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  • Chocpocalypse Now! Quarantine and the Future of Food

    June 22, 2021 |

    Gastropod |

    Podcast |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: Australia, Barrow Island, Western Australia

    Off the coast of Australia, the energy company Chevron is experimenting with new quarantine management techniques to ensure that any plants and pests don’t hitchhike to new places, which can devastate the global food economy. They’ve redesigned shipping containers to make it harder for insects to tag along and they’ve created a video game to train workers on how to be better at finding these pests in their inspections. Some creatures and plants can slip through the process, but these tools have been successful and could be used in other ways.

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  • Big shots: The multicultural hustle for herd immunity in New Orleans

    June 21, 2021 |

    Gambit |

    Text |

    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, New Orleans, Louisiana

    As demand for vaccinations plateaued and vaccination rates in Louisiana lagged outside of New Orleans, health officials found a variety of targeted, small events to reach various subcultures. These pop-up events dealt in small numbers, but chipped away at people's hesitancy with easy access, information, and community leaders' endorsements. And, this being Louisiana, the vaccination events often featured music and local delicacies, from boiled crawfish to beignets and booze.

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  • New grocery store reflects Cornerstone church's belief that 'South Dallas deserves beautiful things'

    June 16, 2021 |

    Dallas Free Press |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Dallas, Texas

    The new Southpoint Community Market in Dallas is the product of seven years of planning in a process based on community input about the need for accessible, nutritious, affordable food and other everyday groceries. Anchoring what once was a run-down shopping center, the new grocery and coffee bar is supported by Cornerstone Community Enterprises, a nearby church's philanthropic arm, and the Real Estate Council Foundation, which will cover the store's financial losses until it is self-sustaining. The store is part of a larger effort to provide for a healthier neighborhood.

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  • Philly Families Are Taking Charge of Their Own Food Security

    June 15, 2021 |

    Next City |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    In 2014, the community organization Asociación Puertorriqueños en Marcha piloted a community-based Food Buying Club in Philadelphia. This initiative allowed local residents to buy food in bulk at wholesale prices. The goal was to strengthen food security and combat the lack of affordable and nutritious food in their neighborhood. Despite distributing over 62,000 pounds of fresh produce, the program shut down due to financial reasons. Now, after forming an advisory council and working on their business strategy with others in the community, the club is reopening and is looking to expand across the city.

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  • Federal program that helps farmers during the pandemic is changing the local food landscape

    June 13, 2021 |

    The Almanac |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, California

    The Farmers to Family program, an initiative from the U.S Department of Agriculture set aside $3 billion for its Farmers to Families Food Box program, part of the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program. The program awarded contracts farmers and distributors to provide food for families experiencing food insecurity. The article lays out some of the challenges with the program like issues with how the contracts were awarded, difficulty coordinating between distributors and farmers, stringent requirements, as well as the quick, creative solutions that were deployed to overcome them.

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  • Internet from the moon: Varsity scholar nurtures his concept on inexpensive internet.

    June 11, 2021 |

    Zulani |

    Video |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: Kenya, Nairobi

    To make internet connectivity accessible and affordable across Africa, Dr. Harold Omondi developed “internet from the moon,” a technology that uses satellite dishes to communicate with transponders placed in the moon several years ago by NASA. The transponders can send and receive information and, since the moon keeps the same side of its surface pointed towards earth, the connection cannot be lost. Still in the piloting phase, the system currently offers free internet at Jomo Kenyatta University, where over 1,200 people login every day, and has another station in South Sudan serving 300-500 people daily.

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  • Affordable housing expansion happening on Indy's west side

    June 09, 2021 |

    WRTV-TV |

    Broadcast TV News |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Indianapolis, Indiana

    With 2,300 people on a wait list for affordable housing, the city of Indianapolis pumped $3 million into a vouchers program for 2021 that has already housed 672 people. Some of the vouchers are set aside for military veterans and their families experiencing homelessness. The city contracted with a national affordable-housing developer and property manager. The housing market has priced many people out of affordable, safe options. A new 61-unit development is under construction, with more homes dedicated to reducing the numbers of unhoused veterans.

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  • The Shot And A Shave: Inside A COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic At A Nashua Barbershop

    June 08, 2021 |

    New Hampshire Public Radio |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Nashua, New Hampshire

    Community health workers are engaging small business owners to host local COVID-19 vaccination clinics. These smaller clinics, like La Fama 2 Barbershop, are effective because of the strength of interpersonal relationships. At the barber shop, the atmosphere is relaxed and the owner knows the needs of his customers. To make the information and vaccines accessible to the local Latino community, the clinic held Saturday afternoon hours and community health workers were present with information in Portuguese and Spanish. It helps for friends and families to get vaccinated together, among people they trust.

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  • Recovered Covid Patients Send Their Leftover Meds to Those in Need

    June 08, 2021 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: India, Mumbai

    Volunteers with India’s Meds For More initiative (MFM) collect leftover unused medications from recovered Covid-19 patients by canvassing their apartment buildings, offices, student clubs, schools, and other locations. Once collected, MFM distributes them to NGOs licensed to work in the health sector, who transport the medicines to marginalized communities in urban and rural areas. Medical professionals sort and pack the medicines and give them to local hospitals and health care centers, who distribute them to patients. The success of the program has inspired similar initiatives in several other cities.

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  • Guilty or not Guilty? How PSN Africa is addressing the realities of postpartum depression in Lagos State

    June 07, 2021 |

    Nigeria Health Watch |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Nigeria, Lagos State

    The Postpartum Support Network Africa turned a foothold in one Lagos hospital into a 50-hospital network in two states combatting postpartum depression by training healthcare workers, screening for the problem, and providing therapy to mothers. The World Health Organization estimates that postpartum depression affects nearly 1 in 5 women in developing countries. Though common, it can be hard to detect and many lack awareness of its symptoms and treatment. PSN Africa's six-year push to improve the response to the problem has reached tens of thousands of mothers and their caregivers.

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