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Newsletter #159 Friday, November 08, 2024: (full newsletter)

Boletín #159 viernes, 08 de noviembre de 2024 (haga clic aquí para ver el boletín completo)

 

CDC: New COVID and Pneumonia Vaccine Advice

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Bad Weather Driving: Prepare. Protect. Prevent.

 

CDC: Consejos sobre las Nuevas Vacunas de COVID y Pulmonía

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Manejando en Mal Clima: Prepárese, Protejase, Prevenga

 

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DHS grant funding slashes preparedness - in favor of terrorism prevention

Mar 1

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The DHS recently released the FY 2012 guidance and application kits for seven grant programs that support the National Preparedness Goal. Grants total more than $1.3 billion, a reduction of nearly $1 billion from FY 2011 and $1.5 billion below the President Obama’s FY 2012 request. The DHS preparedness grants give priority this year to applicants in the nation’s highest-risk areas, including urban areas, with a focus on terrorism prevention. “Given the significant reduction in grant funding this year, we are maximizing limited grant dollars by setting clear priorities and focusing on the areas that face the greatest risk,” DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano said in a statement.

- Read full report at http://urgentcomm.com/policy_and_law/news/preparedness-grants-cut-20120229/

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