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  • Using paramedics to help hospice patients avoid unwanted care

    December 10, 2015 |

    Southern California Public Radio (KPCC) |

    Radio |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Ventura, California

    A hospice patient's end-of-life desires are most often thwarted when well-meaning loved ones see the patient in some sort of distress. New programs ask first-responder paramedics to work with hospice programs to better honor a person’s end-of-life wishes.

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  • Nashville's Case for Progressive Immigration Policy

    November 18, 2015 |

    The Atlantic |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Nashville, Tennessee

    The southern United States may not seem like the most welcoming place for new immigrants and refugees. But the Tennessee Immigrant and Refugee Rights Coalition and the Welcoming Tennessee Initiative are just a few programs in Nashville designed to transform the city into one that warmly welcomes immigrants.

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  • In Bangladesh, a Half-Century of Saving Lives With Data

    November 17, 2015 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: Bangladesh

    A research center in rural Bangladesh has continuously collected health data for decades, thereby improving public health in the region and serving as a control population for vaccine programs.

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  • 'Housing First' Is Helping Female Vets Stabilize

    November 11, 2015 |

    Women's eNews |

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    Response Location: United States, Sacramento, California

    The VA has shifted its approach to ending homelessness among veterans. Now, a place to live--more than drug treatment or mental health counseling--is considered the starting point for helping a soldier who is struggling to cope with life after discharge.

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  • Do not give up! Why Peace is Still Possible Between Turks and Kurds

    November 02, 2015 |

    Globalo |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Turkey

    In Turkey there has been a long lasting dispute between the Tukish government and the Kurds that are often violent. AKP the leading political party has won elections in 2015 and may open the gate for transparent and democratic negotiations where the different ethnicities are recognized by the constitution. This is a solution because both the government and the PKK are conducting violent acts against each other.

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  • How Creative Expression Can Help Kids With Autism

    October 27, 2015 |

    The Atlantic |

    Video |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Reading, Pennsylvania

    The therapists at the Autism Society of Berks County use art and creativity as a way to help kids with autism. Students participate in a class where their illustrations are animated. “The way to unlock any child's brain, autism or no autism, is through using creative expression of some form," says the therapist Maude Leroux.”

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  • Study: New Haven's Project Longevity shows positive results

    October 24, 2015 |

    New Haven Register |

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    Response Location: United States, New Haven, Connecticut

    Project Longevity, a program aimed at reducing violence by gang and group members, has had a positive impact in reducing shootings and homicides in New Haven, according to a study by Yale University sociologists.

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  • Seattle's special-ed mess: Who's in charge of what?

    September 01, 2015 |

    The Seattle Times |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

    Seattle risks losing about $12 million annually in federal funds unless it fixes problems that include failures to update student learning plans, deliver services outlined in those plans and provide services consistently from school to school.

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  • Training Midwives to Save Expectant Mothers in Chiapas

    August 31, 2015 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: Mexico, Chiapas

    Through simple training and trust-building with their patients, midwives become more effective in Chiapas - and childbirth death rates drop.

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  • Southside center caters to people leaving prison

    August 30, 2015 |

    Fairbanks Daily News-Miner |

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    Response Location: United States, Fairbanks, Alaska

    Filling gaps in prisoner re-entry and transitional housing is the goal of a 14-month-old Fairbanks organization. Southside Reentry Center offers 10 to 15 beds, depending on the season, for people exiting the correctional system, and helps address issues like alcoholism.

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