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  • A Family Matter: Saving Papua New Guinea's mothers

    October 25, 2015 |

    Al Jazeera |

    Broadcast TV News |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: Papua New Guinea

    A doctor in Papua New Guinea finds that involving men in family planning is the key to reducing maternal mortality.

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  • Study: New Haven's Project Longevity shows positive results

    October 24, 2015 |

    New Haven Register |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, New Haven, Connecticut

    Project Longevity, a program aimed at reducing violence by gang and group members, has had a positive impact in reducing shootings and homicides in New Haven, according to a study by Yale University sociologists.

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  • Heroin treatment, not jail, is aim of new Fayetteville initiative

    October 24, 2015 |

    Fayetteville Observer |

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    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: United States, Fayetteville, North Carolina

    The Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion initiative is being implemented in cities across the U.S. Instead of arresting people accused of low-level drug crimes, the offenders are offered drug treatment, job training, mental health counseling, and other services.

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  • In El Paso, a path to change domestic violence

    October 24, 2015 |

    Corpus Christi Caller Times |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, El Paso, Texas

    In El Paso domestic violence cases are processed more effectively by having social workers, prosecutors, and law enforcement work together to get immediate support to the victims and hold the aggressor accountable.

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  • Forum homes in on local action

    October 24, 2015 |

    Corpus Christi Caller Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Corpus Christi, Texas

    Caller-Times Saturday’s biannual Coastal Bend Social Forum hosted by Del Mar College gathered an array of experts to delve into the issues of domestic violence, labor rights, immigrant rights and homelessness, among other topics, to ignite a new tide of change in the Coastal Bend.

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  • Cleveland doesn't have a 'lead-safe' registry, so we made one: Toxic Neglect

    October 23, 2015 |

    Cleveland.com (The Plain Dealer) |

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    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: United States, Cleveland, Ohio

    Cleveland has a list of lead-safe homes, a result of decades of cleaning up hazards with tens of millions of dollars in HUD grant money.

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  • Free health care for unauthorised immigrants in LA

    October 23, 2015 |

    BBC |

    Radio |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

    Los Angeles has a new model for affordable health care aimed at the 400,000 immigrants in the area without legal status or insurance. But not everyone agrees taxpayer money should fund the program.

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  • How Rochester responded to its lead poisoning problem: Toxic Neglect

    October 23, 2015 |

    Cleveland.com (The Plain Dealer) |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Rochester, New York

    It's been a decade since the city of Rochester, New York, committed to tackling its lead poisoning problem head on. What resulted was a more than 80 percent drop in the number of children with high lead levels. It's a change leaders believe is sustainable.

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  • Feature: Giving blind people sight illuminates the brain's secrets

    October 22, 2015 |

    Science Magazine |

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    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: India, New Delhi

    Defying expectations, cataract surgery in Indian children is endowing them with vision—and shedding light on how the brain learns to see.

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  • The Suburb That Tried To Kill the Car

    October 22, 2015 |

    Politico |

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    Response Location: United States, Evanston, Illinois

    Cars heavily influence building planning in the U.S. due to a historical preference for suburbs, but a town in Illinois improved its economy by thinking like a city. They created transit-oriented development which prioritizes pedestrians and attracts millennials.

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