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  • As the coronavirus pandemic strains supplies, Native Americans fight food insecurity Audio icon

    May 24, 2020 |

    NBC News |

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    Response Location: United States, Monument Valley, Utah

    As a response to the way in which the COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted food supply chains, especially in remote parts of the Navajo Nation, the new “Seeds and Sheep” program is mailing seeds to families so they can grow food for themselves and their community. The nonprofit running the program, Utah Diné Bikéyah, has connected with over 300 families so far. It is part of a larger trend of Native efforts to provide agricultural education, teach people to grow culturally relevant food, and reduce food insecurity.

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  • More patients have seen doctors virtually during the pandemic — and that might not change

    May 24, 2020 |

    Bangor Daily News |

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    Response Location: United States, Maine

    To allow patients to still see their doctors during the coronavirus pandemic, insurance providers have eliminated some of the barriers for providers to be reimbursed for telehealth appointments. This change in policy has helped doctors in Maine grow their telehealth practices in ways that may outlast the pandemic.

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  • Uganda: Beauty pageant helping to fight skin cancer among persons with albinism

    May 24, 2020 |

    Minority Africa |

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    Response Location: Uganda, Kampala

    Beauty pageants in Uganda are helping to "create awareness for skin cancer among persons with albinism, educate them about their rights, as well as foster capacity development." Although challenges persist, participants and local dermatologists say that the campaign has helped to increase education and decrease discrimination against those with albinism.

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  • Drive-by-Art Turns the City Into a Gallery You Can See by Car

    May 23, 2020 |

    Los Angeles Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States

    Artist and activist Warren Neidich organized drive-by art exhibits in two cities to help unemployed artists and communities feeling isolated during the Covid-19 related shutdown. Inspired by drive-by birthday, graduation, and other celebrations during the Covid-19 pandemic, participants found the art exhibit inspiring and thought-provoking while providing much-needed distraction during difficult times. Almost 130 artists in LA exhibited their work so it could be seen from cars, even including some live music, poetry readings, and puppet shows performed from artists’ proproperties.

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  • ¿Cómo la telemedicina ayuda a los latinos a seguir recibiendo atención médica a pesar del COVID-19?

    May 23, 2020 |

    Enlace Latino NC |

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    Response Location: United States, Raleigh, North Carolina

    Debido al COVID-19, alrededor de 100 pacientes semanales en Raleigh, Carolina del Norte, acceden a servicios de telemedicina, es decir, reciben consulta medica virtual gracias a los servicios expandidos de clínicas comunitarias. Anteriormente, la telemedicina no era un servicio de alto uso en la comunidad Latina, porque no se veía como un servicio equivalente a una consulta en persona. Hoy, varias clínicas están reportando un continuo aumento en el numero de pacientes hispanos.

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  • How some Mississippi teens are saving their town from climate change

    May 23, 2020 |

    The Hechinger Report |

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    Response Location: United States, Duck Hill, Mississippi

    Through the Achieving Sustainability Through Education and Economic Development Solutions (ASEEDS) Creek Rangers program, teens and community leaders are raising awareness of the effects of climate change in their small Mississippi town. They’ve fixed their community’s drainage system to help mitigate floods that have impacted the area for years. While some people were skeptical of their efforts, they’ve been able to work with pastors and other people to show how climate change is already impacting them.

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  • How Big Tech is Reshaping the Power Grid

    May 22, 2020 |

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    Response Location: United States, Los Lunas, New Mexico

    As part of a deal with Facebook to build a data center in New Mexico, an electric utility is investing in renewable energy to power the center. Through power purchase agreements, which are contracts to buy renewable energy, the social media company is accelerating the state’s transition away from fossil fuels. These contracts often come with large tax breaks for companies, but Facebook will help finance $800 million worth of wind and solar installations that can generate 396 megawatts of power. These agreements can also be implemented in other states who are hardest-hit by the decline of coal consumption.

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  • These Unsung Countries Are Vanquishing the Virus

    May 22, 2020 |

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    Response Location: Finland

    During the onset of the pandemic, countries around the world took a variety of different measures to protect its citizens and economies. While some countries continue to be negatively affected by the coronavirus, places like Vietnam, Canada, Croatia, Finland, and New Zealand reacted by taking restrictive measures from the start and have successfully contained the virus. Responses include distributing funds to individuals and businesses on the honors system, closing down everything except grocery stores, hospitals, and pharmacies, as well as rapid implementation of widespread testing.

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  • One Oregon county has widespread COVID-19 testing. Others aren't so lucky.

    May 22, 2020 |

    High Country News |

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    Response Location: United States, Corvallis, Oregon

    A partnership between Oregon State University and the Benton County Health Department has helped one Oregon county implement TRACE – widespread coronavirus testing that is available even for those who don't show symptoms or who haven't been in contact with someone who has been diagnosed with Covid-19. Although projects such as this are not always financially sustainable, grant funding from organizations, foundations, and OSU has helped increase the viability of TRACE.

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  • Coronavirus crisis in France: The battle to save the livelihoods of the self-employed

    May 22, 2020 |

    The Local |

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    Response Location: France

    The French government has spent billions to keep small businesses afloat during the coronavirus lockdown in hopes that the stopgap funding will ensure a quick economic recovery once the health crisis abates. The funding has been on a national and regional level, with extra funding for those who have been rejected for bank loans and are suffering the most. Small businesses are also exempt from rent, gas, or electricity payments until the country reopens. The distribution of funding has come with its challenges as some business fall through the bureaucratic cracks.

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