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Community Baby Shower connects families to local organizations, valuable resources

Emily Dech

September 09, 2017 |

Richland Source |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Richland, Ohio

Ohio news organization, Richland Source, threw a community-wide baby shower to learn more about maternal health and provide expecting parents with resources and information. The community engagement initiative used grant funding and partnered with neighborhood businesses and organizations to throw the event, which was attended by hundreds of people. In addition to being an informational event, the participating journalists wanted to show their community that they’re involved and that they care.

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Free Lunch at the Library

Catherine Saint Louis

July 30, 2017 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States, Cincinnati, Ohio

From New York to Ohio to California, librarians have teamed up with the USDA summer food service program, along with other non-profits, to feed kids dependent on free/reduced-price lunches during the school year. Using census data to locate communities of greatest need and data to measure participation trends, the collaborative has witnessed a surge in effectiveness and impact across the states. Families, librarians, and public officials alike express satisfaction and enthusiasm for the initiative and its future.

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Amid persistent drought, a nation of herders plots a new course

Scott Peterson

July 27, 2017 |

The Christian Science Monitor |

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Response Location: Somalia, Hargeisa

In the face of severe drought and one of the worst humanitarian crises since World War II, nations on the Horn of Africa are fighting to stave off famine and the spread of disease. Some places, like Somaliland, have been able to apply techniques learned in the severe famines of the 80s to increase their chances of survival. Many once-nomadic tribes are now settling into farming with some help of the government and a few non-profits, trading in livestock for more secure sources of fresh water, and learning new agricultural trades to keep their families - and hope - alive.

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The Tasmanian Hep C Buyers' Club

Sophie Cousins

July 25, 2017 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: India, Chennai, Tamil Nadu

A man named Greg Jefferys runs a sort of online buyers club for the life-saving oral treatment for Hepatitis C. There are myriad reasons why patients are unable to obtain the drugs on their own, a few being high costs imposed by the pharmaceutical companies, and lack of governmental approval for the drug. Jefferys charges a $200 fee to get patients the 12-week course of oral pills from India that cure Hepatitis C completely.

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Black moms die in childbirth 3 times as often as white moms. Except in North Carolina.

Julia Belluz

July 03, 2017 |

Vox |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Black American mothers are about 3.5 times more likely to die from complications related to childbirth than white American mothers. A program called Pregnancy Medical Home in North Carolina has contributed to successfully eliminating this disparity by targeting low-income mothers and focusing on risk factors that contribute to poor maternal outcomes. The program is funded by Medicaid and mothers who are identified as being high risk are paired with a care manager who helps them to achieve the health plans set forth by their doctors.

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Charity's vision for a blind-free Indonesia

Arlina Arshad

June 24, 2017 |

AzerNews |

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Response Location: Indonesia, Sumatra

A New Vision is a Singapore-based non-profit that provides free cataract surgery to impoverished people in Indonesia. Indonesia has one of the highest rates of blindness in the world, and 50 percent of these cases are due to cataracts, which can be reversed with a simple surgical procedure. A New Vision sets up free clinics in Indonesian villages and performs cataract surgery on locals and sends local health care providers to Nepal to be trained to perform these surgeries themselves and provide post-op care.

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Access to clean water improves health in rural Tanzania

André Forget

June 08, 2017 |

Anglican Journal |

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Response Location: Tanzania, Ndomoni, Lindi Region

In rural villages like Ndomoni, access to water is paramount to community development, and locals are the first to recognize that other issues such as maternal health cannot be addressed until there is clean drinking water. The installation of a central borehole well is not only providing the village access to water, is has freed up the many hours a day women and girls spent fetching water from other distant sources, allowing them to stay in school, attend to the health of the family, and pursue other business.

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Hospitals Are Partnering With Lawyers To Treat Patients' Legal Needs

Michelle Andrews

June 06, 2017 |

NPR |

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Response Location: United States, New York, New York

Hospitals in Omaha are creating “medical-legal partnerships” for their patients: teams of doctors, social workers and lawyers that work collaboratively with patients to help them navigate challenges like fighting to get Medicaid coverage for a cat scan, or getting a security deposit back and moving out of an apartment that’s making them sicker.

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Ladakh's Ice Stupas

Russell Beard

May 17, 2017 |

Al Jazeera |

Broadcast TV News |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: India, Leh, Kashmir

Nearly a billion people living in the arid regions of the Himalayas depend on glaciers for their water supply. But with climate change, glaciers have been retreating drastically every year, threatening the life source of villagers like those in the Ladakh region of Kashmir. One engineer, Sonam Wangchuck, has come up with an ingenious feat of engineering to help the villages store glacier water by constructing stupas - or towers - using thorn branches that retain ice in tall structures, which melts and provides clean water for drinking and agriculture during the dry season.

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Naloxone offers ‘immediate' assistance

Maggie Andresen

May 04, 2017 |

Temple University |

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Response Location: United States, Pennsylvania

Naloxone is a drug that reverses opioid overdose by pushing the opiates off of the brain's neurotransmitters. Naloxone has no negative effects on a person who is not overdosing, so there is no risk in administering it when an overdose is in question. The drug has recently become more widely available to police officers, first responders, and in some states, the general public.

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