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  • The Hospital Is No Place for the Elderly

    Jonathan Rauch

    December 01, 2013 |

    The Atlantic |

    Text |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Phoenix, Arizona

    As the elderly become more likely to have multiple chronic conditions and experience a gradual decline in health towards the end of their lives, a health care approach that centers hospitalization and intensive care might be ineffective and inefficient. Sutter's Advanced Illness Management program (AIM) is using a new, home-based approach to keep down costs and increase quality of life.

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  • Battling Booze in Alice Springs

    James Fletcher

    October 17, 2013 |

    BBC |

    Radio |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: Australia, Alice Springs

    The Aboriginal community in Australia is 31 times more likely than other Australians to die of alcohol-related causes. Could a "tough love" approach stressing accountability and making rehab mandatory work? Or is further restricting access to alcohol for everyone a better approach?

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  • You've Tracked Down Hundreds Of Accessible Playgrounds. Help Us Find More!

    Matt Stiles

    September 11, 2013 |

    NPR |

    Multi-Media |

    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: United States, Washington, District of Columbia

    Playgrounds that are accessible for children with special needs can be difficult to find. NPR launched a national crowd-sourced guide called Playgrounds for Everyone, which invited individuals to add playgrounds that are accessible. After the launch, nearly 400 playgrounds have been added to the already 1200 playgrounds on the map that will help families find public places for their children to play.

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  • Keeping Artificial Limbs Low-Cost, and High-Quality

    Tina Rosenberg

    June 28, 2011 |

    The New York Times |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Honduras

    A prosthetist from Texas visiting Jaipur Limb workshops in Honduras saw problems with their low-cost prosthetics - the issue wasn't the design of the leg, but the technicians at the Honduras workshops were people completely new to prosthetics who were given just eight weeks of training. Thanks to his research, Jaipur established a research and development unit to improve the limb.

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