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How India became polio-free

Lane Anderson

January 15, 2014 |

Deseret News |

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Response Location: India, New Delhi, Delhi

India has been able to eradicate polio through large-scale logistics, highly organized vaccine teams, proper funding, and accountability of health officials and front-line workers.

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Northfield program shrinks Latino achievement gap

Elizabeth Baier

December 12, 2013 |

Minnesota Public Radio |

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5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Northfield, Minnesota

Minnesota schools began a comprehensive program aimed at assisting children of minority groups to successfully navigate the college application process and push them towards higher education.

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Ever Wonder Why Nobody Goes to Town Council Meetings? Meet the Folks Who Are Changing That.

Rob Gurwitt

December 11, 2013 |

NationSwell |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Omaha, Nebraska

Very few people go to city council meetings. MindMixer, a tech startup company, increased civic participation in states across the U.S. with online platforms for city officials and the community to discuss ideas.

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Helping Brazil's Poor Heal at Home

David Bornstein

December 11, 2013 |

The New York Times |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Brazil

Physical illnesses trigger and exacerbate poverty because costs are too high to treat them. The Associação Saúde Criança in Rio de Janeiro counsels helps by assisting families with services such as food, medicine, vocational training, housing, and legal aid, which helps mothers achieve their personal goals.

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In Tanzania, Farmers Reap the Benefits of Radio

Sarika Bansal

November 27, 2013 |

The New York Times |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Tanzania

In Tanzania, a country that has yet to fully embrace mobile phones and whose road infrastructure remains weak, farmers have embraced radio as a means of receiving pricing and planting information. The reach and relatively low expense of radio afford the medium its popularity.

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How Online Mapmakers Are Helping the Red Cross Save Lives in the Philippines

Robinson Meyer

November 13, 2013 |

The Atlantic |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Philippines, Port-au-Prince

After typhoon Haiyan, the devastation to the Philippines was hard to locate and track. The Red Cross staffed volunteers to sort through crowd-sourced data to create maps. The Humanitarian OpenStreetMap software application has helped the Red Cross better organize search and rescue operations.

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Giving public school kids a seat at S.F.'s tables

Courtney E. Martin

November 08, 2013 |

SFGate |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

The Bay Area has the seventh-highest-ranking income disparity between rich and poor in the United States, and food is one of the most poignant indicators of the division. But a new collaboration between the design firm Ideo and the San Francisco Unified School District is trying to close that Grand Canyon-size chasm with an innovative approach to student nutrition.

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Protecting Children From Toxic Stress

David Bornstein

October 30, 2013 |

The New York Times |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Connecticut

Child First is a program in Connecticut, where staff members deliver home-based parent guidance and child-parent psychotherapy to help prevent the detrimental physical and mental effects of toxic stress on children. The engagement is guided by an evidence-based methodology called Child-Parent Psychotherapy, which is grounded in collaborative problem solving.

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How Utah Turned Its Unpopular Public Transit System Into a Hit

Eric Jaffe

October 21, 2013 |

Bloomberg CityLab |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Utah

In the 1990s, Utah residents spoke out against a proposed light rail system. Just two decades later, the TRAX light rail system was completed early and under budget, with abundant community support. The Utah Transit Authority was able to accomplish this by working with local officials and planning groups; finding multiple funding streams; and clearly communicating the benefits of the light rail.

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Global Rate Of HIV Infection, AIDS-Related Deaths Dramatically Reduced: UN

Kate Kelland

September 23, 2013 |

The Huffington Post |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: Switzerland, Geneva

HIV/AIDS infection and death rates are down world-wide, due to an increasing access to anti-retroviral treatment that has come from private donations, UN-work, and increased public health spending by heavily affected countries.

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