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In the Columbia River Gorge, a Local Program Adapts to Serve the Community Through Covid-19

Judy Bankman

November 24, 2020 |

The Daily Yonder |

Multi-Media |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Columbia Gorge, Oregon

The Bridges to Health program in Oregon is helping to improve community health by connecting individuals and families to resources such as housing, food aid, transportation options, and health-care facilities. Although the COVID-19 pandemic has changed how the program works and not all clients are receptive to aid, "the program’s cross-sector model, its ability to quickly shift gears, and its resilient staff have allowed it to address the community’s changing needs."

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Patients Struggle to Find Prescription Opioids After NY Tax Drives Out Suppliers

Anastassia Gliadkovskaya

November 17, 2020 |

KFF Health News |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, New York

To "punish major drugmakers for their role in the opioid epidemic and generate funding for treatment programs," the state of New York implemented a new an excise tax on opioids. Since going into effect, though, the tax has failed to bring in the expected revenue and many opioid manufacturers and wholesalers have stopped selling their drugs to the state which has negatively impacted those who have been prescribed opioids for ailments such as pain management.

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Coronavirus vaccine: How will poorer countries get a fair shot?

Laura López González

November 17, 2020 |

Al Jazeera |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: Switzerland

As the race to develop a COVID-19 vaccine continues, many officials are preemptively discussing how the vaccine will be disseminated, especially as richer countries have already "staked their claim to the first doses." The solution may be an advance market commitment – a concept employed in the early 2000s by GAVI to more equitably distribute the pneumococcal vaccine.

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Rural Black Women Turn To Each Other, Mutual Aid And Activism To Survive COVID-19

Connie Green Freightman

November 12, 2020 |

Fierce for Black Women |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Mississippi

Across Mississippi and Georgia, mutual aid groups have formed and existing groups have expanded to address increased racial inequities in the health care system during the coronavirus pandemic. Several of the groups are specifically focusing on food insecurity and access to basic needs, while others are raising money for personal protective equipment.

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How A Minneapolis Clinic Is Narrowing Racial Gaps In Health

Yuki Noguchi

November 11, 2020 |

NPR |

Radio |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Minneapolis, Minnesota

A health clinic in Minneapolis has played a significant role in combating racial gaps in health by prioritizing community-oriented primary care and recruiting staff – including leaders and doctors – from the local community. This model has not just increased trust between patients and the health care system but has also led to a significantly higher rate of vaccination and health screenings.

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Rural Hospitals Are Dying. This One Saved Itself—And Its Community

Max Blau

November 09, 2020 |

Time Magazine |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Clinch County, Georgia

Rural hospitals across the country often struggle to stay open in states where Medicaid has not been expanded, but a method known as "swing beds" has helped two critical-access hospitals in Georgia to avoid this fate. This method, which allows hospitals to swing beds from "only patients in need of acute care to those who no longer require the emergency department but still needed more treatment before a nursing home," allowed for the hospitals to pay off debt and expand services.

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Africa turns to telemedicine to close mental health gap

Paul Adepoju

November 01, 2020 |

The Lancet |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Ghana

Even before the coronavirus pandemic limited access to health care facilities, health specialists across Africa were already beginning to turn to technology-based mental health services to offer care with fewer barriers for patients. Despite its growth in use during the pandemic, some doctors caution that it does not necessarily replace in-person consultations, but is still very useful.

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Speaking their language: How NOLA advocates connected Spanish speakers to healthcare during the pandemic

Marie Elizabeth Oliver

October 30, 2020 |

The Current (Louisiana) |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, New Orleans, Louisiana

The coronavirus pandemic has caused many healthcare practice to move to a virtual space, but for Spanish-speaking communities, telehealth wasn't a solution on its own. In New Orleans, interpreters, doctors, and patients are working together to coordinate care at one clinic, while another clinic has used personalized text messages in Spanish to stay in communicaiton with patients.

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Hanging on: Covid gave Louisiana's addiction patients life-saving drug treatment by phone

Christiaan Mader

October 28, 2020 |

The Current (Louisiana) |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Colfax, Louisiana

When the coronavirus pandemic caused organizations and businesses to shut their doors, some medical practices, such as facilities that treat addiction, found relief by moving to telehealth services. In Lousiana, "emergency changes to federal and state telehealth regulations" allowed patients to seek therapy and other services via telephone and video, which helped them avoid exposure to the virus, yet still access the care they needed.

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Promoting health — and trust

Emily Stifler Wolfe

October 26, 2020 |

Montana Free Press |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, West Yellowstone, Montana

Promotoras de salud is a term that describe lay Latina community members who have been trained to provide health education to community members, and it's a concept that has helped eliminate barriers and improve health outcomes in Montana. Now, as the coronavirus pandemic spreads throughout the state, these part-time community health workers are helping their communities navigate the barriers to navigating the complex health care system.

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