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Taiwan's carrot-and-stick approach to virus fight wins praise, but strains showing

Yimou Lee

March 27, 2020 |

Reuters |

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Response Location: Taiwan

Taiwan has gained a reputation for its effective response to the coronavirus -- phone tracking keeps those wanting to disobey the rules in their homes and delivered stipends and goodie bags rewards those who stay inside. As more people travel to the country from other impacted nations, can this contract tracing and tracking approach be scaled up effectively?

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For artists, the show must go on—and Zoom is their venue

Steven Melendez

March 23, 2020 |

FastCompany |

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Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

Hosting business meetings over Zoom is nothing new during the coronavirus pandemic, but performing artists are also using the platform and adapting their work to the videoconferencing software. After initial performances were a success, an LA theater company called Theater Unleashed began experimenting with the platform and created a Facebook group for U.S. playwrights and actors who wish to participate. An Atlanta organization called Center for Puppetry Arts started hosting Zoom puppet shows. It isn't a seamless transition, but it is inviting creative adaption from creatives all across the country.

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Arizona behavioral health unit unveils murals to help mental health

Tina Giuliano

March 10, 2020 |

Cronkite News - Arizona PBS |

Broadcast TV News |

Under 3 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Flagstaff, Arizona

Flagstaff Medical Center has incorporated the arts into their behavioral health unit, where they treat people with depression, anxiety, and other issues—they hired local artists to paint murals on the walls. Staff at the center say that the art has had a positive effect on the patients and allows them to reflect on where they came from.

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Albishirin Ku: Community Dialogues for better Mother and Child Health in Sokoto

Bashar Abubakar

March 09, 2020 |

Nigeria Health Watch |

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Response Location: Nigeria, Sifawa, Sokoto

Throughout Sokoto State in Nigeria, community conversations are taking place as part of an awareness campaign to encourage community members to change their perceptions of maternal health and safe-birth practices. The conversations, which are held with both women and men's groups, have resulted in an increase in health center visits and family planning outreach.

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Can rationing carbon help fight climate change?

Frank Swain

February 17, 2020 |

BBC |

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Response Location: Australia, Norfolk Island

As countries wrestle with how to reduce their carbon emissions, grassroots carbon rationing experiments are taking shape around the word. On an Australian Island of 800 people, a quarter of them participated in a test that calculated their carbon footprints with a goal of reducing their fossil fuel use by 10 percent. The average household reduced their usage by 18 percent and almost two-thirds of participants wanted to continue. Other experiments in Finland and the United Kingdom have taken place, yet some question if carbon rationing is equitable.

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Weaponizing Truth Against Opioids

Tina Rosenberg

January 28, 2020 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States, Washington, District of Columbia

Ad campaigns that provide personal testimonials, relatable narratives, and captivating images succeed in stemming epidemics of addiction among teenagers. The Truth Initiative’s anti-smoking campaign has helped to dramatically reduce teenage smoking during recent decades by creating ads that targeted teens with compelling messages. Now, the Truth Initiative is including anti-opioid messaging in its campaign.

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Would you drop your children 800m from school to make them walk?

Felicity Ogilvie

January 28, 2020 |

ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) |

Multi-Media |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: Australia, Hamilton, Victoria

Faced with an obesity epidemic, communities in Australia are making changes to become healthier and promote a healthy lifestyle. Programs have included increased education around grocery shopping with a nutritional mindset as well as increasing exercise through initiatives that encourage children to walk to school. Since making changes, individuals in the communities have attested to the effectiveness and obesity and overweight rates in some regions have notably decreased.

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A $100 Million Bet That Vacationland Can Be a Tech Hub, Too

Eduardo Porter

January 27, 2020 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States, Portland, Maine

Universities situated in the right market have proven to jumpstart innovation and technological hubs across the country, from San Diego to Boston. Now, Portland, Maine is testing out the economic impact and growth of a new branch of Northeastern Univeristy that focuses on machine learning and artificial intelligence.

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Providing a home for Europe's unaccompanied migrant children

María José Carmona

January 15, 2020 |

Equal Times |

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Response Location: Spain, Malaga

There are thousands of children caught in the midst of the migrant crisis, and many of them end up without their parents or with a relative. To avoid placing migrant children in facilities that would be unable to give them specialized care, people are stepping up to serve as foster parents for the time being. The foster parents support the children's emotional well being and sense of self, and now foster aunts—forming a relationship without taking over care—are also emerging. These initiatives help ease the process of starting over in a new place, especially for children.

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Art, theatre and clowns: creative cures for dementia

Priti Salian

January 07, 2020 |

The National |

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Response Location: Germany, Duisburg

Connecting with art enriches the lives of patients struggling with dementia and Alzheimers. Across Germany, several programs are using art to stimulate the minds of an aging population. At the Lehmbruck Museum in Duisburg, seniors meet to discuss art pieces that affect them. Elsewhere, in Bonn, the Demezionen theater ensemble performs for retirement homes. And even clowns can bring a positive atmosphere to seniors struggling with dementia!

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