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What do a herd of goats, a few cattle, and a baby have in common? Find out

Christabel Ligami

October 02, 2018 |

Bhekisisa |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Kenya, Turkana

Multi-purpose field clinics can offer a one-stop public health service for nomadic communities. In the northwest of Kenya, temporary Kimormor sites combine essential health services for nomadic families and their livestock. In a region where migration poses a constant challenge to public health and childhood nutrition, the Kimormor sites offer a range of services by brining family planning, vaccinations, as well as veterinary and other services to locations accessible to nomads and their livestock.

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Fight for Cleaner Air in the Bronx

Cecelia Paladino

October 01, 2018 |

The Innovator |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, New York, New York

The New York-based organization, Sustainable South Bronx, is working to reverse the public health effects, namely asthma, that poor air quality has caused. The initiative works to educate residents about the environmental hazards they face while also working to reverse those hazards with projects like reflective roof coatings. With pollution disproportionately affecting low-income communities, the city too is taking steps toward reducing emissions in these areas.

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Michigan's homeless face major barriers to healthcare. Here's how providers are trying to help.

Sarah Rigg

October 01, 2018 |

Model D |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Michigan

Healthcare groups across the state of Michigan are working to address care for the homeless. From dedicated, privately-funded centers for LGBT youth to downtown clinics offering quality, affordable healthcare, Michigan groups are committing to extending health services to a vulnerable population.

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When Patients Can't Be Cured: Mass. Med Schools Teaching More End-Of-Life Care

Kathleen Burge

October 01, 2018 |

WBUR |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Massachusetts

Medical schools in Massachusetts are starting to teach students palliative care methods. Instead of trying to cure every ailment, students are introduced to the idea of an end-of-life treatment plan without exhausting tests. All four area medical schools agreed to work together and possibly change the way they teach students about end of life care.

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Spend a day with the essential Royal Flying Doctor Service

Prue Adams

September 30, 2018 |

ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Australia

Australia's Royal Flying Doctor Service attends events in rural and remote areas to offer care and education. The RFDS flies to community events like bronco branding competitions not only to respond to any medical emergencies, but to give lessons in preventative care to people who might not seek out doctors otherwise.

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Creating connections: Solutions to youth suicide in La Plata County

Mary Shinn

September 28, 2018 |

Durango Herald |

Multi-Media |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Colorado

Creating and strengthening relationships within a community is crucial in suicide prevention efforts. In Colorado, community and non-profit organizations have come together to address the problem of youth suicide. An approach that enrolls institutions such as schools, medical centers, and social spaces can increase youth access to healthy relationships as well as resources and mental health care support.

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Innovators look to “accidental crops” as a nutritious, environmentally friendly and free source of food

Natalie Parletta

September 28, 2018 |

Ensia |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Berkeley, California

A new study from UC Berkeley shows that wild foraged greens can be more nutritionally dense than cultivated greens. Wild greens are more sustainable than cultivated crops and available to people across the socio-economic strata.

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Can American Men and Women Ever Really Be Equal?

Irin Carmon

September 27, 2018 |

Time Magazine |

Multi-Media |

Over 3000 Words

Response Location: Sweden, Stockholm

Sweden has a reputation for being one of the most socially-progressive and gender-equal countries in the world. This article breaks down the different policies that Sweden has become so famous for and looks at its myriad of effects on citizens. Author Irin Carmon concludes that this case study tells us that working towards gender equality will be long and arduous and not always perfect, but entirely possible.

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Is acupuncture a viable alternative to opioids for patients in pain?

Alan Yu

September 26, 2018 |

Public Radio International (PRI) |

Radio |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States

Several states are supporting the use of acupuncture to curb pain and opioid reliance, despite inconclusive scientific evidence of its efficacy. Chronic pain sufferers who experience relief from acupuncture say they don't need scientific evidence to know the procedure helps. As the death toll of the opioid epidemic continues to rise, an increasing number of states are considering covering the treatment.

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Smart Stimulation for People with Dementia

Nick Holland Tom Colls Susila Silva Claire Bates

September 25, 2018 |

BBC |

Radio |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: England

Jelly drops, board games, and a box that projects interactive images and is sensitive to movement, are all examples if products being created to help people with dementia. “She enjoys that rather than being at home and watching T.V.” Some of them, like the “Tovertafel” or “Magic Table” have shown to decrease apathy levels in people that have dementia.

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