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The Houses That Help Keep HIV at Bay

Joseph Darius Jaafari

December 15, 2018 |

NationSwell |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, New Orleans, Louisiana

The Belle Reve House in Louisiana houses and treats low-income and homeless people living with AIDS. The house offers wraparound services and works to keep the virus at almost undetectable levels. Residents are less likely to spread the virus when living at Belle Reve, which is crucial in New Orleans, where the transmission rate is among the highest in the country.

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Inclusion health: an Irish answer to the homelessness crisis

Jules Montague

December 14, 2018 |

The Guardian |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Ireland, Dublin

In Dublin, the concept of "inclusion health" is helping to prevent the constant cycling of homeless people from the hospital and the streets and making sure that vulnerable populations receive the attention they need to stay healthy. The program aims to address the social and health inequities that leave people sick while also ensuring coordinated care so no one falls through the crack of the system.

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Denver home delivery services include urgent medical care, gym on wheels, late-night munchies

Joe Rubino

December 14, 2018 |

The Denver Post |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Denver, Colorado

A Denver group called Dispatch Health is an urgent care "delivery" service. Instead of requiring the patient to come to the hospital, Dispatch Health come to the patient's home and administers care on site. The group is working to be more economical than a traditional hospital as well, with services from $40-50 for insured patients and a flat rate of $275 for the uninsured.

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What cities can learn from West Sacramento's age-friendly journey

Courtney McNaull

December 14, 2018 |

Richland Source |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Sacramento, California

As part of the city of West Sacramento's process to be more friendly to their aging population, they partnered with the organization AARP to implement their age-friendly framework and received funding to fund their obligatory three-year plan. This funded the facilitation of many surveys of anyone over 45 in the city, which led to the realization that seniors don't want to be defined by their deficits. This reportedly changed the mindsets of public policy makers, paving the way for future programs to be engaging and uplifting for all ages.

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To Treat Babies for Drug Withdrawal, Help Their Mothers, Too

Jocelyn Wiener

December 12, 2018 |

Undark |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Santa Cruz, California

Realizing there was no protocol in place to help pregnant women addicted to drugs or babies born to a mother with an addiction problem, a team of doctors in Santa Cruz created one. From using morphine to treat withdrawal in infants to visiting with mothers before, during and after pregnancy, the varied approaches are showing signs of success through shorter hospital stays, fewer return visits and less reports of child abuse.

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The Joys of Motherhood: Young midwives enabling safe deliveries in Northern Nigeria

Bashar Abubakar

December 11, 2018 |

Nigeria Health Watch |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Nigeria, Kano

A new three year program is educating, training, and deploying midwives to six northern Nigerian states. This influx of midwives has helped to ensure safe deliveries as well as provide women with perinatal and antenatal care.

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In Remote Villages, Surprising New Measures Save Children With Malaria

Donald G. McNeil Jr.

December 10, 2018 |

The New York Times |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: Zambia

Malaria disproportionally impacts young children and toddlers, oftentimes leaving parents in remote villages with little time to act before their child is at risk of dying. A pilot program coupled with other various efforts in Zambia aim to lessen this likelihood by utilizing stopgap medications as well as rapid diagnostic tests, and bicycle ambulances.

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A better way to investigate rape

MaryJo Webster Jennifer Bjorhus Brandon Stahl

December 09, 2018 |

Minnesota Star Tribune |

Multi-Media |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, West Valley City, Utah

In West Valley City, Utah, the police department has transformed how they handle sex crimes. Department reforms include mandatory training on trauma, required testing of all rape kits, and the development of a set of guidelines to use when questioning victims – all of which shifting their focus towards justice and healing. The reforms have led to sharp increases in cases prosecuted and convicted and even changes in legislation statewide.

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For One Rural Community, Fighting Addiction Started With Recruiting The Right Doctor

Bram Sable-Smith

December 09, 2018 |

NPR |

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Response Location: United States, Madison

Rural communities need more than medication to deal with the opioid crisis; in one rural region of northern Wisconsin, a specialist doctor is able to prescribe Suboxone, but the programs he advocates for take a more comprehensive approach to addiction services. The initiative includes group sessions and one-on-one support to help rural residents get the care they need.

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Elsa and Nosipho: they both sell sex for a living, but in opposite worlds

Mia Malan

December 06, 2018 |

Bhekisisa |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: Netherlands, Amsterdam

In many countries, sex work is illegal which means that those working in the industry have very few rights when it comes to sexual abuse. Amsterdam is one of the few places where this line of work is legal, however, and because of this, workers not only have rights, but are able to also advocate for better practices.

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