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| NIH'ers Answer Katrina's Deluge with Aid |
| By Rich McManus |
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A cadre of NIH volunteers boards buses
outside the Clinical Research Center on the morning of Sept.
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Already vaunted for the power of its head, NIH
got a chance to show the strength of its heart in the aftermath
of Hurricane Katrina, which devastated parts of four southern states
on Aug. 29. Within a day of the storm's passage, NIH director Dr.
Elias Zerhouni convened the first in a series of emergency meetings
at which clinical directors, nursing and administrative leaders
rapidly hammered out ways NIH could help.
With the calm but urgent tone of the East Baltimore emergency room
physician he once was, Zerhouni and other NIH officials outlined
a strategy that took shape through the Labor Day weekend and into
the following week:
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| CFC Offers Employees Chance To 'Be an Everyday
Hero' |
Oct. 5 marks the beginning of the NIH Combined
Federal Campaign (CFC). This year's theme, "Be an Everyday Hero!" reflects
the fact that it is often the seemingly little gestures — a
kind word, a caring glance, a helpful hand or a small donation — that
make a big difference in the lives of others.
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