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Cod and ‘Immune Broth': California Tests Food as Medicine

Patricia Leigh Brown

May 11, 2018 |

The New York Times |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Sebastopol, California

A trial in several California cities is testing the idea that providing nutritionally tailored meals to chronically ill, low-income patients will have an impact on their health. Similar projects have shown participants had a reduction in the cost of care, an increase in medication adherence, and a reduction in depression.

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We really do have a solution to the opioid epidemic — and one state is showing it works

German Lopez

May 10, 2018 |

Vox |

Multi-Media |

Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Richmond, Virginia

In order to tackle opioid addiction, the state of Virginia found a way to make drug treatment accessible to people with medicaid by boosting “reimbursement rates to addiction treatment providers.” Historically, drug treatment hasn’t been covered by health insurance. Virginia is changing that. Already, “the percent of Medicaid members with an opioid use disorder who received treatment went up by 29 percent from April to December 2017 compared to the same period the previous year.”

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Chau manicomios: Cómo Río Negro se convirtió en un modelo mundial con su programa de salud mental

Lucia Wei He

May 09, 2018 |

Red/Acción |

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Response Location: Argentina

En la provincia argentina de Río Negro, en vez de ser institucionalizadas en establecimientos psiquiátricos, las personas afectadas con trastornos mentales se atienden en los hospitales generales, que cuentan con guardias de salud mental y profesionales capacitados en el tema. Este modelo se ha convertido en una referencia a nivel mundial, ya que representa una transición de un sistema basado en el encierro en hospitales psiquiátricos a otro basado en el paradigma de la salud mental comunitaria, en el que se crean diversos dispositivos para lograr que las personas puedan reinsertarse en la sociedad.

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A Simple Way to Improve a Billion Lives: Eyeglasses

Andrew Jacobs

May 05, 2018 |

The New York Times |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: India, Panipat, Haryana

The World Health Organization estimates that $200 billion worth of productivity is lost every year due to untreated poor eyesight. Several organizations, such as EYElliance and Aravind Eye Hospital, are working to combat this problem by administering free vision tests and helping people who need glasses get them at an affordable rate.

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Telemedicine Takes Transgender Care Beyond The City

Keren Landman

May 05, 2018 |

NPR |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Tifton, Georgia

For transgender and gender nonconforming individuals, seeking healthcare can be an agonizing process due to discrimination and a lack of provider familiarity with their unique healthcare needs. QMed, a virtual health service for transgender and gender nonconforming people who live in the southeastern United States - particularly those in rural areas where there are fewer doctors - allows transgender people to access the healthcare they need free from discrimination.

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In a Corner of Senegal, a Victory Over Malaria

Amy Yee

May 01, 2018 |

The New York Times |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Senegal, Richard Toll

A cross-sector program to improve malaria awareness and treatment in Senegal has seen sharp decreases in cases. The program includes increased screening, rapid testing kits, and community health workers.

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Almost half of pregnancies in the U.S. are unplanned. There's a surprisingly easy way to change that.

Karen Weese

May 01, 2018 |

The Washington Post |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Delaware

To reduce unplanned pregnancies, Delaware "embarked on an ambitious experiment" that worked to eliminate barriers that prevented women from pursuing alternative forms of birth control, such as cost and convenience. After two years, rates of unplanned pregnancies decreased by 15 percent.

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How one magical pill saved our lives and our marriage

Angela Oketch

April 24, 2018 |

Nation Africa |

Multi-Media |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Kenya

Pre-Pre-exposure prophylaxis, called PrEP for short, is an HIV drug that “stops the virus from entering cells and replicating. This prevents HIV from establishing itself and the person remains HIV-negative.” It’s also been key to keeping discordant couples together, or couples where one person is HIV negative, and the other is positive.

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Ugonjwa Wa Kichocho

Lucas Maziku

April 24, 2018 |

Star TV |

Broadcast TV News |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: Tanzania

Idara ya afya nchini Tanzania ilianzisha ratiba ya kutoa tiba ya ugonjwa wa kichocho katika taasisi za umma. Sawia na kupeleka maji masafi ya wanafunzi kunywa.Serikali inapeleka dawa shuleni ambapo walimu wanawaptia watoto dawa kulingana na kipimo cha urefu.

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France had a big heroin epidemic in the 1980s and '90s. Here's how the country fixed it.

German Lopez

April 17, 2018 |

Vox |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: France

When France changed their policy in 1995, and allowed primary care doctors to prescribe buprenorphine, an anti-drug medication that reduces cravings for opioids, a drastic change happened. “Within four years, overdose deaths had declined by 79 percent.”

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