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House Calls Can Lead to Dramatically Better Health Outcomes Among the Elderly

Alieza Durana

May 01, 2019 |

Pacific Standard |

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Response Location: United States, New York, New York

House calls are not new to the medicine field, but they are becoming more predominant as doctors look for ways to expand access to those that aren't able to make it into an office. Focusing mostly on "disabled, chronically ill, elderly, and other at-risk populations," doctors are utilizing technological advancements to bring the care to the patient, a practice that also allows them a chance to assess their home situation.

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The Town That Extended ‘Smart Growth' to Its Water

Jason Plautz

April 30, 2019 |

Bloomberg CityLab |

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Response Location: United States, Westminster, Colorado

Haunted by a 1962 drought in the town of Westminster, Colorado, the city's planners now incorporate water data in their planning processes to ensure that they never face the same sourcing issues again. By breaking down the silos between its water management and planning departments, the town has figured out how to manage its finite water resources, even in the face of a ballooning population. Now, other towns are following suit.

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California Fights Vaping in Schools

Lauren Katims

April 30, 2019 |

U.S. News & World Report |

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Response Location: United States, Laguna Beach, California

As illnesses associated with vaping continue to be on the rise, schools in California are tackling the problem through peer-to-peer educational campaigns, anti-vaping curriculums and research papers. For the most part, these efforts have been reactive, but schools are now looking to start these solutions earlier as a preventative measure.

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How tech is bringing Israelis and Palestinians together

Melissa Jun Rowley

April 30, 2019 |

BBC |

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Response Location: Israel

Tech2Peace, a student and volunteer-led program, is working to not only teach technology skills to youth, but is also trying to improve Israeli-Palestinian relations through conflict resolution dialogue. The idea behind the solution, is that the communities have to work together in order to master the skills, and then the skills learned will allow the participants to remain in contact after the workshop is over.

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A Workable Alternative To Nursing Homes In Vermont — Adult Family Care

Emily Corwin

April 27, 2019 |

NPR |

Radio |

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Response Location: United States, Vermont

Vermont is home to many senior patients with serious medical needs, but doesn't have enough nursing homes to accommodate. Now, some people are opening their homes to the elderly and providing necessary services - while the programs vary, residents often pay for room and board and the host family is paid by the state through Medicaid dollars. So far, the program has proven popular.

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In D.C., a call for restaurants to give fasting Muslims an alternative to IHOP in Ramadan

Aysha Khan

April 25, 2019 |

Religion News Service |

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Response Location: United States, Washington, District of Columbia

Being inclusive involves demonstrating consideration and making space for the traditions and customs of others. To encourage these practices among businesses and restaurants in the Washington D.C. area with regard to the Muslim holiday of Ramadan, Katherine Ashworth Brandt started Dine After Dark. Currently, the nonprofit partners with Martha’s Table, offering additional meals during designated hours.

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Could a regional approach to teacher home visits work in King County? It has in Dallas and Fort Worth.

Neal Morton

April 25, 2019 |

The Seattle Times |

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Response Location: United States, Dallas, Texas

Teacher home visits have been hailed as a strategy to improve student performance; however, in areas where students regularly move across district lines, a regional home-visit approach may be necessary. The Dallas-Fort Worth area has emerged as one model.

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When counselors are in short supply, students step in to help

Noble Ingram

April 23, 2019 |

The Christian Science Monitor |

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Response Location: United States

Lacking sufficient counseling resources, schools are training students to fill the gap. The approach is not intended as a comprehensive solution, but as a way to help more students get connected with basic services.

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The grassroots groups helping asylum-seekers on the border

Sarah Tory

April 22, 2019 |

High Country News |

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Response Location: United States, Tucson, Arizona

The Kino Border Initiative is a volunteer binational organization that provides food, aid, and shelter for migrants crossing the border between Mexico and Arizona. The rate of asylum-seekers is steadily rising, and this organization makes sure that they have a safe place to live while they wait for their day in court. Every day up to 60 volunteers conduct services that range from preparing meals to translating Indigenous languages.

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Young Life at the Border

Bekah McNeel

April 22, 2019 |

Christianity Today |

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Response Location: United States, El Paso, Texas

For undocumented youth who commute between El Paso, Texas and Juárez, Mexico for school, finding a community to connect with and feel safe in is especially challenging. The Christian youth organization Young Life is there to fill that gap in immigrant students' lives by offering emotional and spiritual guidance as well as a support system that deals with any and all issues that arise, whether citizenship-related or not. The group has mentored hundreds of high school students whose lives straddle the border over the years, and many of those credit the group with helping them make sense of their "messy" lives.

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