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Providing Holistic Care to Moms In Recovery

Katelyn Newman

November 16, 2018 |

U.S. News & World Report |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, New Hampshire

Moms In Recovery is a New Hampshire-based program providing team-based comprehensive care for pregnant women in recovery from substance use disorder. Women in the program receive therapy, obstetric services, and primary care all in the same place providing exceptionally coordinated care as well as easy access to services.

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‘People helping People:' North Dakota's addiction fix

Andrew Graham

November 16, 2018 |

Gillette News Record |

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Response Location: United States, Wyoming

Free Through Recovery is North Dakota addiction services program that aims to help drug users end their dependencies and reduce prison recidivism. The rural town uses peer support and mentoring to fill the gaps in mental health services. Wyoming is grappling with overfull prisons and a growing population of drug users; they are considering replicating the program.

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Black scholars find support, success in Highline College pilot program

Neal Morton

November 16, 2018 |

The Seattle Times |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Washington

On college campuses across California and Washington state, the Umoja Community program groups black freshman in small classes that focus on historic and present issues affecting black communities. While 33 percent of one college's black students outside the program have completed an English course by their freshman year, 47 percent of Umoja students, who benefit from additional mentoring and academic advising, have done the same.

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Dress Rehearsal For Death: Using Virtual Reality To Foster Empathy For Dying Patients

Kathleen Burge

November 16, 2018 |

WBUR |

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Response Location: United States, Maine

Virtual reality is being used as part of medical education providing a way for nurses and other medical workers to better understand how a patient may experiencing their surroundings. Virtual reality modules have been created for blind, colorblind, dementia, and dying patients.

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Idaho School District Teachers Get Radios for Safety Communications

Jim McKay

November 16, 2018 |

Government Technology |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Idaho

A sprawling rural school district in Idaho has placed two-way radios with every teacher that connect directly to first responders and triage bags in every classroom as part of a plan to increase safety and coordination in emergencies across nine different buildings. The idea is to cut down response times from fire and police and deal with emergencies onsite. Teachers train monthly with the radios and the district may add an app would use GPS to locate students if there's an emergency.

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The big sleep: how the world's most troubled country is beating a deadly disease

Sarah Boseley

November 16, 2018 |

The Guardian |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: Democratic Republic of the Congo

By deploying mobile screening units and educating people about the dangers of Tse Tse flies that carry sleeping sickness, doctors are working to eradicate the disease in the Congo. Education is a big part of the success of the operation—if people don't know what the symptoms mean, they can't seek treatment.

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What the Dutch Can Teach Us About Wildfires

Crystal Kolden

November 16, 2018 |

The New York Times |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Netherlands

Wildfires are destroying lives and lands throughout the West Coast of the United States. While human negligence coupled with climate change have been blamed, communities in the Netherlands provide a sharp contrast to this mentality by adapting their planning and infrastructure to prioritize safety in natural disaster prone areas.

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Fertilize by drone, till by text: Making tech work for Africa's farmers

Stacey Knott

November 16, 2018 |

The Christian Science Monitor |

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Response Location: Ghana

High tech innovations are making agriculture more productive while creating skilled jobs. In Ghana, tech startups like Acquah Aviation and TROTRO Tractor offer technology-sharing services to farmers. With urbanization leading to a loss in farm-labor supply across sub-Saharan Africa, the drones and tractors help to boost productivity through mechanization, while supportive infrastructure for these services offers opportunities for high skill employment.

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‘People helping people': North Dakota's addiction fix

Andrew Graham

November 15, 2018 |

WyoFile |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Devils Lake, North Dakota

In rural North Dakota where clinical treatment centers are hard to find, a program called Free Through Recovery "seeks to drive down North Dakota’s prison rates by creating networks of sobriety and support around people on probation and parole." Although local law enforcement claims the program is not an alternative to incarceration, in the short time it has been in operation, it has served over 550 people with many participants securing both housing and work opportunities.

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Colorado is only state testing military tech to keep firefighters safe

Matt Mauro

November 15, 2018 |

KDVR-TV |

Broadcast TV News |

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Response Location: United States, Colorado

Colorado is adapting a military technology to help crews fight wildfires. The Android Team Awareness Kit, or ATAK, was designed to keep Special Forces safe in combat zones by showing pilots their locations, and now firefighters will be able to use the free app on their phones to find where they are and assess what kind of fire they are seeing on the ground. Colorado is the only state allowed to tweak the app for use in fires, but the plan is to roll it out nationwide after modification.

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