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  • Food pharmacy a possible solution to combat food insecurity, related health issues

    July 26, 2017 |

    Richland Source |

    Multi-Media |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Mansfield, Ohio

    The ProMedica Toledo Hospital increases access to healthy food for low-income families through a novel kind of pharmacy. Patients receive free produce, recipes, and guidance from a dietician on how to treat and prevent diseases like diabetes and high blood pressure while improving eating habits. The food pharmacy serves over 800 people per month, and patients feel better mentally and physically.

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  • Injections and Implants Could Revolutionize HIV Prevention for Women

    July 26, 2017 |

    News Deeply |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: France, Paris

    Injections and implants preventing HIV could be an important breakthrough especially for individuals who can not travel regularly to a health clinic, have trouble remembering to take a pill, or who want to secretly protect themselves.

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  • The Tasmanian Hep C Buyers' Club

    July 25, 2017 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: India, Chennai, Tamil Nadu

    A man named Greg Jefferys runs a sort of online buyers club for the life-saving oral treatment for Hepatitis C. There are myriad reasons why patients are unable to obtain the drugs on their own, a few being high costs imposed by the pharmaceutical companies, and lack of governmental approval for the drug. Jefferys charges a $200 fee to get patients the 12-week course of oral pills from India that cure Hepatitis C completely.

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  • This Kansas City neighborhood wrote the blueprint for transforming a community

    July 25, 2017 |

    Grist |

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    Response Location: United States, Kansas City, Missouri

    The Kansas City neighborhood of Ivanhoe was once plagued by blight, illegal dumping, drug trade, gun violence, and neglect; neighbors lived in fear or moved away. Inspired by one compassionate and proactive family, the Youngs, the community stepped up, partnering with the local university and a charitable foundation to map out a tangible blueprint for sustainable change. They are working with police and the city council to tackle the blight and revive their neighborhood through affordable housing, park space, and a renewed sense of community.

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  • Madagascar skirted famine – barely. Now, it's boosting resilience before drought returns.

    July 25, 2017 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

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    Response Location: Madagascar, Ambovombe, Androy

    Drought in Madagascar grows worse each year as its minimal public infrastructure and extensive poverty slow efforts by the UN and various NGOs for food and water distribution. But in recognizing the severity of the cyclical water shortages, organizations are piloting new approaches. These include solar pumps from portable groundwater sources; distribution and cultivation of drought- and rot-resistant seed strains for staple crops; cash-stipends for "productive goods," delivered by phone to bypass the problem of damaged roads -- which are building newfound resilience among residents.

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  • Mexico's Cartoon Therapists

    July 25, 2017 |

    BBC |

    Radio |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: Mexico

    In order to address dynamics that may keep a child from talking about traumatic experiences, a Mexico City-based child psychologist developed Antennas. Antennas is an animated character controlled and voiced by the psychologist who, as an alien, can ask basic questions about people and relationships. This approach has been effective for psychologists and use of Antennas has spread to the judicial system as well.

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  • In Chicago and Beyond, Bail Reformers Win Big in Fight to End Money Bail

    July 25, 2017 |

    Truthout |

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    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    In Chicago’s Cook County Circuit Court, a new order was introduced to ask judges to only assign bail that could actually be paid by the individual. This new order could reduce the number of people who are in jail due to their inability to pay the bail and opens the door for new strategies that are more effective in getting people to return to court.

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  • In Ethiopia, model drought defenses are put to the test

    July 24, 2017 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

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    Response Location: Ethiopia, Addis Ababa

    Addis Ababa, Ethiopia’s cosmopolitan capital, has long been considered a world apart from surrounding rural communities, all of which suffer from reoccurring droughts and civil war. However, thanks to international aid and government intervention, things are looking up for the whole of Ethiopia, dubbed one of the world’s fastest-growing economies. Success is particularly linked to a government program designed to predict natural disasters before they occur, and an innovative economic development program, which employs Ethiopia’s poorest in exchange for labor on public works projects. So far, these measures h

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  • Lessons from Europe's Fight Against Russian Disinformation

    July 24, 2017 |

    The New Yorker |

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    Response Location: Latvia, Riga

    In order to counter the spread of harmful propaganda, journalism and information can be treated like an national "asset" to be cultivated akin to energy. The Latvian government takes this approach by comprehensively understanding the Russian media, regulating the ownership of Latvian media, and cultivating a relationship with the Latvian news industry.

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  • How Mongolia's nomads are adapting to climate change

    July 24, 2017 |

    Deutsche Welle (DW) |

    Multi-Media |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Mongolia

    Mongolia’s nomadic, pastoral families are banding together to strengthen their resilience in the face of climate change. With their economic livelihoods dependent on livestock production, they feel the effects of warming temperatures more than many. By combining their resources and communally managing their pastures, they’ve been able to be less vulnerable to severe weather.

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