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  • Virtual house calls flourish in the age of coronavirus

    May 14, 2020 |

    High Country News |

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    Response Location: United States, Enterprise, Oregon

    A community health care clinic in Oregon’s Wallowa County has been able to offer mental health services to its clients during the coronavirus pandemic thanks in part to an already-established virtual practice. In place to better serve the rural community, the clinic's telehealth option has gained even more popularity since social distancing became a necessity. Although the practice isn't without its limitations, such as access to internet, overall, the expanded access has helped reduce the impacts of isolation.

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  • Can Vote by Mail Work in Low Income Minority Neighborhoods?

    May 14, 2020 |

    Washington Monthly |

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    Response Location: United States

    Maryland and Ohio recently held elections almost entirely by mail and their different approaches provide insight into the impact on low-income voters, particularly those without permanent addresses. All registered voters in Maryland were sent mail-from-home ballots whereas Ohio voters had to request a ballot. Despite some reports of issues, turnout in Maryland increased 10 percentage points overall and 6 points in Baltimore City, indicating no widespread disenfranchisement in poorer counties. In Ohio, the extra step created a barrier for many voters and turnout decreased from 43.6% in 2016 to just 22.6%.

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  • Why does Germany have such a low number of deaths from Covid-19?

    May 14, 2020 |

    BBC |

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    Response Location: Germany

    Since the COVID-19 pandemic started, Germany has seen some of the lowest death rates in the world. Reasons behind that rate have been attributed to the widespread, accessible testing and subsequent quarantining of individuals who test positive, as well as the country’s health care capacity and infrastructure. While a success story right now, there is worry that the immediate wins may lead to relaxing on protocol and a second wave.

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  • O parto quando não se vê: audiodescrição e a legitimidade das mães deficientes visuais

    May 14, 2020 |

    Retruco |

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    Response Location: Brazil, Pernambuco

    A reportagem é sobre audiodescrição no momento do parto para auxiliar pais cegos. A ação contribui para a acessibilidade de deficientes visuais.

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  • Teachable Moments on the Dock

    May 14, 2020 |

    Hakai Magazine |

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    Response Location: Canada, Galiano Island, British Columbia

    A British Columbia project that includes education with regulations is a winning formula for rockfish conservation. Six cameras were placed strategically around the shoreline next to Galiano Island RCAs, and 46 information signs were posted at marinas and docks. The signs provide photos to help identify rockfish, show the boundaries of the RCAs, and offer specifics on the fishing rules. Team members also appear at community events to distribute information on RCAs, explaining how they work and what they are intended to achieve.

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  • Formerly Incarcerated Women Launch Worker-Owned Food Business During COVID-19

    May 14, 2020 |

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    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    ChiFresh Kitchen is a worker-owned cooperative that gives formerly incarcerated people an income, and a second chance, under a corporate structure that attacks high unemployment from the ground up. Formed as a catering business on Chicago's West Side just as the pandemic shutdown began, ChiFresh shifted its intended clientele from nursing homes and schools to food-relief programs distributing free meals. The co-op, initially formed by mostly black women with hopes of scaling up to about 100 worker-owners, echoes the sorts of enterprises formed in response to Jim Crow restrictions of the past.

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  • COVID spurs rural telehealth, but not without hardship

    May 14, 2020 |

    North Carolina Health News |

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    Response Location: United States, Ahoskie, North Carolina

    To better address the necessary adaptions made to the health care system during the coronavirus pandemic, such as utilizing telemedince to abide by social distancing regulations, health insurance companies in North Carolina have altered their billing rules and increased reimbursement rates for virtual appointments. Realizing that telemedicine isn't ideal for all patients due to connectivity inequities, medical centers are also trying to offer WiFi hotspots and outdoor visits in parking lots.

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  • The Farm to Food Bank Movement Aims to Rescue Small-Scale Farming and Feed the Hungry Audio icon

    May 14, 2020 |

    Civil Eats |

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    Response Location: United States

    Supply chains have been disrupted with the restrictions imposed by the Coronavirus pandemic, and farmers are suffering from a lack of buying customers. Meanwhile, food banks are in dire straits as more and more people seek support after losing jobs to the pandemic. What's needed? A middle man. This article looks at a range of solutions across the United States in which organizations and community groups are stepping up to fill the gap between the two needs. They largely do this by purchasing, packaging, and distributing surplus product to local food banks who need more donations for the community.

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  • Washington D.C. Works to Fill a Gap in Treatment for Justice-Involved Individuals

    May 14, 2020 |

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    Response Location: United States, Washington, District of Columbia

    Washington, D.C. is piloting an approach called Thinking for a Change to help break the cycle of recidivism. The approach itself has been around since 1997, and it brings together individuals involved in the justice system for facilitated small-group sessions on conflict resolution, social skills, and problem-solving. While still in the early phases in D.C, the approach has had demonstrable effects in other places, and early adopters in D.C. are pushing for more.

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  • Utec desarrolló laboratorios de realidad virtual y remotos para continuar con las clases

    May 14, 2020 |

    La Diaria |

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    Response Location: Uruguay, Montevideo

    La Universidad Tecnológica del Uruguay continúa sus clases prácticas de Energías Renovables y Mecatrónica con laboratorios de realidad virtual, en medio de la crisis causada por la pandemia. Desde casa, los estudiantes usan los laboratorios vacíos y realizan ejercicios virtuales gracias a la tecnología VR. Alrededor del 95% de los estudiantes continúan su año universitario normal.

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