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  • New concept for high school, built on trust, pays off

    July 27, 2014 |

    Fayetteville Observer |

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    Response Location: United States, Tulsa, Oklahoma

    A private high school in Tulsa, Oklahoma, is mimicking a college campus as part of an effort to help kids succeed in college. By trusting the students and giving them autonomy they have also reduced bad behavior.

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  • Responses To Gang Violence: 11:45

    July 22, 2014 |

    Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB) |

    Radio |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Portland, Oregon

    Multnomah County, Oregon, experienced a surge of gang activity between 2013 and 2014. To curtail crime and violence, a group of pastors intervened with the 11:45 program. The program provides services and mentorship to gang-involved youth in the criminal justice system through outreach programs.

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  • What supervised injection sites can teach Canada about health and drug addiction

    July 22, 2014 |

    The Globe and Mail |

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    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: Australia, Sydney

    Sydney had at least one overdose deaths a day, dozens of other ODs that strained police resources and health services, and a dramatic spike in HIV and hepatitis C infections. Since 2011, the Sydney Medically Supervised Injecting Centre provides supervised oxycodone injection and needle exchanges to addicts, reducing infectious diseases and saving people from dying of overdose.

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  • When Poverty Makes You Sick, a Lawyer Can Be the Cure

    July 17, 2014 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Cincinnati, Ohio

    Being poor can make you sick because of where you work, live and eat. Medical-legal partnerships, in hospitals U.S. cities, are attacking these social determinants through legal aid to the poor, often class-action lawsuits.

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  • In Vietnam, new hospital equipment gives more infants a breath of life

    July 15, 2014 |

    PBS NewsHour |

    Broadcast TV News |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: Vietnam, Hanoi

    Hospitals in Vietnam used to rely on imported equipment that often broke down. Now, cheaper, more usable neonatal machines are made within the country and tailored to local conditions, decreasing the mortality rate.

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  • The Art of Water Recovery

    July 10, 2014 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: Philippines, Manila, Metro Manila

    While California is experiencing its worst drought in history, The World Bank estimates that water systems worldwide have real losses (leakages) of 8.6 trillion gallons per year, about half of that in developing countries. A new leak detection system aims to save 10 billion gallons of water, 7 million gallons of diesel, and 33 gigawatts of electricity over 10 years.

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  • LED street lighting kindles interest in Michigan

    July 10, 2014 |

    Midwest Energy News |

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    Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

    As the traditional sodium vapor lamps used for decades in street lights begin to burn out and need replacement, many municipalities, like Detroit, are turning to LED lighting - thanks to rebates and conscientious consumer demand. Though they sometimes have higher up-front costs, LEDs have multiple benefits including long-term cost savings (as they require less maintenance), increased energy efficiency, better lighting that can help decrease crime, and less light pollution and glare.

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  • State officials promise tougher approach on nitrates contaminating groundwater

    July 07, 2014 |

    Minnesota Public Radio |

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    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Worthington, Minnesota

    Minnesota farmers are closely following the debate over how best to manage nitrates. Many farmers—no one knows the number exactly–are already taking action to lower their use of nitrates, which can contaminate water.

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  • Salt Lake City a model for S.F. on homeless solutions

    June 28, 2014 |

    San Francisco Chronicle |

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    Response Location: United States, Salt Lake City, Utah

    San Francisco’s chronically homeless population remains staggeringly high. Salt Lake City has managed to eradicate much of their chronically homeless by geographically placing supportive housing distant from the city’s center and receiving financial assistance from the Mormon Church. The housing is attractive, modern, and offers a good ratio between counselors and homeless clients—all of which helps make the homeless want to stay off the streets.

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  • How Cincinnati Revitalized Police-Community Relations

    June 25, 2014 |

    The Takeaway |

    Podcast |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Cincinnati, Ohio

    After a policeman shot and killed a teenage African American, a community in Cincinnati blamed law enforcement for racial profiling and riots expanded throughout the city. With the help of the Department of Justice as a mediator, Cincinnati made policy changes. The city now has an African American Police Association that brings police officers in communication with representatives of communities.

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