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  • Using paramedics to help hospice patients avoid unwanted care

    December 10, 2015 |

    Southern California Public Radio (KPCC) |

    Radio |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Ventura, California

    A hospice patient's end-of-life desires are most often thwarted when well-meaning loved ones see the patient in some sort of distress. New programs ask first-responder paramedics to work with hospice programs to better honor a person’s end-of-life wishes.

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  • An epidemic of questionable arrests by school police

    December 10, 2015 |

    Center for Public Integrity |

    Multi-Media |

    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, San Bernardino, California

    Police officers in schools can turn minor disciplinary indiscretions into criminal justice matters and foment the school-to-prison pipeline. To lower arrests, some California districts have imposed formal limits on police powers in school and different police training.

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  • Cleveland group prenatal care helps prevent infant mortality

    December 10, 2015 |

    Cleveland.com (The Plain Dealer) |

    Multi-Media |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Cleveland, Ohio

    Cleveland's infant mortality rate is double the national average. Sugar Mamas is a local program based on the national CenteringPregnancy programs where pregnant women who have diabetes meet twice a month to discuss some of their concerns and support each other to deliver healthy babies. The model helps women become more knowledgeable and also have a support system.

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  • Taking Responsible Palm Oil from Aspiration to Implementation

    December 10, 2015 |

    Devex |

    Text |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Singapore, Singapore

    Palm oil production is driving deforestation at alarming rates across the globe. Anti-palm-oil activists have shifted their focus to advocating for responsible and environmentally sustainable sourcing of this commodity. By doing so, they've gained a seat at the table with the industry’s corporations.

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  • Creating Guardians, Calming Warriors

    December 10, 2015 |

    The Washington Post |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Burien, Washington

    In an effort to reduce the incidence of police brutality, a new style of training recruits emphasizes techniques to better de-escalate conflict situations.

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  • Utah Reduced Chronic Homelessness By 91 Percent; Here's How

    December 10, 2015 |

    NPR |

    Radio |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Salt Lake City, Utah

    A decade ago, Utah set itself an ambitious goal—to end chronic homelessness. As of 2015, the state, which has adopted a "housing first" approach, can just about declare victory: The population of chronically homeless people has dropped by 91 percent.

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  • Road to Reform: Cleveland Division of Police could learn a consent decree lesson from Detroit

    December 09, 2015 |

    WEWS-TV |

    Broadcast TV News |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Cleveland, Ohio

    As it enters into a consent decree with the Department of Justice, Cleveland looks to Detroit to learn what may lie ahead because that city recently emerged from a consent decree after 12 years following revelations of corruption and excessive force by police. Detroit officers now wear body microphones and undergo more regular training on weapons and cultural awareness. Fatal shootings by police have decreased, but there are still hundreds of complaints against the department and much remains to be done.

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  • Drug may give those leaving jail a better shot at recovery

    December 09, 2015 |

    The Boston Globe |

    Text |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Barnstable, Massachusetts

    An epidemic of opioid use in Massachusetts resulted in more than 1,200 fatal overdoses last year. Authorities turned to Vivitrol injections, which make a drug-induced high impossible, to cut rates of both addiction and incarceration.

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  • African Farmers Are Building Sustainable Beehive Fences to Protect Their Crops From Wild Elephants

    December 09, 2015 |

    GOOD Magazine |

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    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: Tanzania

    A team of entrepreneurial zoologists have devised a way to help farmers in rural Africa protect their property from the persistent threat of wild elephants trampling their crops. Christened the Beehive Fence, it’s a remarkably simple solution to this elephantine problem.

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  • As 50 States Prepare to Reimagine Education Policy, Four Are Able to Offer Guidance

    December 09, 2015 |

    Education Week |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, New Hampshire

    The Innovation Lab Network (ILN) is a made up of a network of states that work collaboratively to transform their respective school systems. The ILN seeks to make meaningful systems-level changes in state education systems and they have shared their insights in four short films and manage a website with resources. The solutions emphasize local engagement and authority, extreme patience, and a framework that places the strengths and passions of young people at the center.

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