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  • Bus Stop Shakespeare

    October 26, 2020 |

    Transitions Online |

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    Response Location: Poland, Gdansk

    A program at the Gdansk Shakespeare Theater in Poland is creating job opportunities for people with Down syndrome after partnering with the city and a local foundation that supports job training and coaching for special-needs individuals. The project has not just benefited the participants – patrons of the company as well as other businesses are realizing "that people with Down syndrome who have the appropriate skills can prove themselves at work."

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  • Promoting health — and trust

    October 26, 2020 |

    Montana Free Press |

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    Response Location: United States, West Yellowstone, Montana

    Promotoras de salud is a term that describe lay Latina community members who have been trained to provide health education to community members, and it's a concept that has helped eliminate barriers and improve health outcomes in Montana. Now, as the coronavirus pandemic spreads throughout the state, these part-time community health workers are helping their communities navigate the barriers to navigating the complex health care system.

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  • Com envolvimento da comunidade, casos de malária caem quase 20 vezes no norte do Amazonas

    October 26, 2020 |

    Mongabay |

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    Response Location: Brazil, Amazonia

    A reportagem mostra que moradores de comunidades do Baixo Rio Negro, no Amazonas, conseguiram diminuir a taxa de tempo entre os primeiros sintomas da malária e o início do tratamento de 68,9% em 2005 para 14,3% em 2010 por terem sido treinados para diagnosticar precocemente a doença com o uso de microscópios. A participação dos moradores também foi responsável para a redução de 94% do número de casos.

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  • Terapie z obýváku: Řešení v době, kdy úzkostí přibývá

    October 25, 2020 |

    Seznam Zpravy |

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    Response Location: Czech Republic

    Psychologové a terapeuti museli v průběhu koronavirové pandemie omezit či zcela přerušit své služby. Část z nich se proto přesunula do online prostoru nebo zavedla krizové linky, aby svým klientům v případě potřeby nabídla alternativu. Terapie na dálku umožnila flexibilnější a bezpečné setkávání se s terapeutem i v době nepříznivé epidemiologické situace. U řady lidí pomohla překonat pocit stigmatu, kterému čelí, když jdou na terapii osobně. Přes řadu nesporných pozitiv zůstává celá aspektů nové služby nedořešena. V době covidu službu hradily zdravotní pojišťovny, ale šlo jen o dočasné řešení.

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  • Calls to action: How 211 became an instant link to health and social services during the pandemic

    October 21, 2020 |

    The Current (Louisiana) |

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    Response Location: United States, Louisiana

    In Louisiana, where many communities face barriers to health care access, the implementation of a 211 hotline during the coronavirus pandemic has helped residents access the information they need to make informed decisions. The system has received hundreds of thousands of calls and because of this, the live specialists have also been able to collect meaningful data that helps the state to assess where there are areas of unmet needs.

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  • Black Grandmothers Feed their Communities, and Pass on Food Traditions—Online

    October 21, 2020 |

    Civil Eats |

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    Response Location: United States, Portland, Oregon

    A program called Grandma’s Hands has begun hosting virtual dinner parties as a means of connecting and engaging with Black grandmothers during the coronavirus pandemic. Funded by a grant from the Oregon Department of Agriculture, the program also helps connect participants with fresh produce from Black- and Indigenous-run farms in the Portland area.

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  • Behind prison walls, cats and inmates rehabilitate each other through animal care program

    October 19, 2020 |

    IndyStar (The Indianapolis Star) |

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    Response Location: United States, Pendleton, Indiana

    In Indiana's maximum-security Pendleton Correctional Facility, the FORWARD program (Felines and Offenders Rehabilitation With Affection, Reformation and Dedication) puts incarcerated men in charge of caring for cats rescued from abuse or the streets while the cats await adoption. The men learn job skills and can feel empathy for a dependent animal, which research has shown can improve behavior both inside prison and afterward. The caregivers say their job gives them purpose and greater self-esteem. About 20 have been hired after prison by Indiana's Animal Protection League, which helps run the program.

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  • The ambitious effort to piece together America's fragmented health data

    October 19, 2020 |

    The Verge |

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    Response Location: United States

    The uncertainty surrounding COVID-19 and the health impacts it may have for different people prompted doctors from across the U.S. to create a national patient database to better study and understand how the virus interacts with other underlying conditions. Although the database itself is adaptable and researchers hope it can also be used in the face of future pandemics, they also say "five years from now, the greatest value of this data set won’t be the data. It’ll have been the methods that we learned trying to get it working."

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  • Lessons learned in real time at rural hospitals during pandemic

    October 16, 2020 |

    IowaWatch |

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    Response Location: United States, Osceola, Iowa

    Small hospitals in rural regions in America have quickly had to learn how to cope with the influx of COVID-19 cases during the pandemic. While many lessons have been learned, in Iowa, hospital personnel have seen success from joining forces with municipal, school district, business, and other civic leaders, as well as allocating stimulus funding toward safety steps.

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  • Addressing Rural Food Deserts With Very Small, Local Agriculture Projects

    October 16, 2020 |

    Wisconsin Public Radio |

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    Response Location: United States, Rusk County, Wisconsin

    In a rural town in Wisconsin, a pilot project that hinges on micro-agriculture is bringing fresh produce to residents who do not have easy access to healthy, affordable food. The project, which has now partnered with food banks and Feed America and expanded to 27 states, provides a "farm in a box" to community members who are interested in pursuing small-scale local farming.

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