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Hawaii is offering citizens money to care for their family—will they take it?

Odette Chalaby

January 19, 2018 |

Apolitical |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Honolulu, Hawaii

Many people, often women, spend large amounts of their lives engaging in unpaid care work, dropping out of the labor market or taking a pay cut to care for their families. Hawaii has launched the Kupuna Caregivers Program to provide financial benefits for citizens who spend large amounts of time caring for others.

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Farming Brings Refugees Closer to Home Through Food and Community

Sammi-Jo Lee

January 18, 2018 |

Yes! Magazine |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Chapel Hill, North Carolina

The Transplanting Tradition Community Farm, based outside of Chapel Hill, North Carolina, has given ethnic Karen, Chin, and Burmese immigrants families space to grow and sell food, as well as receive trainings and other services. But they aren't farming just for money - the farm can help refugees find a sense of home and happiness in a new country.

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The Health App That Beat Hurricane Harvey

Erick Trickey

January 18, 2018 |

Politico |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Houston, Texas

For patients with tuberculosis, it is vital that they take their medicine consistently and on schedule, even after they are no longer contagious, which can be time consuming and expensive for public health departments to manage. Teleconferencing has helped people remember to take their medications, even during a disaster like Hurricane Harvey.

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A California City's Plan to Turn Indebted Millennials Into Local Doctors

Ethan Epstein

January 18, 2018 |

Politico |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Riverside, California

Riverside County is maintaining its college graduates and instilling them with community spirit. University of California at Riverside has a new medical school that provides free education to young adults, who agree to stay in Riverside County and offer medical care in the underserved areas. UCR aims for maximum impact by sending its medical students into clinics to directly interact with communities in need.

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Born Into Rehab: Giving Life to West Virginia's Tiniest Opioid Victims

Joseph Darius Jaafari

January 17, 2018 |

NationSwell |

Multi-Media |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Huntington, West Virginia

In Huntington, West Virginia, the opioid epidemic – which has graced headlines nationwide – is disproportionately impacting newborns, earning the city the highest rate of infant cases in nation. In response to this crisis, local hospital employees have opened a Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome clinic to help serve the overflow of newborns that the hospital can't handle.

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What others can learn from Bonner's success in revitalizing its old mill site

David Erickson

January 16, 2018 |

Missoulian |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Bonner, Montana

When the Stimson plywood mill closed in Bonner, Montana in 2008, the city was able to bounce back by converting the old industrial area into a business park that employees hundreds of people. As soon as the site was cleaned up, two local owners bought the property and started encouraging businesses to move in, focusing on the perks: lots of space and available warehouses. Frenchtown, a nearby city that also had a mill close in the last decade, is hoping to overcome environmental hurdles and replicate the success that Bonner has achieved.

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After a Debacle, How California Became a Role Model on Measles

Emily Oster Geoffrey Kocks

January 16, 2018 |

The New York Times |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Berkeley, California

In 2014, Disneyland experienced a measles outbreak that was linked back to the alarmingly low vaccination rates among Californian children. Following this outbreak, California passed a law that removed two of the most commonly used vaccination exemptions: personal belief exemptions, and conditional exemptions. Two years later, most children in California attend schools that meet herd immunity standards, and the chances of another outbreak are minimal.

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States require doctors to use prescription drug monitoring systems for patients

Christine Vestal

January 15, 2018 |

The Washington Post |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States

Prescription drug mointoring programs provide a doctor with information about a patient’s prescriptions and—in some states—drug-related hospitalizations and arrests. With this tool, doctors are better able to identify drug-seeking behavior and intervene with at risk patients.

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She Ran From the Cut, and Helped Thousands of Other Girls Escape, Too

Jina Moore

January 13, 2018 |

The New York Times |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Kenya, Lenkisem

Seleiman Bishagazi and the Tanzania Gender Networking Program (TGNP) are piloting a program that is on track to stop the practice of female genital mutilation. When a girl undergoes circumcision, her family receives monetary gifts from the community and the woman who performs the cutting is paid as well. This solution focuses on getting women into agriculture so that they have a steady income and don't need to rely on genital mutilation for capital.

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How Mongolia Revolutionized Reproductive Health for Nomadic Women

Didem Tali

January 11, 2018 |

News Deeply |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Mongolia

By increasing access to maternal clinics and embracing innovations in medical telecommunications technology, Mongolia has dramatically decreased deaths related to pregnancy and birth. With many people living in remote areas of desert, women in Mongolia used to suffer a high maternal mortality rate. After a series of government-led health reforms, a vast majority of mothers currently have access to maternal health services.

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