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W.H.O. Fights a Pandemic Besides Coronavirus: an ‘Infodemic'

Matt Richtel

February 06, 2020 |

The New York Times |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

As word of the coronavirus outbreak spread, so did misinformation, so the World Health Organization began working with big tech companies to put a stop to it. Collaborating with the likes of Pinterest, Google, Twitter, and Facebook, W.H.O. has posted content that disputes the incorrect information across platforms and sites in order to make "falsehoods harder to find in searches or on news streams."

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Welcome to Ellenville: How a Rural New York Village Became a Model for Opioid Administration

Barbara Mantel

February 06, 2020 |

Rural Health Quarterly |

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Response Location: United States, Ellenville, New York

Rather than prescribing opioids for pain treatment, an Ellenville Regional Hospital program treats emergency room patients with chronic pain using non-opioid treatments and offers referrals to local behavioral health services to address the issue of opioid addiction and overdoses.

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Advocates eye community land trusts to increase access to homeownership

Martin Moylan

February 04, 2020 |

MPR News |

Radio |

3-5 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Minnesota

A nonprofit community land trust has helped increase the supply of affordable housing in Minnesota by buying the land beneath houses to subsidize homeownership. By owning the land and covering construction and repair expenses, the trust is able to keep the price of homes down even as values rise, keeping low and moderate-income households in their homes until they sell to the next family seeking affordable homeownership. The only drawback is that homeowners get just a small portion of any value gains in the home.

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Treating Mothers' Trauma as a Way to Prevent Youth Violence

J. Brian Charles

February 04, 2020 |

The Trace |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Ann Arbor, Michigan

In Ann Arbor, Michigan, the program Sisters United Resilient and Empowered, also called SURE Moms, offers counseling to mothers in an effort to address their trauma, and thus have an effect on their entire families. With research showing the connection between home life and criminal behavior, SURE Moms gives women the opportunity to provide their children with emotional support by giving them that same emotional support. What started as an informal bible study group is now funded by the city and offers regular, twice per week classes.

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The Old Asylum Is Gone: Today A Mental Health System Serves All

Rob Waters

February 03, 2020 |

Health Affairs |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: Italy, Trieste

In Trieste, Italy, accessing mental health care resources is made easier by an approach that allows for people to seek assistance without the fear of being punished. In most cases throughout the region, mental health centers act as first responders and treatment facilities are open-door with very few instances of coercive treatment initiated. While individuals report that this model of care is successful, another element of success includes the employment rate of patients.

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Beyond the picket fence: How one city is creating more affordable housing

Mark Trumbull

February 03, 2020 |

The Christian Science Monitor |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Minneapolis, Minnesota

In Minneapolis, a long-term affordable housing plan takes a comprehensive approach by addressing climate change, zoning, and equity as inherent in the modern housing crisis. By reducing single-family housing, cutting building costs with green technology, and asking neighbors to be a part of the decision-making process, the city is chiseling away at its affordable housing crisis.

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Weaponizing Truth Against Opioids

Tina Rosenberg

January 28, 2020 |

The New York Times |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Washington, District of Columbia

Ad campaigns that provide personal testimonials, relatable narratives, and captivating images succeed in stemming epidemics of addiction among teenagers. The Truth Initiative’s anti-smoking campaign has helped to dramatically reduce teenage smoking during recent decades by creating ads that targeted teens with compelling messages. Now, the Truth Initiative is including anti-opioid messaging in its campaign.

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Would you drop your children 800m from school to make them walk?

Felicity Ogilvie

January 28, 2020 |

ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) |

Multi-Media |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: Australia, Hamilton, Victoria

Faced with an obesity epidemic, communities in Australia are making changes to become healthier and promote a healthy lifestyle. Programs have included increased education around grocery shopping with a nutritional mindset as well as increasing exercise through initiatives that encourage children to walk to school. Since making changes, individuals in the communities have attested to the effectiveness and obesity and overweight rates in some regions have notably decreased.

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A Group of Mothers, a Vacant Home, and a Win for Fair Housing

Brentin Mock Sarah Holder

January 28, 2020 |

Bloomberg CityLab |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Oakland, California

Moms 4 Housing, a collective of women and their children, occupied a vacant 3-bedroom house in Oakland to secure housing for themselves and call attention to the Bay Area’s lack of affordable housing. Despite being removed and arrested by heavily armed deputies, the movement grew and the developer has agreed to sell the house to Oakland’s Community Land Trust at market value and offer the right of first refusal on other properties. The group also urged state senator Scott Weiner to introduce amendments to a bill currently under consideration that would protect affordable housing from developers.

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Big Impact with a Small Footprint

Chris Rudisill

January 24, 2020 |

QNotes Carolinas |

Multi-Media |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Denver, Colorado

The Beloved Community Village, a tiny-home community in Denver, Colorado, serves as an example of a successful housing model for people in insecure housing situations. The community takes a shared living approach and requires residents to participate in community events without violence, drugs, or other harmful behaviors. Now, Charlotte officials look to the Beloved Community Village as an example that can help as they work to combat homelessness in their own community.

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