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Schools are providing access to doctors and therapists before, during and after the school day

Jenna Zibton

August 16, 2024 |

WSLS-TV |

Video |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Roanoke, Virginia

A partnership between Hazel Health and the local school district is bridging the gap between students and mental and physical healthcare by providing therapy and telehealth resources before, during and after the school day. Care is provided without any necessary out-of-pocket costs and from November 2023 to June 2024, Hazel Health provided 630 therapy sessions to students across 25 schools.

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Fighting Mental Health Burden in Rwanda Through Community Healing Spaces

Steve Nsamaza

August 15, 2024 |

Science Africa |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Rwanda

The Aheza Healing Center established community-based healing spaces led by trained counselors who facilitate group discussions and provide mental health care to those struggling with PTSD. The groups offer a safe space for therapy and focus on teaching emotional regulation. Since forming in 2019, the program has helped about 5,000 people.

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How the Village Kitchen Helps Reduce Malnutrition in Rwanda

Annonciata Byukusenge

August 15, 2024 |

Science Africa |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Rwanda, Huye District

Rwanda's Village Kitchen Initiative addresses childhood malnutrition with a community-based nutrition education program that trains parents to prepare balanced meals using local ingredients. Supported by the government, UNICEF, and other partners, the initiative combines practical cooking demonstrations with affordable kitchen gardens that provide fresh vegetables. The program has expanded to all 30 Rwandan districts, reaching 14,837 villages nationwide.

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Virginia's pregnant women must travel farther as the maternity care crisis grows. Doulas are stepping in to fill gaps.

Emily Schabacker, Jenny Stratton

August 13, 2024 |

Cardinal News |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Virginia

Birth in Color's doulas are filling the maternity care gap as rural labor and delivery rooms close, disproportionately impacting people of color. Doulas provide physical, emotional and informational support before, during and after childbirth, and advocate on the mother’s behalf. Doula care leads to improved birth outcomes and lower rates of C-sections, and in April 2022 doula services were added under the state’s Medicaid program.

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Healing a Dark Past: The Long Road to Reopening Hospitals in the Rural South

Aallyah Wright

August 12, 2024 |

Capital B (National) |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Brownsville, Tennessee

As rural hospitals in predominantly Black neighborhoods close, groups and community members are joining forces to ensure residents can still access care by reopening a full-service hospital. Rural Emergency Hospital models remove in-patient beds but keep emergency departments active to receive federal support. About 29 rural hospitals have converted to rural emergency hospitals to ensure residents can still access care.

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Just How Effective is Scotland's Free Period Product Policy?

Devon McCole, Samar Jamal

August 11, 2024 |

Greater Govanhill |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Scotland, Govanhill

In 2021, Scotland implemented the Period Products (Free Provision) Act to combat period poverty by ensuring free period products are widely accessible. While schools and some community establishments have successfully improved product accessibility and challenged period stigma, issues like poor awareness, uneven product distribution and insufficient resources remain obstacles.

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New air quality alert system works to combat risks of wildfire smoke

Ben Tracy

August 10, 2024 |

CBS News |

Broadcast TV News |

3-5 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Minnesota

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency monitors the air quality during wildfires to notify residents about whether it’s safe to go outside. The air quality alert system sends messages to residents in areas impacted by smoke to warn them of the conditions outside in an effort to prevent respiratory illnesses.

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How Kano Childhood Cancer Foundation is Supporting Cancer Survivors: tackling Childhood Cancer in Kano

Mariya Shuaibu Suleiman

August 09, 2024 |

Women Radio 91.7 |

Radio |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: Nigeria, Kano

The Kano Childhood Cancer Foundation helps provide care, counseling and financial support to families with children suffering from cancer. The Foundation helps pay for treatment like chemotherapy and other medications and currently has 24 patients in their care.

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Substance abuse treatment program offers care and counters stigma

Taylor Sisk

August 06, 2024 |

100 Days in Appalachia |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Asheville, North Carolina

Project CARA (Care that Advocates Respect/Resilience/Recovery for All) supports pregnant and parenting people with substance use disorders, providing healthcare, addiction resources and obstetrics care in one spot. The program's hub-and-spokes model makes care more accessible, especially for those in remote areas. Data from the Project also indicates that participants of the program are more likely to attend prenatal and postpartum appointments than those outside of the program.

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Urgent Care or ER? With ‘One-Stop Shop,' Hospitals Offer Both Under Same Roof

Phil Galewitz

August 02, 2024 |

KFF Health News |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Jacksonville, Florida

In collaboration with Intuitive Health, UF Health has opened three centers that offer both ER and urgent care 24/7, at the same facility so patients don’t have to decide themselves which care they need. Instead, doctors at the center make that decision and then the system bills the patient accordingly. This helps them avoid taking on expensive ER bills when that level of care may not have been necessary.

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