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  • Street by Street, Amsterdam Is Cutting Cars Out of the Picture

    October 07, 2019 |

    Bloomberg CityLab |

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    Response Location: Netherlands, Amsterdam

    In order to cut back on automotive emissions and traffic within the city center, Amsterdam has introduced road-dividing "cuts" - called "knips" in Dutch - along major roadways to make travel in the city center easier for pedestrians and public transportation users. These cuts consist of barriers set to close off short sections of a street, therefore disabling through-travel to cars. The city notes that a "knip" effectively cuts automotive traffic on a blocked-off road by 70 percent.

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  • An App That Can Catch Early Signs Of Eye Disease In A Flash

    October 07, 2019 |

    NPR |

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    Response Location: United States, Waco, Texas

    It's often difficult to detect eye diseases such as cancer in infants and toddlers because they have trouble sitting still, but a new smartphone app is helping eliminate this challenge. Parents are able to scan photos of their child within the app, and using artificial intelligence, the app attempts to detect early signs of diseases.

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  • Free For All: Clarke County School District Provides Free Meals to Every Student

    October 03, 2019 |

    Grady Newsource |

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    Response Location: United States, Athens, Georgia

    Clarke County School District in Georgia has 21 public schools that all offer free meals to students, regardless of their financial needs. This is facilitated through a federally-funded program, so even though poverty rates are high in the area, local residents are not footing the bill. While there are still some challenges implementing the program, in general it is received well and allows students to focus on their work and well-being instead of being distracted by hunger.

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  • Community works to improve health care for farmworkers in rural Arizona

    October 02, 2019 |

    Cronkite News - Arizona PBS |

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    Response Location: United States, Wilcox, Arizona

    Health care can be hard to access for those in rural communities, so for one Arizona community, the Southeast Arizona Area Health Education Center partnered with the University of Arizona to bring health education to those that needed it. Focusing specifically on education addressing potential health concerns specific to this mostly farmworker community, the community center also "trains some locals as health promoters, or 'promotoras de salud,' to work as health educators and advocates."

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  • Lessons from Kaduna: improving immunisation coverage through local emergency coordination centres

    September 30, 2019 |

    Nigeria Health Watch |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Kaduna

    Kaduna State in Nigeria hasn't seen a case of poliovirus since 2016 due to a series of approaches that aim to stop any potential spreads before they even begin. Between data monitoring, distributing tasks to increase efficiency and continuous oversight, the region has successfully increased immunization and stands as a region to learn lessons from.

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  • As Iowa's rural hospitals grapple with challenges, larger health systems offer avenue for specialty care

    September 30, 2019 |

    The Gazette |

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    Response Location: United States, Iowa

    After learning that 17 of Iowa's rural hospitals were facing closures due to a lack of finances, so these smaller hospitals partnered with larger ones in order to focus on specialized care. Although challenges still remain on the horizon, these mergers have provided a solution that allows community members better access to care and the ability to remain in the areas they want to live.

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  • This Church Found a Brilliant Way to Help Homeless People, and It All Starts with a Mailbox

    September 30, 2019 |

    NationSwell |

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    Response Location: United States, San Jose, California

    Providing access to a permanent address allows individuals experiencing homeless to break the “Postal Paradox.” In San Jose, California, individuals without an address can use The Window, a program operated by the Cathedral Basilica of St. Joseph. The Window serves as a node for those in need—offering a permanent address so they can find work or housing, as well as access to basic necessities and services.

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  • A Big Little Idea From Nashville

    September 30, 2019 |

    The Atlantic |

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    Response Location: United States, Nashville, Tennessee

    In Nashville, the public library system and metropolitan public school district are working together to ensure students have access to all the educational resources they need. To start, every student ID doubles as a library card.

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  • In Ironwood, a tiny hospital merged to save itself. Despite fears, it thrived.

    September 29, 2019 |

    Bridge Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, Ironwood, Michigan

    Despite initial community fears, the merger of Ironwood, Michigan's Grand View Hospital with Wisconsin-based Aspirus Health Care has resulted in positive benefits for most. The partnership has allowed for an expansion of the current facility that has in turn increased specialty care access, a resource that the previous facility was not able to offer.

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  • Colombia's flying doctors

    September 26, 2019 |

    Struggles from Below Magazine |

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    Response Location: Colombia

    Due to rural conditions and political unrest throughout the region, many in Colombia struggle to access health care, but a group of volunteer pilots is tackling this problem by bringing the health care to the communities that need it. Although the effort started out small, the program now includes 300 volunteer health professionals and 70 volunteer pilots.

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