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  • Teachers in Denmark are using apps to audit their students' moods

    Arian Khameneh

    April 17, 2023 |

    MIT Technology Review |

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    Response Location: Denmark, Copenhagen

    The web-app Woof helps teachers keep an eye on the mental health and well-being of students by frequently surveying students on how they’re feeling to generate a “mood landscape,” which is intended to provide a comprehensive image of child welfare in a classroom over time. Teachers can then review the reports and provide interventions as needed. Woof launched in the fall of 2022 and has been implemented in more than 600 schools across the country.

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  • Hawaii Has Had Amazing Success Reducing The Number Of Homeless Vets. Here's How

    Jessica Terrell

    April 16, 2023 |

    Honolulu Civil Beat |

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    Response Location: United States, Hawaii

    The Homeless Management Information System is used as a starting point by several organizations for maintaining a “by name” list of every homeless veteran in the state. The list is used to address broader issues regarding homeless veterans in the community and to provide targeted solutions for each individual on the list. Through the work of several organizations aiming to end homelessness for veterans, and with the help of the Homeless Management Information System, the number of homeless veterans declined by 51% between 2015 and 2022.

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  • Golden straw: how Ukraine can make money from bio-waste and give up gas

    Viktoriia Hubareva

    April 14, 2023 |

    Рубрика (Rubryka) |

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    Response Location: Ukraine

    Ukrainian scientists invented a generator that uses organic waste from agriculture to produce cheap energy. This method can replace natural gas while disposing of agricultural waste in a way that doesn’t emit carbon dioxide.

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  • "Usual algorithms stopped working:" Dnipro rehabilitation center restores war-wounded bodies

    Natalia Kulidi

    April 13, 2023 |

    Рубрика (Rubryka) |

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    Response Location: Ukraine

    The RECOVERY Rehabilitation Center provides rehabilitation care for wounded soldiers. Providers at the center provide patients with specialized care and help to create individual action plans for when patients leave the center to ensure they have the means to adapt to their new way of life.

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  • Youth Sports Are More Important Than Ever for Kids' Mental Health

    Allison Torres Burtka

    April 12, 2023 |

    Global Sport Matters |

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    Response Location: United States, District of Columbia

    Studies have found that youth who play sports have higher levels of self-esteem and social support and lower levels of depression and loneliness. Several organizations — like Girls on the Run and DC Scores — have emerged to provide sports programming that doubles as a space to teach interpersonal skills, problem-solving and how to talk about feelings and ask for help.

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  • Free relationship education program reconnects couples

    Gianna Rodriguez Shelby Wingate

    April 12, 2023 |

    The Oglethorpe Echo |

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    Response Location: United States, Athens, Georgia

    The Elevate program is a free, eight-week course that helps guides couples to reconnect with each other and develop their parenting skills. The program helps between 30 and 40 couples each year, in-person and virtually. Since its start in 2021, the program has reached more than 470 couples, 96% of which have said they leave the program feeling happier with their partners.

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  • A Knee Replacement That Talks to Your Doctor? It's Just the Beginning.

    Peter Loftus

    April 11, 2023 |

    Wall Street Journal |

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    Response Location: United States

    Zimmer Biomet Holdings Inc. developed a “smart knee,” which has built-in sensors that can wirelessly transmit data about how a replacement knee is working. The data is sent directly to a doctor, who can then monitor how the patient is doing after surgery. Doctors and medical device developers predict this smart knee technology could be replicated in artificial hips, shoulders, and spinal implants and several other uses beyond orthopedics, like monitoring hearing aids.

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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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  • Wind of Change: Energy Blows Across Nebraska Thanks to Wind Farms

    John Upton Arjav Rawal

    April 10, 2023 |

    The Reader |

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    Response Location: United States, Petersburg, Nebraska

    Alongside clean energy, wind farms built on property leased from locals in Nebraska are generating jobs, income, and local taxes that keep small towns like Petersburg afloat.

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  • Battling addiction and stigmas in the East African community

    Sheila Mulrooney Eldred

    April 10, 2023 |

    Sahan Journal |

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    Response Location: United States, Minneapolis, Minnesota

    Daryeel Youth helps East African youth on the streets, particularly those struggling with drug abuse, by providing free pizza and a chance to connect with others. At the plaza — now known as Daryeel Corner — parents can also receive education on addiction issues and how to best help their children and how to destigmatize addiction and treatment in the East African culture.

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