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| » Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
| The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) focuses on "developing and applying disease prevention and control, environmental health, and health promotion and education activities."
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| » Department of Agriculture |
| The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) supports agricultural production and works "to reduce hunger in America and throughout the world." |
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| » Department of Transportation |
| The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) works to ensure "a fast, safe, efficient, accessible and convenient transportation system." |
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| » Environmental Protection Agency |
| The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)'s "mission is to protect human health and to safeguard the natural environment — air, water, and land — upon which life depends."
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| » Federal
Emergency Management Agency |
| The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is an independent agency "tasked with responding to, planning for, recovering from and mitigating against disaster." |
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| » General Accounting Office |
| The General Accounting Office (GAO) "is the investigative arm of Congress. GAO exists to support the Congress in meeting its Constitutional responsibilities and to help improve the performance and ensure the accountability of the federal government for the American people. GAO examines the use of public funds, evaluates federal programs and activities, and provides analyses, options, recommendations, and other assistance to help the Congress make effective oversight, policy, and funding decisions." |
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| » Geological Survey |
| The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is "an independent fact-finding agency that collects, monitors, analyzes, and provides scientific understanding about natural resource conditions, issues, and problems." |
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| » Housing and Urban Development |
| The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)'s Office of International Affairs offers "its expertise in housing and community redevelopment to help rebuild shattered communities and to assist these communities become better prepared, through planning, construction, and organization, to resist the
destructive forces of natural disasters." |
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| » National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |
| The National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)'s mission "is to predict environmental changes on a wide range of time and space scales in order to protect life and property, and provide industry and government decision-makers with a reliable base of scientific information."
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| » Overseas Private Investment Corporation |
| The Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) "is a U.S. government agency that sells political risk insurance and loans to help U.S. businesses of all sizes invest and compete in more than 140 emerging markets and developing nations worldwide."
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| » United Methodist Church Committee on Relief |
| The United Methodist Church Committee on Relief (UMCOR) provides humanitarian aid to refugees, disaster relief efforts, and world hunger and poverty reduction programs. |
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