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Motherhood

Jenny Roberts

May 12, 2018 |

Temple University |

Multi-Media |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Throughout Pennsylvania, the rate of infants being exposed to drugs in the womb is increasing, which in turn means more cases of neonatal abstinence syndrome. Because removing the infant from the mother can have negative consequences for both, programs throughout the state are working to keep the pair together while undergoing treatment for addiction.

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Harm Reduction

Nico Rossi

May 12, 2018 |

Temple University |

Multi-Media |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Kensington, Pennsylvania

Hepatitis C along with other communicable diseases are often contracted through dirty needles, but programs in Pennsylvania are trying to reduce the spread through awareness and education as well as safe-needle exchanges. These approaches all put the person first in an attempt to meet people where they're at in the recovery while also providing help instead of punishment or shaming.

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Prison

Matthew McCann

May 12, 2018 |

Temple University |

Multi-Media |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Across the country, prisons are incorporating “therapeutic communities” to help incarcerated individuals find the residential treatment they need. Substance abuse continues to be strongly linked to recidivism, and in an attempt to break that cycle, these therapeutic communities provide people with structured rehabilitation, counseling, and support as an alternative to traditional prison. Many are federally funded, but considering they’ve only recently gained traction, they still face issues like buy-in and capacity.

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Cod and ‘Immune Broth': California Tests Food as Medicine

Patricia Leigh Brown

May 11, 2018 |

The New York Times |

Text |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Sebastopol, California

A trial in several California cities is testing the idea that providing nutritionally tailored meals to chronically ill, low-income patients will have an impact on their health. Similar projects have shown participants had a reduction in the cost of care, an increase in medication adherence, and a reduction in depression.

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Secrets Of A Maya Supermom: What Parenting Books Don't Tell You

Michaeleen Doucleff

May 11, 2018 |

NPR |

Radio |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: Mexico, Yucatan

For generations, parenting advice provided to American parents was based less on science than on a “WEIRD” bias—Western, Educated, Industrialized, Rich, and Democratic societies. Researchers are now trying to identify these biases and expand the study of parenting strategies past the small segment of American parenting.

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The Surprisingly Simple Way To Save Babies' Lives

Melody Schreiber

May 11, 2018 |

Bright Magazine |

Text |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Brazil

Premature babies have an 80 percent greater chance of neonatal mortality if they don't get breast milk. Brazil has a donation-based milk bank system that's saving money and lives. There are 230 milk banks in the country, dramatically expanding access. Between money-saving innovation and smart national policy, the country dramatically increased positive health outcomes and is now an international model.

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We really do have a solution to the opioid epidemic — and one state is showing it works

German Lopez

May 10, 2018 |

Vox |

Multi-Media |

Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Richmond, Virginia

In order to tackle opioid addiction, the state of Virginia found a way to make drug treatment accessible to people with medicaid by boosting “reimbursement rates to addiction treatment providers.” Historically, drug treatment hasn’t been covered by health insurance. Virginia is changing that. Already, “the percent of Medicaid members with an opioid use disorder who received treatment went up by 29 percent from April to December 2017 compared to the same period the previous year.”

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Chau manicomios: Cómo Río Negro se convirtió en un modelo mundial con su programa de salud mental

Lucia Wei He

May 09, 2018 |

Red/Acción |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Argentina

En la provincia argentina de Río Negro, en vez de ser institucionalizadas en establecimientos psiquiátricos, las personas afectadas con trastornos mentales se atienden en los hospitales generales, que cuentan con guardias de salud mental y profesionales capacitados en el tema. Este modelo se ha convertido en una referencia a nivel mundial, ya que representa una transición de un sistema basado en el encierro en hospitales psiquiátricos a otro basado en el paradigma de la salud mental comunitaria, en el que se crean diversos dispositivos para lograr que las personas puedan reinsertarse en la sociedad.

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What Nairobi hotel businesses can learn from South Africa's water crisis

Graham Kajilwa

May 09, 2018 |

The Standard |

Text |

Under 800 Words

Response Location: Kenya, Nairobi

With water scarcity a very real concept in South Africa, the hotels in the country may be able to learn how to survive by looking to Nairobi's various water conservation methods.

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Dogs help students beyond play

Kumasi Aaron

May 09, 2018 |

KMGH-TV |

Broadcast TV News |

Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Colorado

In one Colorado classroom, the teacher's pet, a dog named Buster, is teaching students lessons about patience, responsibility, and confidence.

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