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Article: HCW protection gets a piece of fed spending.(health care workers )
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- Hospital Employee Health
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- May 1, 2009
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HCW protection gets a piece of fed spending
NIOSH to get $ for respiratory PPE research
Health care workers may be among those who benefit from the recent spending boost in Washington, DC. The 2009 Omnibus Appropria-tions Bill includes language that directs $3 million to the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) to fund research into the modes of transmission of influenza and respirators and other personal protective equipment (PPE) that protect health care workers.
NIOSH declined to discuss the specific funding, but NIOSH officials noted that they already are moving forward with an action plan to address respiratory ...