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Military and Veterans' Benefits
The Nat. Defense Authorization Act for FY 2005 mandated that the GAO review whether the transition assistance program (TAP) is meeting the needs of service members leaving the military. This report: (1) assessed TAP administration, including program participation, & (2) identified actions agencies are taking to improve TAP & challenges that remain. TAP serves military personnel with at least 180 days of active duty who separate or retire & members of the Reserves & National Guard who are released from active duty, a process termed demobilization. Recently, the Reserves & National Guard have been called to active duty in greater numbers than at any other time since the Korean War. Includes recommendations. Charts & tables.
Health-Care-Associated Infections in Hospitals
According to the CDC, health-care-associated infections (HAI) are estimated to be 1 of the top 10 causes of death in the U.S. HAI¿s are infections that patients acquire while receiving treatment for other conditions. The author examined: (1) CDC¿s guidelines for hospitals to reduce or prevent HAI¿s and what the Dept. of Health and Human Services (HHS) does to promote their implementation; (2) Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services¿ (CMS) and hospital accrediting organizations¿ required standards for hospitals to reduce or prevent HAI¿s and how compliance is assessed; and (3) HHS programs that collect data related to HAI¿s and integration of the data across HHS. Includes recommendations. Charts and tables.
Childhood Obesity
In the past 30 years, the number of obese children has increased in the U.S., leading some policy makers to rank childhood obesity (CO) as a critical public health threat. This report: describes the strategies identified by experts as most important to include in programs to prevent or reduce CO; provides ex. of how selected programs (SP) implemented the key strategies identified & the challenges these programs faced; describes the program elements identified as most important to include in programs to prevent or reduce CO, as well as outcome measures identified as important; & provides ex. of how SP implemented key elements identified & the challenges these programs faced, as well as examples of possible roles for the federal government. Illus.
Bioterrorism and Food Safety
Written by specialists in the fields of food bioterrorism and industry preparedness, Bioterrorism and Food Safety focuses on developing rational and implementable food security strategies and plans. It integrates food safety issues, technological developments in traceability, and legal analysis of current and pending regulations with good bu
