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  • How affordable screening is helping firefighters find cancer early

    June 07, 2024 |

    WSLS-TV |

    Multi-Media |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Roanoke, Virginia

    United Diagnostics Services sets up screening events across the country to test firefighters for early signs of cancer, as it’s the leading cause of death among firefighters. The scan is easily accessible and covers nine parts of the body, and also screens for other health issues, like cardiovascular or other high-risk conditions, that need to be monitored by a doctor.

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  •  Cuba, N.M., schools overcome big digital divide using Starlink

    June 06, 2024 |

    Southern New Mexico Journalism Collaborative |

    Text |

    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: Navajo Mountain, United States, Cuba, New Mexico

    While not without challenges, Starlink, a satellite technology company, played a pivotal role in bringing internet service to rural communities around the Navajo Nation in New Mexico. Community members, the Cuba Independent School District, tribal councils, and Starlink worked together to install widespread internet connectivity, which has improved academic performance for their rural students.

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  • The cafeteria as classroom

    June 06, 2024 |

    Food and Environment Reporting Network |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Lawrence, Georgia

    The nonprofit World Wildlife Fund is working with elementary schools in the United States to develop programs that teach students about food waste in hopes of encouraging environmental responsibility. They practice ways to reduce their waste at lunch, learn how to compost and sort garbage, and keep track of the amount of waste they’ve reduced.

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  • A New Kind of Primary Care Comes to America

    June 06, 2024 |

    Tradeoffs |

    Multi-Media |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Baltimore, Maryland

    Modeled after a similar program in Costa Rica, Neighborhood Nursing has teams of nurses and community health workers who host weekly visits throughout the community to provide free medical care — particularly preventative care — to those who need it. Neighborhood Nursing has helped build trust between residents and healthcare workers and aims to serve more than 4,000 people within the next year.

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  • How Community Health Volunteers are Saving Lives in Nairobi's Informal Settlements Using Technology

    June 06, 2024 |

    Talk Africa |

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    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: Kenya, Nairobi

    The Beyond Zero Clinic addresses child mortality rates by training and equipping community health promoters (CHPs) with smartphones connected to the Community Health Information System to curb preventable deaths by ensuring children get vaccinated and monitoring disease spread in real-time to ensure children receive timely medical care. During Kenya's 2023 cholera outbreak, CHPs using the digital platform reached 99.2% of the population for vaccination, containing what could have been a widespread epidemic.

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  • Meal to meal: New Jersey neighborhood center addresses food desert

    June 06, 2024 |

    National Catholic Reporter |

    Multi-Media |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Camden, New Jersey

    Through volunteers and partnerships with other local organizations, the Sisters of St. Joseph Neighborhood Center distributes a month’s worth of food to families in need for free, as a large portion of the population is undocumented, unemployed, or otherwise ineligible for government assistance. The Center also provides services such as English language classes, a clothes closet, a diaper bank and assistance getting a driver’s license.

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  • What do violence interrupters in Oakland do? We spoke with one to find out

    June 06, 2024 |

    The Oaklandside |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Oakland, California

    Volunteer violence interrupters with Youth Alive — a nonprofit based in Oakland, California — are breaking cycles of violence by providing immediate support to victims and their families after a crime. They receive tips from the community, direct people to resources, mediate conflicts, and even help survivors relocate.

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  • Geothermal system is a US first

    June 05, 2024 |

    Smart Cities Dive |

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    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: United States, Framingham, Massachusetts

    Eversource Energy, a utility company in Massachusetts, installed a networked geothermal system that provides heat for residential and commercial buildings across the city of Framingham. The connected system allows excess heat from one building to be redirected to another that needs it. It’s the first of its kind in the United States.

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  • Researchers race to keep up with improving AI voice clones — and prevent scams

    June 04, 2024 |

    St. Louis Public Radio |

    Radio |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States

    Researchers are developing a program called DeFake that adds subtle noise distortion to people’s voice recordings to prevent artificial intelligence from learning the voice and creating deep fakes with it.

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  • Adult education finds home at a closed elementary school

    June 04, 2024 |

    KALW |

    Radio |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, East Oakland, California

    The Oakland Adult Education Center offers a variety of classes, such as ESL courses, GED preparation, computer literacy, and career development, and participants say the East Oakland location in a former elementary school has made the programs much easier to access. However, some in the neighborhood say the loss of the elementary school has been a difficult adjustment for local children and families.

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