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Street medicine clinics bring much-needed care to L.A.'s unhoused

Eliza Partika

March 30, 2023 |

AfroLA |

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Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

Groups like the Sidewalk Project are gathering volunteers to provide street medicine and care to people experiencing homelessness, many of whom are trans sex workers in need of basic care items beyond just clothes and food. These volunteers come to those in need with lived experiences, as many of them have experienced homelessness themselves, making them easier to trust as they provide important services like HIV and trans wellness care.

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Creating an inclusive fitness community through adaptive training

Nicholas Wire

March 27, 2023 |

el Don |

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Response Location: United States, Santa Ana, California

Santa Ana College is developing a program that provides opportunities for the physical and social growth of adaptive students. The program trains student aides on how to help those with disabilities and also provides a class for students with disabilities to train with adaptive equipment. On top of improving equal access, the program also strives to provide opportunities for networking between students and aides. Within two years, the program has grown from a four-person class to a full class of 25 students.

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APAIT: Positively impacting LA's underserved communities

Simha Haddad

March 26, 2023 |

Los Angeles Blade |

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Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

The Asian Pacific AIDS Intervention Team (APAIT) works to positively impact the quality of life for medically underserved communities — particularly people of color within the LGBTQ+ community. APAIT’s primary focus is helping those with behavioral health challenges, housing insecurity, and who are at risk for HIV/AIDS, but has recently expanded its services to include helping those who are victims of sex trafficking.

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Families take drastic steps to help children in mental health crises

Christine Herman

March 20, 2023 |

Side Effects Public Media |

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Response Location: United States

To eliminate the practice of custody relinquishment to mental health services, some states are building more comprehensive systems of care for children that focus on crisis prevention and de-escalation. More accessible and affordable wraparound services have reduced the need for and use of inpatient psychiatric hospitalizations, emergency rooms, juvenile detention, residential treatments, and police involvement.

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Community dialogue and social behavior change: Effective tool in reducing malaria mortality in Kenya

Pauline Achieng Tom

March 16, 2023 |

Health Business |

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Response Location: Kenya, Vihiga County

The Kenya Medical Research Institute is leading research teams with the ministry of health in an effort to educate people on how to use mosquito nets to reduce the rate of malaria. Through these efforts, malaria cases reduced by 24% six months after the program started.

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Drug Aid is attempting to improve equitable access to medicine with novel approach

Prosper Ishaya

March 14, 2023 |

Social Voices |

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Response Location: Nigeria

Drug Aid Africa sources unused, unaltered drugs from people who don’t need them anymore and distributes them to people who do need them but can’t afford or access them. Drug Aid Africa provides free routine medications for conditions like sickle-cell anemia, as well as antimalarials, antibiotics and frequent visits to communities where they provide healthcare support and supplies. So far, the organization's efforts have helped more than 10,000 people.

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Lagos breast milk bank is cultivating a culture of donation among new mothers

Sola Abe

March 14, 2023 |

Social Voices |

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Response Location: Nigeria, Lagos

The Milk Bank Nigeria provides donor breast milk for sick, low birth weight and premature babies in neonatal ICUs across the country to reduce mortality in preterm babies. The Milk Bank Nigeria launched in August 2022 and as of Decemeber the organization had registered four donors who had supplied 33 liters of breast milk.

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How Kisumu households fight ‘hidden hunger' through insects

Kevine Omollo

March 07, 2023 |

Lake Region Bulletin |

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Response Location: Kenya, Kisumu

A resident of Kisumu, Kenya, educates her neighbors about the nutritional value of crickets. Community members are fighting malnutrition by adding the insects to food like porridge and bread.

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A familiar setting for older adults, and respite – for those who care for them

Patricia Anstett

February 27, 2023 |

New York & Michigan Solutions Journalism Collaborative |

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Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

PACE — Program for All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly — provides free, necessary care to seniors, as well as resources like medicines and other accommodations. PACE also provides a health clinic, urgent care center, home services and offers respite to caregivers in need of a break. Nationwide, there are 273 PACE programs in 32 states. Michigan alone has seven, with two more to be added within the next year or so.

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With Three Core Approaches, This Nonprofit is Giving Hope of Life to Children Battling Deadly Cancer in Nigeria

Abdulwaheed Sofiullahi

February 21, 2023 |

BONews |

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Response Location: Nigeria, Abuja

The Okapi Cancer Foundation works to raise funds to support children diagnosed with cancer. On top of providing financial support for treatments, the organization also does advocacy work and childhood cancer awareness campaigns and also hosts yearly training for doctors providing cancer treatment to children. So far the organization has supported over 200 patients.

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