Can Cuban Medicine Help Solve American Inequality?

https://medium.com/the-development-set/can-cuban-medicine-help-solve-american-inequality-9792a11a0802

Sam Loewenberg

Bright Magazine

14 March 2016

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Nearly a hundred Americans are studying medicine at Cuba’s Latin American School of Medicine (ELAM), where they are taught preventive medicine to treat the underserved.

The Sense of an Ending

http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2013/05/20/the-sense-of-an-ending-2

Rebecca Mead

The New Yorker

20 May 2013

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More than five million Americans have Alzheimer’s or similar illnesses, and that number is growing as the population ages - without any immediate prospect of a cure, advocacy groups have begun promoting ways to offer people with dementia a comfortable decline instead of imposing on them a medical model of care, which seeks to defer death through escalating interventions. An Arizona nursing home offers new ways to care for people with dementia.

The Family Doctor, Minus the M.D.

http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/10/24/the-family-doctor-minus-the-m-d

Tina Rosenberg

The New York Times

24 October 2012

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Thousands of clinics in America have no doctors. The primary care providers are nurse-practitioners – and their results are as good or better than that of the doctors.

The Best Fix for High Unemployment? Prevent Companies From Laying Off Workers

http://www.nationaljournal.com/next-economy/solutions-bank/the-best-fix-for-high-unemployment-prevent-companies-from-laying-off-workers-20140109

Clare Foran

National Journal

9 January 2014

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The unemployment crisis is a hard thing to solve - businesses sometimes have no choice but to let workers go. An innovative program tries to prevent joblessness by temporarily paying a portion of workers’ salaries at struggling companies.

A Card That Gives Migrant Workers a Name

http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/09/18/a-card-that-gives-migrant-workers-a-name

Ankita Rao

The New York Times

18 September 2015

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In India, corruption in the distribution of government ID cards leaves the poorest without legal identity or protection. A non-profit group is creating and distributing unofficial ID cards and legal aid for day workers in major cities in India.

From Institution To Inclusion

https://wamu.atavist.com/from-institution-to-inclusion

Martin Austermuhle

American University Radio (WAMU)

14 March 2016

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For individuals with developmental disabilities in Washington, D.C., inclusion’s uphill battle, while still happening, has shown results. After the practice of institutionalization ended decades ago, there was a shift to group home living, nonprofit advocacy groups, and job placements. Challenges remain though, like slow-moving bureaucracy, funding, and those still fighting inclusion, but moves toward inclusive jobs and living continue.

International Students Find the American Dream ... in Flint

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/01/education/edlife/international-students-find-the-american-dream-in-flint.html

Gordon Young

The New York Times

27 October 2015

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International students and the city of Flint, Michigan, have an imperfect but beneficial relationship. The city is a cheap and accommodating place for students to get their foot in the U.S., and the students bring their business; thus, boosting the desperate economy.

Lessons From America's Safest Hospitals

http://www.aarp.org/health/healthy-living/info-04-2013/safe-health-care.html?intcmp=HPBB1F

Beth Howard

AARP Magazine

1 April 2013

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An estimated 6,000 "never events" — egregious errors like operations on the wrong limb or instruments left inside a surgical wound — occur every month among Medicare patients alone. Hospitals across the country are revamping their care programs to stop preventable injuries and deaths.

Helping Where Help Is Wanted

http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/01/10/helping-where-help-is-wanted

Tina Rosenberg

The New York Times

10 January 2012

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Vacant positions exist in many employment sectors, including in education and in hospitals. ReServe is a program that joins retired professionals to part-time paid positions in non-profits to perform duties. A controversy has emerged that suggests these positions should be paid at a professional-rate salary.

In a Second Career, Working to Make a Difference

http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/01/05/in-a-second-career-working-to-make-a-difference

Tina Rosenberg

The New York Times

5 January 2012

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Some inner city schools, nonprofits, and businesses in New York lack the staff to make their organizations function for the people they serve. ReServe is a program that links retired professionals with part-time jobs in schools, libraries, hospitals and other city agencies to help fil this gap.