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The Philadelphia Citizen
Jessica Blatt Press
7 January 2021
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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A pediatric care center in Philadelphia has partnered with a nonprofit that "helps people with tax prep and asset-building" as well as an organization that provides financial counselors to offer young patients free, o...
OneZero
Katherine Reynolds Lewis
23 September 2019
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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Over 3000 Words
Many children are facing sleep issues that result in changed behavior and attitudes. Research suggests that this could be related to the way skulls are evolving, so a team of doctors are addressing the problem through...
26 July 2019
Butaro, Rwanda
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A hospital in Rwanda is expanding access for cancer treatment while also showing that treating children in impoverished areas doesn't have to be expensive. Through partnerships and low labor costs, doctors at the Buta...
7 November 2018
United States
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As more research has found links between Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and negative health outcomes, a growing number of organizations and sectors are incorporating trauma-informed screening and training into t...
Second Wave Michigan
Jane Simons
25 October 2018
Battle Creek, Michigan, United States
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A neighborhood dentist asked his underserved community what he could do to improve their lives. The answer? Diapers. Now, his Battle Creek, MI organization delivers diapers to families in need around county, regardles...
2 October 2018
Colorado, United States
Multi-Media
1500-3000 Words
Integrating behavioral health care with primary pediatric care helps address chronic, long-term issues. Using grant funding, Pediatric Partners of the Southwest improved its approach to health care. The introduction o...
Talk Africa
Henry Owino
2 October 2018
Kibera, Nairobi, Kenya
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In a slum in Kiberia, Kenya, a new invention called Peepoople Kenya (or Peepoo for short) is addressing a mounting sanitation issue from open defecation and lack of clean facilities. The solution is a single-use, biod...
25 September 2018
Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria
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Being in a conflict zone, primary healthcare in the state of Borno in Nigeria has suffered in recent years. In response to the crisis, Community Management of Acute Malnutrition (CMAM) centers provide Ready-To-Use The...
15 August 2018
Liverpool, Merseyside, England
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A social enterprise in England is tackling the issue of so-called holiday hunger for children who go days without full meals during breaks from school. Named Can Cook, this organization makes over 37,000 meals around ...
11 May 2018
Brazil
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Premature babies have an 80 percent greater chance of neonatal mortality if they don't get breast milk. Brazil has a donation-based milk bank system that's saving money and lives. There are 230 milk banks in the count...
15 April 2018
Nairobi, Kenya
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Under 800 Words
Gertrude Children's Hospital in Nairobi, Kenya has a new telemedicine program that allows pediatric specialists to consult on cases in rural areas of Kenya. Specialists can hold consults with patients via webcam to h...
Forbes
Kerry A. Dolan
12 March 2018
Bamako, Mali
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By the time sick kids reach a clinic, it can be too late. Through home visits, community health workers in Mali are spotting early signs of malaria, pneumonia, diarrheal disease, and malnutrition and providing treatme...
15 February 2018
San Isidro, Peru
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Peru formerly had one of the highest rates of stunting in South America, with chronic malnutrition affecting more than 1 in 4 children under five. Thanks to results-based budgeting and a government-wide commitment to ...
30 January 2018
San Francisco, California, United States
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Childhood trauma has lasting effects on development and stress response, but these can be treated with behavioral therapy and proper interventions. Dr. Nadine Burke Harris of the Center For Youth Wellness insists that...
Gulfshore Life
Jennifer Reed
27 December 2017
North Naples, Florida, United States
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A network of pediatric care providers and mental health specialists are teaming up to offer comprehensive mental health services for children in Florida, something that has previously been neglected. The Healthcare Ne...
The Washington Post
Michael Alison Chandler
6 October 2016
San Francisco, California, United States
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Dr. Nadine Burke Harris noticed an unusually high rate of illnesses in young patients frequenting her San Francisco clinic, and began to dig into the strong correlation between stress factors like poverty and abuse to...
29 June 2016
Palo Alto, California, United States
Multi-Media
3-5 Minutes
Undergoing surgery is a stress-inducing prospect for anyone, but children are especially vulnerable to anxiety prior to operations. To avoid using risky anti-anxiety medications on young patients, two anesthesiologist...
The Post Crescent
Nathan Phelps
Rory Linnane
17 March 2016
Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin, United States
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Over 50 percent of Wisconsin counties lack mental health professionals to serve the populations, and the shortage directly affects children’s mental health. The Institute for Healthcare Improvement has submitted funds...
9 July 2015
Roseville, California, United States
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Over 3000 Words
Even though most central line infections are preventable, they are a leading cause of death in the United States. The core of the problem resides in a hospital's approach, whether they put the effort into treating pat...
Seven Days
Ken Picard
4 March 2015
Burlington, Vermont, United States
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Medical providers, tech experts and business professionals joined together to create in Vermont to create MEDSINC, a mobile app that helps people with no medical background to treat children with health risks. The "mo...
30 October 2013
Connecticut, United States
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Under 800 Words
Child First is a program in Connecticut, where staff members deliver home-based parent guidance and child-parent psychotherapy to help prevent the detrimental physical and mental effects of toxic stress on children. T...
5 September 2012
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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A nutrient powder can save anemic children, but the people who could benefit are distrustful. Having local mothers distribute the supplement was successful in Bangladesh.
4 April 2012
New Delhi, Delhi, India
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In the developing world, intestinal worms stunt physical and mental growth, drain energy, and can inhibit school work for children. Deworm the World is a global campaign that lobbied the Delhi government to regularly ...
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