Medicine by Text Message: Learning From the Developing World

http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2013/04/medicine-by-text-message-learning-from-the-developing-world/274656

Courtney E. Martin

The Atlantic

4 April 2013

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Health communication systems designed for rural, developing countries -- where hospitals are often understaffed and transportation is inadequate -- are being adapted to improve care in U.S. cities.

Freelance Nation: “The Greatest Economic Transformation in Human History”?

http://www.wnyc.org/story/freelance-nation-greatest-economic-transformation-human-history

Manoush Zomorodi

WNYC

16 October 2013

Radio / Over 15 Minutes

The 2008 recession’s job losses spurred a development of a Do-It-Yourself economy. With the advent of Uber, Etsy, Airbnb, and others, the marketplace has become full of micro-entrepreneurs who thrive with independent web-assisted businesses.

When Tragedy Strikes, Come Together

http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/10/30/when-tragedy-strikes-come-together

David Bornstein

The New York Times

30 October 2012

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American families tend to handle grief individually and feel alone after the tragedy of losing a child. In Israel, communities communicate to the bereaving family their support by creating permanent and public memorials.

In Aleppo, cell phones are helping some desperate Syrians find clean water

http://www.pri.org/stories/2015-08-26/aleppo-cell-phones-are-helping-some-desperate-syrians-find-clean-water

Joyce Hackel

Public Radio International (PRI)

26 August 2015

Radio / 5-15 Minutes

In war zones, people have a difficult time finding clean water and safe areas to inhabit. Social media, smart phones, and technology applications are aiding in people’s survival. In Aleppo, Syria, the International Committee of the Red Cross posted a map on Facebook to show alternative sources of clean drinking water that reached approximately 140,000 people.

Protecting Children From Toxic Stress

http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/10/30/protecting-children-from-toxic-stress

David Bornstein

The New York Times

30 October 2013

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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. The engagement is guided by an evidence-based methodology called Child-Parent Psychotherapy, which is grounded in collaborative problem solving.

Can Cell Phones Improve Latinas' Health?

http://www.colorlines.com/articles/can-cell-phones-improve-latinas-health

Dani McClain

Colorlines

17 March 2014

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When many Latina immigrant women arrive in the United States, they don't have access to the internet to learn about the resources available to them. Únete Latina, a program run by Latinas, sends mobile phone texts to women with supportive messages in Spanish and with information about relevant news items and public services.

Shipping Containers Are Having a Second Life as Mini Farms

http://www.takepart.com/article/2015/05/23/shipping-container-mini-farms

Sarah McColl

TakePart

23 May 2015

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The demand for growing fresh fruits and vegetables presents a problem for schools, restaurants, and organizations that do not have the space, resources, or labor for greenhouses. Different companies are now repurposing old shipping containers to make hydroponic systems for growing food, in addition to LED growing lights, heating and cooling systems, and a mobile software system. The solution of container farming is expanding across the nation.

Teaching citizens how to shoot better video when they witness brutality

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/teaching-citizens-shoot-better-video-witness-brutality

Hari Sreenivasan

Judy Woodruff

PBS NewsHour

10 April 2015

Multi-Media / 5-15 Minutes

With human injustices affecting people on the streets around the world, camera phones have become important tools to document crimes. However, the video may not adequately capture the crime to be persuasive in court. The global organization WITNESS has formed as Video As Evidence Program to instruct citizens how to best document crimes with their cameras so that the evidence will stand in court.

Hotline volunteers help people cope with mental health crises

http://www.jsonline.com/watchdog/watchdogreports/hotline-volunteers-help-people-cope-with-mental-health-crises-b99505255z1-305527491.html

Meg Kissinger

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

29 May 2015

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Mental health care often requires a human touch and a personal connection. Tucked quietly in an office park in Grafton, volunteers at the COPE Hotline field nearly 23,000 calls a year from all over the Milwaukee area and some points beyond.

Mothers-to-Be Are Getting the Message

http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/02/07/pregnant-mothers-are-getting-the-message

David Bornstein

The New York Times

7 February 2011

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An average of 28,000 children born in the U.S. each year die before their first birthday – and many more face disabilities and serious life-long health problems, often because they are born prematurely or at low birth weights. A free service, text4baby, delivers crucial health advice via text message to pregnant women and new mothers.