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After Prison, Healthy Lives Built On Access To Care And Community

Rob Waters

October 07, 2019 |

Health Affairs |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

The Transitions Clinic Network is a program that helps to connect people who were arrested on drug charges with health-care professionals and a social support system once they are released. Originally piloted in San Francisco, this program now has over 30 affiliates throughout the country.

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Free the Paramedics!

Allison McNearney

October 04, 2019 |

Reasons to be Cheerful |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Fort Worth, Texas

Community paramedicine programs have been in existence for years but are just recently gaining popularity as a means of letting paramedics act less like crisis managers and more like health counselors. Initially designed to "decrease emergency department utilization, save health care dollars and improve patient outcomes," the program flags frequent 911 callers and prompts a conversation between the paramedic and patient about joining the mobile healthcare program.

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'Talk With Me Baby': Alabama launches initiative to decrease language deficit among young children

Krista Johnson

October 04, 2019 |

The Montgomery Advertiser |

Multi-Media |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Birmingham, Alabama

Kids in high-income families hear about 2,000 words every hour, whereas kids in low-income families hear about 600 in the same amount of time. Alabama is rolling out a program to close the language acquisition gap for students under the age of 4.

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These LA Doctors Do House Calls At Homeless Encampments

Matt Tinoco

October 03, 2019 |

LAist |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

Los Angeles and other California cities are expanding their "street care" efforts by sending medical professionals into homeless encampments to include houseless individuals in the state health care system. Doctors supply much-needed medications and physicals to help reduce the number of people in and out of emergency care.

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Community works to improve health care for farmworkers in rural Arizona

Sabine Galvis

October 02, 2019 |

Cronkite News - Arizona PBS |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Wilcox, Arizona

Health care can be hard to access for those in rural communities, so for one Arizona community, the Southeast Arizona Area Health Education Center partnered with the University of Arizona to bring health education to those that needed it. Focusing specifically on education addressing potential health concerns specific to this mostly farmworker community, the community center also "trains some locals as health promoters, or 'promotoras de salud,' to work as health educators and advocates."

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Curing Our Plastic Problem

Tom Gibson Vicky Feng Leila Hussain

September 30, 2019 |

Bloomberg |

Video |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: Thailand

A company in Thailand called Universal Bio Pack created biodegradable packaging made out of cassava starch and natural fiber that could reduce the amount of single use plastic that people consume. Another company in Spain called Plastic Energy takes mixed plastics that can’t be recycled and converts it into usable oils that make fuel. Both are different solutions that could be used simultaneously to tackle the world’s plastic pollution crisis.

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From paper routes to free food: Local news evolves to stay afloat

Doug Struck

September 30, 2019 |

The Christian Science Monitor |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Mansfield, Ohio

With one in every five newsrooms closing in the country over the last four years (that's 1800 newspapers), many local papers are trying radical new models to buck the trend. Novel strategies employed include turning to foundations or philanthropists, finding local owners, and comunity events like trivia nights, movie nights, concerts, and roundtable discussions.

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After a Mass Shooting, Who Cares for the Coroners?

Ann Givens

September 30, 2019 |

The Trace |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Las Vegas, Nevada

Following the Las Vegas mass shooting in October 2017, employees at the Clark County coroner’s office found themselves grappling with the psychological effects. The head of the department recognized this struggle and took action: bringing in counselors, offering yoga, meditation, and massages, and having staff and family parties and get-togethers. With a work culture that often emphasizes working alone, this moment allowed for people to come together and create a sense of community.

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Mobile showers come to Berkeley, providing the homeless with a new place to get clean

Tony Hicks

September 30, 2019 |

Berkeleyside |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Berkeley, California

In Berkeley, where shelter for those experiencing homelessness is extremely difficult to come by, the nonprofit and advocacy group Lava Mae is partnering with the city to provide a dedicated space for personal hygiene and showers across the city. While the service has been slow to catch on, efforts to share information about the service through word of mouth are catching on and the service has expanded throughout the state. While it's not a solution for the growing homelessness crisis, it's just one step being taken to treat those experiencing homelessness with dignity and respect.

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Innovative open jail design changes San Diego inmate experience

Jennifer Kastner

September 26, 2019 |

KGTV-TV |

Broadcast TV News |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Santee, California

San Diego County’s Las Colinas Detention and Reentry Facility was redesigned to look less like a jail and more like a community. The newly designed facility prioritizes rehabilitation over punishment by providing educational facilities, like a fully stocked library, and mental health services. While the impact is still unknown, the goal is to make reentry transitions easier and decreasing recidivism rates.

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