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  • Moving Meat

    September 12, 2018 |

    Urban Omnibus |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Eagle Bridge, a small-scale Hudson Valley slaughterhouse, works to bring non-feedlot, regional meats to New York City. While demand for sustainable meat products is growing, competition with national feedlot operations has made setting up distribution systems a challenge.

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  • The radical solution to homelessness: no-strings homes

    September 12, 2018 |

    The Guardian |

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    Response Location: Finland

    Housing First is a programme aimed at reducing homeless. It is rooted in the premise that “the main thing a homeless person needs is a home. The program has been adopted in Finland, Denmark, Spain, France, and parts of the U.S. and Canada. In Finland, there is proof of results. “ Finland is the only European Union country where homelessness is not rising but falling – by an average of 35% between 2008 and 2015. “

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  • Drones help track critically endangered swift parrots in NSW Riverina

    September 12, 2018 |

    ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) |

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    Response Location: Australia, Riverina, New South Wales

    The swift parrot population in the NSW Riverina in Australia is quickly declining and historically used tracking methods are falling short in accurate measurements. To better track the birds and monitor survival methods, researchers are using drones to track the species' movement.

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  • Half-marathon in UK bans plastic water bottles

    September 12, 2018 |

    TreeHugger |

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    Response Location: United Kingdom, Greenwich, Greater London

    Marathons can serve many purposes that have positive impacts on communities. However, they can also lead an influx of discarded water bottles along the running route. For a Greenwich half-marathon, organizers are attempting to change this by banning plastic bottles and enforcing the use of Ooho water pouches that are both edible and biodegradable.

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  • Medicare's cost surprise: It's going down

    September 12, 2018 |

    Politico |

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    Response Location: United States

    Despite reports of projected increased spending on Medicare and Medicaid, Medicare spending per-person has actually decreased in recent years, a change that has been attributed to a web of factors like value-centered care and better coordination for complex patients. However, although positive results have been found, researchers caution that is is hard to ascertain the exact cause and replicate it flawlessly.

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  • Connecting your medical data could be the next big payoff

    September 12, 2018 |

    Politico |

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    Response Location: United States, Worcester, Massachusetts

    As new Medicare requirements and expenses change, new start-ups are stepping up to move the hospital industry to share data more easily and break down the silos that keep care from being efficient for both patient and provider. The new strategies are helping to coordinate care and services for the highest-risk patients, but there are still concerns that the data sharing is not a long-term solution.

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  • Using Young Adult Novels to Make Sense of #MeToo

    September 12, 2018 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States

    Speak, a young adult novel that grapples with sexual violence, was heralded for its unflinching honesty. Now, in the wake of the #MeToo era, librarians and educators are “ turning to fiction to help teenagers understand emotional trauma and make sense of this cultural reckoning.” Since Speak, which was published in the 90s, more young adult novels are dealing with the topic, providing a safe space for young readers to learn about and process the topic.

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  • Should Medicare pay for toothpaste and shoes?

    September 12, 2018 |

    Politico |

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    Response Location: United States, Boston, Massachusetts

    In Massachusetts, nonprofit Commonwealth Care Alliance is piloting a new experiment: using federal dollars from Medicare and Medicaid to provide preventive care and pay for the things that aren't explicitly medical, but are vital for maintaining good health. According to the company, "hospital admissions plunged 27 percent for the organization’s elderly clientele between 2011 and 2017," but there are concerns about whether this model could successfully scale to a national level.

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  • Maize harvest to hit 46m bags, says Agriculture CS Kiunjuri

    September 12, 2018 |

    Nation Africa |

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    Response Location: Kenya

    Kenya is seeing a bumper harvest in maize thanks to good weather this season, but also the government has been campaigning to get more farmers to grow maize and it also gave them subsidized fertilizer. It’s part of an effort to bolster food security in the African nation, which still has some 10 million people facing food insecurity. USAID is committing to intensifying assistance to the country from the United States to help it build more stability in its food supply.

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  • How can we address Michigan students' desperate need for behavioral health services?

    September 12, 2018 |

    Second Wave Michigan |

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    Response Location: United States, Michigan

    Michigan schools are adopting the TRAILS program to connect counselors with training so they can help students with mental health problems. Counselors are seeing a big positive change in their students. It's part of a broader statewide acknowledgment of mental health issues.

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