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  • Can We Turn Down the Temperature on Urban Heat Islands?

    September 12, 2019 |

    Yale Environment 360 |

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    Response Location: United States, Portland, Oregon

    Researchers are using citizen science volunteers to more accurately identify hot spots in cities, where some temperatures are significantly higher than their surrounding areas. The data has also shown that there is a correlation between lower-income neighborhoods and higher temperatures. Climate change is expected to increase the number of extreme weather events, including heat waves, so mapping these urban heat islands can help cities develop new urban planning strategies.

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  • A Greener Afterlife

    September 11, 2019 |

    The Philadelphia Citizen |

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    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    Philadelphia’s West Laurel Hill Cemetery has gone green. While the burial business may be notoriously filled with chemicals, this cemetery has introduced 50 different sustainability initiatives, including banning machinery use, only allowing biodegradable caskets – or no caskets at all – and keeping the grounds flourishing with native plants instead of manicured lawns. The efforts also include community engagement to bring residents into the environmental shift as part of a larger, cultural trend toward sustainability.

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  • 'A chance to have my own voice': the care users redesigning support

    September 10, 2019 |

    The Guardian |

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    Response Location: United Kingdom, Essex

    In an effort to improve learning disability and autism support, Essex county council collaborated with learning disabled or autistic residents to devise new programs and strategies. One outcome was the creation of "a health and care 'one-stop shop' at a community venue" that allows for learning disabled or autistic people "to get help and information without visiting council offices."

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  • The psychiatrist helping mentally ill people left to wander India's streets

    September 09, 2019 |

    The Guardian |

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    Response Location: India, Mumbai

    In India, many people suffering from undiagnosed mental illnesses end up wandering on the streets, but a Mumbai psychiatrist is addressing the problem by treating their illnesses and reuniting them with their families. The psychiatrist, who started a foundation with his wife to tackle this issue, houses and treats the patients at a residential treatment centre, and then the foundation's social workers reunite them with their loved ones.

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  • In Chicago, Police Violence Survivors Heal Through Song

    September 06, 2019 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    Communal healing represents reparations in action. The Chicago Torture Justice Center, created in 2015 through a Chicago City Council reparations ordinance, advocates for wrongfully imprisoned Black men, as well as for victims of violence and torture at the hands of police. At the community center, area nonprofits like the Old Town School of Folk Music, lead workshops like the Freedom Songbook. The program uses protest songs as a way to encourage resiliency and healing in survivors.

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  • Regaining Innocence in Rural America

    September 05, 2019 |

    U.S. News & World Report |

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    Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

    Depending on location and socio-economics, treating childhood cancer looks different for many families. In Washington, organizations are cognizant of this gap and are aiming to eliminate barriers for these families by increasing access to resources.

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  • Rwanda's Model: Progress, With More Work Ahead

    September 05, 2019 |

    U.S. News & World Report |

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    Response Location: Rwanda, Kigali

    Enrolling local agents allows global partners to connect underserved and remote communities to healthcare. A partnership between Rwanda’s Health Ministry and the Boston-based nonprofit, Partners in Health, trains community-based health workers to communicate and connect people on the ground to health services across the country. Rwanda has also implemented reforms and services such as government-subsided healthcare, which has helped improve the life expectancy of its citizens.

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  • Fleeing Bombs to Battle Cancer

    September 05, 2019 |

    U.S. News & World Report |

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    Response Location: Lebanon, Beirut

    The King Hussein Cancer Center in Amman, Jordan and the Children's Cancer Center of Lebanon were both established in order to help children from all different regions battle cancer, but since war broke out, they have been helping many more patients. In order to keep up with demand, the centers expanded and launched fundraising campaigns, which allowed the centers to continue to see a significant increase in survival ratings amongst patients.

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  • China's Halting Leap Forward With Childhood Cancer Care

    September 05, 2019 |

    U.S. News & World Report |

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    Response Location: China, Shanghai

    Despite being faced with many limitations, China is trying to improve treatments and overall outcomes for childhood cancer patients. Although the country is still pushing for further success, hospitals so far have seen an improvement in diagnosis rates, coverage rates and survival rates across China due to better data sharing and collaboration efforts.

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  • New Hospital in Hong Kong Boosts Childhood Cancer Care

    September 05, 2019 |

    U.S. News & World Report |

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    Response Location: Hong Kong

    Treating childhood cancer has proved to be difficult in Hong Kong with specialists spread across various regions, but a new hospital has addressed this by introducing "a one-stop childhood cancer center." In a country where childhood illnesses are completely covered by health insurance, this newest asset is an additional relief for families that are battling childhood cancer.

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