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  • For Teenage Smokers, Removing the Allure of the Pack

    August 01, 2012 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Florida

    Adolescent smoking remains a challenging health problem because of the allure of cigarette branding. Australia is piloting the transformation of cigarette packaging with a generic look that reduces the appeal of smoking. In Florida, the Truth campaign has exposed that cigarette companies targeted teenage consumers and, in response, created a set of new advertisements that presented the cigarette industry with transparency.

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  • The Recycling Reflex

    July 25, 2012 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Nationally, only about a third of municipal solid waste is recycled. An initiative to use simpler, standardized signs and labels is helping communities reap greater benefits from recycling.

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  • How Japan Has Virtually Eliminated Shooting Deaths

    July 23, 2012 |

    The Atlantic |

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    Response Location: Japan

    While the United States struggled with thousands of gun-related homicides in 2008, Japan had a meager eleven. Despite Japan being a developed country, it has controlled and restricted gun-use from the police on the streets to ordinary residents by making policies based on their 1958 law. U.S. gun laws are rooted in the Constitution’s freedom to bear arms, thereby making policy changes more difficult to restrict gun use.

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  • Fighting Depression, One Village at a Time

    July 18, 2012 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: Uganda

    Different programs in various nations are training ordinary people and creating community groups to effectively satisfy the mental health needs of their communities. In many of these regions, "treatment gaps" – where there are little to no mental health treatment plans or resources – exist, but this new informal infrastructure helps to fill that.

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  • The Bicycle Revolution in Paris, Five Years Later

    July 18, 2012 |

    Inter Press Service News Agency |

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    Response Location: France, Paris

    Paris is a city plagued by traffic jams and air pollution. In 2007, the local government created a public bicycle sharing program called Velib that has drastically reduced the number of cars on the roadways and parking lots. During five years, over a hundred million people have used the program and it has a quarter of a million subscribers.

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  • Amidst Drought and Famine, Niger Leads West Africa in Addressing Crisis

    July 12, 2012 |

    PBS NewsHour |

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    Response Location: Niger, Madarounfa, Maradi

    Officials in Niger are addressing chronic severe droughts causing food shortages and leading to a widespread threat of starvation. They provide aid to malnourished children and resources for a crop planting technique called 're-greening,' which aims to reforest agricultural regions, restore soil quality and, in turn, increase food supply.

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  • Open Education for a Global Economy

    July 11, 2012 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States

    An Irish-based company, ALISON, provides free, high-quality e-courses to people around the globe in order to help close the gap between education and workplace skills. Particularly focused on providing access to areas where more traditional forms of education and job training are difficult to get, this approach is helping to change lives and the economy for the better.

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  • In Rwanda, Health Care Coverage That Eludes the U.S.

    July 03, 2012 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: Rwanda

    Rwanda offers universal health coverage to its citizens, with a reported 25 percent having to pay no premiums. The system has allowed for great advances in health across the nation, with a dramatic rise in life expectancy—from 48 to 58 in the last 10 years. This article looks at a number of ways in which Rwanda's policies and programs have led to their success.

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  • Haiti's road to recovery

    June 28, 2012 |

    Public Radio International (PRI) |

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    Response Location: Haiti

    An essential roadway in Haiti is being rebuilt in the kind of aid Haitians say is vital to economic recovery after the catastrophic earthquake of 2010. National Route 7 is an important highway for farmers and other merchants who transport their goods for sale to Haiti's capital of Port-au-Prince. The current dangerous conditions of the road lead to deadly accidents as well as car troubles which prevent farmers from selling their harvest. Other much larger reconstruction projects in Haiti are often more expensive, yet not as vital in bringing actual change or long-lasting benefits to Haitians.

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  • For Ambitious Nonprofits, Capital to Grow

    June 27, 2012 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Funding with too many strings attached makes it hard for non-profits to grow and be impactful. An American organization, Nonprofit Finance Fund (N.F.F.) Capital Partners division, is finding ways to finance non-profits likes companies and has already shown great success in pilot situations.

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