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/* Here is the Federal Register notice requesting proposals for
AIDS/HIV prevention literature which will be printed by the
Centers for Disease Control. */
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Proposed Requirements for Content of AIDS Related Written
Materials, Pictorials, Audiovisuals, Questionnaires, Survey
Instruments, and Educational Sessions in Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention Assistance Programs, November 1993
AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),
Public Health Service, Department of Health and Human Services.
ACTION: Request for comments.
SUMMARY: CDC requested comments in a December 18, 1992, Federal
Register notice [57 FR 60209] regarding the experience of
individuals and organizations with the "Interim Revision of
Requirements for Content of AIDS Related Written Materials,
Pictorials, Audiovisuals, Questionnaires, Survey Instruments, and
Educational Sessions." In response to those comments CDC is
proposing new "Requirements for Content of AIDS-Related Written
Materials, Pictorials, Audiovisuals, Questionnaires, Survey
Instruments, and Educational Sessions in Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention Assistance Programs." CDC is now
soliciting written comments with respect to this proposal.
DATES: Comments must be received by December 10, 1993.
ADDRESSES: Comments should be addressed to Mr. David Brownell,
Office of the Associate Director for HIV AIDS, Mail Stop E-4O,
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Atlanta,
Georgia 30333.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. David Brownell at (404)
6392918.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For the past few years. the content
guideline issue and the requirement that HIV prevention materials
undergo a local review process have been associated with
controversy. Several groups have called for changes in CDC's
approach to the approval of WV prevention and educational
materials on December 18,1992, CDC requested comments regarding
the experience of individuals and organizations with the 1992
Interim Revision of Requirements for Content of AID's Related
Written Materials, Pictorials, Audiovisuals, Questionnaires,
Survey instruments, and Educational Sessions in Centers, for
Disease Control and Prevention Assistance Programs." A total of
62 comments were received. Based on those comments and program
experience, CDC developed a draft proposal to replace the 1992
interim revision.
In mid-July 1993, the draft proposal was sent to those who
responded to the December 1992 request for comments and to CDC
HIV prevention education grantees for review and comment Based on
comments received, CDC is proposing new requirements for grantees
using CDC funds to produce and/or distribute new HIV prevention
and education materials after January 1, 1994. These proposed
requirements are not intended to be applied to materials produced
or distributed before this date or previously approved materials.
The proposed requirements are as follows:
Proposed Requirements for Content of AIDS related Written
Materials, Pictorials, Audiovisuals, Questionnaire, Survey
instruments, and Educational Sessions in Centers f~)r Disease
Control and Prevention Assistance Programs, November 1993.
Basic Principles
Controlling the spread of HIV infection and AIDS requires the
promotion of individual behaviors that eliminate or reduce the
risk of acquiring and spreading the virus Messages must be
provided to the public that emphasize the ways by which
individuals can fully protect themselves from acquiring the virus
These methods include abstinence from the illegal use of IV drugs
and from sexual intercourse except in a mutually monogamous
relationship with an uninfected partner. For those individuals
who do not cease risky behavior, methods of reducing their risk
of acquiring or spreading the virus must also be communicated.
Such messages can be controversial.
State health and education agencies have primary responsibility
for facilitating collaboration and coordination of their
respective HIV, prevention efforts, minimizing duplication by non-
governmental organization end health education agency, and
providing technical expertise for HIV prevention materials
developed within their State all parties are strongly encouraged
to work collaboratively from the outset of material development
to permit the thoughtful planning for implementation of completed
materials. Collaboration with appropriate representatives of the
target communities will increase the effectiveness of HIV
prevention materials.
Requirements
a. State and Directly-Funded Local Health and Education Agencies
State and directly-funded local health and education agencies are
required to assure in their funding applications that, prior to
their dissemination, all new materials produced and/or
distributed after January 1,1994, by these agencies or their
contractors, using CDC funds, will be technically accurate and
responsive to the HIV prevention needs of the target audience.
State health education agencies may delegate review authority to
appropriate local health education agencies' State
health/education agencies are also required to assure in their
funding applications that new materials submitted to them by
community-based non-governmental organizations will be reviewed
in a timely manner to determine if the materials are technically
accurate before their dissemination. State health/education
agencies may delegate review authority to appropriate local
health/education agencies.
b. Directly-Funded Community-Based Non-governmental Organizations
Community-based non-governmental organizations directly funded by
CDC are required to assure in their funding applications that all
new materials produced and/or distributed after January 1,1994,
using CDC funds, will be responsive to the HIV prevention needs
of the target audience and will be submitted, before their
dissemination, to the appropriate State health/education agency
to determine if the materials are technically accurate. State
health/education agencies may delegate review authority to
appropriate local health/education agencies.
c. National non governmental Organizations
National non-governmental organizations are required to assure in
their funding applications that all new materials produced and/or
distributed after January 1,1994, using CDC funds, will be
technically accurate and responsive to the HIV prevention needs
of the target audience. To promote coordination HIV prevention
efforts within States, national non-governmental organizations
must provide copies of materials produced and/or distributed with
CDC funds to the appropriate State health education agency for
information purposes at least 4 weeks before the distribution of
the materials in that State.
Dated: November 5, 1993