Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation

Research, Demonstration, and Evaluation Activities
FY 2003 Plan and Budget
February 2002

General Statement

HHS RD&E FY 2003 Budget Summary

Research and Demonstrations

• Reduce Tobacco Use, Especially Among Youth (Objective 1.1)
• Reduce the Incidence and Impact of Injuries and Violence in American Society (Objective 1.2)
• Improve the Diet and the Level of Physical Activity of Americans (Objective 1.3)
• Reduce Alcohol Abuse and Prevent Under Age Drinking (Objective 1.4)
• Reduce the Abuse and Illicit Use of Drugs (Objective 1.5)
• Reduce Unsafe Sexual Behaviors (Objective 1.6)
• Reduce the Incidence and Impact of Infectious Diseases (Objective 1.7)
• Reduce the Impact of Environmental Factors on Human Health (Objective 1.8)
• Improve the Economic Independence of Low Income Families, Including Those Receiving Welfare (Objective 2.1)
• Increase the Parental Involvement and Financial Support of Non- Custodial Parents in the Lives of their Children (Objective 2.2)
• Improve the Healthy Development and Learning Readiness of Preschool Children (Objective 2.3)
• Improve the Safety and Security of Children and Youth (Objective 2.4)
• Increase the Proportion of Older Americans Who Stay Active and Healthy (Objective 2.5)
• Increase Independence and Quality of Life of Persons with Long-term Care Needs (Objective 2.6)
• Improve the Economic and Social Development of Distressed Communities (Objective 2.7)
• Increase the Percentage of the Nation’s Children and Adults Who Have Health Insurance Coverage (Objective 3.1)
• Eliminate Disparities in Health Access and Outcomes (Objective 3.2
• Increase the Availability of Primary Health Care Services for Underserved Populations (Objective 3.3)
• Protect and Improve the Health and Satisfaction of Beneficiaries in Medicare and Medicaid (Objective 3.4)
• Enhance the Fiscal Integrity of CMS Programs and Purchase the Best Value Health Care for Beneficiaries (Objective 3.5)
• Improve the Health Status of American Indians and Alaska Natives (Objective 3.6)
• Increase the Availability and Effectiveness of Services for the Treatment and Management of HIV/AIDS (Objective 3.7)
• Increase the Availability and Effectiveness of Mental Health Care Services (Objective 3.8)
• Increase the Availability and Effectiveness of Health Services for Children with Special Health Care Needs (Objective 3.9)
• Enhance the Appropriate Use of Effective Health Services (Objective 4.1)
• Increase Consumer and Patient Use of Health Care Quality Information (Objective 4.2)
• Improve the Capacity of the Public Health System to Identify and Respond to Threats to the Health of the Nation’s Population (Objective 5.1)
• Improve the Safety of Food, Drugs, Medical Devices, and Biological Products (Objective 5.2)
• Improve Our Understanding of How to Prevent, Diagnose, and Treat Disease and Disability (Objective 6.2)
• Enhance Our Understanding of How to Improve the Quality, Effectiveness, Utilization, Financing, and Cost-Effectiveness of Health Services (Objective 6.3)
• Strengthen and Diversify the Base of Well-Qualified Health Researchers (Objective 6.5)
• Improve the Communication and Application of Health Research Results (Objective 6.6)
• Strengthen Mechanisms for Ensuring the Protection of Human Subjects in Research and the Integrity of the Research Process (Objective 6.7)
• Cross-Cutting Research, Demonstration, and Evaluation Activities

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