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  • Can Storytelling Help Destroy the Stigma Associated With Abortion?

    February 05, 2015 |

    Pacific Standard |

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    Response Location: United States

    Abortion is a highly stigmatized topic that can lead individuals to selectively disclose who they tell about the experience. Storytelling is now being viewed as a way to help de-stigmatize abortion based on contact theory and empathy as a means of bringing people together.

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  • How Do We Know What Really Works in Healthcare?

    February 04, 2015 |

    Freakonomics |

    Podcast |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Boston, Massachusetts

    Studying the outcomes of public health delivery can lack a scientific methodology. MIT economists have applied the methodology of randomized controlled trial (RCT) to study the effect of the Medicaid expansion plan in Oregon. These researchers look into how the new healthcare coverage affects clinical outcomes, emergency-room use, and employment.

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  • The News We Need to Hear

    January 08, 2015 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States

    In reporting about problems, reporters continually run the risks of inadvertently legitimizing negative behaviors by making them appear more pervasive — and therefore more normal — than they actually are. Some journalists are trying to focus on solutions amongst all the problems which are so much more apparent.

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  • Social Programs That Work

    December 31, 2014 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Washington, District of Columbia

    Some social welfare programs may receive funding but have no evidence of success. By insisting that funds go primarily to programs with rigorous evidence of success, the federal government can make non-partisan decisions that will increase the effectiveness and efficiency of social programs and decrease spending waste. Obama administration evaluated programs based upon their successes and these programs are highlighted.

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  • What police departments can learn about race relations from the LAPD

    December 21, 2014 |

    Yahoo! News |

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    Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

    Los Angeles used to be a hotbed of racial profiling and unrest. Now, in the wake of Ferguson and the police killings in Brooklyn, Chief Charlie Beck thinks his force could be a model for the rest of the nation. The dept. has worked hard in recent years to create a police department that reflects the city it serves and has made fundamental progress on key civil rights issues.

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  • Activists are trying to stop gang rape in India by talking about sex

    October 29, 2014 |

    Global Post |

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    Response Location: India, New Delhi, Delhi

    Sex ed is surprisingly awkward in the land of the Kama Sutra, but one foundation is trying to change that with a modern version of the program, all in an effort to stop gang rape.

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  • In India, Revealing the Children Left Behind

    October 23, 2014 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: India

    Volunteers with the Annual Status of Education Report test children's math and reading skills in villages across India. While 96 percent of Indian children are in school, ASER reveals that many of them are not receiving a real education. "Learning camps", an initiative called Read India, and grouping children by ability, not age, are helping bridge the gap.

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  • Treating Depression Before It Becomes Postpartum

    October 16, 2014 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

    Postpartum depressions are often assumed to be associated with hormonal changes in women - in fact, only a small fraction of them are hormonally based. Proactive treatment and support can be life-saving.

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  • The Formula For Alaska's Safety Success

    September 18, 2014 |

    Inside Energy |

    Multi-Media |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Dutch Harbor, Alaska

    The dangers of the crabbing industry were well known long before the show "Deadliest Catch" made them famous. But deaths on the job decreased dramatically thanks to an awareness campaign spearheaded by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health of Alaska, paired with better involvement from the Coast Guard. Their efforts lead to dramatic decreases in fatalities in just a few years. Can this model be replicated in the oil and gas industry?

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  • Why Is Wyoming Safer?

    September 17, 2014 |

    Inside Energy |

    Multi-Media |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Wyoming

    During gas drilling boom in Wyoming, worker deaths were extremely high . In response occupational epidemiologists were hired to help improve worker safety.

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