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  • ALICE Is Overstating the Effectiveness of Its Active Shooter Trainings

    January 08, 2020 |

    The Trace |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States

    The ALICE Training Institute provides active-shooter training for schools around the United States. The organization’s website says that 18 schools have had success using its protocol, and yet an investigation by The Trace found that many of the schools they count as a success actually strayed from its methods. While lacking in proof of concept, school officials did report increased sense of safety and confidence because of the trainings.

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  • The pharmacists fighting high drug prices

    January 07, 2020 |

    BBC |

    Podcast |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: Netherlands

    Some Dutch pharmacists combat high drug prices by making small batches of drugs themselves, which they sell to patients at a fraction of the cost. Drug companies get a 10-year monopoly on new drugs but many simply re-registered old drugs for new diseases and significantly raise prices. Doctors at Erasmus Medical Center have used a drug to treat a rare cancer for many years, but after it fell back under a drug company monopoly, the price increased and insurance companies stopped covering it. In response, hospital pharmacists made the drug themselves so that they can continue to treat patients.

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  • The inside story of how scientists produced an Ebola vaccine

    January 07, 2020 |

    STAT |

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    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: Canada

    It was a "trial that almost hadn’t happened" that only happened due to collective action and a piloting effort, that lead to the creation of the world's first Ebola vaccine. Between community commitment and researcher's skills to react quickly, a clinical trial was successfully implemented in the midst of an outbreak and deemed a success.

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  • How these Bay Street finance pros are helping mental-health agencies find efficiencies

    January 07, 2020 |

    TVO |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Canada, Toronto, Ontario

    In Toronto, Canada, two former finance professionals are using their business acumen to help mental health organizations find efficiencies through their non-profit organization Capitalize for Kids. Acting as pro-bono consultants, the two people at the helm of Capitalize for Kids have helped mental health organizations save money and improve services for clients.

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  • To safeguard their future, Pacific Islanders look to the past

    January 07, 2020 |

    Grist |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Micronesia, Yap

    Canoes have long been used to navigate the seas, but navigators in the state of Yap in Micronesia are making modifications to the practice to make it more efficient and climate-thinking forward. The canoes, which run on biodiesel produced from coconuts and come equipped with solar panels, are helping to fill a gap for providing resources to isolated communites and also help decrease the complete reliance on trans-ocean freighters.

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  • Art, theatre and clowns: creative cures for dementia

    January 07, 2020 |

    The National |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Germany, Duisburg

    Connecting with art enriches the lives of patients struggling with dementia and Alzheimers. Across Germany, several programs are using art to stimulate the minds of an aging population. At the Lehmbruck Museum in Duisburg, seniors meet to discuss art pieces that affect them. Elsewhere, in Bonn, the Demezionen theater ensemble performs for retirement homes. And even clowns can bring a positive atmosphere to seniors struggling with dementia!

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  • Microlending Sparks Hope and Renewal in Rochester, N.Y.

    January 07, 2020 |

    Governing |

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    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Rochester, New York

    In 2016, the city of Rochester, NY partnered with Kiva—a crowd-funded microlender—to serve aspiring or established small-business owners. Their partnership offers interest-free loans, and already 20 of the loans have been fully repaid. This article looks at six different case studies of residents who have benefitted from the program.

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  • In depopulating Baltics, Lithuanian school adopts unorthodox approach to survive

    January 07, 2020 |

    Lithuanian Radio and Television (LRT) |

    Multi-Media |

    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: Lithuania, Rumšiškės

    Facing competition from urban schools, a rural school in Lithuania is taking an alternative approach to teaching. The school has shifted its instruction to be student-centric and address individual student's needs, dividing students based on performance, and assigning tutors to focus on social needs. The school has achieved a ranking of 58th place in the country, scoring higher than many larger city schools.

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  • From Sri Lanka to China: What India can learn from the world about combating dengue, malaria

    January 07, 2020 |

    Earth Journalism Network |

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    Response Location: Sri Lanka

    India is facing a significant uptick in cases of dengue and malaria, but Sri Lanka and China are providing models to combat the increase. Although both countries used different approaches, the main takeaways include creating an early warning system, collaborating across sectors, and determining which cases originate locally or are from migration.

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  • What it Takes to Keep Independent Grocery Stores Open in Rural Communities

    January 07, 2020 |

    Civil Eats |

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    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Wimbledon, North Dakota

    Small, rural grocery stores around the country keep their doors open by using creative, cross-sector financing, recruiting local volunteers, and thinking outside the box as many residents move closer to urban areas. One such store in Wimbledon, North Dakota re-organized as a non-profit and applied for government funds as well as opened a community cafe within the store to boost traffic and revenue.

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