2010 APHA-CHPPD Policy Review Form

Thank you for reviewing the proposed APHA policy. Please complete a separate form for each of the policies that you would review by Tuesday, March 23. All comments will be discussed, summarized and submitted to APHA by Thursday, March 25 by the CHPPD Section Policy Team. If you have a question about the policy, please contact pri01@health.state.ny.us. Thank you for reviewing the policies.

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* 1. Please write-in your name, email address, and daytime phone number in case we need to ask you for clarifications. We will also invite you to be part of the review team when the revised policies are re-submitted in late summer.

First and Last Name:

Email:

Phone number with area code:

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* 2. Which policy would you like to comment on? You will need to use one form per policy.

A-1: Working Collaboratively Across Sectors to Improve Graduation Rates as a Means to Eliminate Health Disparities

A-2: Removing Barriers to Over-the-Counter Contraception for Low-Income Women

A-3: Prevention and Control of Sexually Transmitted Infections and HIV among Performers in the Adult Film Industry

A-4: Protecting Abortion Coverage in Health Reform

B-1: A Precautionary Approach to Reducing American Exposure to Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals

B-2: Opposition to the Non-Medical Use of Triclosan in Consumer and Personal Care Products

B-3: Environmental Justice: Solutions and Actions to Eliminate Environmental Health Disparities

B-4: Reducing and Phasing Out Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) Plastic in Schools

B-5: Prioritizing Cleanup of the Hanford Nuclear Reservation, America’s largest Superfund Site, to Protect the Public’s Health

B-6: Occupational Injury, Illness and Fatality Prevention through Design (PtD)

B-7: Interstate Transportation of Spent Nuclear Fuel Is a Public Health Concern

B-8: Reduction of Synthetic Fragrance Toxins present in Indoor Air

B-9: Requiring Clinical Diagnostic Tools and Biomonitoring of Exposures to Pesticides

C-1: Health Literacy: Confronting a National Health Problem

C-2: Fluoride Varnish for Caries Prevention

C-3: Reforming Primary Health Care: Support for the Medical Home Model

C-4: Endorsement of the U.S. Bone and Joint Decade by the American Public Health Association

C-5: Genetic Health Literacy

D-1: Annual Influenza Vaccination of Health Care Workers, Including Volunteers, Trainees, and Independent and Contract Workers

D-2: Funding of State and Local Health Departments: Critical Issues

D-3: Collaboration, Not Confrontation, to Manage Feral and Stray Cat Populations

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* 3. How clearly is the problem explained?

Very clear

Could be more clear

Not clear

Other/comments (please specify)

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* 4. Are the action steps proposed appropriate and feasible?

Yes

Can be improved

Other (please specify)

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* 5. Are opposing viewpoints documented and explained?

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* 6. Is the policy missing any key information?

Yes

Other (please specify)

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* 7. Does this policy have a relationship with an existing APHA policy?

Yes (please write in policy number in comments section if possible)

I don't know

Comments:

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* 8. What is your overall assessment of the policy proposal?

Favorable

Not favorable

Comments:

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* 9. As a section member, would you suggest that the section support adoption of this policy?

Yes

Yes, with suggested revisions

Not Sure

Suggested revisions with rationale, and/or comments:

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* 10. If you are most likely going to be at the Annual Meeting, would you be interested in attending the APHA proposed policy hearing at the Annual Meeting on Sunday, November 7, 3:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.?

Yes

Not Applicable - I do not plan on attending the Annual Meeting

Other (please specify)