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  • Can ‘Big Data' Help Fight Big Fires? Firefighters Are Betting on It

    June 24, 2019 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

    FireMap is a new program that uses real-time data to predict the direction of wildfires. In Southern California, where the tool is being tested, there is a huge potential for positive impact - fires in California swept across about 1.7 million acres in 2018. FireMap is built off an older technology, but this one is faster, more accurate, and has greater potential to scale.

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  • For Vitiligo Patients, New Treatments Offer Hope

    June 24, 2019 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States

    Vitiligo, an incurable autoimmune condition that impacts both children and adults, is often a cause of stress and stigma concerns for those affected. Recent efforts to reduce the skin discoloration that the condition is known for has lead to the discovery that medications and therapies already used in the health field can also be applied to this circumstance.

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  • They were raped during Colombia's civil war. Now they want justice for their children.

    June 24, 2019 |

    Public Radio International (PRI) |

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    Response Location: Colombia

    Following the Colombian civil war, the country enacted The Victims’ Law, which centered on providing reparations to those affected by violence and war. But since its creation, the law has only provided reparations to less than 11% of those who have applied, and for women survivors, it’s even less. Women, who are disproportionately affected by war because of the use of sexual assault, are coming together under the National Tablle for Victim’s Participation, are demanding more.

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  • What if Fort Worth hired ex-convicts to fight violent crime? It's working elsewhere

    June 24, 2019 |

    Fort Worth Star-Telegram |

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    Response Location: United States, Richmond, California

    Within a year of founding its Office of Neighborhood Safety to prevent gun violence, Richmond saw its most violent neighborhood drop from 27 murders to three. The program pairs former gang members and formerly incarcerated men with people deemed at risk of shooting others or getting shot. The mentors are paid a salary by the city, and the program "fellows" get paid a stipend if they stay out of trouble and respond well to the program's life-skills counseling. The program expanded citywide and to other cities, based on its record of keeping fellows alive and shootings in decline.

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  • Au-delà des mots, elle décode la langue du cœur

    June 24, 2019 |

    Le Temps |

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    Response Location: Switzerland

    En Suisse, l’association Appartenances fait appel à 140 interprètes communautaires pour favoriser l'autonomie des personnes migrantes. Leur mission : traduire, certes, mais surtout de dissiper les méprises potentielles dues aux différences culturelles entre une personne migrante et un professionnel de santé ou du social. Ces interprètes ont tous eux-mêmes un parcours migratoire derrière eux qui permet de saisir les nuances entre le pays d’origine de la personne migrante et le pays d’accueil.

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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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  • Four officers, no weapons, no charges: A Yukon First Nation's solution for keeping the peace

    June 23, 2019 |

    The Globe and Mail |

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    Response Location: Canada, Whitehorse, Yukon

    The people of the Kwanlin Dün First Nation, in Canada’s Yukon, have improved safety and defused some of the tensions with Royal Canadian Mounted Police by forming their own unarmed community safety officer corps focused on helping rather than law enforcement. The four-officer team patrols the streets and responds to domestic disturbances and other incidents traditionally handled by police. But they also run errands for residents, mediate disputes, and provide a variety of health and social-service functions.

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  • A Regional Approach to Rural Health Challenges

    June 22, 2019 |

    The Atlantic |

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    Response Location: United States, Danville, Virginia

    A network of member organizations in and around Danville, Virginia tackles the region's health and nutrition pitfalls by relying on the strength of their tight-knit rural towns to donate and distribute health resources to impoverished communities. One such organization, God's Storehouse, uses the personal bonds of neighbors and friends to box and distribute free food.

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  • What are nature-based solutions?

    June 21, 2019 |

    Apolitical |

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    Response Location: United States, Portland, Oregon

    Nature-based solutions to climate change involve strategic use of greenery to staunch the negative impacts of climate change broadly, but these solutions also have been proven to increase jobs and contribute to the overall economy. For instance, in Portland, the Green Streets project used trees rather than concrete to absorb excess runoff, helping the city in multiple ways in the process.

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  • My Quixotic Quest for Quiet in New York City Audio icon

    June 21, 2019 |

    Bloomberg CityLab |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Though cities around the world range in size, demographics, and countless other factories, they share a common trait: cities are loud. The app Hush City offers an easy way to find a quiet space amid the noise. The app uses crowdsourced data to report on quiet, and not so quiet, areas in densely populated areas around the world.

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