The
Perfect Storm Plan
This
is the hurricane season, but disasters can occur anytime. Being
prepared is the answer to reducing the loss of lives and property
when disasters hit. FEMA, other government agencies, and their private
sector partners can help you make the perfect storm plan for your
family and your community.
Vice
President Gore Announces Workers.gov
A new website
gives American workers and their families a gateway to more than
1,000 federal, state and local government resources.
Van
Takes the High (Tech)
Road to Help Homeless Veterans
A 43-foot
mobile medical/dental clinic and veterans benefits office is traveling
the roads of Florida, providing immediate assistance to homeless
veterans. Four cellular phone connections, two satellite links,
and two laptop computers connect counselors with the veterans' records
and medical histories. Video-conferencing equipment allows VA physicians
to interview patients directly from the mobile unit.
Profiles
in Science
You
can visit the archival collections of some of the giants of 20th
century biomedicine on the National Library of Medicine's Profiles
in Science webpage. The works include books, journal volumes, pamphlets,
diaries, letters, manuscripts, photographs, audio tapes, and other
audiovisual materials.
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