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  • Las Vegas tries new tactic to improve city's notorious healthcare

    June 07, 2014 |

    Los Angeles Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Las Vegas, Nevada

    Many people in Las Vegas lack access to quality health care centers and providers, and often end up having illnesses that go undiagnosed. Clinics try a personal approach and high-tech system to track, improve health of residents by focusing on the uninsured and the sickest.

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  • Will These Ninth Graders Make the Bronx Healthier?

    June 06, 2014 |

    WNYC |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    A hospital, university, and research center partnership is trying to encourage local Bronx students to become nurses and community health care workers and stay in the area to improve the health of the community.

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  • Golf courses start to reuse stormwater to keep grass green

    June 05, 2014 |

    Minnesota Public Radio |

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    Response Location: United States, Woodbury, Minnesota

    A few communities are using stormwater to keep golf courses, baseball and soccer fields green or to irrigate public landscapes.

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  • The Bronx's Weight Problem

    June 05, 2014 |

    WNYC |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    The Bronx is working to solve obesity by turning to healthy eating in a society where fast food is cheaper and of greater quantity. It turns out that increasing access to fruits and vegetables, which the Bronx has done, makes no difference in whether or not people actually eat it - but one resident may have the answer.

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  • How Weeds Could Help Feed Billions in a Warming World

    June 05, 2014 |

    Yale Environment 360 |

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    Response Location: United States, Washington, District of Columbia

    The demand for food crops is increasing globally while the crop resilience is decreasing due to a warming climate and elevated CO2 levels. Scientists in Washington, DC are testing how to cross food crops with weeds, which have resilience against heat and many other environmental challenges.

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  • Philly Uses High-Tech Solution to Keep Kids in Touch With Incarcerated Moms

    June 04, 2014 |

    Next City |

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    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    A correctional facility in Philadelphia is piloting a program that allows imprisoned mothers to have a say in the decisions that are made for their children. With the implementation of video conferencing, these women can attend meetings with DHS social workers while also maintaining a line of communication with their children and family.

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  • The Fight Against Fake Drugs

    June 04, 2014 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: Nigeria

    In many poor countries, counterfeit medicines are an enormous problem. A quarter-million malaria deaths each year might be prevented if the patients were treated with real drugs instead of fake ones.

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  • Supportive Housing as Healthcare

    June 04, 2014 |

    WNYC |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Should housing be considered a form of healthcare? New York State thinks so, and is funding "supportive housing" through the state's Medicaid program.

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  • Take This Apartment and Call Me in the Morning

    June 04, 2014 |

    WNYC |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Permanent supportive housing in New York City provides more than housing for people experiencing homelessness. Those living in housing at the Brook have access to social workers, a doctor, building security, and an event planner.

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  • One Hospital Tells Bronx's Sick: You Call Us, We'll Call You

    June 03, 2014 |

    WNYC |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Hospitals in New York improve healthcare quality and reduce medical costs by staying in frequent contact with patients requiring frequent or long-term care. Montefiore's Accountable Care Organization pulls in care providers from across the medical and social spectrum to improve patient health while curbing expenses.

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