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  • Rethinking Rikers

    December 16, 2017 |

    The New York Times |

    Multi-Media |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    In the ongoing challenge to reform New York’s Rikers Island prison complex, many have turned to Chicago’s Cook County jail as a model. While Rikers has made some reforms – including group therapy for those with mental health concerns and doing away with solitary confinement for inmates under 22 – there is more that they can do to follow in Chicago's footsteps. There, they have introduced the use of real-time data collection to map violence, made mental health care a key component of their services, and trained guards in verbal de-escalation.

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  • New, $1 billion program will bring rooftop solar to California renters

    December 16, 2017 |

    San Jose Mercury News (The Mercury News) |

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    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: United States, Sacramento, California

    Renewable energy has largely been associate with wealthier consumers, but that is changing with a new initiative that will install solar panels for apartment buildings with low-income residents. The hope is that the money saved from the solar energy panels will benefit the low income residents, while also being beneficial in fighting climate change.

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  • Opioid Crisis Forces Physicians To Focus On Alternative Pain Treatments

    December 15, 2017 |

    WABE |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States

    Opioid abuse claimed over 53 000 American lives in 2016, and has been a cause for concern. Now doctors are looking to alternatives to opioids, both medication and non-medication options, that can be decided based on thorough assessments and discussing the consequences of opioids with patients.

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  • Healthcare in Montana: Tribal Efforts To Heal the Consequences Of Old Wounds

    December 15, 2017 |

    The GroundTruth Project |

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    Response Location: United States, Flathead Reservation, Montana

    Salish Kootenai College has opened an Allied Health Department to train members of several tribes on the Flathead Reservation in Montana. The goal of this new department is to train members of these Native American tribes in healthcare support occupations such as EMT and Medical Assistant to meet a growing demand for these roles in local clinics.

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  • The return of Mexico's midwives is helping rural and indigenous mothers

    December 15, 2017 |

    Apolitical |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Mexico

    The CASA school in Guanajuato was founded to train midwives and advocate for their role during childbirth. CASA's students receive an education in modern medicine as well as traditional practices, with the goal of being able to effectively care for indigenous women. The Mexican government recognized midwives as health care professionals as 2011, and schools based on the CASA model have been started across the country.

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  • Rural Ga. Businesses Increasingly Prop Up Struggling Health Care System

    December 15, 2017 |

    WABE |

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    Response Location: United States, Georgia

    In order to battle the government healthcare gaps, the time lost from workers leaving to seek medical attention, and the closing of hospitals, some rural companies have opened their own clinics nearby. This way workers can get medical attention quickly and efficiently, and keep physicians nearby even if hospitals close.

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  • A Museum Designed for City Life Debuts

    December 15, 2017 |

    Next City |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    MICRO, a new New York City-based non-profit, has developed niche-emphasizing, science-focused “museums” around the city. Through these installations, MICRO brings art and environmental knowledge to people outside of a formal museum setting as well as shining a light on often overlooked topics. In order to bring niche-emphasizing, science-focused museums into being, a non-profit named MICRO has begun creating small exhibitions in public places for New York City residents to discover.

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  • Officials patched and prayed while pressure built on Houston's dams

    December 15, 2017 |

    Houston Chronicle |

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    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Houston, Texas

    Following Hurricane Harvey, Houston officials are taking steps to better prepare the city for flooding. Two damns, Addicks and Barker, have long been in need of repairs to increase their capacity and resilience, and after decades of putting it off – and thousands of homes flooded – the city is hoping to invest in one of the large-scale remedies that have been recommended in the past.

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  • How training bystanders can stop rape and sexual violence on campus

    December 14, 2017 |

    Apolitical |

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    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: United States, Kentucky

    As cases of sexual violence on college campuses gain greater attention, one program aims to learn from past failures in order to train bystanders to act in the face of this violence. Green Dot, originally piloted at the University of Kentucky, implements a two-stage process to teach students and faculty exactly how to implement "distraction, delegation, and direct intervention" if they see something suspicious.

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  • Farmers spot diseased crops faster with artificial intelligence

    December 14, 2017 |

    CNN |

    Multi-Media |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Kearny, New Jersey

    Oftentimes in farming, once farmers spot an issue with a crop, it is too late to save it. Artificial intelligence is changing that, starting with implementing the technology that is used to manage orchards into the practice of growing corn and soybeans.

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