BBC
5 March 2019
Text / Over 3000 Words
Canada
Experiencing the death of a parent is oftentimes extremely traumatic, but an app created by a woman who personally experienced this type of loss, aims to bring some sense of help and closure for family members. Implementing a simple design and based on question prompts, the app known as RecordMeNow has been widely used and shown to specifically impact those diagnosed with terminal cancer as well as Motor Neurone Disease.
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.
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.
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.
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.
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/10/30/protecting-children-from-toxic-stress
David Bornstein
The New York Times
30 October 2013
Text / 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. The engagement is guided by an evidence-based methodology called Child-Parent Psychotherapy, which is grounded in collaborative problem solving.
http://www.colorlines.com/articles/can-cell-phones-improve-latinas-health
Dani McClain
Colorlines
17 March 2014
Text / 800-1500 Words
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.
http://www.takepart.com/article/2015/05/23/shipping-container-mini-farms
Sarah McColl
TakePart
23 May 2015
Text / Under 800 Words
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.
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.
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.
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.
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