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  • Silver Linings: Medical residents make house calls for elders

    October 29, 2016 |

    New Hampshire Union Leader |

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    Response Location: United States, Concord, New Hampshire

    Emergency room visits cost money and are not the most comfortable places to be. The Massachusetts-based Medicare program called Independence at Home gives doctors incentives to visit frail patients at home and received a cut of the cost. The program also pairs patients with social workers and continues to save Medicare millions of dollars.

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  • A Shallow Well Full of Hope for Women in Kenya's Lamu County

    October 28, 2016 |

    News Deeply |

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    Response Location: Kenya, Lamu

    The amount of time women spend searching for water in Kenya is debilitating to their life. Shallow water wells closer to living spaces can help them reclaim some time to tend to their own lives.

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  • Medicaid Finds Opportune Time to Offer Birth Control: Right After Birth

    October 28, 2016 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Columbia, South Carolina

    In South Carolina, a Medicaid program is offering long-acting contraceptives during a new mother’s hospital stay, while she is still eligible for the benefit. Other states are following suit.

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  • How solar power is turning rural India bright and shining

    October 27, 2016 |

    The Hindu Business Line |

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    Response Location: India

    India's lack of infrastructure and rapidly growing economy provide an opportunity for solar power. Modular solar products, many subsidized by the government, are helping to solve the lack of access to an electrical grid, and at the same time offering a safer, healthier, cheaper, environmentally friendly alternative.

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  • Autistic? More Companies Say Add It to Your Resume

    October 26, 2016 |

    Fortune |

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    Response Location: United States

    People with autism struggle to gain employment. EY and other private companies have started programs to employ autistic individuals, harnessing their skills, tailoring the onboarding process to suit their needs, and having coaches help them with social interactions.

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  • Don't Lock 'Em Up. Give 'Em a Chance to Quit Drugs

    October 25, 2016 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

    In Seattle, the over-policing of drug users has been extensive and frequently racially biased. Looking for a new solution, the LEAD (Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion) program, driven by a harm reduction philosophy, is connecting users with key social services rather than punishment.

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  • How Sri Lanka wiped out malaria

    October 24, 2016 |

    The Guardian |

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    Response Location: Sri Lanka

    Sri Lanka was one of the countries most affected by malaria, but through decades of fighting the country achieved malaria-free status from the World Health Organization. The fight against malaria was won through regional initiatives, since different parts of the country had different challenges in overcoming the disease.

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  • Tuk Tuks and Two Tents Bring Health Services to Uganda's Slums

    October 20, 2016 |

    News Deeply |

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    Response Location: Uganda, Kampala

    Uganda has one of the highest rates of teen pregnancy in Africa, but a unique mobile health clinic is helping to reduce the rates of conception. Marie Stopes’ tuk tuks brings health care, sexual education and contraceptives to women in poor communities.

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  • An All-Volunteer Clinic With Muslim Roots Brings the Community Together to Save Lives

    October 19, 2016 |

    Zócalo Public Square |

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    Response Location: United States, San Bernardino, California

    Al-Shifa Free Health Clinic is located in an underserved area of San Bernardino. The clinic sees over 200 patients every month for specialized medical treatment and dental care, as they employ volunteer doctors from myriad specialties.

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  • I'll Take You To The ER, the Women's Shelter, or the Grocery Store. I'll Even Deliver Your Baby.

    October 19, 2016 |

    Zócalo Public Square |

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    Response Location: United States, Huron, California

    In the small immigrant farming communities of the Central Valley, many families lack access to transportation and, as a result, struggle to gain access to healthcare that can be prohibitively far away. Raiteros are retired farm workers who offer rides to their fellow community members on a sliding payment scale that is based on what the rider can afford to pay.

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