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Mass testing, alerts and big fines: the strategies used in Asia to slow coronavirus

Justin McCurry

March 11, 2020 |

The Guardian |

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Response Location: Singapore

As countries around the world work to slow the spread of coronavirus, several places including Singapore, Taiwan, South Korea, Hong Kong, and Macau have reported success from a handful of methods. Mass testing is a common factor throughout each, but financial incentives for self-quarantine, temperature checks at small businesses, and complimentary hand sanitizersr are a few other solutions that have shown promise.

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New Certification Helps Brands Communicate Their Commitment to the Environment

Daliah Singer

March 11, 2020 |

Fashionista |

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Response Location: United States

Climate Neutral, a San Francisco-based nonprofit, is creating a brand label that identifies companies that are offsetting and reducing their greenhouse gas emissions. Companies can purchase carbon offsets, where they can balance out their own greenhouse gas emissions by investing in other environmental projects around the world. While some experts encourage businesses to reduce their own carbon footprint first, purchasing offsets could be a good step toward introducing more sustainable practices.

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What Singapore's coronavirus tactics can and can't teach world

Kentaro Iwamoto

March 08, 2020 |

Nikkei Asian Review |

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Response Location: Singapore

Although many hesitate to applaud Singapore's efforts in containing the coronavirus pandemic due to the aggressive measures taken, the country's methodology has shown success. Based on "scientific knowledge, empirical data and medical research," the country has implemented measures such as contact tracing, stay-home orders, hygiene campaigns, and monetary bonuses for health care workers, all of which work to slow the spread of the virus.

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Loss—and Hope—After a Cluster of Student Suicides

Nora Fleming

March 06, 2020 |

Edutopia |

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Response Location: United States, Clovis, California

To decrease the stigma of talking about mental health, a high school in California's Central Valley began "inviting students to attend formerly adults-only meetings and including them in planning groups to expand mental health resources on campuses." In addition, students created their own club, which has grown to 40 participants, and the school has also added a peer counseling class.

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South Korea has tested 140,000 people for the coronavirus. That could explain why its death rate is just 0.6% — far lower than in China or the US.

Aria Bendix

March 05, 2020 |

Business Insider |

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Response Location: South Korea

South Korea's nationwide coronavirus testing measures are showing that the death rate for the virus may not be as high as initially reported while also offering lessons to other countries about the best practices for mitigating epidemics. Although the United States is now beginning to utilize partnerships to address limited testing procedures, South Korea's response allowed for patients to be diagnosed an an earlier and faster rate.

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His Daughter Died Of An Opioid Overdose. So He Built A Treatment Facility In Her Name

Tyrone Turner

March 05, 2020 |

American University Radio (WAMU) |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Hagerstown, Maryland

Named after his daughter who overdosed, a former narcotics police officer created Brooke's House, a women's treatment facility in Maryland. Combining methodologies and using multiple approaches, the program works to help residents achieve sobriety through counseling and treatment.

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How organizations, lawsuits are fighting voter suppression in Texas

John C. Moritz

March 05, 2020 |

Corpus Christi Caller Times |

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Response Location: United States, Texas

Civil rights groups used a lawsuit and a vigilant network of activists to defeat an attempt to purge qualified voters from the list of Texas' eligible voters and to guard against ongoing attempts to disenfranchise naturalized citizens and other people of color. In 2019, the Texas Secretary of State's office compiled a list of what it said were as many as 100,000 illegally registered voters. Countering claims of fraud and threats of prosecution, activists forced the state to abandon the effort and oust the secretary of state. A study shows at least 17 million names have been cut from voter lists nationwide.

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‘I have a duty to do this': Meet the Redditors fighting 2020's fake news war

Steven Melendez

March 02, 2020 |

FastCompany |

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Response Location: United States

The freewheeling discussion platform Reddit has spawned many conspiracy theories, but it also plays host to anti-disinformation activists. By striking back at those who spread propaganda and potentially harmful disinformation, forums such as r/Disinfo, rDisinformationWatch, and r/trollfare share news and research debunking conspiracy theories and unmasking disinformation campaigns. The audience for false information remains much larger, and the truth squad has not slain the propaganda dragon singlehandedly. But the anonymous, volunteer moderators see value in educating people searching for trustworthy news.

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Alaskan Roulette

Zoya Teirstein

February 25, 2020 |

Grist |

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Response Location: United States, Old Harbor, Alaska

An initiative called the Southeast Alaska Tribal Ocean Research is the state’s first coordinated testing effort to ensure that harvesters are not selling shellfish that contain paralytic shellfish poisoning. The program keeps track of data from 42 beaches in southern Alaska. However, the program only covers a small part of the active fishing sites in the state, so data is limited. But since the testing program was set up, no one at those sites have become sick.

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The 'water literacy' lessons cities can learn from Cape Town

Chris Teale

February 24, 2020 |

Smart Cities Dive |

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Response Location: South Africa, Cape Town

Facing a drought in 2017, Cape Town, South Africa pursued a number of city planning and public engagement efforts to reverse course. From publishing water use dashboards to creating a more flexible water planning strategy, the city rebounded. Could this multi-pronged model work in other places facing a changing climate?

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