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  • Low-Income Latinas Turn to Group Visits for Prenatal Care

    Shuka Kalantari

    June 18, 2014 |

    KQED |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

    Studies show group prenatal care leads to better birth outcomes when compared against standard care. Centering Pregnancy in San Francisco is a space for women with similar gestational ages to meet, learn about self-care, and have facilitated group discussions.

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  • For some, prenatal care is a community affair

    Shuka Kalantari

    June 18, 2014 |

    Public Radio International (PRI) |

    Radio |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

    Latin American women in San Francisco have suffered from post-partum depression, social isolation, and chronic stress at the time of their pregnancies. Run by midwives, the Centering Pregnancy program at the San Francisco General Hospital provides patient-centered care, an environment to speak in Spanish, and a nurturing community for women’s group appointments. The results boast fewer c-sections and pre-term births, and an improvement in emotional support and overall prenatal health.

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  • Abortion and Birth, Together

    Alissa Quart

    June 14, 2014 |

    The New York Times |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Buffalo, New York

    A Buffalo, New York clinic provides a space for both abortions and natural births. In looking at the experiences as a continuum, rather than as juxtiposing sides, the hope is to change how people think about the birth experiences.

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  • The Power to Cure, Multiplied

    David Bornstein

    June 11, 2014 |

    The New York Times |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, New Mexico

    Project ECHO - driven by a single doctor with a cause - pulled together a team of specialists to develop a model that combines technology with collaborative care and careful patient tracking to help cure for diseases spread to patients around the world through community healthcare agents, as opposed to only specialty centers. This kind of "disruptive innovation" is effectively working to demonopolize health care knowledge and access, and lends to a health system capable of meeting today’s soaring demands for care.

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  • Las Vegas tries new tactic to improve city's notorious healthcare

    Noam N. Levey

    June 07, 2014 |

    Los Angeles Times |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Las Vegas, Nevada

    Many people in Las Vegas lack access to quality health care centers and providers, and often end up having illnesses that go undiagnosed. Clinics try a personal approach and high-tech system to track, improve health of residents by focusing on the uninsured and the sickest.

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  • Will These Ninth Graders Make the Bronx Healthier?

    Amanda Aronczyk

    June 06, 2014 |

    WNYC |

    Radio |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    A hospital, university, and research center partnership is trying to encourage local Bronx students to become nurses and community health care workers and stay in the area to improve the health of the community.

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  • Supportive Housing as Healthcare

    Amanda Aronczyk

    June 04, 2014 |

    WNYC |

    Radio |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Should housing be considered a form of healthcare? New York State thinks so, and is funding "supportive housing" through the state's Medicaid program.

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  • Take This Apartment and Call Me in the Morning

    Amanda Aronczyk

    June 04, 2014 |

    WNYC |

    Radio |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Permanent supportive housing in New York City provides more than housing for people experiencing homelessness. Those living in housing at the Brook have access to social workers, a doctor, building security, and an event planner.

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  • One Hospital Tells Bronx's Sick: You Call Us, We'll Call You

    Amanda Aronczyk

    June 03, 2014 |

    WNYC |

    Radio |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Hospitals in New York improve healthcare quality and reduce medical costs by staying in frequent contact with patients requiring frequent or long-term care. Montefiore's Accountable Care Organization pulls in care providers from across the medical and social spectrum to improve patient health while curbing expenses.

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  • Obamacare in Jail: How San Francisco Policy Helps Inmates

    April Dembosky

    April 30, 2014 |

    KQED |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

    Health insurance sign-ups made available to all inmates at the San Francisco county jail, partnered with guidance from a clinic once they are on the outside, allows them to receive better care upon release, and may help prevent a return to crime and substance abuse.

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