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  • How to tackle climate change, even without the help of the White House

    October 31, 2018 |

    FastCompany |

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    Response Location: United States, California

    Despite a lack of support from the current White House administration to move forward with climate conscious decision making, organizations and local governments across the world are mobilizing to enact change. From satellites that can measure methane and carbon dioxide concentrations to clean energy startups, people are working together to contribute to the the fight.

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  • Jordan's capital is creating green mosques and schools to tackle emissions

    October 31, 2018 |

    World Economic Forum |

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    Response Location: Jordan, Amman

    Mosques across Amman, Jordan are adorned with solar panels, resulting in some very energy efficient places of worship (along with many other buildings). The mosques now cover 100% of their energy needs and can even sell excess energy back to the national grid. The city is aiming to become carbon neutral by 2050, and in addition to recycling, environmental education, and solar water heaters, Amman is expanding their ecotourism industry to attract more environmentally conscious tourists.

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  • Citizen of the Week: Adam Kesselman

    October 31, 2018 |

    The Philadelphia Citizen |

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    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    In Philadelphia, the City Bright initiative is working to pay individuals experiencing homelessness to help clean up the streets in city neighborhoods. While it might not pay much and is not a silver bullet solution, incentives like recommendations and the small amount of pay can help - and are part of a larger trend around the country.

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  • How a healthcare company is helping tackle unpaid carers' health problems

    October 31, 2018 |

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    Response Location: Germany

    When family members fall ill, many times caregiving is placed on fellow family members, which is both time consuming and unpaid. A healthcare company with international reach, is funding research, toolkits and information campaigns in order to help unpaid carers learn from one another.

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  • Injectable Antipsychotic Meds May Save Taxpayer Money, Stabilize Mentally Ill Patients

    October 31, 2018 |

    San Jose Inside |

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    Response Location: United States, San Jose, California

    Injectable antipsychotics make adherence easier for the estimated 40-90 percent who struggle to remember their pills. These injections can help stabilize moods and symptoms for patients of psychological disorders like bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. There is still stigma associated with injections.

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  • Training the Next Generation of Doctors and Nurses

    October 31, 2018 |

    The New York Times |

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    Medical schools use new technology to bring better prepared medical students into the field. Virtual reality goggle, mannequin patients, and 3D imaging are tools that make classroom lessons more like real life without risking patient safety.

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  • Disappeared

    October 31, 2018 |

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    Response Location: Crow Indian Reservation, United States, Helena, Montana

    In Montana, officials are taking legislative steps to address the disproportionate number of missing and murdered Indigenous women. Among the bills being introduced is “Hanna’s Act,” which would give the Department of Justice the power to assist with missing persons cases. Also included is expanded access, both to national crime databases and to social services, provided by the Office of Indian Services to more than 50 tribal communities.

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  • Can Engaging with Contemporary Social Issues Save the Opera?

    October 31, 2018 |

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    Opera theaters are struggling to sell tickets, but some productions are taking it as an opportunity to reinvent the way viewers experience Opera, bringing rise to a new opera. The University of California San Diego presented two new operas that dealt with gun violence and sex trafficking, while in New York the “The Mile-Long Opera” featured choir singers lined along the 1.45-mile elevated Highland park, while the audience walked freely amongst them. “An estimated fifteen thousand people attended “The Mile Long Opera.”

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  • 'A labor of love': Postcard campaign writers seek to increase voter turnout in midterm elections

    October 30, 2018 |

    Local News Matters |

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    Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

    After lackluster experiences phone banking during the 2016 presidential election, volunteers altered their strategy to write postcards to citizens to turn out the vote in the 2018 mid-term elections. Writing postcards was seen as a viable, and personal, alternative to door knocking, phone banking, mass leafleting, and even relatively modern techniques like mass texting.

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  • Alapa: Why family planning is becoming a household name in Oyo State

    October 30, 2018 |

    Nigeria Health Watch |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Oyo, Oyo State

    The Nigerian state of Oyo has a modern Contraceptive Prevalence Rate (mCPR) of 24%, which is the highest in the country compared to the national average of 10.8%. This can be attributed to family planning services brought to citizens through a fruitful partnership between government efforts and outside partners like nonprofit Marie Stopes International Organization of Nigeria (MSION). Since 2013 MSION has helped bring an influx of new family planning information and media outreach, improve clinic facilities and services, offer counseling for pre- and postnatal care, and much more.

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