Committee will meet on 

October 15, 2008 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. 

Eastern Daylight Time. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held 

online, via WebEx software. For detailed 

instructions about how to make sure 

that your windows computer and 

browser is set up for WebEx, please visit 

the ‘‘Secretary’s Advisory Committee’’ 

page of the Healthy People Web site at: 

http://www.healthypeople.gov/hp2020/ 

advisory/default.asp 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Emmeline Ochiai, Designated Federal 

Officer, Secretary’s Advisory Committee 

on National Health Promotion and 

Disease Prevention Objectives for 2020, 

U.S. Department of Health and Human 

Services, Office of Public Health and 

Science, Office of Disease Prevention 

and Health Promotion, 1101 Wootton 

Parkway, Room LL–100, Rockville, MD 

20852, (240) 453–8259 (telephone), 

(240) 453–8281 (fax). Additional 

information is available on the Internet 

at http://www.healthypeople.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Purpose of Meeting: Every 10 years, 

through the Healthy People initiative, 

HHS leverages scientific insights and 

lessons from the past decade, along with 

the 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 to meet a broad range 

of health needs, encourage 

collaborations across sectors, guide 

individuals toward making informed 

health decisions, and measure the 

impact of our prevention and health 

promotion activities. Healthy People 

2020 will reflect assessments of major 

risks to health and wellness, changing 

public health priorities, and emerging 

issues related to our nation’s health 

preparedness and prevention. 

Public Participation at Meeting: 

Members of the public are invited to 

listen to the online Advisory Committee 

meeting. There will be no opportunity 

for oral public comments during the 

online Secretary’s Advisory Committee 

on National Health Promotion and 

Disease Prevention Objectives for 2020 

meeting. Written comments, however, 

are welcome throughout the 

development process of the national 

health promotion and disease 

prevention objectives for 2020. They can 

be submitted through the Healthy 

People Web site at: http:// 

www.healthypeople.gov/hp2020/ 

comments/ or they can be e-mailed to 

HP2020@hhs.gov. Please note that the 

public comment Web site will be 

updated throughout the Healthy People 

development process, so people should 

return to the site frequently and provide 

their input. 

To listen to the Committee meeting, 

individuals must pre-register to attend 

the Secretary’s Advisory Committee on 

National Health Promotion and Disease 

Prevention Objectives for 2020 at the 

Healthy People Web site located at 

http://www.healthypeople.gov. 

Participation in the meeting is limited. 

Registrations will be accepted until 

maximum WebEx capacity is reached 

and must be completed by close of 

business Eastern Daylight Time on 

October 14, 2008. A waiting list will be 

maintained should registrations exceed 

WebEx capacity. Individuals on the 

waiting list will be contacted as 

additional space for the meeting 

becomes available. 

Registration questions may be 

directed to Hilary Scherer at 

HP2020@norc.org (e-mail), (301) 634– 

9374 (phone) or (301) 634–9301 (fax). 

Dated: September 8, 2008. 

Carter Blakey, 

Acting Director, Office of Disease Prevention 

and Health Promotion. 

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