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  • Report Finds Juvenile Program Failed to Reduce Robberies, but Police Are Expanding It

    January 04, 2016 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Despite the lack of success shown in a 2014 report, police officials say the Juvenile Robbery Intervention Program is valuable because of the good will it creates.

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  • How to Stop Crypto, a Deadly Disease so Neglected It's Missed on the 'Neglected' List

    January 04, 2016 |

    Newsweek |

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    Response Location: United States, Norman, Oklahoma

    Though it claims as many as 300,000 lives every year, meningitis is not widely regarded as a major health problem by many health organizations in comparison to more familiar diseases like tuberculosis. One family-run company in Oklahoma is working to tackle the disease by developing simpler tools like the Cryptococcal Antigen Lateral Flow Assay, or CrAg LFA, to diagnose fungal infections. Faster and more accurate than previous methods, and significantly less expensive, the test allows for earlier diagnosis and treatment.

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  • How Uganda Came To Earn High Marks For Quality Of Death

    January 03, 2016 |

    NPR |

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    Response Location: Uganda, Kampala, Central Region

    Uganda has the best quality of death among low-income countries, according to the Economic Intelligence Unit. Its success stems in part from the strictly regulated but available supply of morphine, which is distributed by pharmacists in labeled bottles.

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  • The revival of Foster High: A school filled with refugees makes a comeback

    January 02, 2016 |

    The Seattle Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Tukwila, Washington

    Just four years ago, Foster High’s test scores were low and morale lower. But in a dramatic turnaround, achievement now is way up, especially in math, in part due to the new, higher degree of teacher involvement.

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  • Number of Traffic Deaths in New York Falls for a Second Straight Year

    January 01, 2016 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    A second year of decline demonstrates that a project to reduce traffic fatalities works, said a safety advocate, who called on the mayor to expand the effort, termed Vision Zero, which lowers speed limits and raises enforcement.

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  • How Denmark Dumped Medical Malpractice and Improved Patient Safety

    December 31, 2015 |

    ProPublica |

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    Response Location: Denmark, Copenhagen

    Instead of filing expensive lawsuits for malpractice, patients who have experienced undue harm in the course of care go through an internal system both compensates victims and allows doctors to learn from their mistakes. By focusing on reducing patient harm, the system in Denmark places emphasis on problem solving rather than creating an adversarial relationship between the patient and the caregiver.

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  • Tomato pickers persuade big food companies to sign on to human-rights movement

    December 31, 2015 |

    Sun Sentinel |

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    Response Location: United States, Immokalee, Florida

    Tomato pickers have spent more than 20 years on a campaign for dignity and fair pay. The workers have succeeded, against incredible odds, in getting some of the biggest corporations in the country to recognize their plight.

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  • No Visible Bruises: Domestic Violence and Traumatic Brain Injury

    December 30, 2015 |

    The New Yorker |

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    Response Location: United States, San Diego, California

    There is an emergency-room screening tool that aims to identify victims of domestic violence with a potential traumatic brain injury called HELPPS, but its use is neither widespread nor standardized.

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  • This bank hired its first female employee, and now women line up to open accounts

    December 29, 2015 |

    Public Radio International (PRI) |

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    Response Location: India, Sorkhi, Madhya Pradesh

    Across India, only 43 percent of women have bank accounts, and most women do not save money at formal financial institutions, according to a recent World Bank study. But that’s slowly starting to change as banks themselves realize what an untapped market they have around them—even sometimes hiring women.

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  • What happens when instead of suspensions, kids talk out their mistakes?

    December 29, 2015 |

    The Hechinger Report |

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    Response Location: United States, Pittsfield, New Hampshire

    Instead of suspending them, a New Hampshire high school asks students to talk, listen, and make amends. The idea—termed "restorative justice"—aims to be more productive than traditional punishments.

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