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  • Part Capitalist, Part Socialist, Estonia May Have Cracked the Code for a Thriving Art Scene. Here's How They Did It

    July 24, 2018 |

    Artnet |

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    Response Location: Estonia, Tallinn

    Through a mix of government regulation and robust collaboration, a thriving artistic community has been established in Estonia. The pillars of this community include an artist’s union, transparency regarding sales, and government funding through taxes.

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  • How a killer disease was stopped in its tracks

    July 23, 2018 |

    BBC |

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    Response Location: Democratic Republic of the Congo

    Ebola is a highly contagious deadly disease that can wipe out dozens of people in a community if it goes untreated or undetected. However, there is now a vaccine that can be given to anyone who may have come into contact with an infected person, allowing healthcare providers to stop ebola epidemics before they start.

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  • What Pittsburgh Can Learn From Philadelphia's Bold Media Collaborations

    July 23, 2018 |

    Next Pittsburgh |

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    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    Through collaboration, media outlets can cover important issues with depth and diversity as well as reach a wide audience. In Philadelphia, 19 newspaper and radio outlets collaborated to cover poverty in Philadelphia and 15 outlets covered issues related to reentry.

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  • Drive Against Gerrymandering Finds New Life in Ballot Initiatives

    July 23, 2018 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States

    Public opinion is turning against gerrymandering faster than the Supreme Court. Five states are holding ballot measures on the issue spurred ahead by tens of thousands of citizen’s signatures, and political uncertainty is pushing legislators themselves to get behind apolitical redistricting commissions.

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  • Feeding—and healing—the hood

    July 20, 2018 |

    The NM Political Report |

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    Response Location: United States, Albuquerque, New Mexico

    Project Feed the Hood, a community effort to increase food access and security for lower-income families, has established gardens and pilot programs at ten schools in Albuquerque. The program originally aimed to convert lawns into gardens while giving youth an alternative to military recruitment. Now, it is run by community volunteers and also offers paid internships for youth. “We’re here to resist, to reclaim our food systems, our community spaces,” explains one of the project's dedicated staff members.

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  • Battling An Outbreak: Businesses And Health Officials Respond As Ohio Valley's Hep A Cases Climb

    July 20, 2018 |

    Ohio Valley ReSource |

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    Response Location: United States, Ohio

    Homeless shelters and food service are working to get out ahead of an Hepatitis A outbreak in Ohio by offering vaccines and educating residents and workers. Local shelters mandated vaccines and offered access, while public health teamed with restaurants to offer the vaccine to employees.

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  • So You Recycled Your Old Laptop. Here's Where It Might've Gone.

    July 20, 2018 |

    The Huffington Post |

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    Response Location: China, Shanghai

    As technology advances, so does the electronic waste that it produces as people throw out their old products to make way for the new ones. To reduce their e-waste footprint and keep the materials out of landfills, companies such as Dell are pushing for closed-loop recycling – a process that reuses the recycled product to make the same product again.

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  • Health Researchers Quietly Tackle the Opioid Epidemic's Hidden Crisis

    July 19, 2018 |

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    Response Location: United States

    Several researchers around the U.S., backed by the National Institutes of Health, are exploring the efficacy of providing contraception and counseling in the same locations as medication-assisted treatment for addiction as a way to curb the huge number of unintended pregnancies among women with opioid addictions. The results have not yet been published, but the goal is to make it easier for those who often don't usually access health care to get contraception in a fragmented system.

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  • How Rwanda Tidied Up Its Streets (And The Rest Of The Country, Too)

    July 18, 2018 |

    NPR |

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    Response Location: Rwanda, Kigali

    In Rwanda, "Umuganda" is compulsory community service once a month—citizens 18-65 must all clean up their local community. The rule is enforced by police officers who may stop citizens and force them to work on the spot. Though it's compulsory, one of the side effects is community pride.

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  • Beyond the Stigma: Optimism on NH's opioid front line

    July 18, 2018 |

    New Hampshire Union Leader |

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    Response Location: United States, Manchester, New Hampshire

    In New Hampshire, many actors are participating to coordinate solutions to the opioid crisis. Among the most effective solutions are training physicians to help patients manage pain without opiates, helping patients wean off opiates, and maintaining rapid response teams to respond to potential overdoses.

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