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How Philadelphia escaped disaster in the face of a dozen shuttered maternity wards

Nina Feldman Alan Yu

June 04, 2021 |

WHYY |

Podcast |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

A large number of hospital closures pushed the remaining obstetrics chiefs to work together to maintain safe and accessible maternity care, especially for low-income and English as a second language community members. The consortium shared best practices and established easily transferrable common electronic medical records. Hospitals triaged patients by needs and transferred them if needed, rather than prioritizing income generation and competition. Doctors practiced a “laborist” model where they were assigned to be on the labor and delivery floor rather than follow a particular caseload of patients.

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Bringing wild bison and an endangered ecosystem back

Louise Johns

June 04, 2021 |

High Country News |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States

Research suggests that in the 1500s there were 30 million to 60 million bison, 400 years later roughly 1,000 remained. Today, their ecosystem, the Great Plains, is one of the most endangered in the world. However, there is a growing movement trying to change that. Across the U.S. indigenous communities are trying to return bison to parts of their historic range. This article looks at various ways indigenous communities are unfolding different methods to do just that, not only to grow the population, but to return them to their culture.

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Colorado's Second Chance Center is redefining what success looks like after incarceration

Moe Clark

June 04, 2021 |

Colorado Newsline |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Aurora, Colorado

At the Second Chance Center, people emerging from prison get the necessities to survive, like housing, clothing, and food. But they also get deeper learning about how to repair their lives, thanks to an inclusive and empowering message from the staff, most of whom are formerly incarcerated. "They need to be seen," says one counselor. More than 7,000 have gone through the program, which boasts recidivism rates far lower than the state average. Now it's opened in downtown Denver to serve people coming out of the city and county jails.

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Costa Rica avanza con altos y bajos hacia la inclusión

Mayela López

June 04, 2021 |

El Colectivo 506 |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Costa Rica

El artículo explora cómo han impactado diferentes legislaciones y decretos para promover la inclusión y el respeto a la comunidad LGTBIQ+ en Costa Rica.

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Bien-être des chevaux : une écurie pas comme les autres en Normandie

C. Abel F. Petit I. Azencot

June 04, 2021 |

TF1 Info |

Broadcast TV News |

Under 3 Minutes

Response Location: France, Normandy

Dans les écuries actives, les chevaux sont libres de se déplacer entre quelques « zones » dont une zone de confort, une zone de couchage, et une zone d'alimentation automatisée. Cet espace de semi-liberté répond aux besoins fondamentaux des chevaux et favorise une meilleure santé et un meilleur comportement, contribuant ainsi à réduire de 70 % les frais vétérinaires de cette écurie normande.

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Cómo se trabaja en los barrios pobres de Argentina para reducir el consumo de drogas

Florencia Tuchin

June 04, 2021 |

El País |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Argentina, Buenos Aires

La Federación Hogar de Cristo, una red creada por sacerdotes católicos, agrupa a 190 centros barriales de 19 provincias de Argentina y ha ayudado a más de 20.000 personas a tratar sus adicciones. Lo hacen desde 2008 y no han parado ni en pandemia.

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Mobile food pantry helping Hoosiers in need

Megan Sanctorum

June 04, 2021 |

WRTV-TV |

Broadcast TV News |

Under 3 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Indianapolis, Indiana

A mobile food pantry is helping to increase food availability for those in the Indianapolis community. A 28-seat passenger bus was converted by Pro-Act Indy and turned into a food pantry, which takes the food to those who need it most, but who may not have the means to get to food banks.

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States Ply COVID Unvaccinated with Cash, Beer, Scholarships

Christine Vestal

June 04, 2021 |

Stateline |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Ohio

States and businesses across the country are offering incentives, from entry into million-dollar lotteries, college scholarships, and gift cards to fulfilling fantasies like driving around Alabama’s Talladega Superspeedway. Ohio was one of the first states to announce a vaccine lottery in which any adult resident that got vaccinated was entered into one of five weekly drawings to win $1 million. Ohio’s Vax-a-Million drawings were paid for with CARES Act relief money appropriated by Congress. Vaccination rates increased by 28% in the first week after the lottery was announced in Ohio.

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Community Ambassadors Are the Link to Toronto's Unvaccinated Populations

Brannavy Jeyasundaram

June 04, 2021 |

The Local |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Canada, Toronto, Ontario

Toronto’s Vaccine Engagement Teams Grant has awarded $5.5 million to community organizations in 140 neighborhoods to hire and train local ambassadors for vaccine outreach. Because the ambassadors share a lived experience with the communities, they can effectively identify the barriers people face. The on-the-ground effort includes sharing information, advocating for community needs, and helping people access services. The outreach focuses on people often overlooked by government services, such as unhoused people and people who do not speak English or have precarious immigration status.

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A couch is not a home: Where the hidden homeless get housing vouchers

Jingnan Peng

June 04, 2021 |

The Christian Science Monitor |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Boston, Massachusetts

Boston used vouchers to help "doubled-up families" – those with school-age children sharing crowded apartments with other families – jump the line of people waiting for subsidized housing and get their own homes. Schools identify children living in this limbo status that often isn't visible or recognized as homelessness. They referred families to FamilyAid Boston, which put about 300 families into their own homes. Doubling up, which often violates leases and can quickly put families on the streets, is the most common homeless status of public-school students.

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