From HHS News and Events: HHS Secretary Sebelius Announces the Availability of Recovery Act Funds for Community Prevention and Wellness Initiative Read more from this post....
From EurekAlert! - Breaking News: In an essay published in this week's issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association, a Johns Hopkins emergency physician outlines how he and other physicians who worked in Haiti after the earthquake had...
From Urban Institute Latest Reports: The Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program, the nation's primary safety net program for families with children, is due for reauthorization this year. The Urban Institute held a roundtable of experts from federal and...
From HUD Press Releases: WASHINGTON - U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan today announced HUD will speed federal disaster assistance to counties in California and provide support to homeowners and low-income renters forced from their homes following severe...
From Ascribe Newsfeed: The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation is investing nearly $2.2 million to support relief and reconstruction efforts in Haiti in the aftermath of the earthquake. The grants will primarily help address long-range needs in the...
From EurekAlert! - Breaking News: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) afflicts a large number of younger minority adults receiving medical care in settings that serve the uninsured and under-insured (settings collectively known as the health care safety net). Poor, minority adults...
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