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  • Two Health Care Workers Have Saved Countless Lives in Appalachia. Their New Business Goes the Extra Mile.

    May 07, 2024 |

    Slate |

    Podcast |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Virginia

    The Health Wagon provides healthcare to remote, rural communities where accessibility and stigma have historically prevented residents from accessing care. The Wagon operates through multiple stationary clinics and about a dozen mobile sites across six counties. The Health Wagon takes a more individualized approach to healthcare, connecting with patients on a personal level, helping dismantle decades of barriers that prevent rural locals from accessing and understanding the care they need.

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  • How Mexico's Abortion Activists Care for Each Other—and Themselves

    May 06, 2024 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Mexico, Monterrey

    Necesito Abortar is a group of 20 “acompañantes” (companions) who provide support and education throughout the abortion process. The group provides counseling, in-person and virtual accompaniment and follow-up care for people seeking at-home abortions. The group also works to take care of its volunteers by hosting annual meetings for volunteers to connect, and encouraging them to make time for self care.

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  • A crisis call line run by Native youth, for Native youth

    April 29, 2024 |

    The Hechinger Report |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Washington

    Crisis call lines by Native youth, for Native youth are emerging to ensure youth in need can receive culturally relevant mental health care. One such call line is Native and Strong, which has Indigenous counselors and trained youth volunteers to answer calls and texts through the crisis line. Since launching in 2022, Native and Strong has 30 people on staff who have answered the phone more than 5,000 times.

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  • A lifeline for orphaned children in Taraba

    April 26, 2024 |

    Prime Progress |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Nigeria, Jalingo, Taraba State

    The United Methodist Church in Nigeria Orphanage provides children who have lost their parents with a place to live, education, and healthcare.

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  • Donaciones solidarias en Cuba

    April 25, 2024 |

    La Joven Cuba |

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    Response Location: Cuba

    Para reducir las dificultades de acceso a medicamentos e insumos médicos en Cuba, muchas personas usan y apoyan redes o grupos de intercambio y donación. Por un lado, se evidencia la capacidad de organización, la solidaridad y la búsqueda de alternativas de los cubanos dentro y fuera de Cuba. Por otro, es un esfuerzo oneroso con impacto limitado en un escenario que empeora por días.

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  • Saving Mothers and Giving Life through Quality Accreditation of Private Health Facilities

    April 16, 2024 |

    Nigeria Health Watch |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Kaduna

    The Saving Mothers, Giving Life project aims to improve access to and the quality of maternal and infant healthcare to reduce maternal and newborn deaths. The project established a Maternal and Perinatal Death Surveillance and Response team and launched an interactive digital chat solution on WhatsApp to get important health information to pregnant women. Through these efforts, maternal and perinatal deaths in 25 private health facilities decreased by 60% and 16%, respectively.

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  • The therapy school for children raised in Delhi's red light district

    April 15, 2024 |

    Positive.News |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: India, Delhi

    Project Phoenix offers a one-year preventative mental health initiative for teens in underserved communities. It provides trauma-informed therapy and social-emotional learning through art, theater, writing and music, as well as education on human and sexual rights. The program aims to equip vulnerable youth with skills to combat mental health challenges and has impacted over 76,500 individuals so far

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  • 'Are nursing homes our only option?' These centers offer older adults an alternative.

    April 11, 2024 |

    Stateline |

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    Response Location: United States, Chattanooga, Tennessee

    Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) centers provide government-funded medical care and social services to those aged 55 and above who qualify for nursing home care but can still live independently with some assistance. There are currently more than 160 PACE centers in 32 states. PACE centers are also gaining momentum as a nursing home alternative, as several states have begun passing legislation and making policy changes to allow Medicaid to cover PACE care.

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  • Doctors Take On Dental Duties to Reach Low-Income and Uninsured Patients

    April 10, 2024 |

    KFF Health News |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Denver, Colorado

    Several doctors are working together to integrate oral health into medical checkups for children, pregnant women and others who can’t afford or access a dentist. With the help of a five-year, $6 million federal grant, a team of doctors and dental hygienists has trained 250 primary care providers in how to provide oral health care in several states, allowing patients to access dental care during regular checkups.

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  • Vermont's Approach to Primary Care Is Driving Down Costs

    April 09, 2024 |

    Governing |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Vermont

    The Blueprint for Health model expands primary care access by requiring insurance providers in the state to pay additional monthly fees to cover more services for patients. Expanded services are provided by Patient-Centered Medical Homes and Community Health Teams, including nurses and counselors, at no cost to patients. Since starting in 2008, this model has helped significantly reduce medical and pharmaceutical claims.

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