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  • How Nourish New York Is Still Feeding NYC

    March 29, 2022 |

    Civil Eats |

    Photojournalism |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, New York

    Nourish New York connects small farmers to food pantries to bring fresh, healthy, and culturally-relevant food to those in need in response to the food distribution crisis caused by the pandemic. Though it was never intended to be permanent, the organization’s existence has since been signed into law and its budget has doubled to $50 million and it has become a reliable source of food throughout the state.

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  • Anti-vax preachers and the race to vaccinate South Sudan

    March 27, 2022 |

    Unreported World |

    Documentary |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: South Sudan

    Crown Agents is an international development organization working to get people vaccinated against COVID-19, despite vaccine shortages and misinformation from anti-vaxxers.

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  • Take this cash and call me in the morning

    March 24, 2022 |

    The Boston Globe |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Boston, Massachusetts

    Health professionals today routinely help patients access support services, like food and income assistance, that are crucial for their mental and physical health. Organizations, like Health Leads, have stepped in to manage some of this support. They encourage doctors and social workers to “prescribe” resources like food, and volunteers help by managing the logistics of things like transportation or application assistance.

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  • Fibroid Treatment in African Women

    March 24, 2022 |

    Nigeria Info FM |

    Radio |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: Nigeria

    High intensity focus ultrasound is being used in the Management and treatment of fibroids in women in Nigeria. It provides a non-surgical and non-invasive treatment option for women who meet specific criteria including the size of the fibroid and its location.

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  • Vegan Fridays for All? More Schools Offer Plant-Based Meals

    March 21, 2022 |

    Civil Eats |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Chilis on Wheels New York, is part of a coalition of mostly vegan and Black, Indigenous, and Latinx-founded and led organizations that partner with the Office of Food and Nutritional Services to expand plant-based offerings in the city’s schools. The group works to implement practices like “Vegan Fridays,” where the school meal of the day is plant-based, a practice that is picking up speed across the U.S.

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  • Vaccinating the Amazon: Hundreds of Indigenous languages, climate, terrain and more all complicate a massive effort

    March 20, 2022 |

    USA Today |

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    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: Chile

    Hundreds of thousands of indigenous people in remote regions of the Amazon have been vaccinated for COVID-19 in part thanks to programs that send indigenous vaccinators with non-mRNA vaccines to remote villages. There, they meet with community leaders and work to gain the community’s trust before vaccinating those who are willing. Non-mRNA vaccines are used due to the refrigeration needed for mRNA doses, but they also make it easier to address misconceptions associated with the new and unfamiliar mRNA technology.

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  • Lab-Grown Meat: Future Climate Solution or Icky Science Experiment?

    March 18, 2022 |

    The Sweaty Penguin |

    Podcast |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States

    Lab-grown meat is poised to become a safer alternative to conventional meat. There are 99 companies around the world that are developing lab-cultured meat products and that number is growing. The production process is still expensive and not completely scalable yet, but scientists are working to overcome these barriers to make it cheaper and more ethically produced.

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  • On Kashmir's border, health workers fight Covid vaccine battles

    March 17, 2022 |

    The Evening Standard |

    Text |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: India, Kashmir

    In an effort to fight misinformation and vaccine hesitancy, teams of healthcare professionals travel door-to-door in rural communities where vaccination rates are low and COVID cases are high.

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  • ‘Chipping away at barriers': Nurse practitioners filling primary-care gap

    March 15, 2022 |

    Healthy Debate |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Canada, Ontario

    Nurse practitioner-led clinics in Ontario, Canada, are open for same-day appointments to care for people without a primary health-care provider and decrease the number of emergency-room patients.

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  • The Nordic way to stop bullying

    March 13, 2022 |

    BBC |

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    Response Location: United States, Pennsylvania

    The Olweus Bullying Prevention Program strives to address bullying in school by analyzing the entire school ecosystem to create a culture that doesn’t tolerate negative behavior like bullying. The Program includes students, their families and school staff to guide the creation of bullying prevention efforts. The Program was tested in more than 200 schools in Pennsylvania and following the program, the schools reported 2,000 fewer cases of bullying over a two-year span.

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