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Regaining Innocence in Rural America

Gaby Galvin

September 05, 2019 |

U.S. News & World Report |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

Depending on location and socio-economics, treating childhood cancer looks different for many families. In Washington, organizations are cognizant of this gap and are aiming to eliminate barriers for these families by increasing access to resources.

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China's Halting Leap Forward With Childhood Cancer Care

Ting Shi

September 05, 2019 |

U.S. News & World Report |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: China, Shanghai

Despite being faced with many limitations, China is trying to improve treatments and overall outcomes for childhood cancer patients. Although the country is still pushing for further success, hospitals so far have seen an improvement in diagnosis rates, coverage rates and survival rates across China due to better data sharing and collaboration efforts.

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The practice problem: Concussion issue reaches beyond game action

Nate Mann

September 04, 2019 |

Lake Oswego Review |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Oregon

To reduce risk of concussions in high school football, high school coaches in Oregon are reducing the amount of impact time allowed during practices. Using the parameters established via the USA Football five levels of contact, high school coaches keep their players under 90 minutes of contact per week and instead work to "create higher-level intensity contact, without hitting each other, that is safe for the athlete."

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Meet the Young Activists Fighting Chicago's Gun Violence, With Lobbying and Group Hugs

Kim Bellware

September 03, 2019 |

The Trace |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

GoodKids MadCity, an anti-gun violence group that is led by black and brown youth in Chicago is working to create a safer community. Members, most of whom have been directly impacted by gun violence, work together to address the systemic drivers of gun violence in their city, including poverty, trauma, and lack of safe spaces. They do so by creating a community for themselves and by engaging politically – pushing local lawmakers to address the systemic drivers they’ve identified.

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Spray Parks Have Been Helping To Keep Cape Town Cool

Christine Ro

September 03, 2019 |

Forbes |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: South Africa, Cape Town

As temperatures across the world increase, many low-income areas are being hit the hardest without anywhere to turn. In South Africa, spray parks are becoming more popular as a solution, providing an inclusive place for children to not only play, but also keep cool in the rising heat.

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These Young Activists Are Fighting Chicago's Gun Violence With Lobbying and Group Hugs

Kim Bellware

September 03, 2019 |

Teen Vogue |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

A group in Chicago called Good Kids, Mad City is made up of youth who have been affected by gun violence. They offer support and accountability to each other and use the group as a way to cope with the daily violence they face every day. In addition to the therapeutic benefits of the group, the youth have even lobbied and passed legislation that expunges non-violent marijuana offenses as part of the state’s marijuana legalization proposal.

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Drive-thru brothels: why cities are building 'sexual infrastructure'

Nate Berg

September 02, 2019 |

The Guardian |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Germany, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia

Attitudes towards the legalization of sex work are changing around the world, and now some cities have even started considering public spaces for sex work while developing urban infrastructure plans. From Cologne, Germany (where there are "sex drive-throughs" that are equipped with safety features, facilities for rest, and toilets for the workers) to Amsterdam (where they are developing new rules for window-based sex work), governments are now increasingly inviting sex workers and their representatives to the negotiating table.

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Interventions to Prevent Psychosis

Jane E. Brody

September 02, 2019 |

The New York Times |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Portland, Maine

The Portland Identification and Early Referral (PIER) program serves to train health officials how to identify early signs of mental illness in young adults, and it's working. The program, which saw a "35 percent decline in new hospital admissions for psychotic symptoms" is now being implemented throughout the country and the principles are being taught to families, friends, physicians and college personnel.

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Colorado emergency rooms are trying something new to stem the opioid crisis: addiction treatment

Jesse Paul

August 28, 2019 |

The Colorado Sun |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Denver, Colorado

Hospitals in Colorado are changing their approach to opioid crisis by treating patients that come in as emergent cases and rushing them into medication-assisted addiction treatment. The model has proved so successful that doctors are now looking to expand this approach to methamphetamine users as well.

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California looks to Santa Monica as it ramps up rent subsidies for seniors

Amita Sharma

August 27, 2019 |

CalMatters |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Santa Monica, California

Santa Monica, California piloted an experiment that sends rental checks to seniors in the city. After seeing positive results, the program now plans to expand 10-fold.

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