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A downtown Flint vending machine is helping combat opioid overdose deaths, stigma

Kate Stockrahm

April 23, 2023 |

Flint Beat |

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Response Location: United States, Flint, Michigan

Vending machines provided with the help of organizations like the Genesee Health System and Harm Reduction Michigan dispense fentanyl testing strips and Narcan kits as a form of harm reduction to combat the opioid epidemic and destigmatize safe drug use. When it debuted earlier this year, the machine distributed more than 2,100 test strips and 904 Narcan kits in six weeks. There are currently 52 machines placed across the state.

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Gambia's first clinical waste treatment plant targets reducing public health risk

Yero S. Bah

April 21, 2023 |

Social Voices |

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Response Location: Gambia

A new waste treatment plant is helping to keep the country clean, protect the environment and prevent the spread of disease by segregating and incinerating waste gathered from places like healthcare facilities. Now, most all healthcare facilities in the area are required to practice and receive education on the importance of these new waste management measures.

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Chicago's dirty secret: lead in municipal drinking water remains the greatest threat in communities of color

Mackenzie Tatananni

April 20, 2023 |

ILLatinoNews.com (Illinois Latino News) |

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Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

Chicago’s Equity Lead Service Line Replacement Program is designed to help homeowners replace outdated water lines that can lead to contaminated drinking water, but only 280 lines have been replaced in the past two years in contrast to the city’s goal of 650. Homeowners report that the application process is inaccessible and inefficient, and an analysis by The Guardian found that roughly 10 percent of tests across four zip codes had contamination levels above the EPA’s guideline for taking action.

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Cleaning the city to breathe easier

Alastair Macdonald

April 14, 2023 |

WoW! News |

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Response Location: India, Delhi

One Step Greener collects trash from residents of Delhi, India, and sorts the recyclables to be sold to recyclers. This practice keeps trash out of landfills and improves the air quality of the city.

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An AI-driven mobile app is helping Nigerian mothers keep on top of their babies' immunisation schedules

Zubaida Baba Ibrahim

April 14, 2023 |

Vaccines Work |

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Response Location: Nigeria, Oyo State

HelpMum offers a vaccination tracker app that allows parents to track their babies’ immunization schedules. Parents can track their child’s vaccination records and see when they’re due for another dose to ensure they’re staying up to date on immunizations.

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The blind women detecting early stage breast cancer in India

Priti Salian

April 10, 2023 |

BBC |

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Response Location: India, Vapi, Gujarat

A medical tactile examiner (MTE) is a new, emerging profession for blind and visually impaired women in India and Europe that trains women to give tactile breast examinations to detect signs of breast cancer. The MTE profession originated in Germany but since 2017, 18 MTEs have been trained in India, and have since screened thousands of women and participated in several breast cancer awareness campaigns.

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India's social health activists are tackling cancer in rural communities

Meenakshi J

April 10, 2023 |

Nature |

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Response Location: India, East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya

Social health activists provide health care services to local communities, serving as a liaison between the community and public health system. Social health activists provide maternal care, polio immunizations, communicable disease prevention and promote and educate locals on nutrition, sanitation, and healthy living practices. Every village has a social health activist who is from that village and speaks the local language, allowing them to build trust and connect with locals in need of care.

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Student-led water testing spurs action at Detroit's School at Marygrove

Ethan Bakuli

April 03, 2023 |

Chalkbeat |

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Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

Concerns and advocacy from earth science students in Detroit who conducted their own tests of water hydration stations across their school building led to an immediate administrative response. The students lobbied school, district, and city officials, advocating for increased testing and routine inspections of water fountain filters and the building’s pipe infrastructure.

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This school district is allowing students, staff to take mental health days

Jenna Zibton

March 31, 2023 |

WKMG-TV |

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Response Location: United States, Montgomery County, Virginia

Since 2019, students and staff at Montgomery County Public Schools have been able to take mental health days. They count as sick days, which are excused absences. Mental health days can be taken for a variety of reasons and allow people to take a break when they start feeling overwhelmed. When students take mental health days, staff and school counselors can then connect the family with resources and follow up with students to ensure they’re getting the help they need.

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Cell Groups Helping to Reduce HIV among Rwandan Sex Workers

Gaston K. Rwaka

March 31, 2023 |

Panorama |

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Response Location: Rwanda, Kigali

Leadership groups formed by sex workers are helping to reduce HIV rates by traveling door to door and hosting meetings to educate people on HIV/AIDS awareness and how those with the disease can care for themselves, encouraging regular visits to clinics and antiretroviral therapy use. The program began in 2013 and now has 12,000 sex workers from around the country who are trained to provide aid and advocate for those with HIV.

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