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  • A Simple Fix for Drunken Driving

    August 14, 2015 |

    Wall Street Journal |

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    Response Location: United States, South Dakota

    South Dakota’s “24/7 Sobriety” initiative breathalyzers tens of thousands of people every day in an effort to curb drunk driving. Rather than legislation that takes penalizes offenders by taking away their license, the state addresses the behavioral issue instead. In counties that use the “24/7 Sobriety,” they’ve seen a 12% decrease in repeat drunken-driving arrests.

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  • How Chicago is improving HPV vaccination rates

    August 03, 2015 |

    WHYY |

    Multi-Media |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    Multi-faceted efforts are being used by Chicago health providers to raise HPV vaccination rates. In the primary care practice, providers are using workflow tools such as flagging patient records in the appropriate age range when they come to the office and having multiple providers remind patients and families about vaccination. School-based clinics are taking advantage of being geographically co-located with their patients by texting students to make sure they come to the clinic for their vaccinations. Additionally, an awareness campaign was launched on radio and TV.

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  • Curing Violence Like an Infectious Disease

    July 30, 2015 |

    Tiny Spark |

    Podcast |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    Neighborhoods in Chicago suffer from gang violence and gun-related deaths. A church leader and a physician trained in infectious diseases created Cure Violence, a program that sends teams of local residents to meet with gang leaders as a means of producing positive behavioral change by re-setting social norms. Their approach has reduced violence between 40% and 70%.

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  • When a Boy's Life Is Worth More Than His Sister's

    July 30, 2015 |

    Foreign Policy |

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    Response Location: South Korea

    Due to patrilineality, sons are highly favored over daughters in many countries, with serious consequence. South Korea, the only country to have returned to normal sex ratios after having a highly abnormal ratio of boys:girls, has lessons for other countries.

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  • A Superficial Solution for Crime That Actually Works

    July 20, 2015 |

    Pacific Standard |

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    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    In 2011, Philadelphia began requiring owners of vacant properties to install working doors and windows on all streets that are at least 80% occupied. A study of the impact of the Doors and Windows Ordinance has found a decrease in crime in neighborhoods where the "appearance of disorder" was changed, providing an example for other cities looking for low-cost ways to decrease crime rates.

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  • Can Funny Traffic Signs Save Drivers' Lives?

    July 13, 2015 |

    Governing |

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    Response Location: United States, Utah

    Traffic fatality rates are slowly climbing in today's world of texting-while-driving. But highway agencies are increasingly using humor and wit to try to get people to drive safer.

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  • Paying People to Be Healthy Usually Works, if the Public Can Stomach It

    July 06, 2015 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States

    Many Americans have unhealthy habits which increase their likelihood of getting sick at the cost of taxpayer dollars. Paying people to drop their unhealthy habits has been proven to be an effective way to keep people healthy and save taxpayer dollars.

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  • Now Blood Donors Can Get a Text When They Save Lives

    July 01, 2015 |

    Time Magazine |

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    Response Location: Sweden, Gothenburg

    When Swedish blood blanks were faced with a blood shortage, one hospital turned to text messaging in order to reach potential donors. Relying on the value of personal connection, the campaign texts donors when their blood has been used and also reminds individuals to regularly donate.

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  • Everything you think you know about disciplining kids is wrong

    July 01, 2015 |

    Mother Jones |

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    Response Location: United States, South Berwick, Maine

    Disciplining schoolchildren has led many students down the “school-to-prison-pipeline” because teachers have focused on controlling students rather than instilling problem solving skills. Ross Greene has developed Collaborative Proactive Solutions (CPS), which is a method that trains staff at schools to develop relationships with disruptive kids and help them problem solve. With the CPS method in practice in 2012, Central School has reported fewer students sent to the principal’s office and no suspensions.

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  • Language is the great equalizer at this school in Louisiana

    June 30, 2015 |

    Public Radio International (PRI) |

    Radio |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Baton Rouge, Louisiana

    A program at a public school in Baton Rouge is using bilingual education to attract middle class families back into the public school system to increase diversity among the student population.

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