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  • Ebola experts' tips to fight COVID-19: Listen. Build trust. Show respect.

    May 05, 2020 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

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    Response Location: Central African Republic, Johannesburg

    To contain the coronavirus and reopen the economy, state governments throughout the United States are implementing public health lessons that were learned in West Africa during the Ebola outbreak. Although the two outbreaks differ in many ways, the similarities between how citizens have reacted to the implementation of mass restrictions allow for lessons such as increased information transparency and compassionate contact tracing to be relevant.

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  • The best trees to reduce air pollution

    May 04, 2020 |

    BBC |

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    Response Location: Canada, Oakville, Ontario

    New technology is helping urban planners and developers better identify which trees could help cities reduce air pollution. In Ontario, the city of Oakville adopted a new software that resulted in planners halting the planting of one type of tree after learning it had little benefit on the air quality, while another digital tool designed in London is helping citizens determine which plants help remove particulate matter.

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  • How Birth Doulas Are Helping Parents Navigate Coronavirus

    May 04, 2020 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States

    With restrictions on visitors in hospitals, expecting mothers are bringing their doulas, via computer, into their delivery rooms. While virtual conversations may not be what new mothers were hoping for, in a strained and on-edge health care system, a voice from the computer can still be a powerful advocate for new mothers, especially African-American mothers who face more bias and obstacles in navigating the health care system.

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  • Surfing for a better life

    May 04, 2020 |

    BBC |

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    Response Location: South Africa, Cape Town, Western Cape

    A program in Cape Town, South Africa is helping children learn life skills and provide mental health resources through 'surf therapy.' The program called Waves for Change starts each session with some grounding meditation and energizing chants in order to prepare the group before they venture out into the sea, which for some kids was a prior source of fear. For many kids, this has been a way to learn to communicate better and a chance to improve their self-esteem.

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  • Coronavirus pushed Seattle to treat homelessness differently. Will those changes last?

    May 03, 2020 |

    The Seattle Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

    Prompted by the threat of COVID-19, Seattle and King County have rapidly taken steps to protect people experiencing homelessness with responses that activists have long sought. By moving hundreds of people out of crowded shelters into hotels, installing hygiene stations, and suspending the removal of encampments, officials scrambled to prevent the spread of the virus in ways that advocates hope will remain the policy after the crisis has passed. But the crisis has also gutted government budgets, and so permanent solutions may still be elusive.

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  • Mental health care becomes team effort in NH as coronavirus pandemic increases need for working together

    May 03, 2020 |

    Manchester Ink Link |

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    Response Location: United States, Manchester, New Hampshire

    New Hampshire's community mental health centers are working together to deliver both in-person and telehealth services to community members during the coronavirus pandemic. All 10 of the state's centers are "sharing ideas and helping each other with what is working and identifying what isn’t working," while also working to help reduce barriers to health care access for those experiencing homelessness.

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  • Amid New York's 42,400 hospitalizations, the military handled 3 percent. But it helped in immeasurable ways.

    May 02, 2020 |

    The Washington Post |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    When New York hospitals became overwhelmed with COVID-19 patients, the military deployed and staffed a Navy hospital ship and built a military field hospital in a nearby convention center to help with the caseload. Although military personnel weren't able to treat the vast majority of patients due to resource availability, hospital officials are calling their efforts a success having lessened the overall burden and learned lessons that will be applied should a second wave of cases hit.

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  • As Maine gradually reopens, disease investigations will be more important than ever

    May 02, 2020 |

    Bangor Daily News |

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    Response Location: United States, Maine

    Contact tracing of the novel coronavirus is helping Maine slowly and safely reopen after lockdown by tracking the spread of the virus and mitigating risk of those who may have been exposed. In order to effectively contact trace during a pandemic, at least 30 staff per 100,000 people are needed, of which most states – Maine included – don’t have.

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  • Comment la prison de Fleury-Mérogis, la plus grande d'Europe, lutte contre le coronavirus

    April 30, 2020 |

    Franceinfo |

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    Response Location: France

    Cette prison dans l'Essonne, la plus grande d'Europe, a dédié un étage entier de son bâtiment au dépistage, à l'isolation, et au traitement des personnes présentant des symptômes du coronavirus. Elle a dû se réorganiser en créant des circuits différenciés pour éviter la contagion et réduire le nombre de détenus.

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  • La Grèce, ce héros !

    April 30, 2020 |

    France Inter |

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    Response Location: Greece

    Prenant en considération sa population âgée et un déficit de lits en soins intensifs, la Grèce a réagi dès l'annonce du premier cas sur son territoire. L'annulation d'évènements publics, l'accroissement de la capacité d'accueil dans les hopitaux, mais aussi un sentiment partagé de responsabilité envers les plus âgés, et un modèle de communication officielle très transparent ont permis de contenir la pandémie de manière efficace.

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