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  • Analysis: Low number of lung cancer deaths saved California more than half a billion

    October 24, 2018 |

    CalMatters |

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    Response Location: United States Minor Outlying Islands, California

    Cases of lung cancer dropped in California after the state implemented “early and aggressive anti-smoking initiatives.” By targeting younger communities, taxing cigarettes and starting a tobacco control program, not only did the state see less cases of lung cancer, but also saw huge savings in health care expenses.

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  • Science Supports Supervised Injection Sites. Why Don't Politicians Agree?

    October 24, 2018 |

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    Response Location: Canada, Vancouver

    Years of research across countries has now shown that safe injection facilities correlate with fewer overdose deaths, but the United States as been slow to adopt this solution. Often deemed as controversial on the argument that these sites could enable further drug use, results from a facility in Vancouver go against this narrative by showing an increase in detox enrollments, rather than an increase in consumption.

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  • Tech That Tricks the Brain

    October 23, 2018 |

    BBC |

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    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: England, London

    Assistive, wearable technology has been developed to send tactile or visual information to the brain in order to address mental or physiological challenges. One company has made a bracelet that can calm or energize a person through heartbeat-like pulses, while another created a shoe that projects forward a short colored laser to overcome the ‘frozen gait’ experienced by people with Parkinson’s disease.

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  • Wyoming Is Seeing a Drop in Patient Hospitalizations

    October 23, 2018 |

    OZY |

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    Response Location: United States, Wyoming

    A government task force called by Wyoming governor Matt Mead helped lower the number of hospital patients in the state. They overhauled an involuntary commitment regulation so that the state wasn't overspending and could free up funds for local clinics so they could upgrade their outpatient care.

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  • Drug Users Fight for Acceptance in California's Deep North

    October 23, 2018 |

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    Response Location: United States, Eureka, California

    Syringe exchange programs throughout the United States have been surrounded by controversy, but that doesn't mean they haven't had positive impacts on the community they serve. In northern California, the Humboldt Area Center for Harm Reduction not only provides clean syringes and overdose medications, but also serves as a place for building community, treating mental health concerns and preventing disease.

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  • These Kenyan widows are fighting against sexual 'cleansing'

    October 23, 2018 |

    Public Radio International (PRI) |

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    Response Location: Kenya

    In Kenya, and in other parts of Africa, widows are considered impure until a male has sex with them and cleanses them. If they don’t get cleansed they face social stigma. However, one widow, Roseline Orwa, refused, and instead created the Rona Foundation. “The center provides loss and grief counseling, financial support and teaches entrepreneurial skills.” She also successfully lobbied for a bill that outlawed widow cleansing. However, even though the practice is still prevalent in rural parts of Kenya, both men and women are talking about ending the practice through talk sessions offered by the center. “A

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  • How One Colorado Town Is Tackling Suicide Prevention — Starting With The Kids

    October 23, 2018 |

    NPR |

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    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Grand Junction, Colorado

    The Grand Junction school district in Colorado is adopting Sources of Strength, a national program that empowers high school students to look out for each others' mental health. Organization around peer outreach is empowering students to process the high suicide rates in their area and talk openly with each other.

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  • Can Harm Reduction Roll Back an Epidemic of Drug-Related Deaths and Disease?

    October 22, 2018 |

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    Response Location: United States, Ukiah, California

    Harm reduction is a quickly growing practices that aims to reduce drug-related deaths and the spread of disease often caused by dirty needles. Although public perception is still widely negative, the industry has seen success by using the act of offering clean needles as a first point of contact to offer other health and medical services.

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  • 'I'm more valued than before': women in Tajikistan get a new lease of life – in pictures

    October 19, 2018 |

    The Guardian |

    Photojournalism |

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    Response Location: Tajikistan, Penjikent

    In Tajikistan, a project created by international NGOs with local partners, and funded by the United Kingdom, provides counseling and skills training for families to reduce violence against women. The two regions that participated saw significant declines in those rates of violence, as well as drops in depression levels and suicide and men also reported that they were less violent. Additionally, women's earnings and savings increased because the program helped them start small money-making ventures.

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  • 'It's a miracle': the scheme ending abuse against women in Tajikistan

    October 19, 2018 |

    The Guardian |

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    Response Location: Tajikistan

    A program in Tajikistan developed to address high rates of abuse against women is showing remarkable results through a combination of family counseling and economic empowerment of women. The pilot project was created by five organizations and its initial results showed large decreases in rates of suicide and violence. It's part of the What Works To Prevent Violence Against Women And Girls Initiative and officials are hoping to find more funding to expand the project.

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