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  • Food pharmacy a possible solution to combat food insecurity, related health issues

    July 26, 2017 |

    Richland Source |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Mansfield, Ohio

    The ProMedica Toledo Hospital increases access to healthy food for low-income families through a novel kind of pharmacy. Patients receive free produce, recipes, and guidance from a dietician on how to treat and prevent diseases like diabetes and high blood pressure while improving eating habits. The food pharmacy serves over 800 people per month, and patients feel better mentally and physically.

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  • Supporters of juvenile lifer gather for a 'community resentencing'

    July 23, 2017 |

    The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia Media Network) |

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    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    The Supreme Court ruled about 2,500 life sentences handed down to juveniles were unconstitutional and resentencing hearings are taking place to decide if these men and women will receive parole. In Philadelphia, a grass roots effort called Community Resentencing is designed to give family and friends an opportunity to weigh in on options for one man in a way that satisfies the need for him to repent and seek forgiveness from those he wronged while also serving the community through community service and mentoring.

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  • Keeping an Eye on What the Arctic Throws Down Iceberg Alley

    July 21, 2017 |

    News Deeply |

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    Response Location: Canada, Newfoundland and Labrador

    Although many know the name of the Titanic, not many are necessarily aware of what happened in the aftermath of the devastating crash. To mitigate against another ship hitting an iceberg, the International Ice Patrol under the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea was created. This group monitors icebergs that obstruct the traffic in the trans-Atlantic shipping lanes via flyovers by airplanes conducting ice reconnaissance flights. Due to climate change, however, there has been a recent push for enhanced satellite coverage.

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  • How San Francisco Saved Its Public Housing By Getting Rid of It

    July 20, 2017 |

    Politico |

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    Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

    In San Francisco, the city couldn't afford to create or maintain public housing. Using the federal Rental Assistance Demonstration program, San Francisco has been working to effectively privatize public housing while involving non-profits deeply to ensure residents aren't displaced.

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  • Mexico launches pioneering scheme to insure its coral reef

    July 20, 2017 |

    The Guardian |

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    Response Location: Mexico, Cancún, Quintana Roo

    Climate change is a mounting threat to coral reefs, which serve not just as critical habitats for ocean life and a draw for the tourism industry, but also as a buffer to the increasing storms caused by changing weather patterns. In the first scheme of its kind, private businesses, nonprofits, and the government in Mexico's Yucatán Penninsula are combining financial resources to take out an insurance policy on their coral reefs. The insurance will help rebuild the reefs after storms and man-made damage, and fund new ways to keep them healthy.

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  • Modern clinic in Kenya's last frontier

    July 19, 2017 |

    Mediamax Network |

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    Response Location: Kenya

    In remote areas of Kenya, health care is hard to access and medical professionals and technology have been hard to come by. A new partnership between the government, Phillips, and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has resulted in a new health care centre with state of the art technology, health care training systems, and more personnel to better serve women and children.

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  • The Hang Out Cure: Former Massachusetts Governor William Weld Has An Idea Local Politicians Need To Hear

    July 18, 2017 |

    The Philadelphia Citizen |

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    Response Location: United States, Washington, District of Columbia

    Rare are the days of cordiality towards opposing party politicians within American government. Specifically, a shift has occurred in which politicians no longer know each other, which can have detrimental effects on governing and deal-making. To this end, former Massachusetts Governor William Weld has recently promoted the importance of spending time with fellow politicians, in order to increase bipartisanship and function better in government. This is exemplified by his proposal and seven year old practice of “hangout sessions,” weekly meetings in which politicians with opposing viewpoints come together.

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  • The New Technology That Promises to Blow up Illegal Fishing

    July 17, 2017 |

    News Deeply |

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    Response Location: Australia, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory

    Illegal fishing is a grave concern that not only threatens to destroy the ocean's ecosystem but the livelihoods of billions of people around the world who depend on stable fish populations for food. Now, software developed in a partnership between Vulcan - a private Seattle-based tech firm - and Australia's Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization allows law enforcement to quickly analyze suspicious patterns from the transponders of thousands of ships at a time, using special algorithms that automatically detect is a ship is a high-risk for criminal activity.

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  • The Great Los Angeles Revolt Against Cars

    July 17, 2017 |

    The American Prospect |

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    Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

    Los Angeles has faced deepening issues of severe traffic and extreme smog pollution in the past several decades, but for years intentions and promises to broadly improve transportation have fallen flat. At long last, the most congested city in the world - once home to the most extensive urban rail network on the planet - is reviving rail lines and trains as a solution to both issues. Robust public transport has proven to have multi-layered economic, cultural, environmental, and social benefits to communities.

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  • In Texas, People With Mental Illness Find Work Helping Peers

    July 13, 2017 |

    NPR |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Dallas, Texas

    The concept of peer-to-peer support has been leveraged by organizations like Alcoholics Anonymous for decades; but for perhaps the first time, health care systems are leveraging this method to help treat patients with mental illness. Non-profit Via Hope provides training and certification for peer support specialists who go to work in health clinics and hospitals to provide support, counseling, and resources for others suffering from a wide range of mental illnesses. They are already proving as, if not more effective than traditional case managers at helping keep patients out of psychiatric hospitals.

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