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  • COVID derailed pre-K programs. MSCS is trying to get them back on track.

    December 22, 2022 |

    Chalkbeat |

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    Response Location: United States, Memphis, Tennessee

    To help incoming students recover from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, Memphis-Shelby County Schools is emphasizing early childhood education with redoubled advertising efforts, collaboration with community groups, and an increased staff of family engagement specialists. Pre-K enrollment increased in the district in 2022-23 and students who attended pre-K are scoring higher on reading, math, and readiness exams.

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  • CHP is trying to attract nurse practitioners to the Berkshires by offering them residencies

    December 21, 2022 |

    The Berkshire Eagle |

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    Response Location: United States, Berkshire County, Massachusetts

    The Community Health Program’s Great Barrington Health Center and the University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School in Worcester partnered together to provide a residency program to attract nurse practitioners to the area. The program helps train nurse practitioners to provide care and master concepts like insurance policies and medical computer systems in areas that are lacking these medical professionals.

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  • Telehealth offers boost to children with developmental needs

    December 19, 2022 |

    ICT News |

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    Response Location: Navajo Nation, United States, Anchorage, Alaska

    The Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium provides telehealth services to more than 100,000 Alaska Natives, primarily in small communities with limited access to travel. The organization, along with others like the Indian Health Service, also provide remote care to families with children with developmental needs, like those with autism.

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  • Cooking class series encourages friendship & healthy eating for seniors

    December 18, 2022 |

    Richland Source |

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    Response Location: United States, Mansfield, Ohio

    The Idea Works Entrepreneurs Kitchen is a commercial kitchen co-working space that hosts a series of classes to teach seniors how to cook. With the help of grant money, the classes help combat social isolation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, while also helping seniors learn new skills and improve their nutrition.

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  • The power of promotoras in the fight against COVID-19

    December 01, 2022 |

    Las Cruces Sun-News |

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    Response Location: United States, Radium Springs, New Mexico

    Community health workers — or “promotoras” — work to buffer the harmful effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, specifically in isolated, Hispanic regions. These bilingual healthcare workers serve as a vital connection in the communities they serve, sharing medical information, COVID tests, and vaccines and working to dispel vaccine mistrust and misinformation.

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  • How Pandemic Aid Is Boosting a Seattle-Area Tribe

    November 29, 2022 |

    Bloomberg CityLab |

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    Response Location: Port Madison Indian Reservation, United States, Suquamish, Washington

    As the prosperity of its local casino has driven up rents and mortgage rates, the Suquamish tribal government has prioritized affordable housing with initiatives such as mortgage assistance, subsidized rental houses, rent-to-own programs, and small studio homes. The reservation now has about 140 homes for tribal members and the community is allocating funding from the American Rescue Plan to build more.

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  • RTD hires its first homeless outreach coordinator to visit stations, offer services to those illegally camped

    November 29, 2022 |

    The Colorado Sun |

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    Response Location: United States, Denver, Colorado

    Through a collaborative effort between the Jefferson Center, the community mental health center for Jefferson County, and RTD train stations, those experiencing homelessness are receiving help. RTD hosts a homeless navigator that connects people at bus and train stations to mental health centers. The collaboration also links those in need with shelters, a hot meal, or even needle-exchange programs.

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  • Solar Powered Freezers: A Low Cost but High Impact Strategy Making Critical Vaccines Accessible in Southeast Kenya

    November 21, 2022 |

    Nigeria Health Watch |

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    Response Location: Kenya, Makindu

    The solar-powered freezer donated by Green Life Energy allows vaccines to be stored at the appropriate temperature, providing more access to necessary immunizations, specifically for those in rural communities. Nurses say the freezer box has the capacity to hold up to 500 doses of different vaccines, including polio, measles, tuberculosis, and the COVID-19 vaccine.

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  • KCATA tackled its driver shortage. Now, bus drivers want to see more change

    November 18, 2022 |

    The Kansas City Beacon |

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    Response Location: United States, Kansas City, Missouri

    In a complex effort to increase morale among bus drivers and address worker shortages, the Kansas City Area Transit Authority has negotiated a new union contract with drivers and maintenance crews to increase their hourly wage. Through the new contract and intensified recruitment efforts, the KCATA has hired an additional 55 drivers, exceeding its goal of 45 more drivers by the end of this year.

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  • Financial help for renters during COVID slashed Colorado evictions by nearly 60%, new study finds

    October 28, 2022 |

    The Colorado Sun |

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    Response Location: United States, Colorado

    Federal funding for rental assistance and a moratorium on evictions for past-due rent reduced evictions in Colorado by more than half over the past two years.

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