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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[60Day-08-08BI]
Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and
Recommendations
In compliance with the requirement of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 for opportunity for public comment on
proposed data collection projects, the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) will publish periodic summaries of proposed projects.
To request more information on the proposed projects or to obtain a
copy of the data collection plans and instruments, call 404-639-5960
and send comments to Maryam I. Daneshvar, CDC Acting Reports Clearance
Officer, 1600 Clifton Road, MS-D74, Atlanta, GA 30333 or send an e-mail
to omb@cdc.gov.
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of
the agency, including whether the information shall have practical
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways
to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents,
including through the use of automated collection techniques or other
forms of information technology. Written comments should be received
within 60 days of this notice.
Proposed Project
Evaluation of the National Youth Violence Prevention Resource
Center (NYVPRC)--New--National Center for Injury Prevention and Control
(NCIPC), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
The origin of the National Youth Violence Prevention Resource
Center (NYVPRC) is woven into the federal response to the Columbine
High School shootings in 1999. As the Nation took a broad look at the
issue of violence occurring in school settings, it became clear that
violence among adolescents stretched far beyond the walls of
educational institutions and presented a complex threatening public
health concern requiring a comprehensive response. To that end, the
White House established the Council on Youth Violence in October 1999
to coordinate youth violence prevention activities of all federal
agencies. The Council, in collaboration with CDC and other federal
agencies, directed the development of NYVPRC to serve as a user-
friendly, single point of entry to potentially life-saving information
about youth violence prevention.
Since 1999, a substantial body of evidence has evolved to support
the belief that youth violence can be prevented through the
comprehensive, systematic application of effective approaches. A better
understanding of the key influencers on the prevention of youth
violence has emerged.1 2 3 Armed with this greater
understanding, the NYVPRC's role has been refocused to better position
it to respond to emerging needs.
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\1\ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (1999). Ten
great public health achievements--United States, 1900-1999.
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, 48, 241-243.
\2\ Mercy, J. A., Rosenberg, M. L., Powell, K. E., Broome, C.
V., & Roper, W. L. (1993). Public health policy for preventing
violence. Health Affairs, 12, 7-26.
\3\ Mercy J, Butchart A, Farrington D, Cerd[aacute] M. Youth
violence. In: Krug E, Dahlberg LL, Mercy JA, Zwi AB, Lozano R,
editors. The World Report on Violence and Health. Geneva
(Switzerland): World Health Organization; 2002. p. 25-56.
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This project will evaluate a pilot implementation of the revised
NYVPRC Web site. The revised Web site will target local government and
community leaders with youth violence-related online training,
information resources and community workspace to build and sustain
comprehensive, community-wide prevention efforts. The objectives of the
NYVPRC pilot project are to determine (1) the usefulness and
favorability of the online training, information resources and
community workspaces, (2) the reach of targeted promotional efforts,
and (3) progress made on short term outcomes. Four data collection
tools will be used to measure these objectives: (1) User feedback
surveys, (2) training surveys, (3) implementation interviews and (4)
coalition capacity surveys.
User feedback surveys will elicit responses from users at various
points on the NYVPRC Web site by inviting them via a pop-up window to
complete an online survey that will take 5 minutes to complete. All
questions will be closed-ended and intended to gather feedback on
customer satisfaction regarding the various Web site functions. It is
expected that each set of data will be collected from up to 15
different groups of individuals over a three year period. For each
group, the response period will continue until a pre-determined number
of surveys has been met therefore an 80 percent response rate is not a
goal. The sample will not be representative of the entire population.
The training surveys will be conducted during the online training
available through the Web site to assess satisfaction with and
knowledge gained from the training. The training survey questions will
be woven into three training modules that will be hosted on the Web
site. Data will be collected electronically and, in total, the survey
will take 15 minutes to complete.
Implementation interviews and coalition capacity surveys will be
required as a criteria for participation in the pilot. The
implementation interviews will be conducted with all coalition leaders
invited to participate
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in the pilot project. Interviews will be conducted by phone using open-
ended questions to determine coalition strengths, weaknesses, and
barriers to coalition building and strategic planning efforts. Each
interview will take 30 minutes. The capacity building surveys will be
conducted with all members of the pilot project coalitions. These
surveys will determine changes in the capacity of partner organizations
associated with pilot coalitions and are expected to take 30 minutes to
complete. The implementation interviews and coalition capacity surveys
will be conducted at the beginning of the pilot period as a baseline
measure and again at the end of the 12-month pilot period. The baseline
information will assist CDC in tailoring technical assistance that
might be required by the pilot communities. The evaluation will then
utilize these baseline measures along with the information collected
during the pilot to assess the Web site's success at supporting the
development of community-wide youth violence prevention coalitions and
subsequent strategic planning.
The pre-post research design of the evaluation will aid CDC in
assessing the changes in knowledge, attitudes, and resource capacity
associated with the NYVPRC Web site and will inform revision of the Web
site materials for a future nationwide launch. There is no cost to
respondents for any of these surveys.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Average
Number of Number of
burden per Total burden
Respondents respondents responses per
response (in (in hours)
respondent
hours)
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Online Training Survey.......................... 400 1
15/60 100
User Feedback Survey............................ 1000 1
5/60 83
Partner Survey.................................. 120 2
30/60 120
Coalition Capacity Survey....................... 50 2
30/60 50
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Total....................................... .............. ..............
.............. 353
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Dated: July 24, 2008.
Maryam I. Daneshvar,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
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