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The Health Coach You Know

Tina Rosenberg

March 04, 2011 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States, New York, New York

It's unusual for health programs to find it financially beneficial to send a home visitor regularly to help patients. But medical programs in various parts of the United States are experimenting with using peer groups to help people stick to their treatment plans, and it is working.

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A Housecall to Help With Doctor's Orders

Tina Rosenberg

February 28, 2011 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States, New York, New York

The health problems of millions of Americans are directly related to patients' failure to follow doctors’ orders. Community health workers are increasingly successful in New York and other American cities – not to substitute for doctors, but to help patients stick to their treatment plans.

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A Network of Support

David Bornstein

February 25, 2011 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States, Memphis, Tennessee

It’s now common for youth to remain in foster care or residential treatment for years. For troubled or victimized children in need, assistance at home is often more effective than foster placement.

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A Families-First Approach to Foster Care

David Bornstein

February 21, 2011 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States, Memphis, Tennessee

The foster care system is widely acknowledged to be 'broken', and to ignore those who age out of the system. A program in Memphis is improving the lives of at-risk youths by working to reunite them with their original families.

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Villages Without Doctors

Tina Rosenberg

February 14, 2011 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: India, Halgaon, Maharashtra

Many health professionals choose to not live in poor, rural areas that lack access to healthcare. The Society for Education, Action, and Research in Community Health, and the Comprehensive Rural Health Project are training local women in rural parts of India to fill this gap. These women visit families in their community and offer services like education on breastfeeding to new mothers and vaccinations to children.

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Removing the Roadblocks to Rehabilitation

Tina Rosenberg

January 21, 2011 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States, New Orleans, Louisiana

The prison system is designed to fail - and it does. On the positive side, there are programs all over the country that recognize that helping prisoners remake their lives is both humane and cost-effective.

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For Ex-Prisoners, a Haven Away From the Streets

Tina Rosenberg

January 17, 2011 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States, New York, New York

Newly released prisoners often return to crime from lack of effective re-introduction programs. The Fortune Society in New York is a group home which offers resources and positive peer pressure to the ex-prisoners as they start over.

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A Safe Haven in Cartoon Confidants

David Bornstein

November 22, 2010 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: Mexico, Mexico City, Distrito Federal

Children coming from abusive households are often reluctant to discuss their past experiences. A Mexican foundation is using animated characters to help abused and ill children speak about their lives.

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The Ways of Empathy

David Bornstein

November 12, 2010 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: Canada

It seems that just about everybody has had experience with babies or bullies — or both. Ideas and insights from Fixes readers on how to reduce bullying among children.

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Fighting Bullying With Babies

David Bornstein

November 08, 2010 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: Canada, Toronto, Ontario

The Canadian federal government has identified bullying as a national problem. Roots of Empathy, based in Toronto, encourages empathy in elementary kids by having them interact with babies.

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