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The Enduring Power of the Garbage Strike

Feargus O'Sullivan

March 17, 2023 |

Bloomberg CityLab |

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Response Location: United States, Memphis, Tennessee

A sanitation strike in Memphis in 1968 led to wage increases and union protections for sanitation workers and also played a role in significant shifts in the local political landscape. The strike and others like it have inspired a long line of similar efforts, including an ongoing sanitation strike protesting French President Emmanuel Macron's decision to raise the country's retirement age.

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How Mass Bird Death In Philadelphia Catalyzed A Local Lights-out Program

Bridget Reed Morawski

March 16, 2023 |

Next City |

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Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

A light pollution mitigation pledge in Philadephia called Lights Out Philly asks building managers to agree to turn off their lights late at night during bird migration periods to decrease bird collisions with windows.

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Community dialogue and social behavior change: Effective tool in reducing malaria mortality in Kenya

Pauline Achieng Tom

March 16, 2023 |

Health Business |

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Response Location: Kenya, Vihiga County

The Kenya Medical Research Institute is leading research teams with the ministry of health in an effort to educate people on how to use mosquito nets to reduce the rate of malaria. Through these efforts, malaria cases reduced by 24% six months after the program started.

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'Miracle meals': How a group tries to restore dignity of older Nigerians

Kehinde Ogunyale

March 16, 2023 |

Prime Progress |

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Response Location: Nigeria, Lagos

The Age Nigeria Foundation helps end the loneliness, abuse, and hunger of the elderly in Lagos State. The organization runs socialization centers, takes up legal cases to defend members, and provides them with food.

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A New Hampshire in-home energy storage program saved money and helped the grid

Sarah Shemkus

March 16, 2023 |

Energy News Network |

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Response Location: United States, New Hampshire

A pilot program in New Hampshire provided residents with home batteries that can be charged during lower-cost electricity hours and used later during higher-cost hours to reduce energy costs. Stored energy could also be sent back to the grid for use during peak hours.

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A Forgotten Barrio Fights to Keep the Water Running

Alfie Pannell

March 16, 2023 |

The Bogotá Post |

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Response Location: Colombia, Bogotá

The “La Asociación de Usuarios del Acueducto Comunitario ‘Aguas Calientes’” is a comunity water plant built with government grant money to address the potable water scarcity in the area. Over the course of two decades of operation, the Association is the primary water supplier of the area’s 6,000 residents.

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How Michigan removes voters from the rolls: double-check everything and call on community groups to help

Oralandar Brand-Williams

March 16, 2023 |

Votebeat |

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Response Location: United States, Michigan

Michigan is among the states that participate in the Electronic Registration Information Center, or ERIC, a program that cross references voter registration and Social Security death data across state lines to help local officials identify and address duplicate registrations. Over the past four years, the state has canceled the registrations of more than 400,000 voters who died and more than 170,000 whose residency changed.

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How this NGO is facilitating emergency delivery response for labour women

Abubakar Abdulrasheed

March 15, 2023 |

BONews |

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Response Location: Nigeria, Niger

Raise Foundation provides transportation to hospitals for women in labor in rural, hard-to-reach areas that lack access to healthcare centers. Through its tricycle ambulance service, the organization has helped over 230 expectant mothers have a safe delivery.

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Can the Increase in Higher Education Diversity and Inclusion Efforts Solve Health Disparities?

Margo Snipe

March 15, 2023 |

Capital B (National) |

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Response Location: United States, Providence, Rhode Island

Medical schools and public health programs have shifted some of their practices in an effort to attract more Black students, such as by removing GRE requirements and recruiting more Black faculty, and these schools have seen an influx of applications during the pandemic. One example is Brown University's Health Equity Scholars program, which offers tuition support, a paid research assistantship, and formalized mentorship to a diverse cohort each year.

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The rescue ship – a solution to the GP crisis?

Karin Goodwin

March 15, 2023 |

The Ferret |

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Response Location: Scotland, Glasgow

As appointments with general practitioners (GP) are often short and hard to get, community link workers have the time and resources necessary to support those in need of care for non-medical issues, like energy management, mood stabilizing and mental health concerns. Appointments with link workers can last up to an hour, versus the average 10 minutes with a GP, and provide comprehensive care that can be followed up on by a GP if any clinical attention is needed.

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