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  • These high school runners train in 'nasty air,' so they're working to clean it up

    July 29, 2019 |

    AZ Central (The Arizona Republic) |

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    Response Location: United States, Phoenix, Arizona

    Grassroots organization can generate change in carbon emissions practices at the community level. In Phoenix, the Chispa nonprofit organization that promotes environmental and social justice, is working to get schools to apply to Arizona’s Lower-Emissions Bus program, funded by money paid to the state in the aftermath of Volkswagen’s emissions scandal. By mobilizing volunteers to canvass neighborhoods and attend school board meetings, the group has succeeded in getting at least one school district to purchase an electric bus and implement a pilot program.

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  • Sacramento Drop In Black Child Deaths Holds Lessons for LA

    July 29, 2019 |

    Southern California Public Radio (KPCC) |

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    3-5 Minutes

    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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  • How To Bring Cancer Care To The World's Poorest Children

    July 26, 2019 |

    NPR |

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    Response Location: Rwanda, Butaro

    A hospital in Rwanda is expanding access for cancer treatment while also showing that treating children in impoverished areas doesn't have to be expensive. Through partnerships and low labor costs, doctors at the Butaro Cancer Center of Excellence are able to treat children with cancer living in extremely rural areas at a fraction of the cost.

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  • Doctors in Debt: These Physicians Gladly Struck a Deal With California

    July 25, 2019 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, California

    California is offering up to $300,000 of debt relief to doctors who accept Medi-Cal, the state’s version of Medicaid, in an attempt to incentivize physicians to move to the state and serve low-income communities. The program is funded through revenue from the state's tax on tobacco products and has helped 247 physicians and 4o dentists so far.

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  • A Tale of Two PHCs in Niger State: Accessing Equitable Healthcare From Beji to Maito

    July 23, 2019 |

    Nigeria Health Watch |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Beji village, Bosso Local Government Area, Niger

    In Niger State, not all health clinics are treated equally, but one in the Beji village, Bosso Local Government Area (LGA) acts as a model for other healthcare providers to follow. From proactively educating patients about HIV to offering services most rural health clinics fail to offer, the Beji Primary Health Centre (PHC) "provides all the services a PHC is meant to deliver."

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  • Filling hospitals with art reduces patient stress, anxiety and pain

    July 23, 2019 |

    Design Week |

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    Response Location: United Kingdom, London, England

    Environments designed with soundscapes and visual art help to reduce anxiety and pain. In London, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital has noted a marked improvement in patient experience, including decreased pain and even a reduction in the time women spent in labor, in the presence of artistic installations. Other hospitals in the UK report similar benefits.

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  • Rural Michigan needs doctors. Paying their debts may be an answer

    July 22, 2019 |

    Bridge Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, Grant, Michigan

    A state-funded loan repayment program makes Michigan stand out in a competitive market for doctors and health care professionals. To help reduce the shortfall of healthcare professionals in underserved, rural communities, the Michigan Loan Reimbursement and Employment Solution (MiLES) currently offers student loan repayment in exchange for a multi-year commitment from doctors. The success of the program has generated efforts to expand loan repayment caps and the length of employment commitments for healthcare professionals.

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  • How the Eastern Cherokee in North Carolina use casino profits to revamp health care

    July 19, 2019 |

    The Charlotte Observer |

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    Response Location: United States, Cherokee, North Carolina

    Opting out of US Indian Health Services affords indigenous communities the opportunity to improve their healthcare options. The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians in Cherokee, North Carolina, has used profits from the tribe’s casino to help fund a new health care system for their community. In addition to the revenue from the casino resort, the Cherokee Indian Hospital benefits from reimbursements from Medicaid and Medicare. This self-governance in healthcare has improved medical outcomes in the community.

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  • At Detention Camps and Shelters, Art Helps Migrant Youths Find Their Voices

    July 19, 2019 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, El Paso, Texas

    Art therapy allows minors in detention to cope with stress and trauma. In “Uncaged Art: Tronillo Children’s Detention Camp,” an art exhibition housed at the Centennial Museum and Chihuahuan Desert Gardens at the University of Texas at El Paso, displays works of art created by unaccompanied minors detained at the US-Mexico border. Nonprofits like Annunciation House and the International Rescue Committee are also using art to make migrant shelters more accommodating to the needs—and stresses—of children’s experiences.

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  • How do you solve the toughest cases of homelessness?

    July 18, 2019 |

    KCRW |

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    Response Location: United States, Santa Monica, California

    To combat homelessness, an interdisciplinary group known as the “homeless multidisciplinary street team” is focusing efforts on housing those that call 911 more often than others. Taking lessons from a similar model that failed in Los Angeles, the program so far is showing promising results, both in housing this most vulnerable population as well as in reducing costs for the city.

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