This project is a community-based
approach to improve maternal and newborn health (MNH) and reduce
preventive maternal and prenatal deaths, implemented by CARE, with
CDC support from 1997-2002. This approach used a community-based
surveillance system to identify preventable deaths during
pregnancy, prenatal and newborn periods, and developing a community
mobilization program utilizing community volunteers to assist women
and families with obstetrical emergencies to get to functioning
health facilities. We propose to examine long-term viability of
these community efforts in Tanzania. CDC (as authorized by Public
Law 102-515) provides financial and technical support to 45 states,
the District of Columbia and 3 US territories to collect and report
cancer incidence data on all resident who are diagnosed or treated
for cancer in their jurisdiction. The National Program of Cancer
Registries-Cancer Surveillance System (CSS) was established to
provide cancer incidence data that meet CDC's responsibilities for
public health surveillance. Once a year in January, in lieu of a
quarterly report, CDC requests cumulative data from central cancer
registries beginning with their reference year for NPCR (1995 for
most programs) to one year after the close of the most current
diagnosis year (e.g., diagnosis 1995-2004 data in the calendar year
2006). CDC updates its longitudinal database each year with data
from the most recent diagnosis year from the states. A data
contractor, ORC Macro (Macro), has been retained to assist with
data management and analysis. Based on annual CSS submissions,
standardized reports are generated by Macro for the grantees and
the CDC. These reports allow the program to monitor and evaluate
the grantees performance with respect to the quality and
completeness of their data. Data will be used by CDC for program
planning and improvement and CDC will provide regular feedback to
grantees based on their data submission and will tailor technical
assistance as indicated. In particular, CDC monitors the ability of
each grantee to reach data standards with respect to the
completeness, timeliness and quality of the data.
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
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the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
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these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.