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California readies army of coronavirus detectives

Rachel A. Becker

May 05, 2020 |

CalMatters |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

California state government is pivoting to a tactic that will allow for state employees to be reassigned and retrained to help efforts towards implementing contact tracing. Only one-third of the state's local health departments are performing contact tracing in some capacity, but the new training – designed in partnership between the government and two universities – will help the state reach the necessary increase required to assess the pandemic.

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COVID-19 Accelerated This West Virginia Community's Efforts to End Homelessness

Taylor Sisk

May 05, 2020 |

100 Days in Appalachia |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Clarksburg, West Virginia

West Virginians from Clarksburg mobilized to tackle the issue of homelessness once the pandemic highlighted the vulnerability faced by the homeless who could not shelter in place. Advocates came together to get people off the streets and into motel rooms paid for by nonprofits and organized by local government. The city looked 40 miles away, to the achievements of Morgantown, which was able to bring together different sectors to keep people off the streets. Immediate goals of keeping people safe from the virus are part of a long-term plan to create housing and provide mental and physical health services.

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Cooperative Connection Gets PPE from Appalachia to the Bronx

Oscar Perry Abello

May 05, 2020 |

Next City |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States

A home health care cooperative, based in NY, turned to a worker-owned cut and sew cooperative, based in NC, to produce masks for their employees when they were unable to source them elsewhere. The cost of masks and gloves became too high for Cooperative Home Care Associates, the largest worker-owned cooperative in the country. And hospitals and nursing homes were first in line for government assistance securing PPE. The textile cooperative has sent 500 more affordable and reusable masks a week for the home health workers and hopes to double that to 1000 per week soon.

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Appalachian solar advocates continue efforts despite setbacks, pandemic

Elizabeth McGowan

May 04, 2020 |

Energy News Network |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Virginia

A solar workgroup in Virginia is inviting developers to present information on the best ways to build solar and battery storage projects for the region; a new approach they are taking after previous failures in getting solar projects off the ground. Despite a lack of funding and local developers in the area, solar advocates are hopeful that the passage of a new energy law in the Commonwealth could be an economic incentive for commercial-scale solar projects.

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Kearns aims to reverse troubling trends affecting its teens

Heather May

May 03, 2020 |

The Salt Lake Tribune |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Kearns, Utah

The Kearns Community Coalition in Utah is a collective community effort that aims to "help adults improve their parenting skills, help teens understand the harmful effects of substance use, and increase opportunities to connect youths to their schools and communities." Taking a data-driven approach to assessing community problems, the cross-sector team that forms the coalition implements evidence-based programs that address the gap between residents and resources.

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Amid New York's 42,400 hospitalizations, the military handled 3 percent. But it helped in immeasurable ways.

Jada Yuan

May 02, 2020 |

The Washington Post |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, New York, New York

When New York hospitals became overwhelmed with COVID-19 patients, the military deployed and staffed a Navy hospital ship and built a military field hospital in a nearby convention center to help with the caseload. Although military personnel weren't able to treat the vast majority of patients due to resource availability, hospital officials are calling their efforts a success having lessened the overall burden and learned lessons that will be applied should a second wave of cases hit.

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Minneapolis Launches Mental-Health Fund for COVID Stress Relief

Cinnamon Janzer

May 01, 2020 |

Next City |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Minneapolis, Minnesota

In Minneapolis, a collaboration between the Division of Race and Equity, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, and the city’s procurement department has helped establish an emergency mental health fund that aims to more equitably supply resources to the community during the COVID-19 pandemic. The reimbursement-based fund provides clinical counselors with the financial support necessary to increase their caseloads and focus on "helping people of color, women, indigenous people, disabled people, and those who are undocumented."

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Coronavirus necessity is the mother of this invention

Meghan Pierce

May 01, 2020 |

New Hampshire Business Review |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, New Hampshire

To help deliver hand sanitzer to those who need it during the coronavirus pandemic, a distillery owner in Vermont and a lacrosse equipment online distributor in New Hampshire formed a partnership to create a distribution system. With the distillery the making hand santizer and the lacrosse equipment distributor handling the packaging and shipping, the collaboration has allowed for the sanitzer to reach more of the general public at a faster rate.

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Northeast Georgia Mask Production Continues With No End In Sight

Erica Jackson

April 30, 2020 |

Grady Newsource |

Multi-Media |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Athens, Georgia

Volunteer groups in Georgia are making cloth masks for non-coronavirus patients at local hospitals so that personal protective equipment can be reserved for medical staff in direct contact with COVID-19 patients. Although these masks do not provide the same kind of protection as medically regulated masks, they do serve as a back-up and thousands have been delivered to area hospitals.

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KCPD crime-fighting strategy sees success in first year

Andres Gutierrez

April 30, 2020 |

KSHB-TV |

Broadcast TV News |

Under 3 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Kansas City, Missouri

Kansas City Police Department used a crime-prevention strategy called the risk-terrain model to target and neutralize crime magnets, a low-cost approach associated with a 24% decrease in violence in areas where it was used in its first year. The method blends data sophistication with support from other agencies and community groups to modify environmental features that make crime more likely, say a bus stop notorious for drug dealing. Researchers from Rutgers University documented the city’s savings from the crime reduction at $3 million.

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