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  • Are These Women the Key to Safer Abortions in India?

    November 17, 2015 |

    Cosmopolitan |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: India, Pune, Maharashtra

    In rural areas in India, lack of physicians is a big barrier to safe abortions, leading women to undergo deadly procedures. A proposed law by the Indian government would allow midwives and mid-level providers to perform abortions.

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  • Smart African Politics: Candidates Debating Under a Tree

    November 10, 2015 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: Sierra Leone

    Voters tend to know a lot about presidential and local candidates but little about those in between. In Sierra Leone, an organization hosted, filmed, and then projected the debates in villages, increasing voters’ knowledge of the candidates and issues, and changing the way people voted.

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  • Straight talk about sex in the Canadian Arctic

    October 29, 2015 |

    Public Radio International (PRI) |

    Radio |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: Canada, Fort Smith, Northwest Territories

    Rates of teen pregnancy, sexually transmitted disease, and domestic violence are disproportionately higher among indigenous women, and girls in rural villages in the Canadian north are at particular risk. FOXY, a traveling organization dedicated to bringing sexual education and health to these hard-to-reach communities, provides an innovative and inclusive approach to teaching youth about sexual and relationship health.

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  • A Family Matter: Saving Papua New Guinea's mothers

    October 25, 2015 |

    Al Jazeera |

    Broadcast TV News |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: Papua New Guinea

    A doctor in Papua New Guinea finds that involving men in family planning is the key to reducing maternal mortality.

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  • Feature: Giving blind people sight illuminates the brain's secrets

    October 22, 2015 |

    Science Magazine |

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    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: India, New Delhi

    Defying expectations, cataract surgery in Indian children is endowing them with vision—and shedding light on how the brain learns to see.

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  • More Schools Serving Locally Grown Food, USDA Says

    October 20, 2015 |

    Education Writers Association |

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    Response Location: United States, Washington, District of Columbia

    Students in public schools are eating healthier cafeteria meals made from an increasing array of locally sourced food, according to new federal data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Nearly $600 million in locally produced food was purchased by schools in the 2013-14 academic year, a 55 percent increase over 2011-12. However, new studies on school nutrition have yielded mixed results about the impact of new federal regulations.

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  • New sanitation system tested in Arctic village of Kivalina

    September 07, 2015 |

    Anchorage Daily News |

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    Response Location: United States, Kivalina, Alaska

    Lack of access to sanitary bathrooms in the village of Kivalina, Alaska led to the implementation of a novel, home-based water sanitation system, currently being tested for effectiveness. The hope is that it proves to be a solution for areas all over the state with lack of access to clean water systems.

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  • How Soldier On hired 92 formerly homeless veterans

    September 04, 2015 |

    The Ithaca Voice |

    Video |

    Under 3 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Ithaca, New York

    Solider On is an organization that serves homeless veterans in 18 counties across central New York. Of their 180 employees, 92 used to be homeless themselves and another 15 are veterans. They travel everywhere to find people who need help and then work with them to get anything they need, such as housing or employment. Some participants testify to how much the program has changed their lives.

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  • Nigeria's polio endgame and a chance to improve struggling routine vaccination services

    September 03, 2015 |

    On Medicine |

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    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: Nigeria

    In light of a study published in BMC Medicine, authors Nancy Fullman and Alexandra Wollum take a deeper dive into Nigeria’s gains against polio and what they could mean for the country’s routine vaccine systems.

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  • How Chicago is improving HPV vaccination rates

    August 03, 2015 |

    WHYY |

    Multi-Media |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    Multi-faceted efforts are being used by Chicago health providers to raise HPV vaccination rates. In the primary care practice, providers are using workflow tools such as flagging patient records in the appropriate age range when they come to the office and having multiple providers remind patients and families about vaccination. School-based clinics are taking advantage of being geographically co-located with their patients by texting students to make sure they come to the clinic for their vaccinations. Additionally, an awareness campaign was launched on radio and TV.

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