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COVID19: In Uganda, volunteers on bicycles are filling the gaps to deliver HIV drugs

Evelyn Lirri

April 27, 2020 |

Stories for Human Rights and Social Inclusion |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Uganda, Kampala

Strict social distancing and stay-at-home orders – including the suspension of public transportation – in Uganda during the coronavirus pandemic have made if difficult for those who need anti-retroviral (ARVs) drugs to regularly access the medications. Volunteers, however, are filling the gap by creating a detailed delivery strategy and then delivering the medications to their fellow community members by bicycle.

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As pandemic time extends, so does use of telehealth

Roberta Baker

April 27, 2020 |

The Laconia Daily Sun |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Laconia, New Hampshire

The coronavirus pandemic has prompted health insurance companies to support coverage of telemedicine across the United States, and in New Hampshire, mental health counselors are seeing many advantages to the practice. Although some aspects of in-person appointments and consultations cannot be replicated virtually, overall, telemedicine has eliminated a number of barriers for many patients.

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Community Colleges across the state offering more than education to students during pandemic

Sheryl Rich-Kern

April 26, 2020 |

Manchester Ink Link |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, New Hampshire

When schools had to shut down in order to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, community colleges across New Hampshire found ways to accommodate and aid their students through the pandemic. Lakes Region Community College helped its culinary students complete their cooking lesson by offering meal box pick up for them to prepare at home. At River Valley Community College, students can set up appointments to pick up supplies from the food pantry, and five of the seven colleges in the state have offered students free access to online counseling portals.

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The farmers bringing their fields indoors

Dina Newman, Tom Garmeson

April 23, 2020 |

BBC |

Video |

3-5 Minutes

Response Location: France, Paris

To "ease the strain" on the food supply chain, some restaurants in large cities, such as Berlin and Paris, are turning to their own crop production using in-house vertical farm systems. Although these farms have not yet yielded a profit, consumers have expressed that the produce grow in-house tastes better and investors have given billions in funding betting, "urbanites wanting this kind of food."

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Coronavirus Crisis Opens Access To Online Opioid Addiction Treatment

Phil Galewitz

April 23, 2020 |

KFF Health News |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Walnut Creek, California

Addiction experts have been offering online counseling for addiction patients for years but have also been working to change a federal law that required patients seeking medications to help with withdrawals to first make an in-person appointment. The coronavirus pandemic has now expedited that change, and with the regulation lifted, doctors are able to offer medication-assisted treatment via online appointments in addition to the counseling.

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How School Districts Are Outsmarting a Microbe

Chris Berdik

April 23, 2020 |

The New York Times |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States

Schools across the United States are patching together solutions in the aftermath of the mass migration to online learning brought on by COVID-19. Wi-Fi hotspots, webinars with parents, and office hours are the new normal. But teachers and administrators insist it is important to set realistic goals and not put place much pressure on themselves or students.

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Designing Accessible Communities

Anne Saunders

April 22, 2020 |

Business NH Magazine |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Boston, Massachusetts

Design students are being taught about accessibility and the challenges faced by those who live with disabilities at the Massachusetts College of Art and Design. While new construction must comply with basic accessibility standards, the course is taught in an effort to make accessibility a bigger factor when architects and designers build new developments.

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Louisiana Hotelier Offers Free Rooms To Medical Workers

David Greene

April 22, 2020 |

KUNM |

Radio |

3-5 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Baton Rouge, Louisiana

After learning that doctors weren't going home after their shifts for fear of possibly transmitting the coronavirus to their families, a Louisiana hotellier began offering free rooms to medical workers. While the practice isn't financially viable forever, in the short-term, it has been implemented at his other hotels across the country, and healthcare workers are saying it has made a difference for them.

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How Norway Convinced Drivers to Switch to Electric Cars

Maddy Savage

April 21, 2020 |

Next City |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Norway

Norway provides financial incentives for its citizens to transition to electric vehicles. The strategy is working—electric vehicles are responsible for 40 percent of new car sales, compared to 2 percent in the United States.

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Stressed? Richland County mental health board launches free, confidential helpline

Katie Ellington

April 21, 2020 |

Richland Source |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Mansfield, Ohio

To better address the increased likelihood of people experiencing stress and anxiety due to the coronavirus pandemic, Richland County mental health providers have launched a hotline for children and families to call for counseling, free of charge. The hotline is staffed by counselors and case managers and is in addition to other crisis intervention phone lines already in place.

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