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  • They're Out of Prison. Can They Stay Out of the Hospital?

    May 29, 2018 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

    The Transitions Clinic Network is providing healthcare to men and women coming out of prison. The organization, which has treated over 5,000 patients, hires community health workers to connect former inmates to health services. Since this population often leaves prison without access to proper healthcare, these services are keeping people out of emergency rooms and aiding in their transition to life after prison.

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  • Menstruation While Homeless

    May 29, 2018 |

    Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB) |

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    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Portland, Oregon

    Period is a youth-powered NGO that provides menstrual products to women that are currently experiencing homelessness. Thanks largely in part to social media marketing, Period has expanded from one girl's high school project to an internationally recognized program that not only distributes menstrual products, but also works to overcome the stigma that surrounds talking about women's health issues.

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  • Communities now lead fight against outbreak of diseases

    May 28, 2018 |

    The Citizen |

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    Response Location: Tanzania, Morogoro

    The South African Centre for Infectious Disease Surveillance is piloting a program to use smartphone technology to report and respond to infectious disease outbreaks. The program trains community members to recognize signs of infectious diseases, such as vomiting and diarrhea, and report them through their smartphones. These reports are relayed to a team of specialists who track the location and frequency of these reports to determine if an outbreak of disease is occurring and respond accordingly.

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  • Baylor-Uganda Leadership training improves healthcare outcomes

    May 28, 2018 |

    Scie-News |

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    Response Location: Uganda

    Baylor-Uganda teamed up to create Caring Together, a training and mentorship program designed to improve health care in Uganda. The program rolled out across Uganda over three years, using tolls like peer-to-peer training to ensure the result was sustainable. Results include a significant reduction in staff late arrivals and greater patient satisfaction.

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  • VA turns to foster care for veterans instead of putting them in nursing homes

    May 26, 2018 |

    The Washington Post |

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    Response Location: United States, Baltimore, Maryland

    The Medical Foster Home Program places military veterans with chronic, debilitating diseases into foster homes rather than assisted living facilities. These homes must meet strict regulations and the caregivers must be able to give care 24/7 or have relief help if they are unable to be there all of the time. This program decreases the number of trips and admissions to the hospital among participants, and offers them a living situation that is more similar to being in their own home.

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  • How a Tiny Kansas Town Rebooted Its Struggling Hospital into a Health Care Jewel

    May 26, 2018 |

    Politico |

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    Response Location: United States, Lakin, Kansas

    Instead of letting a rural Kansas hospital perish, one CEO found a way to recruit young physicians, and get grants for the hospital. His methods helped the hospital avoid the common fate many rural hospitals face, which are often forced to shut down. It “now serves about 20,000 patients annually, up from roughly 10,000 patients in 2012, and generated $23.4 million in revenue last year.”

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  • Why Environmental Impact Bonds Are Catching On

    May 25, 2018 |

    Governing |

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    Response Location: United States

    Environmental impact bonds allow cities, sometimes even community members, to share the risk and rewards with investors that are backing innovative possible solutions to big problems. This plan allows for large-scale green infrastructure to be piloted in areas across the U.S. where it is most needed.

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  • How Max's injury became Max's Law

    May 23, 2018 |

    InvestigateWest |

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    Response Location: United States, Portland, Oregon

    After a high school football player in Oregon was concussed in a game, his condition elevated to a traumatic brain injury when he was sent back in to play without proper rest. To combat this lapse in judgment from happening again, the state passed legislation that "set out guidelines that a coach must follow in the event that he or she suspects a player has received a blow to the head or body and then exhibits signs or symptoms consistent with a concussion."

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  • The women's health advocates pitching the end of cervical cancer

    May 22, 2018 |

    Devex |

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    Response Location: India, Uttar Pradesh

    90 percent of cervical cancer deaths occur in countries where preventative care is unavailable. An organization called TogetHER is leading the charge to eradicate cervical cancer deaths by raising funds to distribute HPV vaccinations worldwide and integrating cervical cancer screenings into women's health clinics as part of routine care.

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  • Opioid Crisis Compels New York to Look North for Answers

    May 21, 2018 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: Canada, Toronto, Ontario

    Supervised injection sites in Canada have prevented hundreds of heroin overdose deaths. Now, New York City is looking to follow Canada's lead with a city-wide initiative to establish safe injection sites. While the Trump Administration is not in support of such sites, experts believe that it is unlikely that the federal government would interfere with a site if a city is in support of it.

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