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  • South Carolina finds innovative way to help first-time moms

    November 30, 2016 |

    Detroit Free Press |

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    Response Location: United States, Florence, South Carolina

    Thanks to social impact bonds, the Nurse-Family Partnership in South Carolina pairs specially trained nurses with low-income pregnant women for regular home visits, giving the mothers coaching to break the poverty cycle. The state should realize a return on its investment long-term, with lower Medicaid costs, fewer preterm births, bigger gaps between childbirths and fewer emergency room visits.

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  • Hospitals Can Be Key to Healthy People, Healthy Economies

    November 29, 2016 |

    Next City |

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    Response Location: United States

    Hospitals in the United States spend over $340 billion on health services, but with those funds, they could also help the numerous neighborhoods struggling with poverty. The Democracy Collaborative is a research center that helps hospitals link up with local institutions to encourage job growth, buy regionally produced food, and reinvest into their local economy.

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  • Wanted: Leaders to Turn Interfaith Conflict Into Trust

    November 29, 2016 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States

    In New York, hate crimes against Muslims have reached levels not seen since 2001. In response to deep racial divides nationally, the importance of having effective interfaith leaders is more relevant than ever.

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  • How Cubans Live as Long as Americans at a Tenth of the Cost

    November 29, 2016 |

    The Atlantic |

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    Response Location: Cuba

    Cuba spends $813 per person annually on health care and provides better care than the U.S., which spends $9,403 per person annually. In the Cuban health care system, doctors use regular checkups to identify at risk patients and give them preventive care, requiring more doctors and personalised care but saving the system money with fewer emergency visits.

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  • The Arts of Medicine

    November 29, 2016 |

    Inlander |

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    Response Location: United States, Spokane, Washington

    Medical students are trained in medicine but rarely encouraged to develop their personal skills. The University of Washington School of Medicine requires their students to take a course, “Daily Dose of Humanities,” which is intended to help physicians connect with their patients, remember why they wanted to become a doctor, and provide stress coping tactics, through all forms of the arts.

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  • Uganda's LGBT faith leaders say God's love is unconditional

    November 29, 2016 |

    Religion News Service |

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    Response Location: Uganda

    In Uganda, religious leaders and anti-gay individuals have been very vocal against the LGBTI community and have disowned many LGBTI religious leaders. This has led some of these leaders to publicly come out and advocate for others and speak of their own experiences, showing the possibility of being LGBTI and religious.

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  • Belgium and the Netherlands Swap Land, and Remain Friends

    November 28, 2016 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: Netherlands

    Territorial conflicts in neighboring countries can spur bloody battles.The discovery of a headless corpse in the Netherlands helped Belgium and its bigger Dutch neighbor resolve a property squabble that began in 1961, showing that land disputes can be settled peacefully.

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  • Malawi: Combating maternal deaths with innovations

    November 28, 2016 |

    Center for Solutions Journalism Malawi (CSJ News) |

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    Response Location: Malawi, Balaka

    Women in Malawi face numerous challenges in reproductive health, especially HIV-positive mothers, and maternal deaths are still rampant in rural areas of the country. Technology is helping change the landscape of maternal health, with devices such as cell phones being used to provide women in rural villages with vital health information, and drones delivering medications where the roads are too rough for emergency services to access quickly.

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  • What Caused the Populist Earthquake of 2016

    November 28, 2016 |

    Reclaim the American Dream |

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    Response Location: United States, Eastsound, Washington

    In 2016, the US had a historically large populist backlash against the political establishment. This inspired Hedric Smith to highlight where and how political reform in the US has succeeded or failed in an Orcas Current Lecture Series.

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  • Street outreach programs in Syracuse work to combat homelessness, especially in winter months

    November 28, 2016 |

    The Daily Orange |

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    Response Location: United States, Syracuse, New York

    The city of Syracuse uses two outreach programs to encourage homeless individuals to seek shelter during the winter months and, eventually, permanent housing. Rather than detain folks who refuse to seek shelter throughout the winter, outreach workers build trust with each unsheltered homeless person, fostering a relationship in order to encourage folks to seek safety and warmth.

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