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  • Healthcare in Montana: Tribal Efforts To Heal the Consequences Of Old Wounds

    December 15, 2017 |

    The GroundTruth Project |

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    Response Location: United States, Flathead Reservation, Montana

    Salish Kootenai College has opened an Allied Health Department to train members of several tribes on the Flathead Reservation in Montana. The goal of this new department is to train members of these Native American tribes in healthcare support occupations such as EMT and Medical Assistant to meet a growing demand for these roles in local clinics.

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  • Harvey overwhelmed some levee systems. Future storms could do worse.

    December 14, 2017 |

    Houston Chronicle |

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    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Houston, Texas

    The aftermath of Hurricane Harvey left many Houston residents questioning the efficacy of one of the city’s only protections, the Levee Improvement Districts (LID), responsible for providing flood protection. In neighborhoods prone to flooding, there has been much debate about the actual protection the current levees provide, leading many to call for solutions like the expansion of the LIDs through elections (rather than appointees) or raising the levees.

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  • Reproductive health critical in eradicating poverty

    December 14, 2017 |

    News Day |

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    Response Location: Zimbabwe

    Family planning is crucial to fighting against poverty. However, many women cannot afford contraceptives. The United Nations Fund for Population Activities is now supporting the Zimbabwe government to provide women with affordable services supporting reproductive health.

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  • Farmers spot diseased crops faster with artificial intelligence

    December 14, 2017 |

    CNN |

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    Response Location: United States, Kearny, New Jersey

    Oftentimes in farming, once farmers spot an issue with a crop, it is too late to save it. Artificial intelligence is changing that, starting with implementing the technology that is used to manage orchards into the practice of growing corn and soybeans.

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  • Reclaiming Appalachia: A Push to Bring Back Native Forests to Coal Country

    December 14, 2017 |

    Yale Environment 360 |

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    Response Location: United States, West Virginia

    Tearing down trees to save a forest? While that may not sound like a solution, it could in fact be the key to restoring the former forest that inhabited the Appalachian region in the Eastern United States. “Ripping so deep might seem extreme, but it’s the only way to give these native trees a chance,” says Chris Barton, co-founder of non-profit Green Forests Works and a professor specializing in forest hydrology and watershed management, by means of explaining the ongoing effort he and other researchers, scientists and non-profits are making to reclaim native forests in this region.

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  • How training bystanders can stop rape and sexual violence on campus

    December 14, 2017 |

    Apolitical |

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    Response Location: United States, Kentucky

    As cases of sexual violence on college campuses gain greater attention, one program aims to learn from past failures in order to train bystanders to act in the face of this violence. Green Dot, originally piloted at the University of Kentucky, implements a two-stage process to teach students and faculty exactly how to implement "distraction, delegation, and direct intervention" if they see something suspicious.

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  • Black Alabamians discuss their decisive role in Doug Jones' victory

    December 13, 2017 |

    ThinkProgress |

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    Response Location: United States, Birmingham, Alabama

    In Alabama, grassroots organizing targeting black voters resulted in a huge voter turnout. “98 percent of black women voted for Jones (Tyson’s initial estimate was conservative) along with 93 percent of black men.” “Just calling, knocking on doors, talking to people face-to-face, letting them know why this campaign matters, I think that’s the reason we won.”

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  • Can red-light cameras help curb Milwaukee's reckless drivers?

    December 13, 2017 |

    Milwaukee Journal Sentinel |

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    Response Location: United States, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

    A columnist looks at the proposal to bring red light cameras to Milwaukee after a string of horrific car accidents where a driver blew through traffic lights. The piece covers a good deal of data on the efficacy of red light cameras in Chicago and elsewhere, pointing out the positive results of fewer crashes while pointing out the flaws, such as an increase in rear-end collisions. The author also explains how he reported the story and provides numerous links to resources so readers can continue to explore the topic.

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  • Meet The School Educating Homeless Kids

    December 13, 2017 |

    Bright Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

    A private school in Oklahoma City that exclusively educates homeless children also provides medical services, clothing, school supplies, and parent counseling. Proponents point to increased stability for families and academic improvements for children, while dissenters say the approach is flawed, costly, and difficult to scale.

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  • In the race to help Latino students, one California county pulls ahead

    December 13, 2017 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

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    Response Location: United States, Moreno Valley, California

    In 2016, California's Riverside County achieved an 86 percent graduation rate, second to only Orange County in the state. The impressive spike followed in the wake of a multi-pronged, data-focused drive to support predominantly low-income students through the oftentimes complicated and unfamiliar college application process. Local nonprofit director Ryan Smith says, “We often ask [students and families] to navigate a system not designed for them, instead of meeting students where they’re at." Riverside is working to change that reality.

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