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How to Fight a Soaring Drug Price: Innovate

Shefali Luthra

February 28, 2017 |

The New York Times |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Milbridge, Maine

Throughout the country, issues of health care exclusivity and rising drug prices are being addressed with creative solutions. Innovating new medicines and medicine deliver systems, such as an alternative EpiPen, is proving to be a helpful way to work around these surging prices.

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Volunteers With No Medical Training Are Fighting Diseases The World Ignores

Sarah Ruiz-Grossman

February 24, 2017 |

The Huffington Post |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Mozambique

In Nampula, Mozambique, people living in remote, rural communities do not seek medical attention when they get sick because of myths that diseases are caused by spirits. So a non-profit, Malaria Consortium, is training ordinary people, to teach others about the cause and treatments of common illnesses thus motivating the villagers to seek care at health facilities.

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A dilemma for renters in Nashville

David Plazas

February 22, 2017 |

The Tennessean |

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Response Location: United States, Nashville, Tennessee

Nashville is trying out creative ways to help residents deal with rising rent. While state policies do not always favor rent control and mixed-income housing units are still years away, several solutions are being implemented right now. Neighborhoods are creating tenant unions and community benefit agreements to ensure that tenants stay up-to-date about housing information. The mayor’s office is also providing financial support to first-time homebuyers.

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Essen's award-winning blueprint for greening the postindustrial city

Simone D'Antonio

February 16, 2017 |

Citiscope |

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Response Location: Germany, Essen

Essen has a very industrial past but due to private and public efforts it has become Europe's 2017 "green capital". The city has converted industrial buildings into places for art, wastewater is being diverted from the river, bike mobility has been increased, and trees have been planted.

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Black Communities, not Trump Executive Orders, Will End “Carnage”

Zenobia Jeffries

February 13, 2017 |

Yes! Magazine |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

Communities in Chicago and Detroit work to involve neighbors and law enforcement to join forces in the fight against gun violence in the United States. By creating a genuine connection between local police and the community members they serve, neighborhood can create a non-violent environment.

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Farming a warmer planet

Zack Colman

February 12, 2017 |

The Christian Science Monitor |

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Response Location: Morocco, Ait Hssaine

Morocco is one of countless regions around the planet facing the challenges of climate change - as rivers dry up and temperatures increase, the livelihoods of millions stand at risk. But the country may serve as an example for how others can mitigate the damages. The government, entrepreneurial individuals, and local communities are making important changes in the face of global warming, from working to reforest arid regions to adapting which crops are planted so as to use less water and maintain "climate-smart" agricultural productivity.

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The Most Important Modern Farmer Might Be The Urban Cowboy

Heather Corcoran

February 10, 2017 |

GOOD Magazine |

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Response Location: United States, New York, New York

Although urban cities have a variety of options for food, not all food is affordable or healthy. New York City has developed urban agriculture projects, from rooftop gardens to “warehouse hydroponic systems.” The South Bronx’s BLK ProjeK’s Libertad Urban Farm serves the local, low-income community and empowers its women leaders with self-sufficient sustainable food.

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She Outsmarted Jamie Oliver — And Figured Out The Future Of School Lunch

Jane Black

February 09, 2017 |

The Huffington Post |

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Response Location: United States, Huntington, West Virginia

Conflicts of interest have made school lunch meals the dumping ground for the cheap calories our modern agricultural system was designed to overproduce. Many programs are trying to improve school lunches, such as the Community Eligibility Provision which allows schools in high poverty areas to provide free meals to all students, allowing more money to be spent on cooks and food instead of who qualifies.

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Reclaiming native ground: Can Louisiana's tribes restore their traditional diets as waters rise?

Barry Yeoman

February 09, 2017 |

Food and Environment Reporting Network |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Louisiana

Tribal areas in Louisiana are suffering from massive land loss due to flooding, which has taken away a lot of food sources and livelihood. In response, the First People's Conservation Council has been created, which includes tribe members, government representatives and nonprofit representatives in order to develop solutions.

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New York City Embraces a Gun Violence Outreach Program Left on Life Support in Chicago

Ann Givens

February 09, 2017 |

The Trace |

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Response Location: United States, New York, New York

In its four years of community outreach, Cure Violence’s New York City chapter has been accepted and welcomed by both neighborhoods and police. The program now works in 17 police precincts, providing direct violence intervention, legal and mental health resources, and improving police/community relations.

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