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  • Renegades Join Forces for Affordable Insulin

    November 09, 2017 |

    NEO.LIFE |

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    Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

    Even though millions of people around the world rely on drugs like insulin to live, the big pharmaceutical companies often seem to value profit over people, and the costs of critical medications can be prohibitive. A small group of dedicated experts is working to change that, combining their expertise in science, law, and business to manufacture small-scale, generic versions of drugs like insulin that are accessible and affordable to all that need them.

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  • Re-connecting With A Healthy Lifestyle: Replacing Soda With Water

    November 03, 2017 |

    KNME-PBS |

    Broadcast TV News |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Leupp, New Mexico

    In the town of Leupp, a Navajo community, the school and community members are working to educate kids to drink water rather than sugary drinks and sodas. Part of their effort includes increasing availability to water—and gently keeping each other on the right path.

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  • Take Three Zucchinis and Call Me in the Morning: The Power of Produce Prescriptions

    February 02, 2017 |

    Smithsonian |

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    Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

    A program called FVRx (Fruits and Vegetables Rx) enlists physicians, grocery stores, and the government SNAP program to help make underserved communities healthier. When physicians write prescriptions for fruits and vegetables, families are allotted more money through SNAP to be spent only on fresh produce.

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  • Educate Your Immune System

    June 03, 2016 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Cambridge, Massachusetts

    Why do poorer countries like Russia have much lower rates of autoimmune diseases like Type 1 diabetes? Preventing autoimmune disorders may require emulating aspects of that “dirtier” world: safely bottling the kinds of microbes that protect the Russian kids, so we can give them to everyone and guide the “postmodern” immune system along a healthier path of development.

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  • Liver disease is killing El Pasoans at an alarming rate

    May 15, 2016 |

    El Paso Times |

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    Response Location: United States, El Paso, Texas

    Liver disease is killing El Pasoans at an alarming rate and draining resources as sick patients end up in hospitals and emergency rooms – but it doesn’t have to be that way. Liver disease’s three main causes are preventable, and several groups in El Paso and across the country are tackling them one by one.

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  • Brazil's School Food Revolution

    April 20, 2016 |

    Bright Magazine |

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    Response Location: Brazil

    By requiring schools to buy 30 percent of products from smallholder farms, Brazil provides fresher food to students and economic benefits to otherwise struggling farmers. Since 1955, Brazil's staple national school lunch program has responded to economic and social trends - what was once a program focused on ending malnutrition has evolved to address rising rates of obesity and diabetes. Though there is variation in quality and compliance between regions and principals often have to step in to cover unforeseen costs, leaders are optimistic about the value of the program.

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  • Labeling the Danger in Soda

    March 30, 2016 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States

    Nutrition labeling on sugary drinks hardly gives understandable measurements so that consumers can make informed choices for their well-being. Outside of the United States, other countries like Mexico have tried the “12 teaspoonfuls” campaign that clearly informs consumers what is in their soda, and Ecuador has tried the traffic-light label to demonstrate nutrition information through colorful symbols. Both of these approaches have shown to be successful at reducing the consumption of high-sugar goods.

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  • Cleveland group prenatal care helps prevent infant mortality

    December 10, 2015 |

    Cleveland.com (The Plain Dealer) |

    Multi-Media |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Cleveland, Ohio

    Cleveland's infant mortality rate is double the national average. Sugar Mamas is a local program based on the national CenteringPregnancy programs where pregnant women who have diabetes meet twice a month to discuss some of their concerns and support each other to deliver healthy babies. The model helps women become more knowledgeable and also have a support system.

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  • Latinos Live Longest Despite Poverty. Here's Their Secret

    December 08, 2015 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, El Paso, Texas

    U.S. Hispanics who pass down a tradition of food, family, and healing are healthier. But as generations become more assimilated, many are adjusting to less healthy diets and habits.

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  • How one of the most obese countries on earth took on the soda giants

    November 03, 2015 |

    The Guardian |

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    Response Location: Mexico, Chiapas

    El Poder del Consumidor is an organization fighting Coca-Cola's power over health care decisions in Mexico. The organization tried many tactics but only found success after finding friends with enough money to compete with the beverage industry giants.

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