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  • Mental health solutions in Lampedusa's veg garden

    September 27, 2019 |

    BBC |

    Podcast |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: Italy, Lampedusa

    In Lampedusa, a small Italian island, those that are struggling with mental health issues are finding help and solace in a local vegetable garden. Although this solution is not intended to act as a stand-alone answer, it has provided a sense of purpose for many involved as well as addressed the social isolation many were facing.

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  • Playoff Loss Births Nutritional Program at Morgan County High School

    September 20, 2019 |

    Grady Newsource |

    Text |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Madison, Georgia

    To better the health of their high school football athletes, Morgan County High School in Georgia implemented a program that focuses on ensuring the school's athletes are eating enough to compensate for the physical activity they're enduring. The program, which implements ideas from college models, provides players with breakfast, lunch, and a pre-practice snack or pre-game meal, while also monitoring each individual's nutrition.

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  • This new program lets people text to access government food aid

    September 16, 2019 |

    FastCompany |

    Text |

    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: United States, Anchorage, Alaska

    Simplifying the enrollment process makes the federal supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP) more accessible to those who qualify. In Anchorage, Alaska, a grant from Bloomberg Philanthropies funded a pilot program to help residents enroll in SNAP via text message. Instead of a complicated process, residents can simply text to receive information and begin their enrollment process.

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  • Mamacare: Using health education to improve maternal and child health in Lagos State

    August 27, 2019 |

    Nigeria Health Watch |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Nigeria, Lagos

    Providing mothers with access to health education during and after pregnancy helps reduce child mortality. In Nigeria, the Mamacare program teaches pregnant women about nutrition, hygiene, and infant health at clinics across Lagos State. The program, which is affiliated with WellBeing Foundation Africa, uses a network of midwives, who share experiences, teach lessons, and encourage the women to give birth at clinics.

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  • Clark-Fulton is a known food desert. Can new health initiatives change the way a neighborhood eats?

    August 16, 2019 |

    FreshWater Cleveland |

    Text |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Clark-Fulton, Ohio

    In Clark-Fulton, Ohio, almost half of all residents lack access to a grocery store, but community organizations are working together to offer options such as produce giveaways and cooking classes. Not only are those participating learning how to live a healthy lifestyle, but have also reported lower blood pressures and weight loss.

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  • Ann Arbor YMCA launches new programs to better engage Ypsi-area youth

    August 07, 2019 |

    Concentrate |

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    Response Location: United States, Ann Arbor, Michigan

    Troubling statistics and stories about children of color not getting the necessary physical fitness needed to be healthy is what lead the Ann Arbor YMCA to launch a new program targeted at this population of kids. "It's about keeping kids active and engaged but also about disease prevention," says Y on the Fly director Tess Jackson. "We're teaching them to stay active and eat healthy, and we instill the value of good character to help strengthen them in both a mental and physical way."

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  • Hunger takes no summer break: When school's out, the challenge is how to feed more kids

    July 10, 2019 |

    NBC News |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, East Orange, New Jersey

    Mobile delivery increases the accessibility of summer meal programs for children who rely on food assistance during the school year. Across the country, multiple initiatives by local governments, schools, nonprofits, and faith-based organizations are working to extend participation in summer meal programs. Many of these programs receive support from the USDA, but additional grants have allowed organizations to extend their range of delivery, as have partnerships with food trucks and transportation services.

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  • Food it Forward

    July 01, 2019 |

    The Philadelphia Citizen |

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    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    In the United States, millions of people lack reliable access to food while hundreds of thousands of pounds of leftover food is thrown away. Fooding Forward is one of several non-profits in Philadelphia working directly against in order to donate food waste to "groups who can get that food to people in need."

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  • Appetites: Food truck helps keep Minnesota kids fed when school is out

    June 20, 2019 |

    MPR News |

    Radio |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, St. Paul, Minnesota

    Food trucks have taken much of the United States by storm, but now the concept is being applied to helping keep children well nourished during summer months when school is out. Funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, trucks are now roaming the streets in St. Paul, Minnesota serving nutritional meals to children in the local school district.

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  • School's out, but lunch is still served in Ignacio

    June 14, 2019 |

    Durango Herald |

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    Response Location: United States, Durango, Colorado

    Funded by a grant from the Colorado Health Foundation, several nonprofits are working to fill the summer food security gap for children who rely on school meals. Several groups, including Pine River Shares and Friends with Food, have partnered with the Education Literacy Health and Inspiration Community Center to provide free lunches to needy schoolchildren. When the school district ceased operating the meal program, ELHI took over the operations, serving the children of families who already come to the center for other activities.

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