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  • Hanging on: Covid gave Louisiana's addiction patients life-saving drug treatment by phone

    October 28, 2020 |

    The Current (Louisiana) |

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    Response Location: United States, Colfax, Louisiana

    When the coronavirus pandemic caused organizations and businesses to shut their doors, some medical practices, such as facilities that treat addiction, found relief by moving to telehealth services. In Lousiana, "emergency changes to federal and state telehealth regulations" allowed patients to seek therapy and other services via telephone and video, which helped them avoid exposure to the virus, yet still access the care they needed.

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  • Music class during coronavirus: How the band plays on

    October 27, 2020 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

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    Response Location: Canada, Stratford, Ontario

    In Canada "hands-on, in-person music classes" have been approved as acceptable to hold during the coronavirus pandemic, but the safety precautions have made it difficult to achieve an ideal outcome. Rather than continue to hold classes this way, teachers are finding creative ways to address the barriers such as combining in-person lessons with at-home performances.

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  • Bus Stop Shakespeare

    October 26, 2020 |

    Transitions Online |

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    Response Location: Poland, Gdansk

    A program at the Gdansk Shakespeare Theater in Poland is creating job opportunities for people with Down syndrome after partnering with the city and a local foundation that supports job training and coaching for special-needs individuals. The project has not just benefited the participants – patrons of the company as well as other businesses are realizing "that people with Down syndrome who have the appropriate skills can prove themselves at work."

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  • How San Francisco became a COVID-19 success story as other cities stumbled

    October 25, 2020 |

    Los Angeles Times |

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    Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

    San Francisco's "hammer and dance" approach to handling the coronavirus pandemic has helped the densely populated urban city begin to reopen ahead of much of the rest of California. Although the pandemic has undoubtedly taken a toll on the city's local economy, the strict and aggressive actions by the local government have resulted in the risk of infection now being considered as minimal.

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  • Money in jeopardy for program helping Wyoming adults go back to school

    October 24, 2020 |

    Casper Star-Tribune |

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    Response Location: United States, Wyoming

    The Wyoming Works Program has helped adults afford to attend college and find better jobs. When the program started in 2019, the state government allotted $5 million dollars and since then $3 million have been used for student grants. "Individual student grants range from $1,680 to $3,360 per academic year."

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  • To Recognize Misinformation in Media, Teach a Generation While It's Young

    October 23, 2020 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States

    Media Literacy Now is a nonprofit aimed at combatting misinformation, especially on social media platforms, and lobbying for media literacy education in schools. The organization was started by Erin McNeill in 2013 and played a hand in the formation of 30 bills in 18 states. The organization also provides resources on its website, including toolkits for teachers to incorporate media literacy in their lessons, and templates for emails and letters people can send to their local officials in support of increased media literacy in schools.

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  • What this West African village's Ebola fight can teach the U.S. about COVID-19

    October 23, 2020 |

    Los Angeles Times |

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    Response Location: Sierra Leone, Dirty Box Junction

    When news of COVID-19 arrived in the West African Village of Dirty Box Junction, community members and local government were ready to act due to lessons learned from mistakes made during the Ebola outbreak of years earlier. The village along with the rest of sub-Saharan Africa immediately enacted measures – state of emergencies, mandatory screenings, and contact tracing, to name a few – that have kept their case count low, while the U.S. continues to see cases and deaths increase.

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  • The Country Where Diversity Is Enforced by Law

    October 22, 2020 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    Response Location: Singapore

    Singapore's Ethnic Integration Policy (EIP) has prevented ethnic enclaves in the city-state through the use of quotas. The four recognized ethnicities cannot surpass the set quotas in public residential buildings, which are inhabited by 80 percent of Singaporeans, resulting in diverse apartment complexes where residents regularly interact with people from different races. Racial dynamics are regulated through government policies for the purpose of "harmonious coexistence."

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  • Calls to action: How 211 became an instant link to health and social services during the pandemic

    October 21, 2020 |

    The Current (Louisiana) |

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    Response Location: United States, Louisiana

    In Louisiana, where many communities face barriers to health care access, the implementation of a 211 hotline during the coronavirus pandemic has helped residents access the information they need to make informed decisions. The system has received hundreds of thousands of calls and because of this, the live specialists have also been able to collect meaningful data that helps the state to assess where there are areas of unmet needs.

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  • Broods in the woods

    October 21, 2020 |

    Montana Free Press |

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    Response Location: United States, Billings, Montana

    Nature-based preschools are gaining traction in Montana and are increasing in demand due to the pandemic. Fledglings, in Billings, and Foxtail Förskola, in Whitefish, are two preschools offering kids the opportunity to learn and play in an environment meant to foster "risky play," which means letting kids participate in activities where there is a physical risk, like climbing trees, in order to help strengthen their confidence and resiliency. Natural Start Alliance, an organization which supports outdoor education, reports that the number of these schools has rapidly increased to 585 over the last decade.

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