Story Search Results

Advanced Search

There are so many ways to search the solutions journalism stories in this database. Explore our searchable fields:

Search Results

You searched for: -

There are 902 results for your search. View and Refine Your Search Terms

CCare affords students flexibility with contraception

Ariana Sinclair

April 01, 2019 |

Daily Emerald |

Text |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Eugene, Oregon

Students at the University of Oregon have the option to apply for the Oregon ContraceptiveCare Program - referred to as CCare - to receive free birth control and contraceptive consultations. The program is available for students at or below the 250 percent of the federal poverty level and allows students to receive free birth control, condoms, and Plan B after a quick application process.

Read More
Go to Original Story
Uganda's bicycle ambulances help the pregnant, sick and injured

Caleb Okereke

April 01, 2019 |

Al Jazeera |

Photojournalism |

Under 800 Words

Response Location: Uganda, Kibibi

Bicycles can provide vital access to health care in remote, rural areas that are otherwise inaccessible by vehicle. The nongovernmental organization, First African Bicycle Information Organization (FABIO) has provided free bicycles ambulances to the health centers in Kibibi, Uganda. With fewer than 10% of the Ugandan population serviced by ambulances, such bicycles offer a sustainable and scalable solution to emergency health care access.

Read More
Go to Original Story
UPS is now using drones to deliver blood to a hospital

Kristin Houser

March 27, 2019 |

Futurism |

Text |

Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Raleigh, North Carolina

The United States Postal Service has launched a drone delivery service that has the potential to save lives due to the time it cuts down on providing medical supplies. Currently, the service is only transporting blood and other medical supplies between buildings at WakeMed Raleigh’s medical campus, but has the potential to scale up in the future.

Read More
Go to Original Story
Mobile Health Clinic Unveiled To Serve Uninsured While Lowering Emergency Room Use

Erik Neumann

March 21, 2019 |

KUER Radio |

Text |

Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Salt Lake City, Utah

In Utah, expanding health care access is taking shape in the form of RVs equipped with exam rooms, medical assistants and a nurse. Specifically designed to serve uninsured community members, the newest mobile health clinic offers "a specialized focus on women’s health, as well as mental health and substance abuse services, including medication assisted treatment which is used to help wean people of opioids."

Read More
Go to Original Story
How Telangana is improving maternal mortality and bringing down C-sections

Sunaina Kumar

March 18, 2019 |

Scroll.In |

Text |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: India, Karimnagar, Telangana

To address the issue of maternal mortality that was linked with women giving birth at private hospitals instead of public, Telangana implemented a series of reforms including childbirth kits, financial incentives, an ambulance system, and enhanced training and guidelines. The state has now seen an increase in natural childbirth in public hospital facilities and credits these solutions as ways of making "public health facilities less intimidating."

Read More
Go to Original Story
Au Burkina Faso, la «paire éducation» pour venir à bout du sida

Emilie Laystary

March 11, 2019 |

Le Temps |

Text |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: Burkina Faso

Pour lutter contre la propagation Sida, le Burkina Faso mise sur l'éducation par les pairs.Le pays peut se targuer d’avoir vu réduit de moitié le nombre de décès liés au sida depuis dix ans.

Read More
Go to Original Story
India Fights Diabetic Blindness With Help From A.I.

Cade Metz

March 10, 2019 |

The New York Times |

Text |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: India, Madurai

Compared to India's population, the country is facing a shortage of eye doctors, but artificial intelligence may help close that gap. Partnering with Google artificial intelligence researchers, an eye hospital in India is working towards detecting diseases that can cause blindness by automating the process that leads to a diagnosis.

Read More
Go to Original Story
Ypsi-based program aims to restore dignity for women giving birth while incarcerated

Sarah Rigg

March 06, 2019 |

Concentrate |

Text |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Ypsilanti, Michigan

The Michigan Prison Doula Initiative seeks to provide pregnant women experiencing incarceration the support and care they need to maintain physical and mental health before, during, and after giving birth. The initiative has partnered with the Michigan Department of Corrections to start work in one prison – with the hopes of expanding to others – by providing prenatal counseling, support during birth, and postpartum visits.

Read More
Go to Original Story
These women of color tackle lactation disparities one belly bump at a time

Jesenia De Moya Correa

March 05, 2019 |

The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia Media Network) |

Text |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Young mothers don't always have access to the resources they need to better understand breastfeeding, but programs in Philadelphia, are working to address this. From creating a city-wide awareness campaign to meeting people where they're at, whether that be on social media or in their hospital room, the efforts of community members and city officials are showing results.

Read More
Go to Original Story
Telemedicine May Provide Rural Abuse-Counseling Solution

Mary Meehan

March 04, 2019 |

West Virginia Public Broadcasting |

Radio |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Wyoming

In rural parts of Wyoming, many people have trouble accessing mental health care resources, but telemedicine is changing that. Employing graduate students as counselors, people can access a telehealth clinic in order to obtain support in the form of specialized trauma care.

Read More
Go to Original Story