STRATEGIC PLAN - ASPE - U.S. Department of Health and Human ...
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CHAPTER 3: Public <strong>Health</strong> Promotion <strong>and</strong> Protection, Disease Prevention,<strong>and</strong> Emergency PreparednessFire-Related Injury PreventionCDC will continue to support State programs tomonitor, identify, <strong>and</strong> track fire-related injuries <strong>and</strong>to exp<strong>and</strong> smoke alarm installation <strong>and</strong> fire safetyeducation programs in communities at high risk.Environmental HazardsInteractions between people <strong>and</strong> their environmentalso pose a risk to their health. Environmentalhealth hazards include water pollutants, chemicalpollutants, air pollutants, mold, <strong>and</strong> radiation fromnatural, technologic, or terrorist events. HHS works incollaboration with other <strong>Department</strong>al-level agencies,including EPA <strong>and</strong> the U.S. <strong>Department</strong> <strong>of</strong> Labor’sOccupational Safety <strong>and</strong> <strong>Health</strong> Administration, toaddress environmental hazards. To support this largerFederal effort, HHS will conduct targeted prevention<strong>and</strong> surveillance activities aimed at raising awareness<strong>of</strong>, monitoring, <strong>and</strong> mitigating threats. CDC <strong>and</strong> FDAwill support this effort by using existing technologies<strong>and</strong> methods to measure the exposure to environmentalchemicals in humans <strong>and</strong> the food supply. CDC also willinvestigate new technologies <strong>and</strong> methods to exp<strong>and</strong> thenumber <strong>of</strong> chemicals measured in humans.Childhood Lead Poisoning PreventionCDC is addressing the problem <strong>of</strong> childhood leadpoisoning through provision <strong>of</strong> funding <strong>and</strong> technicalassistance to State <strong>and</strong> local childhood lead poisoningprevention programs. These programs are working toensure that screening, lead-hazard reduction, modellegislation, <strong>and</strong> other prevention mechanisms occurthroughout the country. CDC will build on these effortsby developing <strong>and</strong> disseminating guidance for theproper treatment <strong>of</strong> children after they are identified ashaving elevated blood levels.Violence Against WomenHHS has developed a Violence Against Women SteeringCommittee, which coordinates the HHS response toissues related to violence against women <strong>and</strong> theirchildren. This committee, led by ASH, comprisesrepresentatives from ACF, AoA, CDC, FDA, HRSA, NIH,OPHS, the Office <strong>of</strong> the Secretary, <strong>and</strong> SAMHSA. Thecommittee is also responsible for coordinating HHSviolence-related activities with those <strong>of</strong> other Federalagencies. This steering committee will work to refine<strong>and</strong> focus HHS’s activities on addressing violenceagainst women. More information about HHS’s effortsto address family violence can be found in StrategicGoal 3, Objective 3.1.Youth Violence PreventionCDC funds Academic Centers <strong>of</strong> Excellence to develop<strong>and</strong> implement community response plans to preventyouth violence. These Centers also train healthpr<strong>of</strong>essionals <strong>and</strong> conduct youth violence preventionresearch projects. CDC will continue funding theseCenters. The agency also will identify modifiablerisk factors that protect adolescents from becomingvictims or perpetrators <strong>of</strong> violence <strong>and</strong> will increasepublic awareness regarding dating violence amongadolescents through interactive programs such asChoose Respect.HHS Strategic Plan FY 2007-201267
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