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  • Nigeria's polio endgame and a chance to improve struggling routine vaccination services

    September 03, 2015 |

    On Medicine |

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    Response Location: Nigeria

    In light of a study published in BMC Medicine, authors Nancy Fullman and Alexandra Wollum take a deeper dive into Nigeria’s gains against polio and what they could mean for the country’s routine vaccine systems.

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  • Parklets Are Great, But Big Parks Pack a Big Punch

    September 01, 2015 |

    Next City |

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    Response Location: United Kingdom, Exeter

    Larger green spaces may be critical to a city, as they can support more complete ecosystems. In contrast to smaller "parklets," large parks paired with high-density neighborhoods allow for healthier cities.

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  • Micro-insurance offers poor families in poorer countries protection from destitution

    September 01, 2015 |

    The Guardian |

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    Response Location: Bangladesh, Dhaka

    All across Asia there is a growing market for micro-insurance, or targeted insurance policies that provide benefits to the poorest individuals and families. As of 2012, over 170 million people in Asia were using some form of micro-insurance, but there is so much more room to grow. Successful programs in India, the Philippines, Bangladesh, and other Asian countries are providing health, life, and accident insurance.

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  • Denmark Might Be Winning The Global Race To Prevent Food Waste

    September 01, 2015 |

    NPR |

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    Response Location: Denmark, Tommerup

    To decrease the nation's food waste, activists in Denmark showed the people that it was safe to buy and consume items that were very recently expired. From live demonstrations where celebrity chef features expired items in the entrees to reducing prices for out-of-date items, "Danes now throw away 25 percent less food than they did five years ago."

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  • Study: Low Injury Rate Shows Gun-Control Laws Work

    August 19, 2015 |

    Honolulu Civil Beat |

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    Response Location: United States, Hawaii

    Hawaii is one of the states with strongest gun laws and lowest gun death rates. A study found that states with stricter gun control laws, ammo regulation, background checks, and reporting of lost firearms had the lowest injury rates.

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  • Getting to Zero': Are We Close to a Cure for AIDS?

    August 17, 2015 |

    Pacific Standard |

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    Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

    For decades, AIDS has taken the lives of millions of people and infected millions more worldwide. The key to reducing the effect of AIDS, and even potentially curing it, involves treating patients as early as possible after being diagnosed with HIV, before the disease damages organs. San Francisco General Hospital developed the RAPID program for this purpose, with the goal of “Getting to Zero” the number of new infections and deaths.

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  • Gene Therapy for Cystic Fibrosis

    August 17, 2015 |

    Al Jazeera |

    Broadcast TV News |

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    Response Location: United Kingdom

    Cystic Fibrosis is a disease that is both debilitating, and previously considered untreatable. Utilizing techniques of Gene Therapy, Doctors in the UK are contemplating new ways to address the disease.

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  • Why School Should Start Later in the Morning

    August 17, 2015 |

    The Atlantic |

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    Response Location: United States, Washington, District of Columbia

    Research shows that adolescents' grades are suffering due to lack of sleep and early start times of schools. As a result, the federal Center for Disease Control and Prevention is asking schools to reconsider their schedules.

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  • A Simple Fix for Drunken Driving

    August 14, 2015 |

    Wall Street Journal |

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    Response Location: United States, South Dakota

    South Dakota’s “24/7 Sobriety” initiative breathalyzers tens of thousands of people every day in an effort to curb drunk driving. Rather than legislation that takes penalizes offenders by taking away their license, the state addresses the behavioral issue instead. In counties that use the “24/7 Sobriety,” they’ve seen a 12% decrease in repeat drunken-driving arrests.

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  • A Superficial Solution for Crime That Actually Works

    July 20, 2015 |

    Pacific Standard |

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    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    In 2011, Philadelphia began requiring owners of vacant properties to install working doors and windows on all streets that are at least 80% occupied. A study of the impact of the Doors and Windows Ordinance has found a decrease in crime in neighborhoods where the "appearance of disorder" was changed, providing an example for other cities looking for low-cost ways to decrease crime rates.

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