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New programs aim to save lives of American moms in childbirth

Lane Anderson

July 04, 2014 |

Deseret News |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Camden, New Jersey

The United States has the highest mother mortality rates of any developed country. Through a clinic on wheels, Merck for Mothers is giving prenatal check-ups to low-income pregnant women in Philadelphia and curbing deaths related to childbirth.

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Coordinated Care for Those Nearing Life's End — But Does It Save Money?

April Dembosky

June 25, 2014 |

KQED |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States

A coordinated care program is helping provide in-home care to those who are considered pre-hopsice and who are combatting chronic health issues. While the program doesn't always financially help the hospitals it operates out of due to a reduction in emergency room visits, the patient is able to save almost half of what they would have spent on regular hospital visits.

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Malaria Prevention, With Both Reward and Risk

Amy Maxmen

June 25, 2014 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: Mali, Bamako, Koulikoro

After ongoing trials and successes for preventative measures toward malaria, experts have now reversed their support for them. In what remains an ongoing threat, especially to children, new interventions, like the combination of multiple malaria drugs, are being tried, tested, and showing promise.

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A first in Minnesota, cities launch system to treat, stash water underground

Jennifer Vogel

April 16, 2014 |

Minnesota Public Radio |

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Response Location: United States, St. Michael, Minnesota

Capturing water during times of plenty, storing it underground, and pulling it out later when it's needed—it's a strategy used in the western and southeastern parts of the country, and now, for the first time, in Minnesota.

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How the Local Food Economy Is Challenging Big Food

Tracie McMillan

April 14, 2014 |

Next City |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

In an agricultural system designed for big-industrial growers, many farmers struggle to bridge the relationship between their produce and consumers, as well as strengthening local economies. The food hub is a collection of buildings that process and distribute the sale of local food. Eastern Market in Detroit is an example of a food hub that makes local produce accessible to low-income neighborhoods.

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A Green Revolution, This Time for Africa

Tina Rosenberg

April 09, 2014 |

The New York Times |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Tanzania

The Green Revolution in Asia and Latin America never spread to Africa, due to the continent's varied climate, degraded soil and lack of infrastructure. Now, scientists look to develop a high grossing wheat seed to bring a new green revolution to Africa. The seeds are extremely promising, but there are still some challenges to getting farmers to implement the seeds.

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Dr. Yogi: Physicians Integrate Yoga Into Medical Practice

Ankita Rao

February 27, 2014 |

NPR |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Cambridge, Massachusetts

A nonprofit is integrating yoga therapy in the mainstream health care system by training medical providers to use yogic breathing and techniques to treat various maladies.

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In Tanzania, Farmers Reap the Benefits of Radio

Sarika Bansal

November 27, 2013 |

The New York Times |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Tanzania

In Tanzania, a country that has yet to fully embrace mobile phones and whose road infrastructure remains weak, farmers have embraced radio as a means of receiving pricing and planting information. The reach and relatively low expense of radio afford the medium its popularity.

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Treating the Village to Cure the Disease

Jason Silverstein

November 06, 2013 |

The New York Times |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Togo

In communities across Africa, health workers are going house to house with medicine to combat lymphatic filariasis, which is the world’s second-largest cause of chronic disability. They are participating in a strategy called mass drug administration, which treats everyone in an area where a disease is found – even if they aren’t sick or infected.

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When entrepreneurship is only way forward

Laura Baverman

July 21, 2013 |

USA Today |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Guatemala, Antigua

Development work is evolving beyond short-term mission trips and one-off donations into a more comprehensive, in-depth model that addresses long-term sustainability of a solution paired with empowerment of those being served. MicroConsignment is a unique branch of micro-enterprise being implemented by non-profit SolCom in Guatemala that provides individuals in rural villages the skills and resources needed to start sustainable businesses.

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