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  • Babies don't come with instructions. But in Oregon, they now come with a nurse

    July 23, 2024 |

    NPR |

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    Response Location: United States, Madras, Oregon

    Family Connects offers free home visits from trained nurses for families with newborns in an effort to increase access to care and reduce infant and new mother mortality rates. The nurses conduct a medical exam and then provide support, guidance and answer any questions the new parents may have. Family Connects found that mothers who participated in the program were 30% less likely to experience postpartum depression or anxiety.

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  • 'My Civic Duty'

    July 18, 2024 |

    Transitions Online |

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    Response Location: Poland

    Volnya is a volunteer mentorship program that provides support and services to newly released Belarusian political prisoners who have immigrated to other countries. Volunteers can help participants with tasks like securing a job, applying for immigration status, and getting connected to aid, and the program has worked with 69 people so far.

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  • Muslim spiritual care providers improve outcomes at HCMC

    July 17, 2024 |

    Sahan Journal |

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    Response Location: United States, Minneapolis, Minnesota

    In partnership with Open Path Resource, Hennepin Healthcare started integrating spiritual care into the medical care plan for Muslim patients to address stigma and build trust with medical professionals. The addition of spiritual care has had a significant impact on the hospital’s psychiatry department, reducing readmission rates from 24% in 2019, to 9% in 2023.

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  • Screening program for rural Colorado students aims to catch dyslexia early

    July 16, 2024 |

    Chalkbeat Colorado |

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    Response Location: United States, Colorado

    EarlyBird, a dyslexia screening program run by the South Central Board of Cooperative Educational Services, screened about 200 children for signs of dyslexia last year to connect them with extra help in the classroom. The program is already proving to be effective in the school districts participating in it and it’s set to expand to more schools during the 2024-2025-school year.

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  • Medication first, and then a whole-health approach

    July 09, 2024 |

    Northwest Public Broadcasting |

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    Response Location: United States, Walla Walla, Washington

    To streamline the process of getting people access to substance use treatment, Blue Mountain Heart to Heart implemented a new model allowing clients to get started with medication-assisted treatment right there at the clinic rather than waiting for referrals to other organizations. The clinic also helps connect clients to other services they may need for their physical and mental health. A study of the program found that patients served by the model had a 68 percent lower mortality rate than patients who were not.

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  • Could maggots fed on Kenya's food waste replace wild-caught fish feed?

    July 04, 2024 |

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    Response Location: Kenya, Mombasa

    Kenya-based Project Mila collects food waste from households and businesses in Mombasa and feeds it to black soldier fly larvae. Then, the larvae are harvested for livestock feed and their excrement is used to create a sustainable fertilizer.

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  • How one father's love is helping shield Nigeria's daughters from cervical cancer

    July 03, 2024 |

    Vaccines Work |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Borno State

    Following the national rollout of the HPV vaccine, teams emerged to manage critical components of the rollout, including supply chain management, education, training and data collection. Immunization specialists were also tasked with educating the public on vaccine-related myths and misinformation to assure people getting the shot was safe and necessary. With the help of these outreach strategies, the team managed to vaccinate 387,645 girls.

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  • Help is On the Way: Filling the Gap for Black Teachers

    June 27, 2024 |

    Sapelo Square |

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    Response Location: United States

    The Center for Black Educator Development aims to attract more Black students to teaching careers through courses at career and technical education centers, summer apprenticeship programs for high school and college students, and paid fellowships for participants who go on to pursue education in college. The organization has awarded 55 fellowships since its inception and employs roughly 100 students each summer in its apprenticeship programs.

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  • How the 'Everywhere is Queer' app is helping LGBTQ+ people find queer-owned businesses

    June 27, 2024 |

    The 19th |

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    Response Location: United States

    The Everywhere Is Queer mobile app houses a directory of over 13,000 LGBTQ+-owned brick-and-mortar and online businesses, services and community groups around the world. The app features a map that highlights LGBTQ+-friendly businesses and safe spaces for members of the community and allies to frequent. The app also features a job board and access to therapists and has been downloaded over 80,0000 times since February.

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  • Safety Training Gives Ugandan Women Chance At Motorcycle Taxi Jobs

    June 27, 2024 |

    Solutions Now Africa |

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    Response Location: Uganda, Kampala

    Women Rising for Africa is training women to become boda boda taxi drivers, teaching them the necessary skills to enter the male-dominated industry and gain financial independence. The organization enrolls the women in defensive riding, road safety, self-defence, financial literacy and first-aid classes to equip them when entering the business. Since 2022, the group has trained 90 women riders.

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