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Making churches more welcoming for members with dementia: ‘We don't want them to think they're forgotten'

Celeste Hamilton Dennis

June 01, 2023 |

MindSite News |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Columbus, Georgia

The nurse-led nonprofit program Alta helps Black faith communities in Georgia run dementia-friendly congregations. The programming includes things like adapting services to be shorter with more music, educating community members about dementia, and $1,000 for things like resources and events.

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"We must not give up:" Dnipro School of Superheroes teaches young patients

Natalia Kulidi

May 30, 2023 |

Рубрика (Rubryka) |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Ukraine, Dnipro

The School of Superheroes brings teachers into hospital wards to work with children being treated there. The individualized lessons give the children something to focus on besides their illness and help them build relationships with their teachers and other students.

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With Green Prescriptions, Getting Healthier Is a Walk in the Park

Peter Yeung

May 29, 2023 |

Reasons to be Cheerful |

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Response Location: Canada

Green prescriptions, like the practice of forest bathing, are becoming a formal part of the healthcare system. Organizations like PaRx work to connect people to green medicine in an effort to alleviate chronic conditions, increase health and happiness and foster a connection to the environment. Through the work of PaRx, 4,000 green prescriptions have been written by over 10,000 physicians in all 10 provinces.

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Cross River State Government in Partnership with Zipline International Explore Use Of Drones in Medical Supply Delivery

Ota Udeh

May 25, 2023 |

Sparkling 92.3 FM |

Podcast |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: Nigeria, Cross River

Zipline International partnered with local government to use drones to deliver medical supplies to rural health facilities to ensure everyone has access to the resources they need, from hospital supplies to vaccines, drastically reducing the amount it takes to get much-needed supplies.

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Feeling sick? The lawyer will see you now.

Julia Hotz

May 25, 2023 |

The Boston Globe |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Cincinnati, Ohio

The Child Health-Law Partnership (Child HeLP) is a collaboration between health and legal professionals to treat a patient’s “health-harming legal needs” together. The original medical-legal partnership began 30 years ago in Boston, but has since expanded to other cities to look at all aspects of a patient's health. To administer the best care, patients are asked questions about housing quality and stability, delays or denials of public benefits, unmet educational needs and mental health.

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"Not everyone needs a psychologist, but everyone should know how to help themselves and others:" Kyiv Resilience Center teaches how to cope with trauma

Olga Stukalo

May 24, 2023 |

Рубрика (Rubryka) |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Ukraine

The Stress Resilience Center provides critical workers — like doctors and law enforcement — opportunities to learn psychological self-help skills. The goal is to equip the public with psychological wellness skills to prevent the number of people who need to seek psychological help from getting too high. Amidst the war, the Center also provides individual and family therapy for those experiencing loss, burnout and those with loved ones in the military.

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Affordable and Accessible Health Care Remains an Issue in Nigeria, but Atayase Initiative Devises a Means, Helping the Underserved Age Groups

Usman Aliyu

May 24, 2023 |

BONews |

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Response Location: Nigeria

The Atayese initiative makes healthcare services more affordable and accessible for underserved age groups including young children, pregnant women and elderly people. The initiative launched in 2013 and runs clinics and hospital services in several states and communities where they’ve provided treatment to hundreds — in some areas, thousands — of patients.

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Bashir Fistula Foundation Provides Care and Support to Ailing Women

Rachael Roberts Dara Cyril Funmilayo Oso- Kunmolu

May 23, 2023 |

KAFTAN TV |

Broadcast TV Programs |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: Nigeria, Kaduna

The Bashir Fistula Foundation provides healthcare and connections to necessary medical resources to women suffering from obstetric fistula. Most all surgeries to cure the condition are fully paid for through partnerships between the Foundation and other organizations and medical centers. So far the Foundation has funded more than 100 surgeries.

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I-WASH: Improving Access to Water Sanitation and Hygiene Services in Kebbi State

Misbahu el-Hamza Dabri Ohanu Olohije

May 22, 2023 |

Nigeria Health Watch |

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Response Location: Nigeria, Kebbi

The I-WASH program aims to combat waterborne diseases and address challenges facing communities without access to clean water. The program has built toilets in schools, provided handwashing facilities, as well as a solar-powered borehole and educational services on sanitation practices and how to maintain the water points. Through the help of the I-WASH program, as of May 2022, 300 functional toilets had been built in households across more than 30 communities.

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Burner phones, aliases, code words: How secret networks help women circumvent Honduras' abortion ban

María Verza Ginnette Riquelme

May 20, 2023 |

Associated Press |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: Honduras, Tegucigalpa

Amidst abortion bans, secret networks of volunteers are working to provide those living in areas with strict abortion bans access to abortion pills to ensure safe access to abortion through burner phones, aliases, code words and helplines. Activists ensure those in need get the medication they need at an affordable price, while maintaining confidentiality.

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