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Doctors could get a Texas medical license in 10 days or fewer. What it means for you

Arezow Doost

February 28, 2023 |

KXAN-TV |

Multi-Media |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Texas

The Interstate Medical Licensure Compact expedites medical licenses allowing doctors to provide healthcare across several states via telehealth. The Compact speeds up the licensing process, taking just a few days, and can be completed mostly online. Texas just became one of the 37 states that have joined the Compact.

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Composting Pickup Service

Anna Lionas

February 28, 2023 |

The Food Fix |

Podcast |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

In Philadelphia, subscribers pay a monthly fee to Bennett Compost to have the company collect their food waste weekly and compost it so it doesn’t wind up producing greenhouse gases in the landfill.

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Jackson's Latino community: Amid growing job mobility, could politics fill gaps that still exist?

Miranda de Moraes

February 28, 2023 |

Casper Star-Tribune |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Jackson Hole, Wyoming

The Town’s Equity Task Force works to advise the town on equity and inclusion strategies, specifically for the Latino population in the community. The task force presented seven recommendations to the Jackson Town Council in December, which were accepted, including recommendations like translating town signs into Spanish. Similarly, several local nonprofits have stepped up to serve Latino community members from literacy to food aid.

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Trabajadores comunitarios persuaden a inmigrantes mayores de tener cobertura de salud

Claudia Boyd-Barrett

February 28, 2023 |

KFF Health News |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, California

Después de la amplificación del programa de Medicaid en California, algunos condados han contratado a un pequeño ejército de trabajadores comunitarios multilingües y educadores de salud para inscribir a tantos adultos mayores inmigrantes como sea posible. Estos trabajadores visitan centros para personas mayores, iglesias, clases de inglés, oficinas de inmigración, mercados y eventos comunitarios, con la esperanza de encontrar a personas que no estén enteradas de su nueva elegibilidad.

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Kaua‘i's Habitat for Humanity Outbuilds Other Habitats in Hawai‘i. Here's How They Do It.

Noelle Fujii-Oride

February 28, 2023 |

Hawaii Business Magazine |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Kauai, Hawaii

The Kaua‘i Habitat for Humanity is taking a unique approach to addressing the local affordable housing shortage. The nonprofit develops its own subdivisions and builds homes in batches, mostly constructed by volunteers, who will eventually own the homes, alongside supervisors.

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Healthcare Hustle: Proposal to make out-of-state doctors available

Perry Elyaderani

February 28, 2023 |

KNWA-TV |

Multi-Media |

3-5 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Austin, Texas

To help address care shortages, the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact makes it easier for physicians to work across state lines, taking the typical three to six month licensing process and reducing it to about seven to 10 days. 37 states are currently part of the Compact, which has helped license 15,000 physicians.

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L.A. high school's AP African American Studies course fills a void prohibited elsewhere

Jackson Tammariello

February 28, 2023 |

AfroLA |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

Susan Miller Dorsey High School is the first school in California to pilot a new advanced placement African American studies course, which covers the history of Black social movements, societal achievements, and in the United States. Students in the course say it has exposed them to deeper knowledge about their communities and helped them express themselves.

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The search for immigrant seniors eligible for Medi-Cal

Claudia Boyd-Barrett

February 27, 2023 |

El Tímpano |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, California

Medi-Cal is a Medicaid program for low-income residents regardless of their immigration status. As of October 2022, more than 300,000 older immigrant adults without legal residency enrolled in Medi-Cal, which was more than the state’s original projection. To continue expanding Medi-Cal’s reach, community health workers and educators are visiting senior centers, churches, markets and community events to encounter people who may not be aware of their eligibility in the program.

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A familiar setting for older adults, and respite – for those who care for them

Patricia Anstett

February 27, 2023 |

New York & Michigan Solutions Journalism Collaborative |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

PACE — Program for All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly — provides free, necessary care to seniors, as well as resources like medicines and other accommodations. PACE also provides a health clinic, urgent care center, home services and offers respite to caregivers in need of a break. Nationwide, there are 273 PACE programs in 32 states. Michigan alone has seven, with two more to be added within the next year or so.

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Moms Demand Action Founder: 'Women Are the Secret Sauce to Organizing'

Kate Brennan

February 27, 2023 |

The Story Exchange |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States

Moms Demand Action brings gun safety advocates together to engage with corporations, lobby legislators, and help women run for office. In the last election cycle, 140 volunteers with the organization were elected at different levels of government.

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