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  • Recife is tackling violence by making life better for its youngest residents

    November 15, 2019 |

    Apolitical |

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    Response Location: Brazil, Recife, Pernambuco

    The Brazilian city of Recife is tackling violence prevention by focusing on early-childhood education through a program called Urban95. In addition to painting the streets and buildings bright colors, Urban95 offers accessible services like pre- and post-natal services to caregivers and storytelling & play opportunities for young children. The program was rolled out in two communities, and one proved more successful than the other because it partnered with a preexisting organization within the community.

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  • Community College Partnership Fills Education, Mental Health Gaps In Amador County

    November 14, 2019 |

    CapRadio |

    Radio |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, California

    Rural counties in California face a shortage of psychiatrists and therapists. Some counties are responding to this issue by investing in mental health workers. In Amador County, the Amador College Connect program allows students who want to pursue a certificate or associates in human services to enroll in online courses. 44 students have been sponsored through the program since 2014.

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  • High-tech mapping, apps fight deadly dengue outbreak in Honduras

    November 14, 2019 |

    Thomson Reuters Foundation |

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    Response Location: Honduras

    Mobile phone apps allow NGOs to track public health threats. In Honduras, the medical charity, Medicine Sans Frontiers (MSF) uses GIS technology and mobile phone apps to assist in their efforts against dengue fever outbreaks. Apps allow residents to report outbreaks, which helps the charity apply its efforts where they are most needed. MSF also uses apps to learn about conditions in the communities it serves.

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  • One Woman's $5 Vegan Meals Are Served in an Unexpected Place: The Bodega

    November 13, 2019 |

    NationSwell |

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    Response Location: United States, Westlake, California

    Improving community nutrition requires making healthy food accessible and affordable. In Westlake, California, LaRayia’s Bodega provides healthy food at a convenience store price point of five dollars or less. Donations of misshapen fruit help to reduce costs. The bodega operates as part of the Love Without Reason nonprofit, which operates a meal program.

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  • In Borneo, healthy people equals healthy forests

    November 12, 2019 |

    Public Radio International (PRI) |

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    Response Location: Indonesia, Borneo

    Those who live on the island of Borneo understand that their well-being comes from the Gunung Palung National Park, but logging remained rampant because it was the only way to make money to pay for healthcare. Thus, an organization named "Health in Harmony" was borne through "radically listening" to locals to find out what they needed. This organization accepts creative forms of payment for healthcare and offers incentives to cease logging, including a chainsaw buyback program. As a result, ten years later they saw a 90% drop in logging households and a re-growth of 52,000 acres of forest.

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  • Shifting the Focus of Breast Cancer to Prevention

    November 11, 2019 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States

    Societal and environmental changes over the years have impacted the likelihood of women being diagnosed with breast cancer, but preventative measures may help mitigate that. From risk-reducing medications for those who are at higher-risk due to family history to a focus on prioritizing exercise, there are a number of measures that are showing promise at reducing the diagnosis.

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  • Biting back: new hope in the fight against malaria

    November 11, 2019 |

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    Response Location: Ghana

    A new vaccine to prevent malaria has shown promise in clinical studies and is now being more widely distributed in Africa. Although doctors caution that it is not fail-proof, when used in conjunction with other safety measures, it has shown to reduce the risk of infection and has also reduced the rate of anemia in children.

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  • Lake Erie's green monster: Climate change adds pressure to prevent toxic algal blooms

    November 10, 2019 |

    Cleveland.com (The Plain Dealer) |

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    Response Location: United States, Ohio

    Toxic green algae has become a prominent threat in Lake Erie, but local farmers are trying to reduce their footprint by limiting agricultural nutrient runoff from manure and fertilizer that is spread on their farm fields. From increasing transparency around agriculture practices to altering how fertilizer is distributed, early signs are showing success with these measures despite there still being a long ways to go.

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  • ‘The worth of water' and what conservation strategies are working

    November 09, 2019 |

    Deseret News |

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    Response Location: United States, Salt Lake City, Utah

    To address worsening droughts and limited water resources in the 2nd driest state in the country, Utah government officials are implementing different methods of water metering throughout the state as a tool for water consumption measurement. Residents can have digital access to the amount of water they are using for landscaping comparative to the amount they should be using. Since this implementation, water consumption has drastically decreased in project areas.

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  • Why This Group Handles Grief By Boxing

    November 08, 2019 |

    Side Effects Public Media |

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    Response Location: United States, Indianapolis, Indiana

    Overdose Lifeline is an organization in Indianapolis, Indiana that is using boxing classes as support groups for those struggling with grief. After noticing a pattern of anger in those the organization aimed to help, the group started "grief boxing" as a way to help work through those feelings.

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