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  • Woman develops ‘Not Reaching' pouch to save black lives during traffic stops

    April 29, 2019 |

    NBC News |

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    Response Location: United States, Pennsylvania

    After hearing about the killing of Philando Castile at a routine traffic stop, Jackie Carter realized that she could do something to help prevent similar events from happening in the future. Carter has created and distributed over one thousand “Not Reaching” pouches – clear pouches that sit on drivers’ side dashboards and hold license and registration documents – with the hopes of preempting police violence.

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

    April 27, 2019 |

    NPR |

    Radio |

    3-5 Minutes

    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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  • How Technology Could Revolutionize Refugee Resettlement

    April 26, 2019 |

    The Atlantic |

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    Response Location: United States, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

    To help place refugees in cities, a new software program called "Annie" is sifting through large amounts of data and using its algorithm to make suggestions for where refugees are "most likely to be welcomed and find success."While the program is still in its preliminary stages, the idea of using data and an algorithm to help place refugees is gaining stream internationally.

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  • Youth Voter Turnout Is Already Ridiculously High In Colorado. State House Democrats Want It Even Higher

    April 24, 2019 |

    Colorado Public Radio |

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    Response Location: United States, Colorado

    In 2013, Colorado lawmakers passed a comprehensive voting reform bill which put a mail-in ballot in every voter's mailbox and allowed for same-day voter registration. Many credit the bill for boosting youth voting 13 percent in the past year, putting Colorado second behind Minnesota for highest youth voting turnout.

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  • Road Work Ahead: Treatment providers get creative with transportation for patients

    April 24, 2019 |

    Granite State News Collaborative |

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    Response Location: United States, New Hampshire

    New Hampshire has a lack of reliable public transportation which often impacts those seeking medical attention, so facilities are taking matters into their own hands. Although it's yet to be determined how long these provider's creative methods will work, that's not stopping them from trying a myriad of options such as using grant money to pay for Lyft rides.

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  • Virtual reality and SA's quest for happier nurses

    April 23, 2019 |

    Bhekisisa |

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    Response Location: South Africa

    In South Africa, public health nurses have a tendency to act more like a parent than a nurse when teenage girls visit the clinic to be tested for HIV, ask for birth control or get antiretroviral treatment. To change this reputation and behavior, Makhulu Media and the Desmond Tutu HIV Foundation collaborated to make a virtual reality film that shows the nurses how their behavior is often interpreted by the patient.

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  • More Benches, Special Goggles: Taking Steps to Assist Older Travelers

    April 22, 2019 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States

    As the number of people over 60 years old continues to rise, airports and hotels around the country are implementing features and senior-friendly design into their spaces. Some of the changes are simple – new benches, brighter lights, or luggage assistance – but some are much more complex, like installing systems that transmit airport announcements directly to a travelers’ hearing device.

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  • Young Life at the Border

    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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  • Barber pays kids to read a book during haircut to boost literacy, confidence

    April 22, 2019 |

    KUSA-TV |

    Broadcast TV News |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Kutztown, Pennsylvania

    City Cuts is a special barbershop in Kutztown, PA that, in addition to being a barbershop, is simultaneously running an internationally-acclaimed literacy program for kids. Barber Jon Escueta gives young clients $3 to read a book aloud to him during their haircut for a program he calls Books for Kids, which boosts confidence in public speaking and literacy. When a video of a client reading to a City Cuts barber went viral, Books for Kids starting receiving hundreds of donations of money and books from around the world, and the kids themselves love and respect the program as well.

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  • What Can the U.S. Health System Learn From Singapore?

    April 22, 2019 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: Singapore

    In Singapore, government officials have taken the opportunity to learn from gaps and failures in their health care system in order to enact a more progressive, proactive and accessible process. From subsidizing housing to implementing healthier school lunches to combat diabetes, the country's health care system is often held as an example to model.

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