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Using virtual reality to teach medical students empathy for elders

Gretchen M. Grosky

October 29, 2018 |

New Hampshire Union Leader |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Maine

Through the use of virtual reality, medical students in Maine are experiencing what it is like to live with aliments common to older adults such as hearing and vision loss. These visceral experiences will help students work with greater care, imagination, and empathy with older adults upon graduation.

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Incinerators bring hygienic disposal of menstrual waste

Jacky Achan

October 28, 2018 |

New Vision |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Uganda

Uganda’s education ministry requires all schools to have incinerators to burn used sanitary pads. Lack of funding limits schools’ ability to comply. Even when incinerators exist, girls don’t necessarily use them. Educating both girls and boys about menstruation reduces stigma and increases the likelihood that girls feel comfortable enough to collect pads instead of throwing them in pit latrines.

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Can intergenerational care improve nursing homes?

Peta Doherty

October 27, 2018 |

ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) |

Radio |

3-5 Minutes

Response Location: Australia, New South Wales

A New South Wales nursing home is running a childcare facility from its dementia wing. Patients show fewer symptoms and enjoy the children's presence. Evidence shows that intergenerational care for young children can reduce delinquency later in life. Researchers are looking into ways to expand the program.

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Libraries hire social workers to help homeless patrons

Lisa Schencker

October 27, 2018 |

Chicago Tribune |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

Public libraries once turned a blind eye to the homeless people using their spaces, but many libraries have now shifted into action mode by hiring social workers to help with behavioral health challenges of patrons. In Chicago, the library social workers are funded by Amita Health, a local hospital system. In San Francisco, site of the first library social worker in 2009, there have been 7000 connections made through this investment in the well-being of library patrons.

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Awasi Residents Invest in Rain Water Harvesting to curb Water Shortage

Mercy Odada

October 26, 2018 |

Talk Africa |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: Kenya, Awasi

Investing in tanks to collect rainwater can help remote communities increase their resilience to shortages and improve the lives of residents. In Kisumu County, Kenya, villagers who struggle with water shortages have turned to collecting rainwater. Although the county is preparing to drill new boreholes to serve local schools and hundreds of residents, acute water shortages are made more bearable by storing rainwater.

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Solar-Powered Fridges Can Help Stop Epidemics

Christine Ro

October 26, 2018 |

New York Magazine |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Haiti

SolarChill is a network of research, aid, and environmental organizations that works to install solar refrigerators for vaccine storage in areas without reliable electricity. In conjunction with a push to make vaccines available to rural areas, groups like this are hoping to save lives.

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

Jane Simons

October 25, 2018 |

Second Wave Michigan |

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1500-3000 Words

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

Judith Lewis Mernit

October 24, 2018 |

Capital & Main |

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1500-3000 Words

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

Mark Leon Goldberg

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

Matt Levin

October 24, 2018 |

CalMatters |

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Under 800 Words

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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