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As Seattle eyes supervised drug-injection sites, is Vancouver a good model?

JoNel Aleccia

November 30, 2016 |

The Seattle Times |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Canada, Vancouver, British Columbia

King County may become home to the first publicly supervised site in the U.S. where addicts could use illegal drugs such as heroin. The proposal is modeled on Insite, a center in Vancouver, B.C., that has prevented nearly 5,000 overdoses in 13 years and the spread of infectious diseases through supervised injection and a needle exchange program.

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Hospitals Can Be Key to Healthy People, Healthy Economies

Johnny Magdaleno

November 29, 2016 |

Next City |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States

Hospitals in the United States spend over $340 billion on health services, but with those funds, they could also help the numerous neighborhoods struggling with poverty. The Democracy Collaborative is a research center that helps hospitals link up with local institutions to encourage job growth, buy regionally produced food, and reinvest into their local economy.

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How Cubans Live as Long as Americans at a Tenth of the Cost

James Hamblin

November 29, 2016 |

The Atlantic |

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Response Location: Cuba

Cuba spends $813 per person annually on health care and provides better care than the U.S., which spends $9,403 per person annually. In the Cuban health care system, doctors use regular checkups to identify at risk patients and give them preventive care, requiring more doctors and personalised care but saving the system money with fewer emergency visits.

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Malawi: Combating maternal deaths with innovations

Brian Ligomeka

November 28, 2016 |

Center for Solutions Journalism Malawi (CSJ News) |

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Response Location: Malawi, Balaka

Women in Malawi face numerous challenges in reproductive health, especially HIV-positive mothers, and maternal deaths are still rampant in rural areas of the country. Technology is helping change the landscape of maternal health, with devices such as cell phones being used to provide women in rural villages with vital health information, and drones delivering medications where the roads are too rough for emergency services to access quickly.

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Victims of violence finding new hope in hospitals

Gina Damron

November 19, 2016 |

Detroit Free Press |

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Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

Across the country, hospitals are embracing intensive intervention programs to help victims of violence — including those who have criminal histories — after they have been brought in for treatment of injuries. Such programs can help prevent retaliation, reduce the chance a patient will be violently injured again, and put people on track for success.

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How Cuba came of age on early childhood development

Kary Stewart

November 16, 2016 |

The Guardian |

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Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: Cuba, Havana

The Cuban government provides optional early childhood care programs that are used by almost all Cuban children. They begin with prenatal care and focus on family involvement, healthcare, and education. The program is a source of pride for families. It's so successful that Unicef is working to scale it for other Latin American countries.

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Can Flint be reborn through its public schools?

Stacy Teicher Khadaroo

November 08, 2016 |

The Christian Science Monitor |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Flint, Michigan

Ninety percent of students in Flint, Michigan are economically disadvantaged and the city has a $10 million deficit. Yet through local partners, the schools have been able to offer community education system including extracurriculars and health care for residents of all ages.

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Silver Linings: Medical residents make house calls for elders

Gretchen M. Grosky

October 29, 2016 |

New Hampshire Union Leader |

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Response Location: United States, Concord, New Hampshire

Emergency room visits cost money and are not the most comfortable places to be. The Massachusetts-based Medicare program called Independence at Home gives doctors incentives to visit frail patients at home and received a cut of the cost. The program also pairs patients with social workers and continues to save Medicare millions of dollars.

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Medicaid Finds Opportune Time to Offer Birth Control: Right After Birth

Sabrina Tavernise

October 28, 2016 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States, Columbia, South Carolina

In South Carolina, a Medicaid program is offering long-acting contraceptives during a new mother’s hospital stay, while she is still eligible for the benefit. Other states are following suit.

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Tuk Tuks and Two Tents Bring Health Services to Uganda's Slums

William Davies

October 20, 2016 |

News Deeply |

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3-5 Minutes

Response Location: Uganda, Kampala

Uganda has one of the highest rates of teen pregnancy in Africa, but a unique mobile health clinic is helping to reduce the rates of conception. Marie Stopes’ tuk tuks brings health care, sexual education and contraceptives to women in poor communities.

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