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Las visitas médicas virtuales florecen en la era del coronavirus

Helen Santoro

June 10, 2020 |

High Country News |

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Response Location: United States, Enterprise, Oregon

A medida que el acceso a la atención médica en las áreas rurales de los Estados Unidos continúa disminuyendo por múltiples razones, incluida la pandemia, médicos en Oregon acuden a la telesalud. "A inicios de marzo, antes de que pegara el COVID-19, 5% o menos de los pacientes de la clínica tenían citas de telemedicina. A inicios de abril ese número brincó a un 45%."

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Promotoras: A community model with heart — and teeth

Alyssa Biederman

June 10, 2020 |

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Response Location: United States

Promotoras is a model used in Latin America since the 1950s, where respected community members perform health outreach and host events to answer questions about healthcare access and treatments. The program seeks to ensure that Latinx communities are not prevented from receiving quality healthcare because of traditional obstacles such as distrust, lack of transportation, lack of insurance, or language barriers. Research and surveys consistently show that this model achieves success by improving access to health services for the majority of people they interact with.

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Promotoras: un modelo comunitario que tiene garra — y corazón

Alyssa Biederman

June 10, 2020 |

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Multi-Media |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Promotoras es un programa en Filadelfia (Estados Unidos) que capacita a mujeres latinas para que sean organizadoras y defensoras de la comunidad. El programa tiene como objetivo empoderar a las mujeres para que se conviertan en líderes en sus comunidades y aborden problemas como la gentrificación, la violencia policial y el acceso a la atención médica y la educación. Los organizadores del programa creen que Promotoras brinda una alternativa importante a los modelos tradicionales de organización comunitaria, que pueden no ser tan efectivos para llegar e involucrar a las comunidades latinas.

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Navajo community health reps play key role in contact tracing

Elise Kaplan

June 06, 2020 |

Albuquerque Journal |

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Response Location: United States, Navajo Nation, Arizona

The Community Health Representative Program has been helping connect the Navajo Nation with health-care resources for decades, but when the Covid-19 pandemic began to impact community members, the role of the representatives shifted. By "using their knowledge of the community in a different way," the representatives have largely become contact tracers, a role they are uniquely suited for given their understanding of the importance of cultural competency and their longevity in the community.

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StrongPeople classes strengthen bodies and friendships in rural Montana

Melody Martinsen

June 06, 2020 |

Choteau Acantha |

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Response Location: United States, Bozeman, Montana

A group exercise class known as StrongPeople is helping senior citizens in Montana find community and improve their health through progressive strength training. Participants have reported positive results, while studies have also shown that those able to meet the expectations of Health and Human Services Physical Activity Guidelines doubled after people completed the program.

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La sécu solidaire des mamans sans-papiers

Sarah Freres

June 04, 2020 |

Imagine Demain le monde |

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Response Location: Belgium, Liège

En Belgique, des mamans sans titre de séjour légal ont mis en place une sécu solidaire pour combler certaines lacunes de l’aide médicale urgente (AMU), la seule aide sociale de l’Etat accordée à toutes les personnes indigentes et sans titre de séjour. Alimentée par des citoyens solidaires et les femmes elles-mêmes, elle permet de payer différents frais (juridiques, de déplacement, alimentaires, de santé...)

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Volunteers Bring Coronavirus Testing To Dallas' Southern Sector: 'It's Our Civic And Moral Responsibility'

Erin Jones

May 28, 2020 |

KTVT-TV |

Broadcast TV News |

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Response Location: United States, Dallas, Texas

To increase COVID-19 testing in one Dallas neighborhood, community leaders, healthcare professionals, and a local church have joined together to implement a testing site directly in the community. Offering 250 free tests per day, the makeshift clinic helps to address the need of community members who may not feel comfortable going to a medical institution that they do not trust.

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Qué es el plasma convaleciente que Costa Rica ya aplica para pacientes críticos de covid-19

Fabrice Le Lous

May 27, 2020 |

La Nación (Costa Rica) |

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Response Location: Costa Rica

El artículo explica cómo funciona la plasmaféresis para el tratamiento de pacientes con COVID-19, desde un punto de vista científico e inmunológico, y por qué podría ayudar a la recuperación de pacientes críticos. Este tratamiento ya ha ayudado a pacientes en Austria, Reino Unido y Chile.

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How Lagos State is tackling the challenge of alternative birth methods

Olufemi Omotayo Agnes Udosen

May 26, 2020 |

Nigeria Health Watch |

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Response Location: Nigeria, Lagos State

Nigeria’s annual maternal death count has been associated with non-traditional birthing methods, which has led local officials in Lagos State to explore ways to improve the quality of the primary health care delivery system. Although many challenges have yet to be overcome, some success has been shown through governmental efforts to enhance facilities across the state and offering more regular trainings for medicine practitioners.

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Philly boosts coronavirus testing access for city residents who need it most

Jason Laughlin

May 26, 2020 |

The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia Media Network) |

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Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Philadelphia's local government and health care providers are working to improve access to health care and coronavirus testing in minority and low-income neighborhoods. While a testing center is the newest addition to their efforts, local health care centers have been and will remain a crucial resource for residents to access telehealth services and information.

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