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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' new National Advisory Committee on Children and Disasters targets the needs of children in disasters.
The new committee will dispense provide expert advice to the HHS Secretary on planning and policies to meet the needs of children before, during, and after a disaster or other public health emergency. Also, the department is soliciting nominations for committee members from the scientific, public health, and medical fields.
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Programs concerned with innovation and improvement of the health care system by reappraisal, amendment of services, and removal of faults and abuses in providing and distributing health services to patients. It includes a re-alignment of health services and health insurance to maximum demographic elements (the unemployed, indigent, uninsured, elderly, inner cities, rural areas) with reference to coverage, hospitalization, pricing and cost containment, insurers' and employers' costs, pre-existing medical conditions, prescribed drugs, equipment, and services. Health Care Planning; Health Planning; Health Policy- Rural Health Research Centers
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Programs that provide emergency planning, preparedness, mitigation, response, relief and/or recovery services prior to, during and after a disaster including fires, floods, earthquakes, or other emergency of natural or human origin. Disaster Mitigation Programs; Disaster Recovery Programs; Disaster Response Services; Emergency Management Programs- Flood Control Projects
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Programs that make the public aware of the measures that people can take to reduce the risk of accidents. Burn Safety; Firearm Safety Programs; Fireworks Safety Programs; Food Safety Education; General Safety Education Programs; Halloween Safety Programs; Hitchhiking Safety Programs; Holiday Safety Programs; Home Safety Programs; Household Hazardous Materials Safety Programs; Household Safety Programs; Hunting Safety Programs; Latchkey Safety Programs; Lead Safety; Personal Safety Programs; Indoor Air Pollution Information; School Safety Programs; Sports Safety Programs; Toy Safety Programs- Lead Hazard Reduction Demonstration Grant Program
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Programs that are designed to increase public awareness of the measures that people can take to improve safety in the workplace. Industrial Safety; Occupational Safety; Work Practices; Working Conditions; Workplace Safety- Safety and Environmental Enforcement Research and Data Collection for Offshore Energy and Mineral Ac
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Programs that support the personal and social development of individuals and families; provide care, protection and supervision; and enhance the individual's independence and ability to manage his or her own resources.See also: Food (K03); Health Care (Major Group E); Housing (Major Group L); Legal Services (I05); Mental Health, Substance Abuse (Major Group F); Recreation & Sports (Major Group N); Youth Development (Major Group O)
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