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  • Virtual visits: how Finland is coping with an ageing population

    June 26, 2019 |

    The Guardian |

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    Response Location: Finland, Helsinki

    Digital platforms allow for remote care when access to health care may be expensive or difficult. In Finland, as social welfare policies experience the economic and budgetary constraints of a shrinking population and tax base, remote care and telemedicine provide an effective alternative. Using video calls, nurses can attend to dozens of remote patients, especially the elderly. The video sessions increase access, introduce tremendous cost savings, and allow patients to remain in the comfort of home.

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  • Creating a haven for quality primary care in Niger: The Fuka example

    June 24, 2019 |

    Nigeria Health Watch |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Fuka, Niger

    Access to medical resources improves the effectiveness of health centers. In the village of Fuka, in Nigeria’s Niger State, NGOs such as the RAiSE Foundation and TY Danjuma Foundation have stepped in to support the local Primary Health Centre (PHC). Multiple initiatives, including home visits and the distribution of mosquito nets, have built relationships with the community; the most successful aspects have been the Mama Kit, given free of charge to pregnant women at the PHC, and the donation of an emergency ambulatory tricycle.

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  • When There's No Doctor Nearby, Volunteers Help Rural Patients Manage Chronic Illness

    June 20, 2019 |

    NPR |

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    Response Location: United States, Laramie, Wyoming

    In Wyoming, volunteers are given health care trainings to help them as caregivers to those with chronic illnesses who are too far away from a doctor to receive adequate care. That curriculum, along with support groups, is helping those in rural communities practice chronic disease self management to improve quality of life.

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  • People still look to Safe Station

    June 10, 2019 |

    Manchester Ink Link |

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    Response Location: United States, Manchester, New Hampshire

    Despite a new local hub and spoke program in New Hampshire, many people seeking help with addiction are still frequenting the former program that is based out of a fire station. Although the idea of the hub and spoke program "sounded good on paper," some believe that there is less stigma associated with going to a fire station rather than an office for help. Although the state plans to continue with the hub and spoke model to help increase access to resources across the state, the Safe Station program will also remain a resource for those in Manchester and Nashua.

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  • La musique adoucit les douleurs

    June 07, 2019 |

    Libération |

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    Response Location: France

    Moins de psychotropes, moins de sédatifs : l’intervention de musicothérapeutes auprès de malades démontre les vertus curatives de la musique.

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  • Moving Care Upstream: Appalachian Community Health Workers Take on Diabetes. And Get Results.

    June 05, 2019 |

    100 Days in Appalachia |

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    Response Location: United States, Huntington, West Virginia

    In West Virginia, a community health worker program trains community members to act as local health supporters. The program, which targets high-risk residents "in rural areas throughout Appalachia," eliminates the need for doctor visits for issues such as diabetes that are better treated at home with lifestyle changes.

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  • A path to success

    May 30, 2019 |

    Boulder Weekly |

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    Response Location: United States, Boulder, Colorado

    In Colorado, the Department of Corrections and the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing have partnered to help former incarcerated individuals obtain Medicaid upon re-entry. The partnership allows for data sharing between the two departments to make sure people are leaving correctional facilities with health care in hand, and trains parole officers to help them enroll and use the benefits.

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  • Online learning is helping to solve Namibia's HIV doctor shortage

    May 23, 2019 |

    Apolitical |

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    Response Location: Namibia

    Providing access to international networks of expertise can improve the quality of healthcare available to those living in rural and remote areas. Project ECHO, an initiative based in New Mexico, has partnered with the Namibian Ministry of Health and Social Services to provide rural health care workers, doctors, and nurses with video-teleconferences with HIV specialists. The program helps to bridge knowledge gaps by providing access to an international network of specialists and resources for continuous leaning.

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  • 中心市街地のにぎわいを取り戻す：復活を遂げた高松丸亀町商店街

    May 22, 2019 |

    ニッポンドットコム (Nippon) |

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    Response Location: Japan, Kagawa

    多くの商店街が衰退していく中、再開発の成功事例として全国から視察が来る高松丸亀町商店街。コミュニティに根差したディベロッパーの存在や、土地所有権の合意などの要因があり、移住が相次ぐ街になった。

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  • How Grassroots Funds Are Ensuring Abortion Access Despite Bans

    May 16, 2019 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States

    As abortion laws become increasingly restrictive across the southern US, more and more grassroots organizations are working to ensure access to abortions is still available. There exists a network called National Network of Abortion Funds that financially supports access to abortions via dozens of funds across the country. Services offered to women include financial assistance for the procedure as well as transportation and childcare, assigned mentors who are readily available at all times, and assistance for women who are pregnant or mothering.

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