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  • Sit in a circle. Talk to other pregnant women. Save your baby's life?

    November 02, 2018 |

    Vox |

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    Response Location: United States, Greenville

    In South Carolina, doctors are scaling programs based off of CenteringPregnancy, an initiative that uses group doctor appoints to better infant health and decrease infant mortality. Research shows that providing prenatal care in a group setting helps to build a sense of community and reduce stress among women who might not have stability during their pregnancy otherwise.

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  • Telemedicine a solution in counties starved of mental health care providers

    November 02, 2018 |

    The Western News |

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    Response Location: United States, Montana

    Telemedicine allows rural mental health patients access to doctors in a more frequent basis than if they had to travel to city centers for care. Though there are limits to telemedicine—it's preferable to see a doctor in person—it is preferable to get some care than none at all in between regular doctor visits.

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  • Emergency Preparedness for Prisons Isn't Just Sandbags and Non-perishables

    November 02, 2018 |

    New America Weekly |

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    Response Location: United States, New Orleans, Louisiana

    After Hurricane Katrina in 2005 stranded people incarcerated in the New Orleans jail without food or water, the city used the experience not to question its disaster preparedness but instead to rethink who needs to be incarcerated in the first place. By easing policies in cash bail and arrests for petty offenses, the city cut its jail population by two-thirds and replaced its flooded jail with one less than one-quarter the original size. The new policies helped inspire Louisiana to revise its sentencing standards in an effort to end its distinction for having the world's highest incarceration rate.

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  • E-rickshaws as antidote to air pollution: Hope for Bengaluru or pipe-dream?

    November 02, 2018 |

    Citizen Matters |

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    Response Location: India, Bengaluru

    In Bengaluru, switching from rickshaws to electric autos could help reduce noise pollution and greenhouse gas emissions by as much as 0.11 million tons each year. But the policies that encourage electric autos only exist, largely, on paper.

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  • Why Green Classrooms Could Be the Schools of the Future

    November 02, 2018 |

    NationSwell |

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    Response Location: United States

    Whether they have access to an excess of land or a spare rooftop on their building in the middle of a cramped city, schools across the United States are making efforts to incorporate more green space into their properties. Gardens and trees, in lieu of traditional asphalt playgrounds, offer a multitude of mental health and environmental benefits. Advocates of the green schoolyard movement emphasize that adding green spaces to schools is essential and should be thought of as part of any municipality's larger park planning process.

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  • These election tools are here to help you make sense of your long, complicated ballot

    November 02, 2018 |

    FastCompany |

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    Response Location: United States

    Easy-to-use web apps provide information about candidates and referendums, gathering information all in one place for voters. BallotReady and We Vote are two such tools.

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  • How to tackle populism: Rebuild rural civic life

    November 02, 2018 |

    Apolitical |

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    Response Location: United States, Nebraska

    Access to civic institutions, such as local newspapers, arts facilities, churches, and even breweries, help people feel more connected to their communities and less inclined to support populist candidates. Rural areas suffering from a lack of strong civic institutions are experimenting with promoting local businesses, organizing town halls, and even designing town mascots.

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  • ReCity. Durham, North Carolina

    November 01, 2018 |

    How Do We Fix It? |

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    Response Location: United States, Durham, North Carolina

    In Durham, North Carolina, ReCity is bringing together various non-profit organizations, social activists, and mission-driven companies in a shared coworking space to meet, innovate, and collaborate with each other. This “WeWork for non-profits” encourages knowledge sharing (e.g., vetted technology vendors or other best practices) and mentorship among these groups, placing an emphasis on the benefits that come from sharing the same physical space, at a time when community groups are declining.

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  • To Get Rid of Blight, Baltimore Tries Something New

    November 01, 2018 |

    Governing |

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    Response Location: United States, Baltimore, Maryland

    As Baltimore's population has rapidly declined in the past few decades, outmigrants have left a trail of over 16,000 vacant homes. After decades of underwhelming initiatives, the city thinks it might have found a partial fix - the Vacants to Value program sells city-owned vacant homes to individuals or developers who then have a set period of time to rehab the property.

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  • A New York City Park Built to Weather a Storm

    November 01, 2018 |

    Pacific Standard |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Hunters Point South Park, a newly built park in Queens, NY, is functioning as a community space even before the addition of low- and middle- income housing slated for the area. But even more than that, the park has already proven that its storm resilient design is efficient and necessary.

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