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Therapy in Iceland: a whole new ball game

Sébastien Roux

September 30, 2019 |

Equal Times |

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Response Location: Iceland, Reykjavík

FC Sækó is an amateur Icelandic football club that is jointly sponsored by the Football Association of Iceland and the psychiatric department at Iceland’s University Hospital. It brings together players between the ages of 20 and 60 who are in treatment for mental health issues. The traveling team helps participants combat isolation and provides a routine where they have training responsibilities. The success inspired another team in Akureyri. Around 200 people also benefit from other free stress-management services and activities at the hospital, like nature walks, swimming, and acupuncture.

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The NFL Team Run by Women

Andrew Beaton

September 25, 2019 |

Wall Street Journal |

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Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

The Philadelphia Eagles' management thinks outside the box - and field - with their hiring practices, searching for a diversity of perspectives and backgrounds. The team's forward-thinking hiring approach has led to a female-dominated adviser team, a rarity for professional sports franchises.

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Playoff Loss Births Nutritional Program at Morgan County High School

Phillip B. Hubbard

September 20, 2019 |

Grady Newsource |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Madison, Georgia

To better the health of their high school football athletes, Morgan County High School in Georgia implemented a program that focuses on ensuring the school's athletes are eating enough to compensate for the physical activity they're enduring. The program, which implements ideas from college models, provides players with breakfast, lunch, and a pre-practice snack or pre-game meal, while also monitoring each individual's nutrition.

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The practice problem: Concussion issue reaches beyond game action

Nate Mann

September 04, 2019 |

Lake Oswego Review |

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Response Location: United States, Oregon

To reduce risk of concussions in high school football, high school coaches in Oregon are reducing the amount of impact time allowed during practices. Using the parameters established via the USA Football five levels of contact, high school coaches keep their players under 90 minutes of contact per week and instead work to "create higher-level intensity contact, without hitting each other, that is safe for the athlete."

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Building a better helmet

Nate Mann

August 29, 2019 |

The Gresham Outlook |

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Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

In an effort to create more effective helmets, developers and consumers have come up against both cost and technological concerns. Building helmets that protect against concussions is challenging, and those that have been promising come with the additional concern of working so well that players aren’t able to recognize when they’ve been hit too hard. Furthermore, safer helmets cost more – as much as $200 per helmet – making it hard to afford for schools with limited budgets.

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Phoenix's Champion schools reimagine the relationship between sports and education

Brendon Kleen

August 22, 2019 |

Cronkite News - Arizona PBS |

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Response Location: United States, Phoenix, Arizona

Champion Schools in Arizona put sports at the center of their curriculum, not to cultivate the next generation of professionals, but to build community and encourage active habits in its majority low-income student body. Coupled with a healthy meals program, the physical and skills training provides sports opportunities to low-income students, who are far less likely than their affluent peers to play a team sport.

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These Brilliant Nets Don't Just Glow in the Dark — They're Saving Sea Turtles' Lives

Monica Humphries

August 02, 2019 |

NationSwell |

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Response Location: United States, Hickam Field, Hawaii

Fishermen are attaching LED lights to the gillnets they use to trap fish to ward off unintended captures like turtles, dolphins, and sea lions. The lights warn the wildlife that something is there so they don’t get caught and has led to global decreases, as much as 60%, in the amount of sea turtles accidentally trapped. In order to increase accessibility to this response, organizations like the World Wildlife Foundation and governments are partnering with scientists to create subsidies.

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These high school runners train in 'nasty air,' so they're working to clean it up

Priscilla Totiyapungprasert

July 29, 2019 |

AZ Central (The Arizona Republic) |

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Response Location: United States, Phoenix, Arizona

Grassroots organization can generate change in carbon emissions practices at the community level. In Phoenix, the Chispa nonprofit organization that promotes environmental and social justice, is working to get schools to apply to Arizona’s Lower-Emissions Bus program, funded by money paid to the state in the aftermath of Volkswagen’s emissions scandal. By mobilizing volunteers to canvass neighborhoods and attend school board meetings, the group has succeeded in getting at least one school district to purchase an electric bus and implement a pilot program.

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These Gorgeous Fish Are Invading Florida's Coasts. One Solution? Eat Them

Monica Humphries

July 24, 2019 |

NationSwell |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Florida

Visiting Florida, one will find lionfish served as food, captured in derbies, and hunted as part of ecotourism efforts. The invasive species has become widespread and is having a disastrous effect on the coastal ecosystem. In a multi-pronged effort to rid the area of them, scientists, government agencies, and local communities have teamed up to eradicate them.

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How exercise is helping extreme athletes and others in Colorado battle addiction

Dan England

July 15, 2019 |

The Colorado Sun |

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Response Location: United States, Denver, Colorado

Exercise has long been regarded as healthy, but it's now being used as a way to combat addiction. From specialized gyms that require 48 hours of sobriety to addiction recovery centers emphasizing exercise, people battling addiction are finding comfort and community to keep them on a healthy track.

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