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Black people no longer disproportionately affected by COVID-19 in Flint, health officials say

Carmen Nesbitt

January 17, 2021 |

Flint Beat |

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Response Location: United States, Flint, Michigan

At the start of the coronavirus pandemic, public health officials in Flint, Michigan began tracking the demographics of those who were testing positive for the virus in order to better align the county's public health action and outreach. In doing so, officials realized that a lack of access to testing in predominately Black neighborhoods was a contributing factor and decided to launch mobile testing, barrier-free sites, and other interventions at the state level.

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Need a place for school age students to learn online in Detroit? A new child care scholarship offers a quick solution.

Koby Levin

January 15, 2021 |

Chalkbeat |

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Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

In Michigan, state officials started offering child care subsidies to online learners ages 5-12, nearly 20,000 children enrolled. The aid is helping parents, guardians, and caretakers of school-age children continue to work while their children receive guided instruction. Local organizations and non-profits are offering scholarships to help parents pay for childcare since it takes close to a month for them to receive subsidy funds.

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At 80, She Is the Defiant Editor of ‘The Buzz'

John Leland

January 14, 2021 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States, New York, New York

To address the need and want for increased access to information, an 80-year-old woman living in a retirement home in New York City rallied her fellow residents and launched a newsletter to provide relevant news during the coronavirus pandemic. It has not only helped to hold management accountable, but has also provided a reprieve from the isolation that many in the institution were feeling.

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Pandemic Boosts Effort to Improve Inmates' Welfare

Evidence Chenjerai

January 14, 2021 |

Global Press Journal |

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Response Location: Zimbabwe

As part of the coronavirus lockdown in Zimbabwe, people were banned from visiting prisons, but a mobile app has allowed relatives to send supplies to those who are incarcerated via their cellphone. This newest initiative in the succession to reform the prison system uses mobile money to send supplemental goods from the prison’s tuck shop to relatives who are incarcerated.

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The simple reason West Virginia leads the nation in vaccinating nursing home residents

Tinglong Dai

January 14, 2021 |

The Conversation |

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Response Location: United States, West Virginia

Most states in the U.S. are struggling to effectively and efficiently distribute the COVID-19 vaccine, while "West Virginia became the first state to finish round one of the two-dose vaccine series in nursing homes." The key to the state's success included preemptively preparing a vaccination dissemination plan and partnering with independent and chain pharmacies.

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The Seneca Nation Is Building Food Sovereignty, One Bison at a Time

Gabriel Pietrorazio

January 14, 2021 |

Civil Eats |

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Response Location: United States, Collins, New York

Gakwi:yo:h Farms aims to increase the Seneca Nation’s food security and sovereignty by engaging in traditional agricultural practices. Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, the farm has been able to continue its work to establish a bison herd, tap more trees for maple syrup, and increase its various livestock operations. They still face challenges due to a lack of a food-processing plant, but they’ve been able to expand their land to keep food close to their community.

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World in Progress: Colombian women access tele-abortions during pandemic

Victoria Stunt

January 13, 2021 |

Deutsche Welle (DW) |

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Response Location: Colombia

In Colombia – where having an abortion can be stigmatizing, in some cases illegal, and now even more difficult due to the coronavirus pandemic – a clinic has set up a national hotline to help women who are up to 10 weeks pregnant aaccess to safe abortions at home. So far, the clinic has connected with 700 women.

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How Denmark is administering vaccines at three times the rate of Ireland

Naomi O’Leary

January 13, 2021 |

The Irish Times |

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Response Location: Denmark

Denmark public health workers have been able to distribute nearly their entire supply of the COVID-19 vaccine thanks in part to early preparation tactics and "a capable health system." Although the country had to procure special freezers and pay more by choosing to move forward with the first vaccine on the market, the success to administer the vaccinations to the public "far outstrips other EU countries."

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Farmers Can be Isolated and Unsure How to Seek Support. One State is Trying to Help.

Kate Elizabeth Queram

January 13, 2021 |

Route Fifty |

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Response Location: United States, Wisconsin

The state of Wisconsin has launched a pilot initiative that aims to help farmers who are dealing with job stressors access mental health services including "a 24-hour wellness hotline, tele-counseling sessions and vouchers for in-person visits with participating mental health providers." While some of the services have proved more successful than the others, as a whole, use of the counseling services has increased, especially as the coronavirus pandemic continues.

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For Some Transgender People, Pandemic Paves Path To Transition

Carol Dannhauser

January 13, 2021 |

Connecticut Health Investigative Team |

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Response Location: United States, Connecticut

In Connecticut, the adoption of telehealth services during the coronavirus pandemic has eliminated a number of barriers many transgender people seeking to transition. Even though programs and clinics existed prior to the pandemic, the option to use telehealth instead allows patients to "seek care from wherever they want, wearing whatever they choose, presenting however they feel comfortable."

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