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  • Ed tech can transform physical education classes, too

    November 21, 2019 |

    The Hechinger Report |

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    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: United States

    Where does technology fit into a gym class? One physical education teacher uses an online platform to let students track their fitness progress throughout the semester and ensure that all students stay engaged throughout class periods when gym space is limited.

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  • Radical Health

    November 21, 2019 |

    How Do We Fix It? |

    Podcast |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    To promote better healthcare access in The Bronx, local healthcare providers, activists, and nonprofits are working together to implement tactics such as community conversations or the use of an app that assists pregnant women of color. These methodologies function on the basis of the sharing of "social capital," which helps increase and mobilize interpersonal relationships.

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  • San Francisco's Quest to Make Landfills Obsolete

    November 21, 2019 |

    Politico |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

    Reducing landfill waste takes a comprehensive approach. By implementing city-wide composting alongside trash collection and utilizing the sorting technology of Recology, the city’s municipal waste recovery company, San Francisco has significantly reduced the amount of waste residents send to landfills. Although it missed the ambitious target of achieving zero waste by 2020, the city aims to cut what it sends to landfills in half by 2030.

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  • How Churches Fight the Stigma of H.I.V.

    November 21, 2019 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Atlanta, Georgia

    Improving outcomes in addressing HIV requires reducing stigma. In Atlanta, Georgia, faith-based communities are embracing HIV prevention campaigns and courses. Bible Way Ministries provides HIV testing at community events and offers awareness campaigns aimed at reducing stigma. In Philadelphia, Faith in Action similarly recruits religious communities to increase HIV awareness.

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  • What Happens When a City Tries to End Traffic Deaths

    November 21, 2019 |

    Bloomberg CityLab |

    Multi-Media |

    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    An extensive investigation that, despite implementing an initiative called "Vision Zero" that aims to eliminate traffic and pedestrian fatalities, many cities still struggle to reduce the number of fatalities, year-over-year. Now, cities like Chicago and Washington D.C. are analyzing their failures - from lack of budget planning to missing coordination between government departments - in order to get on track to eliminating traffic deaths within a decade.

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  • When Residents Support Solar—Just ‘Not in My Backyard'

    November 20, 2019 |

    Bloomberg CityLab |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Fredericksburg, Virginia

    Solar power panels are broadly supported across America, as concern about climate change increases; however, not all supporters want solar power plants in their backyard. Now, companies and local governments work to install these renewable energy sources while informing neighbors and stakeholders of the benefits of these plants.

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  • Airbus is making planes lighter with technology we barely understand

    November 20, 2019 |

    FastCompany |

    Multi-Media |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Germany, Hamburg

    An engineering company called Autodesk uses the concept of "generative deisgn" - design facilitated by Artificial Intelligence to create structural renderings unimagined by the human brain - to create lighter and more durable airplanes. Generative design uses the calculations of artificial intelligence software to create thousands of ergonomic designs, based on an input of desired force and shape of the plane part - or other architectural puzzles pieces.

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  • Santé Mentale : sortir de l'isolement avec les Groupes d'Entraide Mutuelle

    November 20, 2019 |

    France 3 Périgords |

    Video |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: France, Dordogne

    Depuis 15 ans les Groupes d'Entraide Mutuelle permettent aux personnes pas nécessairement handicapées mais souffrant de troubles cognitifs ou psychiques de sortir de la solitude, sans faire appel au système médical. Le succès des GEM se mesure notamment au succès qu'ils rencontrent. En 2017, 466 GEM ont accueilli plus de 65 000 personnes.

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  • In Peoria, Green Infrastructure As a Path to Social Equity

    November 20, 2019 |

    Next City |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Peoria, Illinois

    Green infrastructure provides a return on investment and improves the quality of life in a community. In Peoria, Illinois, the city’s Public Works Department has piloted several green infrastructure initiatives with the help of funding of a Bloomberg Philanthropies grant. Projects like the Well Farm at Voris Field, zero runoff streets are proving successful at capturing sewer runoff and creating economic value, while the youth volunteer PeoriaCorps are helping make the projects community-based.

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  • The Copenhagen house that's probably the best children's home in the world

    November 20, 2019 |

    The Guardian |

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    Response Location: Denmark, Copenhagen

    Denmark has developed an effective model for children's homes centered around community, safety, and low staff turnover. Could the setup work in the United Kingdom?

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