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  • Syria's refugee children haunted by horrors of war

    September 22, 2013 |

    ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) |

    Multi-Media |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Turkey, Kilis

    Child Friendly Spaces in Kilis, a city with a huge Syrian refugee population, and UNICEF’s art program in Jordan’s refugee camp, try to address the mental health of refugees, who are often dealing with great trauma. “If we think these refugees only need food, clothes or medicine, we are looking at them like animals.” Organizers that run these programs say these programs are critical and needed to address the psychological effects of war.

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  • Medicine's Search for Meaning

    September 18, 2013 |

    The New York Times |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States

    Medicine is in crisis; doctors face early burnout. Medical education contributes: it creates doctors who don’t show emotion. But The Healer’s Art, a medical school course delivered in an unconventional manner, reminds doctors that they and their patients are above all, human.

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  • The Amazing People Who Are Changing How Low-Income Moms Give Birth

    September 12, 2013 |

    The Huffington Post |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    One of the most vexing problems in U.S. maternity care is that low-income women, who have among the worst reproductive health outcomes in this country, also have limited access to outside birthing support. A new government-funded program provides expecting mothers with doulas, trained assistants who offer much needed physical, emotional and informational support before, during and after birth.

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  • You've Tracked Down Hundreds Of Accessible Playgrounds. Help Us Find More!

    September 11, 2013 |

    NPR |

    Multi-Media |

    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: United States, Washington, District of Columbia

    Playgrounds that are accessible for children with special needs can be difficult to find. NPR launched a national crowd-sourced guide called Playgrounds for Everyone, which invited individuals to add playgrounds that are accessible. After the launch, nearly 400 playgrounds have been added to the already 1200 playgrounds on the map that will help families find public places for their children to play.

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  • It really does take a village: How Memphis is fixing healthcare

    September 03, 2013 |

    Salon |

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    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Memphis, Tennessee

    Preventing and treating chronic disease for low-income patients is one of the most vexing and expensive public health problems in this country - the healthcare system in Memphis, Tennessee, is not immune. But in the middle of the last decade, Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare, Memphis’s largest hospital system, began teaming up with churches to address the city’s abysmal health situation and reduce the cost of care.

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  • The Cure for the $1,000 Toothbrush

    August 13, 2013 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Dallas, Texas

    Why do hospitals charge such outrageous prices for health care? Because they can – especially because they have the complicity of your insurance company. But some pioneering insurers are holding down costs.

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  • A Fate Better than Death: Communities Unite to Fight Maternal Mortality in Assam

    August 03, 2013 |

    Bitch Media |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: India, Assam

    India faces a crisis with maternal mortality; largely due to poorly implemented maternal healthcare benefits, and high anemia rates due to harsh working conditions, the state of Assam suffers from the highest ratio of maternal deaths in the country. "End Maternal Mortality Now" (EndMMNow) - a community project comprised of the efforts of three NGOs - empowers members of the Sonitpur district of Assam to report violations of public health entitlements using text message codes, and serves to inform women of their rights, leading to community-driven improvements in healthcare infrastructure.

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  • Revealing a Health Care Secret: The Price

    July 31, 2013 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

    An Oklahoma surgery center made news by posting its prices online – a revolutionary idea in an industry where consumers normally are buying blind. This is a big reason health care costs so much, but recent months have seen great advances in transparency.

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  • Talking Female Circumcision Out of Existence

    July 17, 2013 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: Ethiopia, Kembata Alaba and Tembaro, Southern Nations, Nationalities, and People's Region

    There is nothing more difficult than changing entrenched cultural practices, especially those as shrouded in taboos as female genital cutting. A grassroots approach in Ethiopia, however, has nearly completely eradicated this practice in villages that use it.

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  • Seniors Flex Creative Muscles In Retirement Arts Colonies

    July 05, 2013 |

    NPR |

    Radio |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

    Dissatisfied with the opportunities for residents of assisted living facilities to engage in creative pursuits, Tim Carpenter developed senior ‘art colonies’ that provided writing, performance, and visual arts classes. Equipped with studios and a performance space, artists work in the facility and double as instructors to residents. Residents are encouraged to set goals, take risks, and commit to learning new skills.

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