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He Survived Ebola. Now He's Fighting to Keep It From Spreading.

Jessica Benko

May 26, 2016 |

The New York Times Magazine |

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Response Location: Guinea, Faranah

A doctor in Guinea trains health workers to halt the transmission of Ebola, but also must work to increase trust in and reliance on health care workers among villagers through a "community agents" network.

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The Flint of California

Patricia Leigh Brown

May 25, 2016 |

Politico |

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Response Location: United States, Matheny Tract, California

The Flint lead crisis has made us think of tainted water as an urban problem, aging pipes slowly poisoning the children of poor communities - but a huge amount of America’s substandard drinking water is actually consumed in all but invisible rural areas. An arsenic-poisoned community in California becomes the test case for a new legal idea: the 'human right to water.'

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When Cleaning Is A Matter Of Life And Death

Michelle Faust

May 24, 2016 |

Side Effects Public Media |

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Response Location: United States, Rochester, New York

A collaborative approach to cleaning protocols has helped a group of hospitals in New York to reduce infection rates for the "most common hospital-borne infection in U.S. hospitals." The cleaning staff are crucial to this endeavor that focuses on using a "shared, scientifically-proven cleaning method" to keep the hospital rooms free of the bacteria.

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Creating an environment that promotes health

Lindsey Anderson

May 18, 2016 |

El Paso Times |

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Response Location: United States, Brownsville, Texas

In an attempt to address liver disease, diabetes, obesity and other health issues, Brownsville has launched a comprehensive, cohesive approach to promoting health, being named a model for other communities across the country.

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Simple initiatives may curtail alcohol use

Lindsey Anderson

May 17, 2016 |

El Paso Times |

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Response Location: United States, El Paso, Texas

In an attempt to curb risky alcohol use and its consequences, advocates and researchers are launching two initiatives in El Paso – one to get people to reconsider their drinking habits, and another to reduce underage drinking at parties.

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Finding Organ Donors Concealed in Plain Sight

David Bornstein

May 17, 2016 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States, Baltimore, Maryland

Organ donation waiting lists can often hold wait times of months or even years. Thousands of lives could be saved with better ways to reach to the millions of Americans willing to donate an organ.

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You told us these 99 ideas to help stop more drug overdose deaths

Erin Rhoda

May 16, 2016 |

Bangor Daily News |

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Response Location: United States, Bangor, Maine

The opioid epidemic continues to be a public concern and the One Life Project is hoping to help bring people together to develop solutions. At an open One Life event attendees wrote down 99 ideas and are now asking for information to add to the chart on who is working on what solution and where.

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Eradicating hepatitis C is within reach

Lindsey Anderson

May 16, 2016 |

El Paso Times |

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Response Location: United States, El Paso, Texas

Hepatitis C is a deadly disease that has yet to be eradicated in the United States (and worldwide). Organizations in El Paso and across the country are working to get people tested and treated for the virus.

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A Tale of Two Cities

Benjamin Ryan

May 16, 2016 |

POZ Magazine |

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Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

Two of America’s largest cities, New York City and San Francisco, are working to reduce HIV rates by bringing better health care options closer to the communities and connecting individuals with resources such as insurance and payment methods. Although the two cities are using different approaches, both are seeing early success in fighting against the epidemic.

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Liver disease is killing El Pasoans at an alarming rate

Lindsey Anderson

May 15, 2016 |

El Paso Times |

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Response Location: United States, El Paso, Texas

Liver disease is killing El Pasoans at an alarming rate and draining resources as sick patients end up in hospitals and emergency rooms – but it doesn’t have to be that way. Liver disease’s three main causes are preventable, and several groups in El Paso and across the country are tackling them one by one.

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