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January 2006

CMHS Program Spotlight – Organization and Financing The Office of Organization and Financing serves the Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS) and its parent agency, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), by providing information on the funding and administration of mental health services. These activities include data collection and analysis, cost estimation, services evaluation, policy assessment, and technical assistance. The office forges relationships with other agencies and collaborates with States, health care providers, consumers, families, and benefits managers to improve the effectiveness of the organization and financing of mental health services. Healthy Weight Week - January 15—21, 2006 Healthy Weight Week is an annual, national observance that focuses attention on the importance of staying at a healthy weight. This is especially important at a time when more Americans than ever are overweight. According to the U.S. Surgeon General's Call to Action to Prevent and Decrease Overweight and Obesity, released in 2001, approximately 300,000 adult deaths in the United States each year can be attributed to unhealthy dietary habits and physical inactivity or sedentary behavior. March of Dimes Birth Defects Prevention Month - January 2006 Since 1958, the March of Dimes has been funding cutting-edge research and innovative programs to save babies from birth defects, premature birth, and low birth weight. To increase awareness of these important public health issues, January has been designated as Birth Defects Prevention Month.