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How Community Health Workers Dramatically Improve Healthcare

Ankita Rao

February 04, 2014 |

The Atlantic |

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Response Location: Ethiopia, Addis Ababa, Oromia

Popular in some countries and catching on in the U.S., community health workers fill gaping holes in care. The workers help curb health care costs by preventing complicated disease and emergency room visits.

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An Afghan Success Story: Fewer Child Deaths

Sean Carberry

February 04, 2014 |

NPR |

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3-5 Minutes

Response Location: Afghanistan, Guldara

Child mortality rates are decreasing in Afghanistan due to more readily available basic health care, more effective vaccinations, and locally-trained volunteer health workers.

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Playing With Toys and Saving Lives

Tina Rosenberg

January 29, 2014 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: Nicaragua, Jinotepe, Carazo

Many different people are inventing health devices for resource-poor settings, but some organizations - like M.I.T.’s Little Devices group - are empowering developing communities and increasing access to healthcare by building medical devices that nurses and doctors in very poor settings can adapt themselves — or kits for making their own, often harvesting parts from toys to cleverly rig up medical equipment. It’s part of a major idea shift, one that’s transforming the design of foreign aid.

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A Court's All-Hands Approach Aids Girls Most at Risk

Patricia Leigh Brown

January 28, 2014 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States, Oakland, California

Girls Court brings an all-hands-on-deck approach to the lives of vulnerable girls, linking them to social service agencies, providing informal Saturday sessions on everything from body image to legal jargon, and offering a team of adults in whom they can develop trust.

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Playing the Odds on Saving

Tina Rosenberg

January 15, 2014 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States, Michigan

Lotteries aren’t usually considered part of the solution to a savings crisis experienced across America, particularly by the nation's poor, but with more hopefuls purchasing lottery tickets than setting aside rainy day funds, one organization, Doorways to Dreams, is working to change federal and state laws to allow banks to offer prize-linked savings. In Michigan, the programs have seen some success.

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Dropouts flooding Kent's second-change iGrad school

Claudia Rowe

January 12, 2014 |

The Seattle Times |

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Response Location: United States, Kent, Washington

Cities save money and help kids by connecting them with diploma programs. In Washington, iGrad is helping students do just this – and seeing results.

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For Mothers-to-Be, Finding Health Care in a Group

Tina Rosenberg

December 18, 2013 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States, New York, New York

To educate and prepare new mothers, Centering Pregnancy and Centering Parenting sites in the United States offer community-based patient-centered care in low-income areas. Centering offers interactive learning, check-ups, and social support, so that women can take charge of their health.

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Three years in, co-parenting court claims success

Rochelle Olson

December 13, 2013 |

Minnesota Star Tribune |

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Response Location: United States, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Hennepin County Court, serving Minneapolis, MN and the surrounding area, has developed a co-parenting court – helping unmarried parents work together to raise their children, work through issues, and strengthen their partnership. Born out of a need for an alternative to family court, where individuals – typically fathers – are just given a child support amount to pay before being on their way, the program offers ongoing support, including co-developing a childcare plan to qualifying parents.

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Northfield program shrinks Latino achievement gap

Elizabeth Baier

December 12, 2013 |

Minnesota Public Radio |

Radio |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Northfield, Minnesota

Minnesota schools began a comprehensive program aimed at assisting children of minority groups to successfully navigate the college application process and push them towards higher education.

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Helping Brazil's Poor Heal at Home

David Bornstein

December 11, 2013 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: Brazil

Physical illnesses trigger and exacerbate poverty because costs are too high to treat them. The Associação Saúde Criança in Rio de Janeiro counsels helps by assisting families with services such as food, medicine, vocational training, housing, and legal aid, which helps mothers achieve their personal goals.

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