Program Plan
Department of Health and Human Services - Evidence-Based Clinical and Community-Based Prevention and Wellness Strategies Recovery Plan
Updated 05/15/2009
Objectives
Program Purpose
The overarching goal of the initiative is to reduce risk factors and prevent/delay chronic disease, promote wellness, and better manage chronic conditions. This program will spend appropriated funds to execute evidence-based clinical and community-based prevention and wellness strategies that the Public Health Service Act authorizes. This program will deliver specific, measurable health outcomes that address chronic disease rates.
Public Benefits
The Program will focus on system-level changes and clinical-community health linkages for chronic disease prevention and control. The initiative will also require communities to work in focused prevention areas related to chronic disease.
Measures
No Data Available
Schedule and Milestones
HHS will develop a schedule with milestones and planned delivery dates for major phases of the program's activities.
Milestones
No Data Available
Projects and Activities
HHS is currently developing a plan that specifies the kind and scope of activities that HHS will fund to achieve the program’s objectives. HHS is considering various approaches for this program.
Review Process
All Recovery Act programs will be assessed for risk and to ensure that appropriate internal controls are in place throughout the entire funding cycle. These assessments will be done consistent with the statutory requirements of the Federal manager’s Financial Integrity Act and the Improper Payments Information Act, as well as OMB’s circular A-123 “Management’s Responsibility for Internal Control”.
HHS is developing a process for periodic review of the program’s progress to identify areas of high risk, high and low performance, and any plans for longer term impact evaluation.
Cost and Performance Plan
The Office of the Secretary (OS) will be open and transparent in all of its grants competitions that involve spending of Recovery Act funding consistent with statutory and OMB guidance.
HHS will ensure that recipient reporting required by Section 1512 of the Recovery Act and OMB guidance is made available to the public on Recovery.gov by October 10, 2009. HHS will inform recipients of their reporting obligation through standard terms and conditions, grant announcements, contract solicitations, and other program guidance. HHS will provide technical assistance to grantees and contractors and fully utilize Project officers to ensure compliance with reporting requirements.
To ensure that managers are held to high standards of accountability in achieving program goals under the Recovery Act, HHS will build on and strengthen existing processes. Senior OS officials will meet regularly with senior Department officials to ensure that projects are meeting their program goals, assessing and mitigating risks, ensuring transparency, and incorporating corrective actions. The personnel performance appraisal system will also incorporate corrective actions. The personnel performance appraisal system will also incorporate Recovery Act program stewardship responsibilities for program and business function managers.
Energy Efficiency Spending Plans
HHS will ensure that its final plan complies with energy efficiency and green building requirements, if applicable.
Program Plan Award Types
No Data Available