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  • How One Teacher Achieved Insane Reading Growth Last Year

    March 18, 2014 |

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    Response Location: United States, Navarre, Florida

    Tracy Fischetti's high school students improved their reading level scores about three times as much as expected last year, thanks to her innovative approach of heavy content integration into collective class activities, plus an emphasis on students tracking their own Lexile level reading growth.

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  • Can Cell Phones Improve Latinas' Health?

    March 17, 2014 |

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    Response Location: United States, Fresno, California

    When many Latina immigrant women arrive in the United States, they don't have access to the internet to learn about the resources available to them. Únete Latina, a program run by Latinas, sends mobile phone texts to women with supportive messages in Spanish and with information about relevant news items and public services.

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  • An ointment could save up to half a million newborns a year­ – and it costs 20 cents

    March 17, 2014 |

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    Response Location: Nepal, Kathmandu, Central Region

    Studies show that a single application of the antiseptic chlorhexidine, an affordable medicine, can reduce the risk of death among newborns by about 25 percent. In Nepal, where 20,000 newborns die every year, the medicine has revolutionary potential.

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  • The Secret To Polio Eradication In India

    March 15, 2014 |

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    Response Location: India, New Delhi

    Population scale and density, insanitary conditions, and malnourishment meant that eradicating polio in India was a tall order. The government, alongside WHO, managed to do it in 2014 using a comprehensive approach.

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  • In the Pastures of Colombia, Cows, Crops, and Timber Coexist

    March 13, 2014 |

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    Response Location: Colombia, Cali, Valle del Cauca

    Colombia’s National Development Plan for cattle ranching seeks to reduce pasture land from 94 million acres to 70 million acres while increasing cattle numbers from 23 million head to 40 million. The program focuses on planting trees on grazing land and the "cut and carry method," whereby farmers grow fields of shrubs and distribute the fresh cuttings to cows in pastures. The result is greater cattle productivity and a more eco-friendly farming system.

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  • Reducing Early Elective Deliveries

    March 12, 2014 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, South Carolina

    Reducing cases of early birth deliveries shouldn’t have been hard — at least, they should have been easier to change than many other harmful practices. But it was - until hospitals started introducing models for change, creating accountability and changing payment systems. This article looks at a range of solutions happening across the country that serve as a model for other healthcare providers.

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  • Good News for Animals in Nepal: A Full Year Without Poaching

    March 12, 2014 |

    National Geographic |

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    Response Location: Nepal, Bharatpur

    Bucking the worldwide trend, Nepal continues its successful fight against poaching, thanks to a multilayered system of information gathering, enforcement, and swift justice.

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  • What makes a community healthy?

    March 09, 2014 |

    Los Angeles Times |

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    Response Location: United States, St. Paul, Minnesota

    Two poor communities have contrasting approaches to the overwhelming healthcare needs in their regions. One takes a collaborative approach to medicine, creating better outcomes for residents, especially those of low-income, receiving treatment.

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  • An End to Polio in India?

    March 05, 2014 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: India, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh

    India has, for years, been a hotbed of polio. Supported by the WHO as well as local health-care workers, immunizations have officially rid the country of the disease. There are still challenges in maintaining records and reaching everyone, but the message continously changes and adapts.

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  • This Sandwich Shop's Ridiculously Small Amount of Waste Will Shock You

    March 04, 2014 |

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    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    "Sandwich Me In is a sustainable-practicing restaurant. By that, I mean we have no trash at all," explains owner Justin Vrany who successfully transitioned his Chicago restaurant into a zero-waste establishment.

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