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  • Keene Lions Club screenings help kids envision healthy future

    June 09, 2024 |

    Sentinel Source (The Keene Sentinel) |

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    Response Location: United States, Swanzey, New Hampshire

    The KidSight program offers free vision screenings to catch and correct eyesight problems early. The local Keene Lions Club offers these screenings throughout the year with the help of trained volunteers. Beyond screenings, the Lions Club can also fully cover the costs of any further care needed, such as glasses or more exams, for families living below 200% of the federal poverty level. The group screened 3,394 this past school year.

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  • How affordable screening is helping firefighters find cancer early

    June 07, 2024 |

    WSLS-TV |

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    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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  • A New Kind of Primary Care Comes to America

    June 06, 2024 |

    Tradeoffs |

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    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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  • Brooklyn Nonprofits Tailor Mental Health Care To Their Immigrant Clients' Cultures

    May 31, 2024 |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Nonprofits Mixteca, RaisingHealth, and Brave House are providing safe spaces for migrants to receive culturally relevant mental health care through workshops that incorporate cultural traditions and common mental health and self-care practices. The workshops help provide a sense of community and combat the stigma surrounding mental health in the immigrant community.

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  • Doctor missionaries and long tale of leprosy in Nigeria

    May 30, 2024 |

    Prime Progress |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Kwara

    The leprosarium, run by the Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA), provides free treatment, shelter, and support to those ostracized due to their leprosy diagnosis. Since forming, ECWA has helped 1,000 patients overcome the disease.

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  • Kenyan nurse leads crusade to fight medical negligence after repeated misdiagnoses

    May 30, 2024 |

    365Daily |

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    Response Location: Kenya

    The Nguvu Collective advocates for patients’ rights and the establishment of committees that help educate and protect patients in healthcare settings to prevent misdiagnosis and malpractice. Since 2022, the campaign has reached over 8,000 people, advocated for protections from the local government, published materials to spread patients’ rights education to underserved communities and taught healthcare workers how to be more mindful when providing care.

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  • Ideas We Should Steal: Free Childcare for Women's Health

    May 29, 2024 |

    The Philadelphia Citizen |

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    Response Location: United States, New Mexico

    New Mexico’s Early Childhood Education and Care Fund provides free childcare for families who earn up to 400% of the federal poverty level and serves about 18,423 children a month. Access to free childcare has also impacted parent’s health, particularly mothers, as they’re often the ones taking time away from themselves and their jobs to handle the majority of childcare tasks.

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  • A post-mortem on Oregon's drug decriminalization efforts

    May 29, 2024 |

    WBUR |

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    Response Location: United States, Oregon

    While the decriminalization effort Measure 110 failed to fully meet the mark, the Health Justice Recovery Alliance joined forces with local law enforcement to create a pilot program that helped locals struggling with addiction. Through the program, police can contact an outreach worker who will come to the scene and connect the person struggling with addiction to support services such as detox care and housing, helping lead them toward long-term recovery. So far, the pilot program has helped over 200 people.

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  • Through Melodies and Narratives: A Children's Book is Improving Oral Hygiene in Rural Nigeria

    May 27, 2024 |

    Nigeria Health Watch |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Ekiti

    The Dental Care Foundation uses “edutainment,” a combination of education and entertainment, to enhance oral hygiene knowledge, attitudes and practices among children from low and middle-income families. The Foundation’s educational book, “The Girl Who Found Her Smile,” has had about 10,000 copies distributed to rural communities in several countries.

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  • Connecting for Impact: An African Women Movement Changes HIV Trend Through Mentorship

    May 23, 2024 |

    Solutions Now Africa |

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    Response Location: Zambia, Lusaka

    Mothers to Mothers trains and employs local women living with HIV/AIDs to become community health workers, providing care and services to under-resourced clinics and direct to communities through door-to-door initiatives. Since forming in 2001, Mothers to Mothers has connected more than 15 million people with access to health services and has trained 1,200 women to become community health workers.

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