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  • Rural Risk: Mobile Clinics Help Tackle Multifaceted Opioid Crisis

    August 20, 2018 |

    100 Days in Appalachia |

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    Response Location: United States, Kentucky

    To combat the opioid epidemic in rural areas, Appalachian states are using mobile health clinics. In Kentucky, a mobile pharmacy housed in a van has distributed 1,300 doses of Narcan, the opioid overdose reversal drug. A mobile testing van reaches rural residents at risk for Hepatitis and HIV.

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  • W. Va. Blockchain Experiment Could Be the Future of U.S. Voting

    August 18, 2018 |

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    Response Location: United States, Clarksburg, West Virginia

    West Virginia became the first state to test out voting in a federal election using blockchain technology. A pilot program allowed military voters from two counties in West Virginia to use a mobile app called Voatz in order to vote while overseas. Instead of a traditional paper absentee ballot, the app relied on blockchain to secure the voting process. The state expects to spread the program statewide for the general election this November.

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  • In San Francisco, Opioid Addiction Treatment Offered on the Streets

    August 18, 2018 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

    San Francisco health workers can hand out prescriptions to opioid treatment buprenorphine on the street as part of a $6 million program called Street Medicine Team. The program aims to treat homeless, long-term drug users who don't come to clinics. So far, 20 of the first 95 patients are still in the program.

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  • The man who is fervent about feeding hungry kids, but hates food banks

    August 15, 2018 |

    The Guardian |

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    Response Location: England, Liverpool, Merseyside

    A social enterprise in England is tackling the issue of so-called holiday hunger for children who go days without full meals during breaks from school. Named Can Cook, this organization makes over 37,000 meals around the county of Merseyside alone for the 13 weeks a year that school is out. Can Cook is also part of a broader movement to make food banks— a once ad-hoc solution that is now industrialized — obsolete.

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  • Mass treatment helps Uganda to eliminate trachoma

    August 14, 2018 |

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    Response Location: Uganda

    Trachoma is the world's leading cause of preventable blindness, but mass antibiotic treatment helped rural Ugandans reduce trachoma cases. By instituting a treatment plan that met rural residents where they live, educating people about the importance of hygiene, and encouraging the use of latrines instead of open defecation, many Ugandan villages are mostly trachoma-free.

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  • Haiti Bans Overage Students From Secondary Education, but One School Has a Solution

    August 13, 2018 |

    Global Press Journal |

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    Response Location: Haiti, Port-au-Prince

    In Haiti, students past a certain age, many of whom had to help their parents with farm work or didn't have money for transportation, are not allowed to enroll in primary school. The École de la Réussite, started in 2012, is filling this gap by offering students vocational skills training and the lessons required to apply to private secondary schools.

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  • People are donating their frequent flyer miles to reunite families separated at the US-Mexico border

    August 10, 2018 |

    CNN |

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    Response Location: United States, Michigan

    Donating frequent flyer miles is a powerful way to help people experiencing disaster. Miles4Migrants, which typically transports Syrian refugee families, is using crowdsourced miles to reunite migrant families separated in the United States.

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  • Companies Respond to an Urgent Health Care Need: Transportation

    August 09, 2018 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States

    Lack of transportation is a key reason why people don’t go to doctor appointments. RoundTrip and Circulation are two start-ups filling the gap, making it easier for particularly older patents to access customized rides.

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  • Black Fire Brigade gives $30K to train 30 South, West Side young adults as EMTs Audio icon

    August 08, 2018 |

    Chicago Sun-Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    Black firefighters in Chicago launched the nation's first organization aimed at mentoring young men and women of color and helping them prepare for the firefighters exam. It's a way to combat inner city violence and address a long history of discriminatory hiring. The Black Fire Brigade raised more than $30,000 to help 30 young people with the costs of a course in emergency medical technician training and will also provide them with job placement after they gain their certification.

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  • Carefully-planned mobility makes transportation accessible for all

    August 03, 2018 |

    Detroit Driven |

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    Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

    Detroit, the original Motor City, needs to adapt to mobility changes and think beyond cars - and the city is doing just that. The city is increasingly offering “blended” transportation models, including public transport, cars, bike shares, electric scooters, and more. Leaders are advocating for a social justice approach to transportation. By focusing on including low-income communities, the city will do better socially and economically. From a system that provides non-emergency transport for medical appointments to “SMART” bus routes, Detroit remains a leader in mobility.

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