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  • How San Francisco succeeded more than other U.S. cities in fighting the coronavirus

    August 08, 2020 |

    CNBC |

    Multi-Media |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

    San Francisco has reported thousands of cases of COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic, but public health experts believe it could have been far worse had the city not implemented early protocols and procedures. An early adoption of mask wearing and remote working as well as ceding communications and guidance to scientists helped keep the hospitals below their maximum capacity and avoid overburdening available resources.

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  • Bright yellow ‘community refrigerators' pop up to feed those in need across Philadelphia

    August 08, 2020 |

    The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia Media Network) |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    Community refrigerators have been installed and stocked in parts of Philadelphia to alleviate food insecurity. Finding an ideal location requires knowing the needs of a community as well as its capacity to keep refrigerators stocked with fresh produce. The Community Fridge Project placed refrigerators in different neighborhoods across North Philadelphia after researching how the idea was launched and implemented in other cities like New York and Los Angeles.

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  • A West Philly grandmother decided to save summer with a PlayStreet. Then, tragedy struck.

    August 08, 2020 |

    The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia Media Network) |

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    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    Philadelphia's PlayStreets program is a nearly 60-year-old program that began as a meal service during the summer "hungry season," when school lunches are not served, but has evolved into a summer camp on 300 city blocks. Fifty blocks are designated "super streets," where high levels of poverty and violence are met with extra resources. On top of the usual meals and games, the city provides play equipment, DJ dance parties, and mural making. In a summer of extreme violence, neighbors say it also provides a sense of security and normalcy, which police credit as a violence-preventive measure.

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  • Lunch Boxes of Love

    August 07, 2020 |

    QNotes Carolinas |

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    Response Location: United States, Haywood, North Carolina

    St. John’s MCC kept up its work with Love Wins Community Engagement Center during COVID-19 by providing food and other services to its majority LGBTQ clients. They serve hot meals 5 days a week and provide groceries for 80-90 families. The hot meals provided in 2020 jumped to 16,384 from 8,925 in 2019. The Center follows strict sanitation protocols, closed the dining room and packages all meals to-go, and offers access to showers and computers by appointment only. Staff and volunteers are still available to help people find and access services and benefits.

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  • Could Mecklenburg County learn from a New Jersey city's contact tracing success?

    August 07, 2020 |

    WCNC-TV |

    Broadcast TV News |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Paterson, New Jersey

    Paterson, NJ became a national leader using contact tracing to slow the spread of COVID-19. Health department employees persistently and “aggressively” tracked down as many people as possible who were potentially exposed to the coronavirus. To reach those who hung up on contact tracers or wouldn’t return calls, the health department coordinated with community police officers who left letters at their homes or workplaces urging them to return calls and take precautions. The program is credited with significantly reducing the virus’ spread and is seen as a model for other locations to achieve success.

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  • Short on Money, Cities Around the World Try Making Their Own

    August 07, 2020 |

    Bloomberg CityLab |

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    Response Location: United States, Tenino, Washington

    Complementary currencies are local alternatives to national currencies that help local economies when budgets are tight. Tenino prints “wooden dollars” and residents in need get up to $300/month to spend at local businesses from grocery stores to day cares. Cities across the US have reached out for advice on starting their own local currencies, which can take many forms including digital-only. There are 3,500-4,500 local currencies in 50 countries, including Brazil’s Maricá where it helped the under-resourced city build schools and hospitals. These currencies have no value outside of the local economy.

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  • Qual o papel da rede de apoio no aleitamento materno?

    August 07, 2020 |

    Lunetas |

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    Response Location: Brazil

    A reportagem é sobre a importância de apoiar mães durante a amamentação de bebês. Há o exemplo de uma família que tem boa experiência com a amamentação por causa da divisão de tarefas domésticas, auxílio de um profissional da saúde e conhecimento sobre aleitamento.

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  • Bad Death Notifications are Affecting Families; Can They be Fixed?

    August 07, 2020 |

    The Community Voice |

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    Response Location: United States, Kansas City, Missouri

    The nationwide non-profit Trauma Intervention Programs Inc. uses volunteers trained in "compassionate notifications" – informing families of loved ones' deaths, a task that often is bungled by untrained, rushed first responders and hospital workers. In more than 250 communities, TIP volunteers can be dispatched simultaneously with fire and police teams. They provide counseling and assist families long after first responders have left. Advocates say their role can mend police-community relations in places like Kansas City, which lacks a formal protocol and resources for handling notifications.

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  • COVID-19: NC rural mental health outreach gets creative

    August 07, 2020 |

    North Carolina Health News |

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    Response Location: United States, Asheville, North Carolina

    Mental health agencies in North Carolina have partnered with a mobile phone carrier to provide data-enabled smartphones to individuals who lack access to technology during the pandemic. Because this doesn't provide a solution to all, however, mental health experts are also meeting with patients outside in social distanced settings.

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  • Can the LBJ Women's Campaign School build a pipeline for women candidates?

    August 07, 2020 |

    The 19th |

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    Response Location: United States

    The LBJ Women’s Campaign School at the University of Texas at Austin provides nonpartisan support for women running for political office and seeks to recruit more center-right women into the pipeline of political candidates. The inaugural class had 50 women - 33 Democrats, 12 Republicans, and 5 Independents/Other. The group was racially diverse, 58% identified as women of color, but there is room for improvement when it comes to recruiting Republican women. The LBJ program received a financial award from the Women’s Public Leadership Network, which helps center-right women get involved in politics.

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