97-4039. Office of Public Health and Science; Notice of Partnership Initiative

[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 33 (Wednesday, February 19, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 7468]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-4039]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Office of Public Health and Science; Notice of Partnership 
Initiative

    Pursuant to Title XVII of the Public Health Service Act, notice is 
hereby given that the Office of Disease Prevention and Health 
Promotion, Office of Public Health and Science, is seeking partnerships 
with non-Federal organizations to promote, distribute and encourage the 
implementation of ``Put Prevention into Practice.'' ``Put Prevention 
into Practice'' is a system-based approach to implementing the 
recommendations of the United States Preventive Services Task Force, 
targeting patients, clinicians, and medical offices. The goal is to 
increase the impact of ``Put Prevention into Practice'' by forming 
partnerships with private sector organizations. These cooperative 
efforts are intended to bring the resources of several partners to bear 
on the implementation of clinical preventive services guidelines and on 
the efforts to increase the delivery of appropriate clinical preventive 
services, efforts that are too complex for any one organization to 
handle alone. Organizations with particular experience, expertise or 
interest in the development, marketing and distribution of prevention-
related materials to the general public, professional organizations and 
managed care organizations will be well-aligned with current and 
planned initiatives of ``Put Prevention into Practice'' activities.

    Note: Partnerships between ODPHP and outside organizations will 
be formalized through Memorandum of Agreements and will not involve 
grants or contracts.

    Date of Effectiveness: February 19, 1997.
    For more information, please contact Rika Maeshiro, M.D., M.P.H., 
Senior Clinical Affairs Advisor, Office of Disease Prevention and 
Health Promotion, Office of Public Health and Science, at 202-690-7943.

    Dated: February 10, 1997.
Claude Earl Fox,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health (Disease Prevention and Health 
Promotion).
[FR Doc. 97-4039 Filed 2-18-97; 8:45 am]
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