#565
Date: Sun, 26 Aug 2007 07:27:35 -0400
From: Jim at CPP <jvgrizzell@CSUPOMONA.EDU>
Subject: Re: Important U.S. Dept of Health and Human Services Announcement...
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Mark and HEDIRers,
Great idea! Let's started. I think we can have a huge and greater impact than ever before. The 2020 objectives are likely to focus greater attention on under-lying risk factors (rather than disease areas, the 26 focus areas) AND on health promotion strategies.
The latest draft of how the 2020 objectives may be developed is at:
http://2020wiki.norc.org/wiki/index.php?title=DRAFT_MODEL
This was done after comments of an original last October (2006). The latest version is clearer. Here is some of the text from the 9 page draft.
1) Guiding Principles: The overall purpose of the National Health Objective -- "What are we trying to achieve"
2) Topic Areas: About 12 main thematic topics by which the National Health Objectives will be organized
3) Objectives: The key measurable goals by which the Nation's health progress will be followed over the next decade
4) Measures: The specific mechanism by which each objective will be followed.
It is anticipated that the 2020 National Health Objectives will move away from disease-based topic areas. In the past, topic areas for Healthy People have been organized by disease area (e.g., cancer, diabetes, heart disease and stroke, etc.). It is recognized that this approach has significant merit, particularly its role in bringing together patient advocacy groups (that tend to be organized by disease topic) with federal experts. It is felt, however, that more effective National Health Objectives can be developed by focusing greater attention on under-lying risk factors and on health promotion strategies. These risk factors (e.g. smoking, environmental pollution) and health promotion strategies (e.g. patient education, increased physical activity) are of signficant importance to a wide-range of diseases. If developed properly it is anticipated that this approach to developing Topic Areas will a) bring together many patient advocacy groups and experts around areas of common interest; and b) result in a more "prevention" oriented set of National Health Objectives.
I know 2 national organizations that will start discussing nominations next week.
Again, go to:
http://www.healthypeople.gov/hp2020/
Jim
Jim Grizzell, MBA, MA, CHES, HFI, FACHA
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> From: Mark J. Kittleson, PhD, FAAHB <kittle@SIU.EDU>
> To: <HEDIR-L@listserv.siu.edu>
> Date: 8/25/2007 5:09:09 PM
> Subject: Important U.S. Dept of Health and Human Services Announcement...
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> Folks, we may want to get some health educators involved.
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> Mark J. Kittleson, PhD, FAAHB
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> Southern Illinois University
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> Professor, Health Education
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> Director of Graduate Studies
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> Health Education & Recreation
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> SECRETARY'S ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL HEALTH PROMOTION AND
> DISEASE PREVENTION OBJECTIVES FOR 2020 ESTABLISHED BY US DEPARTMENT OF
> HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES; NOMINATIONS SOUGHT
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> In a Federal Register notice published August 21, 2007, HHS announced
> the establishment of the Secretary's Advisory Committee on National
> Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Objectives for 2020 and
> solicited nominations for appointment to the Committee. The
> Department seeks nominees with expertise across a broad range of areas
> related to health promotion, disease prevention, and public health
> benchmarking. Nominations are due September 20, 2007.
> The Advisory Committee, which is established under the Federal
> Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2), shall
> provide advice and assistance to the Secretary and HHS in the
> development of health promotion and disease prevention objectives to
> improve the health of Americans by 2020. The Committee shall advise
> the Secretary regarding national health promotion and disease
> prevention initiatives, in particular the work to develop goals and
> objectives to improve the health status and reduce health risks for
> Americans. The Committee shall provide advice and consultation to the
> Secretary to facilitate the process of developing and implementing
> national health promotion and disease prevention goals and objectives
> and advice to the Secretary about the initiatives to occur during the initial implementation phase of the goals and objectives.
> Please consider nominating a qualified individual. Self-nominations
> are permitted. Nominations must be received by September 20, 2007.
> For more information about the Healthy People 2020 development process
> and to view the full text of the Federal Register Notice-along with
> details of the required nomination package contents-visit the Healthy
> People Web site at www.healthypeople.gov/hp2020.
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#566
Date: Sun, 26 Aug 2007 14:45:44 -0400
From: Daniel Leviton <dleviton@UMD.EDU>
Subject: Re: Important U.S. Dept of Health and Human Services Announcement...
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I wonder if the day will come when the National Health Promotion and Dieseas Preventive Objectives include the prevention of Horrendous Death. That is, those causes of death where the motivation is to kill others, e.g., war, terrorism, homicide, resulting from racism, genocide, intentional environmental assault. A second type excludes motivation to kill but is still caused by people, e.g., death resulting from accidents, suicide, smoking, occupational disasters, unintentional environmental degradation. A third is labeled "equivocal," that is, arguably, casued by people and nature, e.g., HIV/AIDS, Katrina, tsunamiis, newly emergent diseases, antibiotic resistant diseases.
Any strategy of prevention would have to deal with root causes such as SES, culture, politics and geopolitics, economics, etc.
Bet that the Committee's recommendations will remain weighted toward prevention of disease, and the need for life style changes.
Dan
Professor Daniel Leviton, ret.
Founder & Former Director, The Adult Health & Development Program University of Maryland at College Park www.ahdp.org
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From: "Mark J. Kittleson, PhD, FAAHB" <kittle@SIU.EDU>
To: <HEDIR-L@listserv.siu.edu>
Sent: Saturday, August 25, 2007 5:08 PM
Subject: Important U.S. Dept of Health and Human Services Announcement...
> ** Submit to the HEDIR Technology Seminar
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> Folks, we may want to get some health educators involved.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Mark J. Kittleson, PhD, FAAHB
>
> Southern Illinois University
>
> Professor, Health Education
>
> Director of Graduate Studies
>
> Health Education & Recreation
>
>
>
> 618-453-1841 Office
>
> 618-453-1829 FAX
>
> SKYPE ID: mark.j.kittleson
>
> 618-912-4445 SKYPE Phone
>
>
>
> SECRETARY'S ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL HEALTH PROMOTION AND DISEASE
> PREVENTION OBJECTIVES FOR 2020
> ESTABLISHED BY US DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES; NOMINATIONS
> SOUGHT
>
> In a Federal Register notice published August 21, 2007, HHS announced the
> establishment of the Secretary's Advisory Committee on National Health
> Promotion and Disease Prevention Objectives for 2020 and solicited
> nominations for appointment to the Committee. The Department seeks
> nominees
> with expertise across a broad range of areas related to health promotion,
> disease prevention, and public health benchmarking. Nominations are due
> September 20, 2007.
> The Advisory Committee, which is established under the Federal Advisory
> Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2), shall provide advice and
> assistance to the Secretary and HHS in the development of health promotion
> and disease prevention objectives to improve the health of Americans by
> 2020. The Committee shall advise the Secretary regarding national health
> promotion and disease prevention initiatives, in particular the work to
> develop goals and objectives to improve the health status and reduce
> health
> risks for Americans. The Committee shall provide advice and consultation
> to
> the Secretary to facilitate the process of developing and implementing
> national health promotion and disease prevention goals and objectives and
> advice to the Secretary about the initiatives to occur during the initial
> implementation phase of the goals and objectives.
> Please consider nominating a qualified individual. Self-nominations are
> permitted. Nominations must be received by September 20, 2007.
> For more information about the Healthy People 2020 development process and
> to view the full text of the Federal Register Notice-along with details of
> the required nomination package contents-visit the Healthy People Web site
> at www.healthypeople.gov/hp2020.
>
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#567
Date: Sun, 26 Aug 2007 22:19:23 -0400
From: Daniel Leviton <dleviton@UMD.EDU>
Subject: Taboo health risk topics
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You never hear the presidential candidates talk about the following risk =
factors for premature mortality and unnecessary morbidity. They are =
abviouly factors affecting the health and well-being of large =
populations:
1. Religion. Does it do more harm than good? especially to the =
fundamentalists of any stripe who say that my belief is the only =
acceptable one. Worse is the mantra, either believe as I do or I will =
kill you. See=20
Ehrman, B. D. (2003). Lost Scriptures: Books that Did Not Make It into =
the New Testament. New York: Oxford University Press.
Kirsch, J. (2006). A History of the End of the World: How the Most =
Controversial Book in the Bible Changed the Course of Western =
Civilization. New York: HarperCollins Publisher.
Lilla, M. (2007, August 19). The politics of God. The New York Times, p. =
28.
Wilson, E. O. (2006). The Creation: An Appeal to Save Life on Earth. New =
York: W.W. Norton & Company.
Hitchens, C. (2007). God is Not Great: How religion poisons everything. =
New York: Twelve.
Dennett, D. C. (2007). Breaking the Spell: Religion as a natural =
phenomenon. New York: Penguin Group.
Harris, S. (2004). The End of Faith: Religion, Terror, and the Future of =
Reason. New York: W. W. Norton & Company.
2. A related question is, what are the unhealthy aspects of culture and =
how can beneficial change be expedited? See Huntington, S. P. (1996). =
The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order. New York: =
Touchstone
Harrison, L. E. (2006). The Central Liberal Truth: How politics can =
change a culture and save it from itself. New York: Oxford University =
Press.
3. High fertility rates and the cycle of poverty and ignorance. Few =
question that high fertility, income, and education are highly related. =
A simple health education statement delivered to all students will do: =
If you are poor and wish to escape poverty consider having few or no =
children. If you are middle-class and do not wish to become poor =
consider the same advice. This does not mean that other =
social-economic-political means should not be implemented to close the =
economic gap between the rich and the rest of us.
Are such issues discussed in the health education/promotion community? =
Should they be?
Dan
Professor Daniel Leviton, ret.
Founder & Former Director, The Adult Health & Development Program
University of Maryland at College Park
2007 Pelden Road
Adelphi, MD 20783
Phone and fax: 301-445-1546
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