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The benefits of ‘Dry January' last longer than a month, studies show

Anahad O'Connor

December 27, 2022 |

The Washington Post |

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Response Location: United States

Studies show that people who participate in Dry January experience lasting benefits like drinking less in the long run and making other changes to their drinking habits that lead to improved health and wellness. A month of sobriety can lead to opportunities to form new habits and experience health benefits like weight loss, better sleep and mood and energy boosts.

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Maternal deaths in the U.S. are staggeringly common. Personal nurses could help

Laura Benshoff

December 27, 2022 |

NPR |

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Response Location: United States, Upper Darby, Pennsylvania

The Nurse-Family Partnership pairs low-income, first-time parents with a personal nurse from pregnancy through their child's second birthday. The Partnership serves 56,000 families each year, and works to help improve pregnancy outcomes for both parents and their babies through early education, access to care and helping to empower parents to get the care they need.

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Prof's slaying, other stressors spike U of A mental-health-care demand

Madi Kingsbury

December 24, 2022 |

Arizona Daily Star |

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Response Location: United States, Tucson, Arizona

As the number of students seeking mental health support increased, the University of Arizona’s Counseling and Psych Services increased the number of students it’s able to see — up to about 1,500 students a month — as well as the number of staff — from about 40 people in 2019 to 70. This staffing increase makes it easier for more students to access care. The center also provides options for students who struggle with the cost of mental health services.

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Hospital and a home: Uganda shelters offer a lifeline to cancer patients

Dan Ayebare

December 23, 2022 |

The Guardian |

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Response Location: Uganda, Kampala

The Uganda Cancer Institute placed a tent and mattresses outside of their Kampala hospital as a free shelter for cancer patients and their families. Before the shelter, patients who could not afford transportation to and from hospital visits were sleeping outside in the elements which reduced their chances of recovery.

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Chicago Experiments with Crisis Response Units, Grapples With Dilemma: Include Police or Not

Josh McGhee

December 22, 2022 |

MindSite News |

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Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

The Crisis Assistance Response and Engagement (CARE) team aims to help people experiencing mental health crises without resorting to force or arrests. The CARE team is a three-person model including a paramedic, clinician, and police officer. Since September 2021, the team has responded to calls about 440 times, none of which have included force or arrests.

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Determined initiative is closing the menstrual awareness gap in secondary schools

Kehinde Ogunronbi

December 22, 2022 |

Social Voices |

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Response Location: Nigeria, Ogun State

Arise for Girls is an organization designed to educate young girls about menstrual hygiene, as period poverty and stigma are very apparent in rural areas. The organization provides educational resources, sanitary pads, and provides a sense of community by encouraging girls to connect with each other via WhatsApp. Since May 2021, the organization has helped over 1,400 girls in neighboring areas.

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How SMART Project Addressed Water Challenge in Onire Are Ago Community

Adeyemi Okediran

December 22, 2022 |

BONews |

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Response Location: Nigeria, Oyo State

In rural areas where access to clean water is scarce and leads to increased waterborne illnesses, Smart Project is expanding safe water access by building wells in the community. The organization also provided the 30 households in the community with a 10-liter keg of water for cleaning, bathing, and washing dishes to prevent people from having to travel long distances to reach fresh water.

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Building community against cancer: When it comes to terminal illnesses, mental health comes first

Promise Eze

December 22, 2022 |

Social Voices |

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Response Location: Nigeria, Abuja

Project Pink Blue provides psychological support, cancer awareness education, free cancer screenings, and fundraising for cancer patients and cancer research. The nonprofit has also trained healthcare workers through its Breast Cancer Navigation Program to ensure they know how to properly treat patients. So far they’ve trained 44 healthcare workers and they also run a support group of about 150 members to connect people impacted by cancer.

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Rural patients struggle to access expert sexual assault exams. Telehealth services are closing that gap.

Arielle Zionts

December 22, 2022 |

The 19th |

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Response Location: United States, Eagle County, Colorado

teleSANE services allow remote sexual assault nurse examiners to assist patients and guide nurses through exams via video chat. teleSANE services are expanding across the country, specifically in rural areas, expanding access for those in need of care.

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CHP is trying to attract nurse practitioners to the Berkshires by offering them residencies

Aina de Lapparent Alvarez

December 21, 2022 |

The Berkshire Eagle |

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Response Location: United States, Berkshire County, Massachusetts

The Community Health Program’s Great Barrington Health Center and the University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School in Worcester partnered together to provide a residency program to attract nurse practitioners to the area. The program helps train nurse practitioners to provide care and master concepts like insurance policies and medical computer systems in areas that are lacking these medical professionals.

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