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  • Portugal, drugs and decriminalisation

    June 18, 2019 |

    BBC |

    Radio |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: Portugal

    In 2001, facing a 20-year opioid epidemic, Portugal decriminalized all personal drug use, meaning people carrying drugs for personal use could no longer face prosecution or jail. The approach, met with public support, offered people access to services like safe injection sites and counseling and showed demonstrable success in declining opioid related deaths, the spread of infectious diseases, and drug use all together. As the rest of the world faces a similar crisis, Portugal could be a model response.

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  • Program Could Offer Possible Solution to Trash on Skid Row

    June 17, 2019 |

    Spectrum News 1 SoCal |

    Broadcast TV News |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Van Nuys, California

    In Southern California, trash often litters the streets in many of the areas where homelessness is abundant, but one homeless man in Van Nuys decided to change that. Launching an initiative known as Clean Streets Clean Starts, Don Larson enlists his fellow homeless community members in keeping the streets clean, and in turn, many local businesses donate gift cards to the cause.

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  • La Cruz Succeeds in Lowering Record Teen Pregnancy Numbers

    June 10, 2019 |

    La Voz de Guanacaste |

    Text |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Costa Rica, La Cruz

    Throughout the province of Guanacaste, teen pregnancy is among one of the difficulties facing the region, but collaborative efforts in La Cruz are working to reverse the trend. From expanding access to birth control to holding educational workshops, the local communities have already seen a decrease in reported teen pregnancies despite pushback from those that prefer abstinence only approaches.

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  • How Colorado Halved Abortion and Teen Birth Rates

    June 05, 2019 |

    Yes! Magazine |

    Text |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Colorado

    Providing access to family planning and health services in addition to contraception leads to a reduction in unplanned and teen pregnancies. Colorado’s Family Planning Initiative has contributed to the state’s steep drop in unintended pregnancies and abortions during the past decade. The initiative trains healthcare workers, enrolls community partners, and uses outreach to normalize conversations about family planning.

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  • Ticking ticks off with garlic; Kingston experiments with smelly solution

    June 04, 2019 |

    CTV News Ottawa |

    Broadcast TV News |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: Canada, Kingston

    In order to address a tick problem in Canada, one city piloted a garlic repellent at a dog park to help both humans and animals. Although it does not eliminate ticks entirely, after a year of spraying this repellent in the area, the reports of ticks decreased dramatically

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  • This California Neighborhood Was Built to Survive a Wildfire. And It Worked

    June 03, 2019 |

    KQED |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, San Diego, California

    In the Rancho Santa Fe neighborhood of California, one neighborhood was designed and built to protect homes from wildfires. Included in the design were certain regulations, like regulating weeds, brush, and mulch, and installing noncombustible siding and roofs. Because of climate change, the strength and frequency of wildfires have increased across the state, prompting residents, firefighting professionals, and legislators to become more resilience- and prevention-oriented.

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  • Herd Immunity: Jigawa's community-driven approach boosts immunisation coverage

    June 03, 2019 |

    Nigeria Health Watch |

    Text |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Nigeria, Jigawa

    Enrolling community members as Volunteer Community Mobilizers (VCMs) dramatically increases the effectiveness of public health campaigns. In Nigeria, the Jigawa State Primary Healthcare Development Agency has made progress with regard to immunization rates through its health ambassador program. The VCMs act as links between the localities and the public health services, ensuring that each that child receives vaccinations on schedule. The state has also used VCMs to increase the frequency of home visits and outreach efforts.

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  • Life After Conflict: Healing the Environmental Wounds of War

    May 28, 2019 |

    Al Jazeera |

    Video |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: Bangladesh

    With the aftermath of conflict often focused on humanitarian crisis, international and local actors are also working to restore damage done to ecosystems. From Rohingya refugees volunteering to make sure endangered elephants can reach their grazing lands – and not destroy the refugee camps – to Lebonese seed banks being recreated to restore biodiversity, the international stage is paying closer attention to the environmental tolls of conflict.

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  • Let Me Help You Find Bliss

    May 28, 2019 |

    Finmag |

    Text |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Czech Republic

    There are many things to consider when it comes to the quality of life and psychological needs of people living with disabilities, but one need rarely remembered is their sexuality. A Czech organization called Freya trains people to be sexual assistants who work with people with a range of abilities to learn how to become more comfortable with their own bodies and sexuality and physical tactics to help them do so. The service offers them a chance to experience basic human pleasures, and many testify to how much it has shaped their self-esteem and psychological health.

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  • ‘Now I Am Speaking to the Whole World.' How Teen Climate Activist Greta Thunberg Got Everyone to Listen

    May 16, 2019 |

    Time Magazine |

    Multi-Media |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Sweden, Stockholm

    Climate change activist, Greta Thunberg, has sparked global action. The 16-year-old has started marches totalling over 1.5 million people, continuous protests and strikes, and spoken to world leaders at events such as the U.N Climate Change Conference and the World Economic Forum. Her activism has had noticeable impacts, like a decline in flight travel in Sweden, and spurring youth activism on an international scale.

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