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International experts love Sweden's sex-ed. 96% of students don't

Alia Shahzad

September 20, 2018 |

Apolitical |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Sweden

In Sweden, sex education is mandatory, but more than a third of students rate the knowledge they gain from it as “poor” or “very poor.” Contributing issues include a lack of teacher support and training, as well as the absence of feedback mechanisms for students.

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Hospital Food You Can Get Excited About

Richard Schiffman

September 20, 2018 |

The New York Times |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Glen Cove, New York

A Long Island health care system has implemented projects that address the centrality of food to people’s health and how hospitals can provide healthy food both during and after admission. These include hiring chefs to prepare palatable, healthy food for people during their stay, making diet part of a discharge plan, and creating a ‘food pharmacy’ for people to access healthy food after discharge.

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Initiative recruits barbers and beauticians in community health efforts

Max Warfield

September 19, 2018 |

Niagara Gazette |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Niagara Falls, New York

Barbers in Niagara are using the casual intimacy of their client relationships to offer needed healthcare. They now recommend clients to clinics and provide educational materials.

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As with birth control, Colorado makes anti-smoking drugs available at pharmacies — no doctor visit required

Jennifer Brown

September 19, 2018 |

The Colorado Sun |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Colorado

With a new prescribing protocol in place, drug store pharmacists can prescribe anti-smoking medications. People often visit a pharmacy more than their doctor, and the new protocol allows greater access to necessary medications for those wishing to quit.

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Nosara Firefighters Manage to Respond to 260 Emergencies This Year With Their Cell Phones

Noelia Esquivel

September 18, 2018 |

La Voz de Guanacaste |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Costa Rica, Nosara

In Costa Rica, a group of volunteer firefighters use donated equipment, gear, and their own cell phones to fill in a big gap in emergency services. More residents are now accustomed to calling them directly for fires and other emergencies, and the community supports them financially. The firefighters are trying to integrate their work into the country's emergency alert system and to build their own fire station.

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Running and Singing to Improve Maths and English

Dougal Shaw

September 18, 2018 |

BBC |

Podcast |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: Scotland, Edinburgh

Two innovative solutions in Great Britain in education are proving to be highly successful in improving students' performances in math and reading. A school in Edinburgh uses the Daily Mile (spending 15 minutes a day running 6 laps around the school at each student's own pace) as a tool to get students physically fit and intellectually engaged. In Bradford, England, a failing school centered musical education (with a minimum of 3 hours a week in music class) as part of an overhaul of their curriculum, which has been successful in fulfilling students spiritually and strengthening key skills to use elsewhere.

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Simple but effective: The community mobilisers driving immunization in Borno State

Bashar Abubakar

September 17, 2018 |

Nigeria Health Watch |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Nigeria, Borno State

In Nigeria, a lack of immunizations has contributed to increased rates of childhood mortality. However, Volunteer Community Mobilizers are actively changing this trajectory by conducting in-home visits and providing resources that aid in mobilizing families to have their children vaccinated at local clinics.

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New Approach to Breast Reconstruction May Reduce Pain and Weakness for Some

Roni Caryn Rabin

September 17, 2018 |

The New York Times |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, California

Women experiencing painful symptoms after breast reconstruction surgery now have a new option—instead of placing the prosthetic under the muscle, doctors can place it over the pectoral. This method can reduce pain and allow for deeper breathing.

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A life-saving nasal spray

Anna Boiko-Weyrauch

September 17, 2018 |

Finding Fixes |

Podcast |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

Naloxone is an easy to administer, effective way to interrupt the physiologically process of a potentially fatal overdose. With overdoses often taking place in “safe” places such as a home, training family members and the public at large in how to administer naloxone can help keep people with substance use disorders alive.

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Making Healthy Habits Accessible for Every Body

Deonna Anderson

September 17, 2018 |

Yes! Magazine |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Oakland, California

Radically Fit, is a gym meant of be a safe space for people of color, queer people, or fat-identified among others. The gym is an alternative for people that don’t usually feel safe in typical gyms that are often dominated by white, cis men. “Imagine how much more amazing your experience would be if you walked into a space and immediately felt like the space was for you.”It also offers a sliding-scale program that makes it affordable for everyone.

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