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  • Bagging a solution for leftover opioids

    November 03, 2019 |

    The Toledo Blade |

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    Response Location: United States, Toledo, Ohio

    The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation has implemented a program that encourages those returning from being injured on the job to dispose of their leftover opioids. While the bags aren't a new concept and have shown promise in other sectors, this first-of-its-kind workers' compensation program is another way to fight the opioid epidemic and has gained support from the governor.

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  • 'Lots of us have skeletons:' South Burlington firefighters learn yoga, meditation to stay well

    November 03, 2019 |

    Burlington Free Press |

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    Response Location: United States, South Burlington, Vermont

    Vermont’s South Burlington fire department has started offering its firefighters yoga and meditation services as a way to cope with trauma. The services are offered by the Vermont Center for Responder Wellness, which was created as a response to the traumatic experiences many first responders face. The training includes mindfulness, breathing, stretching, and refocusing.

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  • Host homes make homeless youth 'part of the family'

    November 01, 2019 |

    Kitsap Sun |

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    Response Location: United States, Port Orchard, Washington

    The Coffee Oasis program in Port Orchard foregoes the traditional foster system and instead directly pairs homeless youth with a host family. Host families like the Coffee Oasis allow stable environments for teens or children on the verge of homelessness, allowing them to focus on issues like getting on track with school or finding a job.

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  • Rural Wisconsin communities seek paths to better health care future

    October 30, 2019 |

    Wisconsin Watch |

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    Response Location: United States, Hurley, Wisconsin

    In order to keep already existing health care facilities open while also planning for the possibility of future expansions, a county in rural Iowa is looking for ways to attract new residents to the area. After considering research that shows "having walkable, bikeable communities improves health and the economy," local officials have launched a trail project that promotes physical health as well as a means of transportation.

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  • How entrepreneurs are designing a trans-inclusive future through clothing

    October 30, 2019 |

    PBS NewsHour |

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    Response Location: United States

    More entrepreneurs are designing and producing apparel with transgender consumers in mind. It is often difficult to for trans individuals to find apparel that fits their bodies well. But several designers are making masculine, feminine, and gender-neutral apparel to better fit trans bodies, and many are also using trans models to showcase the apparel. Although trans people’s bodies are as diverse as cis people’s bodies, finding clothes and accessories that fit better and more accurately represent their gender identities can boost confidence, reduce gender dysphoria, and communicate their gender to society.

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  • Green burials: Everything you need to know about the growing trend

    October 29, 2019 |

    CBC |

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    Response Location: Canada

    Green burials—the practice of burying a body in the earth with the intention of it decomposing naturally—are becoming more popular across Canada as people become aware of the high prices and environmental damage that come with traditional burials. The idea also lends itself to a communal enjoyment of the land: plots are reused and the spot remains unmarked. This practice is low-impact and offers other creative ways for people to bury their loved ones.

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  • A Police Department's Difficult Assignment: Atonement

    October 23, 2019 |

    Bloomberg CityLab |

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    Response Location: United States, Stockton, California

    The city of Stockton police department has embarked on a number of initiatives in the hopes of building trust between them and the communities they work for. With initial funding from the Department of Justice, the department began truth-and-reconciliation processes, including workshops, departmental reforms, public apologies, and community conversations. Actual reconciliation is hard to measure, and yet their efforts to atone for their part in historic and systemic racism have shown positive results.

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  • Colorado's family planning program shows Teton County how it's done

    October 23, 2019 |

    Jackson Hole News & Guide |

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    Response Location: United States, Colorado

    Reducing the cost and increasing access to long-acting reversible contraceptives (LARC) improves family planning outcomes for patients attending Title X clinics. With an initial infusion of philanthropic funds, Colorado’s Title X health clinics lowered the cost of IUDs and LARCs. The program then became sustainable through an expansion of Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act. Under the current administration, restriction to Title X programs put into question the applicability of Colorado’s model in neighboring states.

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  • NYC: Where the Police Offer a Free Art Class Instead of Prosecution

    October 22, 2019 |

    Bloomberg CityLab |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Since 2015, Project Reset has diverted potential criminal cases to programs that change behaviors without imposing punishment or staining people's records with criminal convictions. Art classes, behavioral therapy, and restorative dialogue have made 16- and 17-year-olds in the program significantly less likely to commit new offenses, while 98% of those admitted to the program have completed it. Offered in Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Bronx, the program helped the Manhattan district attorney nearly cut in half the number of prosecutions of low-level misdemeanors and violations.

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  • A New Housing Program to Fight Poverty has an Unexpected History

    October 22, 2019 |

    Retro Report |

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    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    The long-term results of the Gautreaux program, which was intended to reduce poverty, show upward mobility for children of families that were involved in the initiative. The experiment in desegregating neighborhoods led to the relocation of families from public housing projects to suburban neighborhoods which have vital resources like quality education, proximity to jobs, and public safety. Reducing the concentration of poverty from inner cities led to fewer social problems, with the exception of racism faced by the new Black residents in predominantly white neighborhoods.

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