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Obamacare in Jail: How San Francisco Policy Helps Inmates

April Dembosky

April 30, 2014 |

KQED |

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Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

Health insurance sign-ups made available to all inmates at the San Francisco county jail, partnered with guidance from a clinic once they are on the outside, allows them to receive better care upon release, and may help prevent a return to crime and substance abuse.

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In S. King County, an extraordinary effort to bring better health

Abigail Higgins

April 25, 2014 |

The Seattle Times |

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Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

In S. King County, Wash., the organization Global to Local identified Seattle's ironic status as being a global-health center but having an increasingly unhealthy populace. Global to Local pointed local citizens to a variety of services, using a "connect the dots" approach to treatment.

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A first in Minnesota, cities launch system to treat, stash water underground

Jennifer Vogel

April 16, 2014 |

Minnesota Public Radio |

Radio |

3-5 Minutes

Response Location: United States, St. Michael, Minnesota

Capturing water during times of plenty, storing it underground, and pulling it out later when it's needed—it's a strategy used in the western and southeastern parts of the country, and now, for the first time, in Minnesota.

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HIV: The Power of Positive Thinking

Kate Hilpern

April 15, 2014 |

The Independent |

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Response Location: United Kingdom, London

Lisa is one of hundreds of children living in the UK who has lived with HIV her whole life - part of a singular generation born in the 90's, when mother-to-child transmission couldn’t be prevented, but HIV positive babies could survive. The stigmas and challenges faced by this generation are unique, but organizations like CHIVA (Children's HIV Association) are helping to empower them to feel accepted and in control of their lives through activities such as a summer camp that builds community. Lisa now runs workshops for other HIV+ children.

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Hawaii's trailblazing healthcare underscores disparity

Noam N. Levey

April 05, 2014 |

Los Angeles Times |

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Response Location: United States, Honolulu, Hawaii

Though in the past Hawaiians were dying fast from infectious diseases, today they are among the healthiest people in the world due to universal health care for all.

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The Himalayas' Hidden Hunger

Cathy Shufro

April 01, 2014 |

Johns Hopkins Public Health Magazine |

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Response Location: Nepal, Sitapur

In Nepal, a nation of farmers, undernutrition leaves children stunted and at lifelong risk. A nationwide survey aims to track this problem and use a comprehensive approach to tackle it.

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Even in region with abundant water, residents turn to bottles and try to conserve

Elizabeth Baier

March 20, 2014 |

Minnesota Public Radio |

Radio |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Fountain, Minnesota

Some communities are being forced to take steps—sometimes costly ones, like digging deeper wells—to both tap and protect their groundwater.

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In healthcare, what makes Maine different?

Noam N. Levey

March 19, 2014 |

Los Angeles Times |

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Response Location: United States, Bangor, Maine

Northern Maine is home to some of America's poorest - but it ranks high on national measures of health. Hospital programs visit more patients in their homes where they can be more comfortable and receive everything they need, which in turn reduces medical costs.

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Twenty Buses a Day: The High Stakes Race to Create a Global Cholera Early Warning System

Osha Gray Davidson

March 18, 2014 |

Earthzine |

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Response Location: Switzerland, Geneva

Though individual treatments are cheap, cholera is costing the third world countless lives. Using modern technology, researchers work to exterminate it and other curable diseases.

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An ointment could save up to half a million newborns a year – and it costs 20 cents

Sonia Narang

March 17, 2014 |

Public Radio International (PRI) |

Radio |

3-5 Minutes

Response Location: Nepal, Kathmandu, Central Region

Studies show that a single application of the antiseptic chlorhexidine, an affordable medicine, can reduce the risk of death among newborns by about 25 percent. In Nepal, where 20,000 newborns die every year, the medicine has revolutionary potential.

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