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  • The Inside Story of How India Eliminated Polio

    October 24, 2018 |

    UN Dispatch |

    Podcast |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: India, Utter Pradesh

    India was declared polio-free in 2014 after several years of work by health staff who traveled across the country to distribute the vaccine. One key part of the strategy included efforts by the government to recruit and mobilize volunteers from across the country to assist health care workers in locating the children who needed the vaccine and building trust with their caregivers.

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  • Houston Looks for a Smarter, More Equitable Path to Hurricane Recovery

    October 22, 2018 |

    Bloomberg CityLab |

    Text |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Houston, Texas

    The city of Houston is changing its approach to measuring the full scope of damage from Hurricane Harvey so it can get help where it is most needed and improve future flood mitigation. Using data from numerous sources, Civis Analytics found unmet housing needs were far greater than initially recorded and low-income areas were hit disproportionately harder, even though recovery funding often goes to areas with higher housing values. Now city officials are working to implement solutions based on the data in order to allocate limited funds where they will be most effective.

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  • Can Harm Reduction Roll Back an Epidemic of Drug-Related Deaths and Disease?

    October 22, 2018 |

    Capital & Main |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Ukiah, California

    Harm reduction is a quickly growing practices that aims to reduce drug-related deaths and the spread of disease often caused by dirty needles. Although public perception is still widely negative, the industry has seen success by using the act of offering clean needles as a first point of contact to offer other health and medical services.

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  • Houses intact after Hurricane Michael were often saved by low-cost reinforcements

    October 17, 2018 |

    The Washington Post |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Blountstown, Florida

    Small, cost-effective improvements to home construction were often the difference between houses that suffered small amounts of damage from Florida hurricanes and those that were destroyed. Knowing to ask for extra nails, strong windows, and hurricane clips for their roof, home owners can not only save their homes but save money from decreased insurance and energy costs.

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  • Why Oslo's 'greedy method' may be the answer to Utah's air pollution woes

    October 17, 2018 |

    Deseret News |

    Multi-Media |

    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: Norway, Oslo

    Faced with poor air quality, the city of Oslo instituted a set of policy measures that have resulted in a dramatic improvement. Many of these policies center around transportation including incentivizing the production and purchase of electric cars, reducing the number of cars in the city, and creating car-free zones.

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  • Alternative to Incarceration Program in NYC Gives Teens a Second Chance

    October 17, 2018 |

    South Florida Media Network |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, New York

    Esparanza, a non-profit located in New York, provides comprehensive services for teenagers who are in the justice system. The intensive family counseling has been a successful alternative to incarceration since 2002, and research shows that the approach and other restorative justice practices are well suited for helping children who have been involved with the justice system lead healthy lives.

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  • Istanbul Vending Machines Offer Subway Credit for Recycled Bottles and Cans

    October 17, 2018 |

    The New York Times |

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    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: Turkey, Istanbul

    In an attempt to lessen their role in contributing to waste, Istanbul has installed “reverse vending machines” at metro stations that incentivize recycling. For every plastic bottle or aluminum can inserted into the machine, public transportation users earn cash to redeem for trips.

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  • The California Indigenous Peoples Using Fire for Agroforestry

    October 16, 2018 |

    Pacific Standard |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, California

    The Karuk and Yoruk tribes use prescribed burning to keep land healthy and encourage the growth of traditional foods and medicines. New resources and partnerships are helping to bring back small-scale fires and revive important cultural practices.

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  • Beyond Hot Wings: How Architecture Is Helping Buffalo Make Its Comeback

    October 13, 2018 |

    NationSwell |

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    Response Location: United States, Buffalo, New York

    Buffalo uses its historic architecture to attract international visitors. The city offers tax credits to developers who remodel and renovate old buildings. The effort also helps attract young people back to the city.

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  • Fixing the Problems We Can Fix

    October 10, 2018 |

    The Philadelphia Citizen |

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    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    A Philadelphia non-profit is targeting young people who struggle when leaving the foster care system and providing them with comprehensive services to help them transition into independent living successfully; that includes helping them find jobs, homes, and more. The program is based off a model from Youth Villages, a national nonprofit, and is showing impressive results - for example, "90 percent of the youth who joined the program were in need of stable housing; now, 35 percent have their own homes, and the rest live with family, former foster families or in supervised independent living."

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