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For Philly safe injection sites to be inclusive, start by allowing crack

Jillian Bauer-Reese Sterling Keith Johnson

February 20, 2018 |

The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia Media Network) |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Comprehensive User Engagement Sites (CUES) are currently primarily open to opiate addicts and are equipped to deal with opioid related overdoses and safe administration of the drugs. Some sites are now beginning to distribute materials for safe crack/cocaine use including clean pipes, alcohol swabs, lip balms, and condoms to promote safe sex.

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My Perfect Country: Nepal

Fi Glover

February 11, 2018 |

BBC |

Radio |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: Nepal

In Nepal, a revolutionary volunteer program called the “Female Community Health Volunteers” has led the country to drastically decline the number of women that die giving childbirth. Over 50,000 volunteers look after pregnant women and inform them of how to take care of themselves. “Between 1991 and 2011, it has seen an 80% decline in the number of women dying in pregnancy, during labour and after childbirth.”

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What Teenagers Are Learning From Online Porn

Maggie Jones

February 07, 2018 |

The New York Times Magazine |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Boston, Massachusetts

Teenagers consume a large amount of pornographic media at the same time that they are developing ideas about their sexual identity and preferences. A “porn literacy” class offered to Boston high school students helps them to better understand the dynamics of what they are seeing and avoid the growth of potential harmful ideas about body image, consent, and expectations.

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Episode #1806

Maria Hinojosa

February 02, 2018 |

NPR |

Radio |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, New York, New York

Heroin purchased on the street is now commonly laced with fentanyl, a powerful narcotic, which has a much smaller lethal dose than heroin. Tino Fuentes spends his time in a place called "the hole" in the Bronx educating users about the dangers of fentanyl and testing their supply for this lethal drug with "fentanyl strips".

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Tracking The Air We Breathe

Roxanne Patel Shepelavy

January 19, 2018 |

The Philadelphia Citizen |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Louisville, Kentucky

While asthma has a large impact—including being the most common reason for school absence—data on the disease can be difficult to collect. An app called Propeller has been developed which tracks medication use among people with asthma and analyzes usage against 30 different environmental factors that can impact air quality and respitory health.

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What others can learn from Bonner's success in revitalizing its old mill site

David Erickson

January 16, 2018 |

Missoulian |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Bonner, Montana

When the Stimson plywood mill closed in Bonner, Montana in 2008, the city was able to bounce back by converting the old industrial area into a business park that employees hundreds of people. As soon as the site was cleaned up, two local owners bought the property and started encouraging businesses to move in, focusing on the perks: lots of space and available warehouses. Frenchtown, a nearby city that also had a mill close in the last decade, is hoping to overcome environmental hurdles and replicate the success that Bonner has achieved.

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These young women are raising awareness about sexual health in Iran

Shirin Jaafari

January 10, 2018 |

Public Radio International (PRI) |

Multi-Media |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: Iran

After studying in the U.S. and observing the prevalent amount of information about STD’s on university campuses, two Iranian women decided they wanted to focus on sexual health in Iran, where sex is a taboo subject. They started a sexual health website for Farsi speakers, and run sex-ed workshops in Iran. “They also run a nongovernmental organization — registered in the US as RAH Foundation and in Iran under Ctrl+S. They have an Instagram account with over 12,000 followers.”

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Gwadar's Growing Water War

Mariyam Suleman

January 04, 2018 |

Pak Voices |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Pakistan, Gwadar District, Balochistan

When Gwadar’s dams ran dry in May 2017, the government began trucking in water. But the solution is costly, the water isn’t clean, and the trucking companies protested in November, claiming they weren’t paid on time. Desalination is an alternative, but it’s expensive too and fatal design flaws have crippled prior attempts at desalination in the province.

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How teens are teaching each other the meaning of consent

Michelle Faust

December 26, 2017 |

Southern California Public Radio (KPCC) |

Radio |

3-5 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

The Talk Project is a peer-to-peer training program for teens to learn and ask questions about issues of consent and sexual violence. The program has been effective and participants have, in turn, received training to be instructors.

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Tracking some of the world's biggest killers, via cellphone

Rae Ellen Bichell

December 25, 2017 |

Public Radio International (PRI) |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Madagascar

A new project uses cellphones to provide users with information about mosquitos carrying deadly viruses as well as the ability to report sightings of virus carrying mosquitos. Through this reporting system, entomologists are able to more comprehensively and quickly know where work has to be done to keep people safe from disease.

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