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  • The Bronx's Weight Problem

    June 05, 2014 |

    WNYC |

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    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    The Bronx is working to solve obesity by turning to healthy eating in a society where fast food is cheaper and of greater quantity. It turns out that increasing access to fruits and vegetables, which the Bronx has done, makes no difference in whether or not people actually eat it - but one resident may have the answer.

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  • Supportive Housing as Healthcare

    June 04, 2014 |

    WNYC |

    Radio |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Should housing be considered a form of healthcare? New York State thinks so, and is funding "supportive housing" through the state's Medicaid program.

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  • The Fight Against Fake Drugs

    June 04, 2014 |

    The New York Times |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Nigeria

    In many poor countries, counterfeit medicines are an enormous problem. A quarter-million malaria deaths each year might be prevented if the patients were treated with real drugs instead of fake ones.

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  • Take This Apartment and Call Me in the Morning

    June 04, 2014 |

    WNYC |

    Radio |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Permanent supportive housing in New York City provides more than housing for people experiencing homelessness. Those living in housing at the Brook have access to social workers, a doctor, building security, and an event planner.

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  • One Hospital Tells Bronx's Sick: You Call Us, We'll Call You

    June 03, 2014 |

    WNYC |

    Radio |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Hospitals in New York improve healthcare quality and reduce medical costs by staying in frequent contact with patients requiring frequent or long-term care. Montefiore's Accountable Care Organization pulls in care providers from across the medical and social spectrum to improve patient health while curbing expenses.

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  • How Portland Lives With, Not Against, Its Rats

    May 30, 2014 |

    The Atlantic |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Portland, Oregon

    Whether or not rats have free access to garbage matters to a city because the more rats eat, the more babies they make. Portland has continued to enforce old laws that require trash be kept in sturdy rat-resistant containers, keeping their rat population much smaller than other cities.

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  • In Delivery Rooms, Reducing Births of Convenience

    May 07, 2014 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

    The rate of Cesarean sections is on the rise in the United States, despite the higher risks of hysterectomy, hemorrhage, and infection, as well as the elevated expense. San Francisco General’s maternity ward, however, stands as an outlier by following evidence-based medicine that suggests decreasing C-sections and has also shifted from a pay-per-service incentive for the doctors to a salary or shift position.

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  • Obamacare in Jail: How San Francisco Policy Helps Inmates

    April 30, 2014 |

    KQED |

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    800-1500 Words

    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

    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

    April 16, 2014 |

    Minnesota Public Radio |

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    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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