The Development Set
Text / Over 3000 Words
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.
Missoulian
22 January 2018
Text / 800-1500 Words
Scope of Response: State/Province
Cut Bank, Montana, United States
In Montana, schools and hospitals are in desperate need of teachers and nurses as brain drain leads young people to leave the state. In response, the state is working with Guardian Healthcare Providers to employ foreign nurses, mostly from the Philippines. Foreign teachers are also coming to Montana, and they need to meet clear certification requirements to be able to teach. Cut Bank, Montana residents are welcoming the foreign workers into their communities.
https://medium.com/the-development-set/can-cuban-medicine-help-solve-american-inequality-9792a11a0802?utm_source=Solutions+Story+Tracker
Sam Loewenberg
The Development Set
14 March 2016
Text / Over 3000 Words
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.
http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2013/05/20/the-sense-of-an-ending-2?utm_source=Solutions+Story+Tracker
Rebecca Mead
The New Yorker
20 May 2013
Text / Over 3000 Words
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.
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/10/24/the-family-doctor-minus-the-m-d?utm_source=Solutions+Story+Tracker
Tina Rosenberg
The New York Times
24 October 2012
Text / 1500-3000 Words
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.
http://www.nationaljournal.com/next-economy/solutions-bank/the-best-fix-for-high-unemployment-prevent-companies-from-laying-off-workers-20140109?utm_source=Solutions+Story+Tracker
Clare Foran
National Journal
9 January 2014
Text / Under 800 Words
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.
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/09/18/a-card-that-gives-migrant-workers-a-name?utm_source=Solutions+Story+Tracker
Ankita Rao
The New York Times
18 September 2015
Text / 1500-3000 Words
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.
https://wamu.atavist.com/from-institution-to-inclusion?utm_source=Solutions+Story+Tracker
Martin Austermuhle
WAMU
14 March 2016
Text / Over 3000 Words
For the last 40 years, people with developmental disabilities in D.C. have been fighting for the chance to be like everyone else. This is their story.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/01/education/edlife/international-students-find-the-american-dream-in-flint.html?utm_source=Solutions+Story+Tracker
Gordon Young
The New York Times
27 October 2015
Text / 1500-3000 Words
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.
http://www.aarp.org/health/healthy-living/info-04-2013/safe-health-care.html?utm_source=Solutions+Story+Tracker
Beth Howard
AARP Magazine
1 April 2013
Text / 1500-3000 Words
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.
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/01/10/helping-where-help-is-wanted?utm_source=Solutions+Story+Tracker
Tina Rosenberg
The New York Times
10 January 2012
Text / 800-1500 Words
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.
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/01/05/in-a-second-career-working-to-make-a-difference?utm_source=Solutions+Story+Tracker
Tina Rosenberg
The New York Times
5 January 2012
Text / 800-1500 Words
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. A ReServist is not a volunteer, but a paid employee, who can continue to share his or her skills in a job placement where there is a social need.
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