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HHS official: Belmont Report remains influential, top-downloaded document on hhs.gov
Summary
Natalie Klein, acting director of the HHS Office for Human Research Protections, said the Belmont Report continues to be central to federal human-research protections and was the most-downloaded HHS document in the prior three months.
Natalie Klein, acting director of the Health and Human Services Office for Human Research Protections, told attendees that the Belmont Report continues to guide protections for people participating in federally funded human research. "The Belmont Report helps safeguard the rights and welfare of American citizens who are participating in human research that's funded by the federal government," Klein said.
Klein added that "over the past 3 months, the Belmont Report has been the number 1 most downloaded document off hhs.gov," using that metric to underscore the report’s ongoing influence. Her remarks placed the report as an active reference for researchers and oversight bodies in implementing consent and participant-protection practices.
