Business Wire - December 15, 2008
The NHBS and MMP surveillance systems were launched as part of CDC's strategic plan to strengthen the capacity to monitor the HIV/AIDS epidemic nationwide. The NHBS and MMP surveillance systems monitor behaviors that place individuals at risk for contracting HIV and behaviors and clinical outcomes among individuals infected with HIV, respectively. NHBS focuses its efforts on three populations that have been found to be most at risk for contracting HIV: men who have sex with men, injection drug users, and at-risk heterosexuals. Each system operates on yearly data collection cycles. Collectively, they capture more than 22,500 records of data including HIV testing information. In addition, MMP collects over 135,000 abstraction records each cycle. The NHBS and MMP surveillance systems are currently operating in 25 cities and 26 states, respectively.
The goal of the Data Coordinating Center is to develop a data submission and monitoring application for each surveillance system that provides sites with user-friendly tools to manage participant tracking information, data collection schedules, data submissions, error resolutions, and reporting. The resulting system will produce timely data that can be used by CDC and the funded sites to inform programs on a national, state, and local level.
"The award of this contract to Macro adds another dimension to our extensive 25-year history of work in the area of HIV/AIDS prevention with CDC and other federal agencies, domestically and around the world," said Tonja Kyle, Macro's project director for the DCC. "The information collected by these surveillance systems is a critical component of CDC's HIV Prevention Strategic Plan. We look forward to providing CDC and their funded sites with the tools to meet CDC's strategic goals."
About Macro International
Macro delivers research-based solutions to complex problems, combining a high level of expertise and state-of-the-art tools and techniques to provide answers that are on time and on target. We work with clients to develop the right questions and the right tools for the job, whether they are surveys, focus groups, onsite investigations, or tightly controlled comparative studies. The collective knowledge and expertise of our staff span virtually every area of public policy and social concern.
About infoGROUP
infoGROUP (www.infoGROUP.com) (NASDAQ: IUSA), founded in 1972, is the leading provider of business and consumer databases for sales leads & mailing lists, database marketing services, data processing services and sales and marketing solutions. Content is the essential ingredient in every marketing program, and infoGROUP has the most comprehensive data in the industry, and is the only company to own 12 proprietary databases under one roof. The infoGROUP database powers the directory services of the top Internet traffic-generating sites. Nearly 4 million customers use infoGROUP products and services to find new customers, grow their sales, and for other direct marketing, telemarketing, customer analysis and credit reference purposes. infoGROUP headquarters are located at 5711 S. 86th Circle, Omaha, NE 68127 and can be contacted at (402) 593-4500. To know more about Sales Leads, click www.infoGROUP.com.
Statements in this announcement other than historical data and information constitute forward looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those stated or implied by such forward-looking statements. The potential risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, recent changes in senior management, the successful integration of recent and future acquisitions, fluctuations in operating results, failure to successfully carry out our Internet strategy or to grow our Internet revenue, effects of leverage, changes in technology and increased competition. More information about potential factors that could affect the company's business and financial results is included in the company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Contacts
Macro International
Kristin Jones, 301-572-0896 | Kristin.S.Jones@macrointernational.com
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infoGROUP
Lisa Olson, 402-593-4541 | Senior Vice President, Corporate Relations | E-Mail: lisa.olson@infogroup.com
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