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  • Finding patients where they live: Street medicine grows, along with homeless population

    February 16, 2020 |

    Los Angeles Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

    Doctors from USC have formed a small street team that travels to homeless communities to treat medical concerns and help provide assistance. Part of a growing trend around the United States, these teams are playing a vital role for the homeless by eliminating barriers such as the need to "schedule an appointment, find transportation to the clinic, pick up prescriptions, or pay for their treatment."

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  • Poor credit is a barrier to affordable housing. Lending circles are a tool for those in poverty

    February 14, 2020 |

    Desert Sun |

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    Response Location: United States, Coachella Valley, California

    Lift to Rise, a Coachella Valley nonprofit that pushes for housing and poverty policy change, launched a local lending circle program aimed at serving minority residents break the cycle of poverty. Partnered with San Francisco-based Mission Asset Fund, the lending circle helps those with poor credit or no credit at all to build up a spending history, have access to loans, create a savings account, improve their score, and more. Since 2008, Mission Asset Fund has partnered with more than 50 organizations across the U.S. to provide lending circles to more than 9,000 clients.

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  • Preventable Cancer Death Rate Falls In Litchfield And Windham Counties; Comprehensive, Accessible Care Cited

    February 12, 2020 |

    Connecticut Health Investigative Team |

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    Response Location: United States, Litchfield, Connecticut

    Hartford HealthCare Cancer Institute in Connecticut has expanded its reach to specifically target rural communities, which has played a role in the declining rates of “potentially preventable” cancer deaths. Both employing foreign-born doctors who have specific specialities and who better align with the demographics of the counties and creating clinics that are inclusive of all necessary testing and treatment have helped bridge a gap in care for those living outside of major cities.

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  • Marin ‘Safe Harbor' program creates model for marinas

    February 12, 2020 |

    Half Moon Bay Review |

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    Response Location: United States, Half Moon Bay, California

    California coastal towns address homelessness by supporting individuals who live on their boats - and those who want to move back to land. While many counties destroy or condemn boats that have been anchored long-term, areas like Half Moon Bay and Marin county work with individuals who want to find stable housing.

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  • How play is making a comeback in Kindergarten

    February 08, 2020 |

    The Hechinger Report |

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    Response Location: United States, Everett, Washington

    In Washington state, a school specifically for kindergartners focuses on play-based instruction. English language learners at the school are making impressive progress under this model, teachers say.

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  • How South Africa Ended Its Secret Births

    February 07, 2020 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    Response Location: South Africa

    By expanding access, using financial incentives, and increasing transparency, the South African government increased universal birth registration rates from under one-quarter of the population to 95 percent of the population over 30 years. Long associated with restricting access during Apartheid, registration rates now help residents gain access to more resources and opportunities and help the government maintain more accurate demographic data.

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  • Meet the doctors fighting anti-vax attackers online

    February 06, 2020 |

    Coda Story |

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    Response Location: United States

    Shots Heard Round the World, is a physician-founded team of over 500 doctors, lawyers, nurses, and vaccine advocates who live around the world. When doctors, scientists, or others are attacked on social media for advocating the importance and safety of vaccines, the group steps in. Members take shifts around the clock and use a two-pronged approach. They hide, block, and report anti-vaccine bullies who post on advocates’ pages while also flooding the pages with supportive comments, mimicking the blitzing technique often used by anti-vaxxers.

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  • A Wait Too Long

    February 06, 2020 |

    Eugene Weekly |

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    Response Location: United States, Albany, Oregon

    Sarah’s Place, a clinic based in Albany General Hospital focused on helping those who have been sexually assaulted, has proven to be the "gold-standard" for other hospitals in neighboring cities. Whereas most victims have to report to the emergency room where they often face long waiting periods, Sarah's Place focuses on minimizing further trauma by creating a welcoming environment and always having a sexual assault nurse examiner available.

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  • Learning Space For Child Migrants Expands In Tijuana

    February 04, 2020 |

    KPBS Public Media |

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    Response Location: Mexico, Tijuana

    "The Nest" in Tijuana is a space for migrant children to relax and be themselves during a very stressful time. "The Nest" was established by the Pedagogical Institute of Los Angeles and sits across the street from a shelter where many of their students live. Parents and other migrants also benefit from the space which they describe as stress-relieving.

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  • To Sway Swing Voters, Try Empathy

    February 04, 2020 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Deep canvassing goes beyond talking points, encouraging empathetic dialogue. The New York-based organization, Changing the Conversation Together, trains volunteers in the practice of deep canvassing. Instead of just focusing on a candidate’s talking points in an effort to mobilize potential voters, deep canvassing promotes conversation, listening, and empathy. Canvassers are taught to relay a personal story, a message of love, as a way to connect with the people they meet.

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