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  • Peanuts, Millet, Beans: simple foods helping to stem Kano's malnutrition crisis

    July 02, 2018 |

    Nigeria Health Watch |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Kano

    When Kano State began measuring the rates of adolescent malnutrition, they found that the number of children that qualified as some degree of malnourished was staggering. To mitigate this statistic from increasing, a television show and local NGO joined forces to implement an intervention that aims to teach families about viable food options and preemptively screen for diseases.

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  • Data tracking changing Uganda's health care

    June 30, 2018 |

    New Vision |

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    Response Location: Uganda, Amalotor

    In Uganda, a biometric human resources tracking system cuts down on absenteeism in healthcare. The simple tracking system means that regularly absent health care providers see consequences for not doing their jobs. The system has improved healthcare in Uganda and other nations where it is implemented.

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  • Immigrant Farmers Revive Dormant Greenhouse to Grow Food From Home

    June 29, 2018 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, Kent, Washington

    In a small town south of Seattle an organization called Living Well Kent, made up of immigrants, refugees, and people of color who dominate the region, decided that the best way to promote health in their area would be to start a farmers' market. Now, immigrant farmers grow crops in previously abandoned greenhouses to supply the farmers market and support the local food bank.

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  • At Last, the Shipping Industry Begins Cleaning Up Its Dirty Fuels

    June 28, 2018 |

    Yale Environment 360 |

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    Response Location: United States, Houston, Texas

    A lack of sulfur caps has lead to negative health impacts for those living along ship channels. After Emissions Control Areas proved successful internationally, however, this protocol is now being expanded to impact more regions that suffer from pollution created by the global shipping fleet.

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  • The IUD vs. The World

    June 28, 2018 |

    Marie Claire |

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    Response Location: United States, Oakland, California

    The IUD is the most effective form of contraceptive on the market, yet it is not widely utilized. Many physicians are not trained to insert the device, and even if they are, obtaining an IUD often requires 3 visits to a doctor's office. Upstream USA is on a mission to train physicians and medical support staff and provide IUD access to women on their first visit to their doctor.

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  • This smartphone sensor could save a million babies' lives

    June 27, 2018 |

    Apolitical |

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    Response Location: United States, Minnesota

    The Newborn Foundation in collaboration with tech-company Masimo created an infant pulse-oximeter used to diagnose heart defects in newborn babies. The technology is now being used all over the world and is integrated into the Department of Health and Human Services universal screening recommendations. Each device costs only $200 and most hospitals need only one.

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  • Loneliness can kill you — but is it government's job to solve it?

    June 26, 2018 |

    Apolitical |

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    Response Location: Denmark, Aarhus

    Loneliness and social isolation are on the rise globally, and feelings of loneliness can be extremely detrimental to health and longevity. In Denmark, the "National Movement Against Loneliness" and GENLYD train community members to recognize signs of loneliness and refer those at risk to these programs and provide services such as group dinners and group activities based on hobby.

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  • ‘We'll be safe': How one family found a home with help from Seattle's Popsicle Place

    June 25, 2018 |

    The Seattle Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

    Popsicle Palace, an organization that serves the Seattle area, provides housing for families with chronically ill children who are experiencing homelessness. The program designs rooms for children with compromised immune systems and also helps to transition families to single-family housing and out of homelessness.

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  • Where Autistic Workers Thrive

    June 24, 2018 |

    Fortune |

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    Response Location: United States

    Fortune 500 companies are learning to be flexible with hiring processes and recruitment to ensure that people on the autism spectrum are being accommodated. Workers with autism are incredibly productive -- at JPMorgan Chase, they "achieve, on average, 48% to 140% more work than their typical colleagues -- but there is a need for flexibility and understanding to cultivate their talent.

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  • When an Iowa Family Doctor Takes On the Opioid Epidemic

    June 23, 2018 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Marshalltown, Iowa

    Primary care practioners are prescribing buprenorphine to patients struggling with opioid substance use disorder, providing a support for medication-assisted recovery. Practices use a team-based approach and grant funding to provide this support and overcome the challenges of limited staff capacity and insufficient reimbursement.

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