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Collected by: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Archived since: Sep, 2013

Description:

This collection includes HHS news and announcements from 1991+.

Subject:   Government - US Federal Science & Health

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Title: 2015 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee submits report

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2015/02/19/2015-dietary-guidelines-advisory-committee-submits-report.html

Description: The 2015 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee, a group of prestigious outside experts, submitted its recommendations to Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, in order to inform the 2015 edition of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans.

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Title: HHS seeks to develop improved anthrax vaccine

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2015/03/23/hhs-seeks-to-develop-improved-anthrax-vaccine.html

Description: Advanced development is underway on an improved anthrax vaccine that could provide protection in fewer doses than the currently licensed anthrax vaccine and so may be more cost-effective to stockpile, Dr. Nicole Lurie, assistant secretary for preparedness and response for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced today.

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Title: Comprehensive prevention program effectively reduces falls among older people

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2015/06/08/comprehensive-prevention-program-effectively-reduces-falls-among-older-people.html

Description: Families and physicians have a new tool in the fight against falls- a comprehensive prevention program developed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that reduces both falls and resulting use of long-term care such as nursing homes.

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Title: HHS targets funding, programs to help older people reduce the risk of falling

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2015/07/13/hhs-targets-funding-programs-to-help-older-people-reduce-the-risk-of-falling.html

Description: As part of the White House Conference on Aging, the Administration on Aging (AoA), a component of the Administration for Community Living, announced the award of $4 million in new grants to significantly expand falls prevention efforts.

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Title: New campaign to educate teens about sexual health before they have sex

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2015/11/07/new-campaign-to-educate-teens-about-sexual-health-before-they-have-sex.html

Description: During yesterday's opening session of the National HIV Prevention Conference, Douglas M. Brooks, M.S.W., the director of the White House Office of National AIDS Policy, announced the launch of the Know The Facts First campaign

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