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  • Paid Family Leave Is a Game Changer for New Parents' Health, Not Just Their Economic Security

    Benjamin Ryan

    August 12, 2019 |

    The Nation (New York) |

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    Response Location: United States, California

    The United States is the only developed nation to not have a national paid family leave policy, so several states are enacting their own form of the policy in order to better serve families and child development. The handful of states that have implemented a policy that allows for time off work with at least partial pay, have reported a myriad of successful outcomes including a decrease in infant and maternal mortality rates and overall better health of the child.

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  • The desert gets a biocrust skin graft

    Krista Langlois

    August 09, 2019 |

    High Country News |

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    Response Location: United States, Los Alamos, New Mexico

    Scientists in southeast America are trying to rebuild the natural biocrusts that existed centuries ago. The biocrusts, which are concentrations of cyanobacteria, moss, and lichens, are a crucial part of ecosystems in its ability to prevent erosion and soil degradation. Researchers across the region have been growing them in labs, but the implementation into the environment has posed challenges.

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  • Tribal communities in Michigan use traditional knowledge to tackle modern public health crisis

    April Van Buren

    August 08, 2019 |

    Michigan Radio |

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    Response Location: United States, Michigan

    In Michigan, infant mortality for Native American babies is almost triple the rate of infant mortality for white babies. To combat this troubling reality, tribal communities are working to reintegrate traditional knowledge into parenting practices, starting with culturally aware breastfeeding classes. The program is helping to ensure that indigenous communities and families have the resources they need to keep their babies safe and healthy.

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  • Ann Arbor YMCA launches new programs to better engage Ypsi-area youth

    Sarah Rigg

    August 07, 2019 |

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    Response Location: United States, Ann Arbor, Michigan

    Troubling statistics and stories about children of color not getting the necessary physical fitness needed to be healthy is what lead the Ann Arbor YMCA to launch a new program targeted at this population of kids. "It's about keeping kids active and engaged but also about disease prevention," says Y on the Fly director Tess Jackson. "We're teaching them to stay active and eat healthy, and we instill the value of good character to help strengthen them in both a mental and physical way."

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  • Can hip hop heal trauma?

    Megan Clement

    August 06, 2019 |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    When paired with evidence-based intervention methods, hip hop therapy is gaining ground as a means of increasing the odds that the intervention will work. Although further studies are needed to prove the effectiveness of this approach on its own, social workers and clinical psychologists are implementing it on small scales throughout various practices.

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  • Counselors engage new parents before vaccine hesitancy hardens

    Eric Boodman

    August 05, 2019 |

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    Response Location: Canada, Sherbrooke, Quebec

    In a handful of hospitals throughout Canada, vaccination counselors are helping to relieve new parents' trepidation toward infant and child vaccinations. By engaging in a "motivational interview" immediately before the child is born rather than waiting until the two-year check-up, doctors are finding that parents are increasingly willing to go through with the vaccinations as opposed to those who did not have an in-person conversation.

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  • Solar Powered Water Projects Solve Clean Water Crisis In Bidibidi Refugee Settlement

    Kiberu Gideon

    August 02, 2019 |

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    Response Location: Uganda, Bidibidi

    Solar-powered pumps can improve access to clean water for displaced populations. The United Nation’s High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the UN’s Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) program have sponsored the installation of dozens of water pumps in Uganda’s Yumbe district, where up to 80 percent of the children in some schools are refugees.

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  • Colorado to allow medical marijuana for pain instead of opioids

    Daliah Singer

    August 02, 2019 |

    NBC News |

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    Response Location: United States, Colorado

    States are looking for solutions to the nationwide opioid crisis, and marijuana may be one answer to that search. Two states, with a third on the way, are recommending medical marijuana in place of opioids to both reduce addiction and "normalize the conversation around the issue."

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  • Man Invented Edible Water Jellies That Resemble Candy to Help Hydrate Dementia Patients

    Robin Zlotnick

    August 01, 2019 |

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    Response Location: England, London

    People suffering from Alzheimer's or dementia often struggle with drinking enough water, but an engineer in London developed Jelly Drops which serve to hydrate this population. Disguised as a chewable gummy, Jelly Drops are easier to digest and also keep the consumer hydrated longer than a standard glass of water.

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  • Sacramento Drop In Black Child Deaths Holds Lessons for LA

    Priska Neely

    July 29, 2019 |

    Southern California Public Radio (KPCC) |

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    Response Location: United States, Sacramento, California

    After launching an initiative aimed at reducing Black infant deaths, Sacramento County's success is now a model for other areas of California looking to make similar changes. Local officials joined with other community advocates and experts to analyze 20 years of data that showed specific disparities. They then created resources to addressing specific issues and empower residents in seven targeted neighborhoods throughout the county.

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