Neil Charness charness@psy.fsu.edu, 12/14/05 2:31 PM
Hi Mike:
Can you send this out to the Listserv, please? Any Div 20 members who want to funnel back comments on the CDC report (below) can either do so individually, or send them to me and I will collect and collate responses. Neil Charness
Date: Wed, 14 Dec 2005 14:21:41 -0500
From: "Hassan, Amena" AHassan@apa.org
New draft CDC research agenda: Let us know what your division thinks of it!
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has published the "Health Protection Research Guide 2006-2015," and is accepting public comment on the document through January 16, 2006. The draft guide, weighing in at 150 pages, can be viewed at
http://www.cdc.gov/od/ophr/hpr_guide.pdf.
APA needs your expertise on this issue. Please let us know your reaction to the plan and any suggestions by the close of business Friday, January 6, 2006, so that we can incorporate your division's concerns in APA's comments. In addition, if you wish, you may register to enter comments online yourself at
http://www.rsvpBOOK.com/custom_pages/50942/index.php
Among the goals addressed in the research agenda (with the document chapter number listed below) are:
III. Prevent and Control Infectious Diseases, including sections on behavioral, social and economic research in infectious diseases; and special populations and infectious diseases, particularly health disparities;
IV. Promote Preparedness to Protect Health, including sections o risk appraisal and adaptive behavior during an extreme event; risk and recovery in vulnerable populations; public health workforce preparedness; and communications;
V. Promote Health to Reduce the Burden of Chronic Diseases and Disability, including sections on health across the lifespan; child and adolescent development; reducing burdens of disparities in, and risk factors for chronic diseases among adults, older adults, and persons with disabilities;
VI. Create Safe Places to Live, Work, Learn and Play, including sections on environmental and occupational health, injury and violence;
VII. Work Together to Build a Healthy World, including sections on global prevention and health promotion;
VIII. Manage and Market Health Information, with sections on public health data and informatics, health marketing and health literacy;
IX. Cross Cutting Research, including sections on social, anthropological and behavioral sciences in public health; mental health and well-being; and social determinants of health and health disparities.
APA is surveying divisions in case some would like to put forward en bloc comments as a division. Others may prefer just to forward this message to interested members and ask that they contact APA directly. In any case, please contact Pat Kobor (pkobor@apa.org) in the APA Science Policy Office with any comments by January 8, 2006.
Amena Hassan, Advocacy Communications Officer, American Psychological Association Public Policy Office, 750 First Street, NE Washington, DC 20002-4242 (202) 336-6061 www.apa.org/ppo
Neil Charness, President, Division 20 of American Psychological Association (Adult Development and Aging),Psychology Department, E-mail:charness@psy.fsu.edu, Copeland Street Phone (offices):850-644-6686; 850-644-8571, Florida State University Fax: 850-644-7739 Tallahassee, FL. 32306-1270
