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States, tribes work to increase access to Native American healing

Laura Bargfeld Natalie Skowlund

November 04, 2022 |

Cronkite News - Arizona PBS |

Multi-Media |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: Navajo Nation, United States, Houck, Arizona

It’s becoming more common for hospitals and medical facilities to employ traditional healers. Traditional services are free for Native Americans at facilities operated by the Indian Health Service and other tribal health centers that allocate money from their budget to provide the necessary infrastructure and staff for onsite traditional healing, but there are several groups and individuals rallying for traditional healing to be reimbursable through Medicaid to make it more accessible.

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Collaborative care improves outcomes for those who are pregnant and addicted

Rachel Crumpler

November 03, 2022 |

North Carolina Health News |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Cabarrus County, North Carolina

The Substance Use Network (SUN) Project brings together partners in medicine, social services, criminal justice, and recovery services, to provide care for mothers with substance use disorder and their babies. The project is guided by a patient-centered approach that uses pregnancy as an opportunity to encourage someone into treatment and since its launch, more than 40 patients have been treated

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In Cameroon, epilepsy myths fuel stigma but a nonprofit is changing the narrative

Promise Eze

November 03, 2022 |

Social Voices |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Cameroon, Bamenda

The Epilepsy Awareness, Aid, and Research Foundation is a nonprofit that fights to reduce stigma and discrimination against people living with epilepsy. The Foundation provides free basic healthcare, anti-epileptic medications, and even has a program that trains youth to raise awareness of epilepsy and the stigma surrounding it within their communities.

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Kids' health is impacted most by life outside a doctor's office, so Children's Hospital is treating social-economic wellness, too

Jennifer Brown

October 31, 2022 |

The Colorado Sun |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Colorado Springs, Colorado

The Resource Connect program began in 2019 and works to connect families with children in need with necessary resources like food, diapers, and school supplies. The point is to address the factors outside the doctor’s office that affect children’s health. In the three years since it opened, Resource Connect has helped 4,235 patients get social services.

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The pilots flying passengers across US state lines for abortions

Maya Yang

October 30, 2022 |

The Guardian |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Illinois

Elevated Access was founded in response to the growing number of people being forced to cross state lines to obtain an abortion and connects those in need with volunteer pilots willing to help people make the trip. Since the supreme court stripped away federal abortion protection rights in June, Elevated Access has seen an uptick in volunteer pilots, with 870 pilots offering to transport patients across state lines.

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After Roe, abortion's underground railroad gains steam

Emily Schultheis Carlo Martuscelli Mandoline Rutkowski Jakub Korus

October 29, 2022 |

Politico |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: Poland

Women Help Women is one of several organizations around the world that have formed to provide women with pills needed to complete an at-home medical abortion. An international group of doctors review online medical history questionnaires and provide women with prescriptions for the procedure. The groups are part of a network seeking to increase women's access to abortion as more and more countries pass laws limiting women's abortion access.

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How Cleft Surgery Unites Families, Saves Lives

Risikat Ramoni

October 29, 2022 |

Daily Trust |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Nigeria, Lagos

Smile Train is a non-government organization that helps families that are struggling financially to afford cleft lip and palate surgeries for their children in need. Since 2007, Smile Train has successfully paid for 31,000 successful surgeries and has a presence in 45 hospitals across the country.

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How one unmarked van is quietly delivering abortion pills on Colorado's border

Leigh Paterson

October 27, 2022 |

KUNC |

Radio |

3-5 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Colorado

Just The Pill operates a mobile clinic along the Colorado border to distribute abortion medications to patients from states that restrict abortion access after an initial telehealth consultation.

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Minnesota Has Become an Island of Abortion Access

Tom Peterson

October 25, 2022 |

The Pew Charitable Trusts |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Moorhead, Minnesota

In the wake of the Supreme Court striking down Roe v. Wade, the Red River Clinic has become the go-to for abortion access, especially in the restrictive upper Midwest states. Minnesota clinics, like Red River, have reported a surge in patients from not only neighboring states but also from as far away as Texas.

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When Mental Health Crisis Responders Reach Rural Residents

Tony Leys Arielle Zionts

October 25, 2022 |

Yes! Magazine |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Iowa

Instead of calling 911, people experiencing a mental health crisis can contact new crisis response teams, like the Virtual Crisis Care program, to receive a visit from a mental health professional rather than a law enforcement officer. The service is free and the goal is to stabilize people at home instead of admitting them to a crowded psychiatric units or jailing them for behaviors stemming from mental illness.

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