Recipient Activities. The applicant will be required to perform the following activities:
1. Assemble a risk management curriculum for producers. This will include: (a) Gathering existing instructional materials that meet the local needs of agricultural producers of agricultural commodities; (b) identifying gaps in existing instructional materials; and (c) developing new materials or modifying existing instructional materials to fill existing gaps.
2. Develop and conduct a promotional program. This program will include activities using media, newsletters, publications, or other informational dissemination techniques that are designed to: (a) Raise awareness for risk management; (b) inform producers of the availability of risk management tools; and (c) inform producers of training and informational opportunities.
3. Deliver education and information to agribusiness professionals. This will include organizing and delivering training to those agribusiness professionals that have frequent opportunities to advise farmers of agricultural commodities and to those individuals that will directly train producers under this program.
4. Organize and deliver risk management training and informational opportunities developed in paragraph
(1) to agricultural producers of agricultural commodities. This will include organizing and delivering training through trained instructors to local farmers and ranchers.
5. Use a program logo and design provided by RMA for all instructional and promotional material.
6. Document all education and preparatory activities done and the results of such activities under the partnership agreement, state the evaluation criteria to be used to determine whether the educational program was a success, and work with an RMA-selected contractor to evaluate all educational activities and advise RMA as to the effectiveness of activities.
7. Create and implement a program delivery plan that contains each of the tasks to be performed to accomplish all the goals and responsibilities under this announcement, the manner in which task and goal will be accomplished, including RMA’s role and responsibilities, and the dates by which such tasks will be completed.
Recipient Activities a. Manage all activities related to conference content (e.g., objectives, topics, session design, workshops, special exhibits, speakers, fees, agenda composition, printing). Many of these items may be developed in concert with CDC personnel assigned to support the conference.
b. Provide draft copies of the agenda, objectives, and proposed related activities to the CDC Project Official for review and comment. Submit a copy of the final agenda, objectives, and proposed related activities to the CDC Grants Management Office for approval.
c. Determine and manage all promotional activities (e.g., title, logo, announcements, mailers, press). CDC must review and approve the use of any materials with reference to CDC involvement or support.
d. Manage all registration processes with participants and registrants (e.g., travel, reservations, correspondence, conference materials and hand-outs, badges, registration procedures).
e. Plan, negotiate, and manage conference site arrangements, including all audiovisual needs.
f. Develop the content and manage the activities of the conference.
g. If the proposed conference is or includes a satellite broadcast, recipient will
(1) Provide individual, on-camera rehearsals for all presenters.
(2) Provide at least one full dress rehearsal involving the moderator, all presenters, equipment, visuals, and practice telephone calls at least one day before the actual broadcast and as close to the actual broadcast time as possible.
(3) Provide full scripting and Teleprompter use for the moderator and all presenters.
h. Collaborate with CDC staff in reporting and disseminating conference results, recommendations, and relevant HIV prevention information. This information should be made available to appropriate Federal, State, and local agencies, healthcare providers, HIV/ AIDS prevention and service organizations, and the general public.
Recipient Activities. Recipients may undertake the following types of activities:
A. Core Activities
(1) Collaborate with CDC to develop and maintain a directory of member profiles from the public health workforce that describes and classifies the workforce by all pertinent individual workforce characteristics and demographic keys, including up-to-date information on location, services, leadership, and contact information.
(2) Develop and maintain an effective governance structure within the organization that provides for effective leadership by members and effective day-to-day fiscal and operational management by competent full-time management staff, ensuring that members constitute the majority of committees and/or workgroups assembled for the purpose of completing special projects under this agreement.
(3) Conduct regular and ongoing assessments of the organization and its progress toward meeting its strategic and operational goals and regularly communicate with members regarding progress toward meeting those goals and objectives.
(4) Establish and maintain an effective information and communication system within its headquarters, which:
(a) Is accessible to its constituents and staff through a continuous, high-speed Internet connection;
(b) Facilitates electronic exchange of computer-generated documents among organization staff, its constituents, and local, tribal, state, and federal public health officials and non-traditional public health partners;
(c) Facilitates confidential twenty- four/seven email exchange among local, tribal, state, and federal public health officials, non-traditional public health partners; and
(d) Provides twenty-four/seven public access to a web site that contains current and relevant public health information.
(5) Ensure the implementation and periodic assessment of an organization- wide communication plan which supports the ongoing efforts of the organization to communicate with its constituents.
(6) Ensure the highest organizational standards of professional competency, advocacy, recognition and visibility, knowledge source, and inclusive membership are maintained.
B. Special Projects
(1) Collaborate with CDC and other public health partners, including non- traditional public health partners from academic communities and the private healthcare industry, to encourage the use and emphasize the importance of public health system Performance Standards, including marketing to a broad public health constituency, and then to translate and link these P...
Recipient Activities. 1. Select Community or Health Facility Focus and Define Pathogens of Interest Identify whether the primary focus of activities will be on decreasing spread of resistance among community-or health-care-associated pathogens and define the pathogen/resistance patterns that will be evaluated in the project.
Recipient Activities. 1. Identify geographic areas, on a global basis, for implementation and evaluation of infectious disease surveillance activities.
2. Develop and evaluate strategies to enhance national, regional, and global infectious disease surveillance.
3. Analyze national resources devoted to infectious disease diagnosis to identify critical shortfalls in human, technical, and equipment resources, then develop and implement plans to resolve recognized deficiencies.
4. Conduct a program of applied research focusing on recognition and response to emerging infectious diseases.
5. Build international networks of collaborating laboratories for the rapid acquisition and exchange of surveillance and monitoring information.
6. Coordinate activities with other relevant agencies, organizations, and individuals to facilitate development, implementation, and evaluation of infectious disease prevention and control programs.
7. Monitor and evaluate program performance.
Recipient Activities. Part A.—Building new assessment capability Year One
a. Form an advisory committee that will meet a minimum of quarterly to provide guidance and direction for the project. Include representatives from each of the partner groups/ organizations, as well as representatives from other key programs or divisions within the state/territorial/tribal health department whose participation is integral to the success of the project.
b. Conduct an evaluation of the current systems and methods used by each partner organization relevant to the project’s focus (i.e., data access/linkage, data dissemination systems, or community health assessment practices). Identify and use available tools to assist in completing this evaluation (e.g., CDC Guidelines for Evaluating Public Health Surveillance Systems).
c. Develop a four year work plan, based on the results of the evaluation, to improve assessment capability relevant to the project’s focus. The work plan should include project goals, process and outcome objectives, activities to accomplish the objectives, time frames for completion of activities, identification of project staff responsible for each activity, and specific evaluation measures that will assess whether each goal has been achieved. A work plan template is provided in Attachment II of this program announcement; the template is also available electronically at: xxxx://xxx.xxx.xxx/epo/dphsi/ index.htm under the heading of ‘‘Capacity Building.’’
d. Begin implementation of the work plan. Years Two through Four
a. Continue implementation of the work plan.
b. Coordinate activities among project partners and with other appropriate organizational units within the state/ territorial/tribal health department. Establish a forum for regular, ongoing communication between internal and external partners to carry out project activities and to identify barriers early and modify the work plan as needed.
c. Prepare and disseminate health assessment information through presentations and publication in appropriate forums.
d. Share and discuss project methodology, accomplishments, and barriers through regular participation in quarterly conference calls and an annual Assessment Initiative conference, and through contributions to the CDC Assessment Initiative Web Site. Year Five
a. Conclude implementation of the work plan.
b. Complete a thorough evaluation of the systems and methods used to improve assessment capability. Include a discussion of the following:
i. Identified strengths and...
Recipient Activities a. Collect information from obstetricians/gynecologists regarding their knowledge and application of interventions that have been proven to prevent birth defects/developmental disabilities, particularly before conception, such as the use of folic acid to prevent neural tube defects, abstinence from alcohol during pregnancy to prevent fetal alcohol syndrome, and the need for newborn screening.
b. Collect information about women’s knowledge and use of interventions that prevent birth defects and developmental disabilities; in particular the use of folic quality of life of American’s with acid by women whose infants were born with and died, of neural tube defects. Application Deadline: June 20, 2003.
Recipient Activities. 1. Develop a complete plan of action to establish a five year national training program for hazardous materials emergency responders. Include collaboration with communities to establish a network among representatives of firefighters, police, hospitals and other community emergency responders.
2. Identify and select regions and populations for training based on a list of criteria to be developed by the applicant and identification of needs by the organization.
3. Designate groups to be trained per year, including specific levels of training and amount of training and types of trainees (e.g., volunteers and career firefighters).
4. Select participants and conduct training programs for emergency responders, coordinating efforts with local, State and community agencies.
5. Develop additional curricula on special topics or hazard areas as identified in needs surveys. Course materials utilized will be those which exist and meet Federal, national and State requirements and which have been developed specifically for emergency responders under federally supported programs such as those from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) and revised as appropriate.
6. Develop a plan to select and train faculty to conduct training classes. Audio-visual support, space, facilities, and equipment will be provided by the recipient.
7. Develop and conduct an evaluation program to test knowledge, the effectiveness of training and the impact of the training.
8. Maintain profile information on trainees (e.g., State, employer, based on existing records held by the organization.
9. Disseminate training information to appropriate groups.
