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  • Teamwork promises to help improve mental health care in Lincoln County

    October 17, 2018 |

    The Western News |

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    Response Location: United States, Libby, Montana

    Following the closure of the Western Montana Mental Health Center due to budget cuts to mental health care funding, Lincoln County established a mental health coalition. The coalition came up with a new system for dealing with patients who report to the emergency room for a mental health crisis. Now, many actors will play a part in giving care to mental health patients during a crisis and its aftermath.

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  • Houses intact after Hurricane Michael were often saved by low-cost reinforcements

    October 17, 2018 |

    The Washington Post |

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    Response Location: United States, Blountstown, Florida

    Small, cost-effective improvements to home construction were often the difference between houses that suffered small amounts of damage from Florida hurricanes and those that were destroyed. Knowing to ask for extra nails, strong windows, and hurricane clips for their roof, home owners can not only save their homes but save money from decreased insurance and energy costs.

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  • Why Oslo's 'greedy method' may be the answer to Utah's air pollution woes

    October 17, 2018 |

    Deseret News |

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    Response Location: Norway, Oslo

    Faced with poor air quality, the city of Oslo instituted a set of policy measures that have resulted in a dramatic improvement. Many of these policies center around transportation including incentivizing the production and purchase of electric cars, reducing the number of cars in the city, and creating car-free zones.

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  • The California Indigenous Peoples Using Fire for Agroforestry

    October 16, 2018 |

    Pacific Standard |

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    Response Location: United States, California

    The Karuk and Yoruk tribes use prescribed burning to keep land healthy and encourage the growth of traditional foods and medicines. New resources and partnerships are helping to bring back small-scale fires and revive important cultural practices.

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  • Driven by traditional leaders, a “magic” ointment is preventing deaths in newborns

    October 16, 2018 |

    Nigeria Health Watch |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Sokoto, Sokoto State

    Chlorhexidine gel has been successfully used to ensure healthy births and avoid newborn babies from having often fatal infections around their umbilical cord. The use of this gel—as well as the end of potentially harmful practices—was achieved through education during religious sermons, community health workers engaging with pregnant women, and more culturally sensitive delivery processes.

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  • For these Native American artists, business opportunities arrive by bus

    October 16, 2018 |

    PBS NewsHour |

    Broadcast TV News |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, South Dakota

    In order to help Native artists, the First People’s Fund launched the “Rolling Rez Arts,” a shuttle bus that doubles as an arts center, cell, and business incubator. “Every culture has stories. They have art. They have ways of expressing themselves and telling about their history. And so that's why I think it's very important for artists here on Pine Ridge to be able to express themselves, to tell who we are as a nation of people, and that we have a history as well.”

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  • Communities That Care coalitions aim to create healthy connections

    October 16, 2018 |

    Durango Herald |

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    Response Location: United States, Tooele, Utah

    Communities That Care coalitions have developed across the nation with the goal of reducing the likelihood of teenage behavioral issues such as violence and alcoholism, as well as adolescent suicides. Already seeing positive changes, some coalitions have partnered with other community organizations to broaden their reach and focus on specific issues such as building health relationships and increasing empowerment.

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  • Ocean plastic is a huge problem. Blockchain could be part of the solution.

    October 16, 2018 |

    NBC News |

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    Response Location: Haiti

    Plastic waste often ends up in oceans which in turn impacts not only the health of the coastal ecosystem, but human health as well when people consume fish that have ingested the plastic fragments. To keep plastic out of the oceans, Plastic Bank, a company based in Vancouver, has created and launched a blockchain-based recycling system in Haiti that exchanges cryptocurrency via an app when plastic is deposited in a recycling center.

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  • Innovative rural factories are defying America's manufacturing decline

    October 16, 2018 |

    Apolitical |

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    Response Location: United States, Alexandria, Minnesota

    Rural manufacturers in America are staying relevant by shifting focuses to hyper-specific product production. Industries work to balance efficiency with personalization in the changing manufacturing landscape of the 21st century.

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  • A New Twist on Salvation

    October 16, 2018 |

    The Philadelphia Citizen |

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    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    Church after church in Philadelphia is being slated for demolition. In times where funding for religious institutions are scarce, Sacred Places, Civic Spaces is trying to repurpose old churches for community use. By working with the Civic Design Center, church leaders will be able to work with free design consultants to reimagine ways that their spaces can add new value to their communities.

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