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  • Neighbors create a solution for families who need diapers in Washington Heights and beyond

    October 25, 2018 |

    Second Wave Michigan |

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    Response Location: United States, Battle Creek, Michigan

    A neighborhood dentist asked his underserved community what he could do to improve their lives. The answer? Diapers. Now, his Battle Creek, MI organization delivers diapers to families in need around county, regardless of recipients' economic or social status.

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  • How transgender people in the South are helping each other get health care

    October 24, 2018 |

    Scalawag |

    Multi-Media |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Tennessee

    After accompanying trans people to their doctors appointments, and answering their medical questions, Kale Edmindson founded Trans Buddy in 2013. “Transgender people can call a hotline and get a trained “buddy” to answer their questions, refer them to a trans-friendly provider, or accompany them when seeing a doctor.” Since then, hundreds of people have been served and the model was replicated by the Kentucky Health Justice Network.

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  • Analysis: Low number of lung cancer deaths saved California more than half a billion

    October 24, 2018 |

    CalMatters |

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    Response Location: United States Minor Outlying Islands, California

    Cases of lung cancer dropped in California after the state implemented “early and aggressive anti-smoking initiatives.” By targeting younger communities, taxing cigarettes and starting a tobacco control program, not only did the state see less cases of lung cancer, but also saw huge savings in health care expenses.

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  • Science Supports Supervised Injection Sites. Why Don't Politicians Agree?

    October 24, 2018 |

    Capital & Main |

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    Response Location: Canada, Vancouver

    Years of research across countries has now shown that safe injection facilities correlate with fewer overdose deaths, but the United States as been slow to adopt this solution. Often deemed as controversial on the argument that these sites could enable further drug use, results from a facility in Vancouver go against this narrative by showing an increase in detox enrollments, rather than an increase in consumption.

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  • The Inside Story of How India Eliminated Polio

    October 24, 2018 |

    UN Dispatch |

    Podcast |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: India, Utter Pradesh

    India was declared polio-free in 2014 after several years of work by health staff who traveled across the country to distribute the vaccine. One key part of the strategy included efforts by the government to recruit and mobilize volunteers from across the country to assist health care workers in locating the children who needed the vaccine and building trust with their caregivers.

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  • Drug Users Fight for Acceptance in California's Deep North

    October 23, 2018 |

    Capital & Main |

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    Response Location: United States, Eureka, California

    Syringe exchange programs throughout the United States have been surrounded by controversy, but that doesn't mean they haven't had positive impacts on the community they serve. In northern California, the Humboldt Area Center for Harm Reduction not only provides clean syringes and overdose medications, but also serves as a place for building community, treating mental health concerns and preventing disease.

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  • Can Wild Foods Save the Amazon?

    October 23, 2018 |

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    Response Location: Peru, Lima

    At Expo Amazonica in Lima, chefs are working to build a taste for traditional Amazonian foods, in an effort to promote biodiversity conservation and slow deforestation. But against a huge global demand for palm oil, growing wild food crops can be difficult for communities struggling to make ends meet. One big question is whether small farmers can create demand for Amazonian cuisine beyond the Amazon?

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  • These Kenyan widows are fighting against sexual 'cleansing'

    October 23, 2018 |

    Public Radio International (PRI) |

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    Response Location: Kenya

    In Kenya, and in other parts of Africa, widows are considered impure until a male has sex with them and cleanses them. If they don’t get cleansed they face social stigma. However, one widow, Roseline Orwa, refused, and instead created the Rona Foundation. “The center provides loss and grief counseling, financial support and teaches entrepreneurial skills.” She also successfully lobbied for a bill that outlawed widow cleansing. However, even though the practice is still prevalent in rural parts of Kenya, both men and women are talking about ending the practice through talk sessions offered by the center. “A

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  • Tech That Tricks the Brain

    October 23, 2018 |

    BBC |

    Radio |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: England, London

    Assistive, wearable technology has been developed to send tactile or visual information to the brain in order to address mental or physiological challenges. One company has made a bracelet that can calm or energize a person through heartbeat-like pulses, while another created a shoe that projects forward a short colored laser to overcome the ‘frozen gait’ experienced by people with Parkinson’s disease.

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  • A sea change: how one small island showed us how to save our oceans

    October 23, 2018 |

    The Guardian |

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    Response Location: Isle of Man

    Over the last ten years, the Isle of Man has worked to implement regulations around plastic pollution, climate change and overfishing. From a locally owned beach clean-up charity to creating marine nature reserves, the Isle of Man is now a model for neighboring countries on how to achieve this level of success.

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