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FEMA, National Commission On Children And Disasters Announce New Partnership To Promote Fire Safety Awareness For Families PHILADELPHIA, Pa. (MMD Newswire) February 21, 2011 — With home fires on the rise in winter months, and a new study showing that young children are at an especially high risk of getting seriously injured or dying in [...]
UK (MMD Newswire) March 1, 2011 — A new £33.5 million project will follow 90,000 British children from birth to tell us more about the factors affecting the health and happiness of society, Universities and Science Minister David Willetts announced today. In a speech given at the British Academy, David Willetts confirmed that the Birth [...]
Provision Expands Safety Net against Childhood Hunger and Promotes Healthy Lifestyles WASHINGTON, DC (MMD Newswire) March 2, 2011 — USDA today announced that children placed into the foster care system by a state or court are categorically eligible to receive free meals in all USDA child nutrition programs. The expansion of categorical eligibility to foster [...]
SAN JUAN, PR (MMD Newswire) March 3, 2011 — Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) officials, the Puerto Rico Fire Department and the National Commission on Children and Disasters are announcing a new joint public awareness campaign to help keep children and families safer from the threat of home fires. As part of this effort, FEMA’s [...]