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Cleveland saw a decrease in unsheltered homelessness in 2020: Can that continue?

Conor Morris

February 03, 2021 |

FreshWater Cleveland |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Cleveland, Ohio

During 2020, the city of Cleveland reduced the rate of people experiencing homelessness by 30% due to provisions put in place to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus. Using eviction moratoriums for those at risk of losing their homes, and hotels for those who were unhoused, the agencies responding to homelessness along with the city and county were able to better engage with the community's needs.

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Testris - The positive rate game: Daejon

Lola García-Ajofrín

February 02, 2021 |

Outriders |

Game |

Under 800 Words

Response Location: South Korea, Daejon

During the Covid-19 pandemic in South Korea, officials implemented comprehensive contact tracing strategies and mandatory hospital quarantine for those who tested positive for the virus. All services associated with containing the virus were free of charge to residents, including testing that had to be conducted due to contact tracing efforts. Even during periods when the positive rate for the virus increased, it consistently remained below five percent – indicating that the pandemic was under control.

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Displaced but not forgotten: Organisations delivering family planning services to Abuja's IDP camps

Chibuike Alagboso

February 02, 2021 |

Nigeria Health Watch |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Nigeria

The Covid-19 pandemic complicated health care for women living in internally displaced persons (IDP) camps in Nigeria who already lacked access to family planning services and education, but collaborative efforts are working to change this. Through collective action, a group of non-profits worked together to create a one-day outreach event that provided education and trained community members to carry on the work.

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How New York's Vaccine Program Missed Black and Hispanic Residents

The New York Times Editorial Board

February 01, 2021 |

The New York Times |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, New York, New York

New York’s vaccination effort has largely left out Black and Latino people due at least in part to the decision to use an online-based system for booking appointments. With the data to back this observation up, the government is actively working to increase vaccination rates within these communities by making changes including setting aside vaccine appointments in 33 high-risk areas.

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El camino por delante

Katherine Stanley Obando

January 30, 2021 |

El Colectivo 506 |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: Costa Rica

Costa Rica logró mejorar las condiciones sanitarias y monitoreo de bienestar de migrantes de Nicaragua y Panamá que vienen al país para la cosecha del café. Se logró mediante la implementación interinstitucional de una tarjeta binacional de migración durante la pandemia causada por el COVID-19.

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How West Virginia became the nation's leader in COVID-19 vaccine distribution

Jenifer McAndrews

January 28, 2021 |

WCHS-TV |

Broadcast TV News |

3-5 Minutes

Response Location: United States, West Virginia

West Virginia relied on strategic partnerships, collaboration, and efficient use of medicine to successfully outpace every other state in the U.S. in COVID-19 vaccine distribution. Rather than turning to nationally-run chain pharmacies to disseminate the vaccine, the state partnered with local pharmacies to better reach long-term care facilities and collaborated with the West Virginia National Guard to overcome logistical barriers.

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‘You are not alone': How the Akron-Canton Foodbank is tackling food insecurity during COVID-19

H.L. Comeriato

January 27, 2021 |

The Devil Strip |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Akron, Ohio

Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank battled food insecurity during the COVID-19 pandemic by distributing groceries directly to consumers rather than its previous role of supplying other charities. Ohio National Guard members helped distribute food using a contactless pickup line where they put bags of food in the trunks of cars. Hundreds, sometimes over 1,000 cars were served a day.

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How Promotoras De Salud Are Fighting Vaccine Conspiracies In Chicago's Latino Communities

María Inés Zamudio

January 26, 2021 |

WBEZ |

Multi-Media |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

Promotoras de salud, also known as community health workers, are helping to connect Latino immigrants with reliable and factual information about COVID-19. Using a peer-to-peer outreach model, a team of seven promotoras de salud from Centro San Bonifacio have "interacted with more than 4,000 Spanish speakers in Chicago."

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Pakistan pins big hopes on small dams to help farmers beat drought

Imran Mukhtar

January 25, 2021 |

Thomson Reuters Foundation |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Pakistan, Nagarparkar, Sindh

A government scheme in Pakistan involves the construction of water-harvesting dams in areas that experience droughts, which allows farmers in the region to use the irrigation water from the dams for their crops. One farmer is growing onions and wheat and because of the access to water, his income has increased more than 60 percent. There are concerns about how helpful the water from the dams will ultimately be in the arid region, but there are plans to build more dams in the next few years.

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Handling the herd: how Boston built its massive covid testing apparatus

Jordan Frias

January 25, 2021 |

DigBoston |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Boston, Massachusetts

Using data to determine which neighborhoods would likely be disproportionately at risk for COVID-19, the East Boston Neighborhood Health Center has been moving their pop-up testing site to a new area every two weeks and has been able to conduct nearly 5,000 tests per week across the city as a result. Once the vaccine becomes available in the city, officials plan to replicate this testing model.

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