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  • Why This Group Handles Grief By Boxing

    November 08, 2019 |

    Side Effects Public Media |

    Text |

    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: United States, Indianapolis, Indiana

    Overdose Lifeline is an organization in Indianapolis, Indiana that is using boxing classes as support groups for those struggling with grief. After noticing a pattern of anger in those the organization aimed to help, the group started "grief boxing" as a way to help work through those feelings.

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  • Rock-a-Bye Mama

    November 07, 2019 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

    Multi-Media |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Past and present traumas can make it difficult for new mothers to bond with their babies. A program at Carnegie Hall uses songwriting and music to support mothers in this process in prisons, intensive care units, high schools, and other places.

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  • The Doctor Will Skype You Now: Virtual Checkups Reach Bangladesh's Isolated Islands

    November 06, 2019 |

    NPR |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Bangladesh, Rajshahi

    Free, remote medical consultations are increasing healthcare access for the inhabitants of Bangladesh’s char islands. Using boats, laptops, and video conference software, local NGOs are bringing health services to char residents. One group, thesteps.org, provides residents with a telemedicine service called Teledaktra (TD), another nonprofit, Friendship, operates satellite clinics from a boat.

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  • Pollution Solutions

    November 06, 2019 |

    Making Contact |

    Podcast |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Fresno, California

    The Central Valley of California has an air pollution problem, so community groups are joining forces under the Central Valley Air Quality Coalition to work together towards change. Although progress is slow, the group has been able to teach citizen science in order to collect data as well as advocate for and get a state policy in place that "directs support and resources to environmentally and economically distressed California communities."

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  • Partnership to strengthen immunisation; The Kano State model

    November 05, 2019 |

    Nigeria Health Watch |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Nigeria, Wudil

    Cold storage supply chains improve the reliability of vaccine delivery. In Nigeria’s Kano State, the establishment of zonal cold stores has increased immunization coverage. Local nodes equipped with solar powered refrigeration provide storage for vaccines, which are then delivered to supply smaller health centers in the area. The initiative came from a partnership between the Nigerian state and nonprofits, such as the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

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  • To Confront Effects of Trauma, Start with Self Care

    November 05, 2019 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Minneapolis, Minnesota

    Building resilience and self-care into daily life promotes long-term wellbeing. In Minneapolis, Minnesota, the Catalyst Initiative works to support the emotional and mental wellbeing of underserved groups by promoting culturally relevant approaches to self-care. Catalyst funds organizations that serve Indigenous communities, communities of color, as well as other programs that encourage people to practice mindfulness and self-care as a way to heal from trauma and stress associated with economic, personal, or social issues.

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  • Heat waves: How France has cut death toll 90% since 2003

    November 04, 2019 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

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    Response Location: France

    Chagrined by its lack of planning that contributed to many deaths in a 2003 heat wave, France developed a coordinated national response that in 2019 cut the death toll by 90% despite even higher temperatures. By paying particular attention to vulnerable elderly people living alone, and requiring officials at all levels of government to communicate warnings and advice clearly, the government promoted simple safety measures and awareness of risks in effective ways, including discouraging outdoor recreation and closely monitoring and cooling older residents.

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  • 'Lots of us have skeletons:' South Burlington firefighters learn yoga, meditation to stay well

    November 03, 2019 |

    Burlington Free Press |

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    Response Location: United States, South Burlington, Vermont

    Vermont’s South Burlington fire department has started offering its firefighters yoga and meditation services as a way to cope with trauma. The services are offered by the Vermont Center for Responder Wellness, which was created as a response to the traumatic experiences many first responders face. The training includes mindfulness, breathing, stretching, and refocusing.

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  • Uganda rolls out a self-injectable birth control method

    November 02, 2019 |

    Daily Monitor |

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    Response Location: Uganda

    To eliminate barriers for access to birth control, Uganda's Advance Family Planning Project has released a new device that allows women to self-inject a dose of contraceptive once every three months. So far, women have reported that it eliminates the need to stand in line at health facilities while also it allowing for privacy.

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  • Multnomah County Trees Are Doing Much More Than We Think

    November 01, 2019 |

    Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB) |

    Multi-Media |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Portland, Oregon

    Friends of Trees, a nonprofit organization in the Portland area, are not just planting trees because they help combat climate change and improve air quality, but because they also help stop major flooding and avoid erosion. While it can be expensive to maintain the trees and clean up the leaves from storm drains, these trees could prevent millions of gallons of rainfall from flooding neighborhoods as extreme weather events are expected to increase in the future.

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