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Fruit, Not Fries: Lunchroom Makeovers Nudge Kids Toward Better Choices

Kevin Charles Redmon

April 02, 2013 |

NPR |

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Response Location: United States, New York, New York

With child obesity on the rise, public school students have lacked the motivation and access to eat healthy food. Different programs around the country aim to improve student diet in public schools, including Real Eats for Academics and Life in Los Angeles and Cornell’s Smarter Lunchrooms Movement, by emailing nutrition report cards to parents, presenting the healthy food with aesthetic pleasure, and the arrangement of the food for access.

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Lessons From America's Safest Hospitals

Beth Howard

April 01, 2013 |

AARP Magazine |

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Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

An estimated 6,000 "never events" — egregious errors like operations on the wrong limb or instruments left inside a surgical wound — occur every month among Medicare patients alone. Hospitals across the country are revamping their care programs to stop preventable injuries and deaths.

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In One Simple Tool, Hope for H.I.V. Prevention

Patrick Adams

March 20, 2013 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: Tanzania

PrePex, a new nonsurgical circumcision tool, could revolutionize the prevention of H.I.V. and AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa. Cheap and easy to assemble, the device has proven successful in several randomized trials.

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The Benefits of Mobile Health, on Hold

Tina Rosenberg

March 13, 2013 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: Kenya

The mobile phone is doing more than revolutionizing communication. It has the potential to improve many aspects of life in poor countries: commerce, health, agriculture, education - public health, especially, is being revolutionized by governments taking advantage of the mobile revolution by texting advice or sending voice messages to pregnant women, texting reminders to AIDS patients to take their meds, tracking the spread of diseases, allowing community health workers to keep records electronically and variations on all these themes.

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When Deviants Do Good

Tina Rosenberg

February 27, 2013 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: Vietnam, Hanoi

Tuft University is training global organizations a new approach to create long lasting change. The process teaches locals to identify positive deviance in their community and design a way to spread the behavior, with only local ideas and administration.

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Falling Through the Cracks

Benjamin Ryan

February 21, 2013 |

POZ Magazine |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Washington, District of Columbia

People with HIV/AIDS don't always know where to go for help or don't feel empowered to return when psychiatrists or doctors seem unwelcoming. Organizations throughout Washington, D.C. are working against perception by providing comprehensive approaches to health care services.

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DNA Analysis, More Accessible Than Ever, Opens New Doors

Gina Kolata

February 18, 2013 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States, The Woodlands, Texas

A few years ago, a genetic sequencing test was so difficult and expensive that it was generally only available to participants in research projects like those sponsored by the National Institutes of Health. But the price has plunged in just a few years from tens of thousands of dollars to around $7,000 to $9,000 for a family.

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Malawi's Leader Makes Safe Childbirth Her Mission

Courtney E. Martin

February 06, 2013 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: Malawi

The vast majority of births in Malawi still happen under the care of traditional birth attendants, who are often unequipped to deal with potentially lethal complications. But new president Joyce Banda is helping Malawi’s women to abandon dangerous childbirth customs by working with the custodians of local practices: village chiefs.

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New York City's Teen Pregnancy Rate Plummeted After High Schools Expanded Access To Plan B

Tara Culp-Ressler

February 04, 2013 |

ThinkProgress |

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Response Location: United States, New York, New York

From 2001 to 2011, New York City's teen pregnancy rate decreased by 27 percent as a result of increased access to contraceptives. Public schools started providing Plan B and condoms to students.

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When Paying It Forward Pays Us Back

David Bornstein

January 23, 2013 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Social programs are seen as a fiscal burden on the U.S. However, investment in effective social programs saves taxpayer dollars so evaluating the performance of federal programs could help Congress act more responsibly.

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