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How Philadelphia escaped disaster in the face of a dozen shuttered maternity wards

Nina Feldman Alan Yu

June 04, 2021 |

WHYY |

Podcast |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

A large number of hospital closures pushed the remaining obstetrics chiefs to work together to maintain safe and accessible maternity care, especially for low-income and English as a second language community members. The consortium shared best practices and established easily transferrable common electronic medical records. Hospitals triaged patients by needs and transferred them if needed, rather than prioritizing income generation and competition. Doctors practiced a “laborist” model where they were assigned to be on the labor and delivery floor rather than follow a particular caseload of patients.

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States Ply COVID Unvaccinated with Cash, Beer, Scholarships

Christine Vestal

June 04, 2021 |

Stateline |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Ohio

States and businesses across the country are offering incentives, from entry into million-dollar lotteries, college scholarships, and gift cards to fulfilling fantasies like driving around Alabama’s Talladega Superspeedway. Ohio was one of the first states to announce a vaccine lottery in which any adult resident that got vaccinated was entered into one of five weekly drawings to win $1 million. Ohio’s Vax-a-Million drawings were paid for with CARES Act relief money appropriated by Congress. Vaccination rates increased by 28% in the first week after the lottery was announced in Ohio.

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The robot will see you now

Tom Hallberg

June 02, 2021 |

Jackson Hole News & Guide |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Jackson, Wyoming

The Da Vinci Robot allows surgeons to perform soft tissue procedures with advanced technologies like electrocautery to cauterize tissue as it cuts and 3-D camera, without having to make a big incision. The robot acts as an extension of the surgeon’s hands, replicating human movements in a more fluid and flexible way than tools used for other minimally invasive surgeries. After substantial training on the device, studies show that the robot reduces physician error and anecdotal evidence supports the laboratory finding that the robot leads to faster recovery and less pain for patients.

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Some U.S. states have higher vaccination rates inside prisons than outside.

Ann Hinga Klein

June 01, 2021 |

The New York Times |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, California

Three state prison systems have vaccinated incarcerated people at far greater rates than in the general public thanks in part to educational meetings with experts that helped overcome natural distrust. In California and North Dakota, town-hall-type meetings gave incarcerated people opportunities to ask questions about safety. Kansas prisons gave incarcerated people priority in the vaccination program, and provided them and their families with information. Other possible factors increasing compliance included peer pressure and the ease of getting vaccinated within the prisons.

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The forgotten worker

Jaisal Noor

June 01, 2021 |

The Real News Network |

Video |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, New York, New York

Homecare aides traditionally receive low wages in an industry with high turnover and great stress during the pandemic. Women of color typically care for their companies' elderly or disabled clients. Cooperative Homecare Associates started in 1985 as a worker-owned cooperative, to be run democratically. It is now the nation's largest co-op, with 2,000 employees, half of them owners. During the pandemic, it partnered with other co-op homecare companies to line up personal protective equipment supplies, one example of how it prioritizes worker safety and satisfaction over profit.

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Birthing in rural Haiti a miracle all its own

J.O. Haselhoef

May 28, 2021 |

Haitian Times |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Haiti

Midwives for Haiti (MfH) is one of the Haitian or American-based organizations working to address Haiti's alarmingly high maternal and infant death rates. MfH trains skilled birth attendants, through an 18-month curriculum taught by Haitian professionals. It also trains the matwòns, midwives who attend most births in Haiti. Its network of community clinics serve more than 6,000 patients annually, and hospitals and clinics are hiring its trained attendants.

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Más de 13 mil trabajadores agrícolas de NC están vacunados. Los defensores han hecho que esto suceda

Victoria Bouloubasis

May 28, 2021 |

Enlace Latino NC |

Multi-Media |

Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, North Carolina

El Departamento de Salud y Servicios Humanos de Carolina del Norte (Estados Unidos) informó que se administraron 13.998 dosis de la vacuna COVID-19 a la comunidad de trabajadores agrícolas entre el 3 de marzo y el 21 de mayo del 2021, lo que representa el 19% de los 72.000 trabajadores agrícolas estimados para ese año. Al menos 7.495 de estos trabajadores han completado las dosis necesarias. La velocidad a la que los trabajadores agrícolas se están vacunando se atribuye a las asociaciones coordinadas que se han establecido entre los grupos de defensa sin fines de lucro, los departamentos y clínicas de salud

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N.C. has vaccinated over 13,000 farmworkers. Advocates are making it happen.

Victoria Bouloubasis

May 28, 2021 |

Southerly |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, North Carolina

Because of coordinated partnerships between local governments, state health departments, and nonprofit groups, more and more farmworkers are receiving COVID-19 vaccinations. Through the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services Farmworker Health program and its partners, nearly 14,000 doses were administered to the farmworker community over two months. Advocates also have to dispel rumors and myths about the vaccines, but they are working to combat that misinformation and make it easier for them to get vaccinated.

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In Pennsylvania, agroforestry holds a key to cleaning up waterways and Chesapeake Bay

Sarah Derouin

May 27, 2021 |

Mongabay |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Pennsylvania

The state of Pennsylvania set to plant 86,000 hectares of riparian buffers, the practice of planting trees and shrubs along a river or stream to filter water. Other benefits of riparian buffers include things like restoring the soil and cooling the water. In order to meet their goal, the state scientists used a bottom approach, enlisting the help of local farmers by offering them grants to plant trees and showing farmers how they can profit off of riparian buffers. While the state is behind its goal, the state is planting about 1,000 to 2,000 hectares a year.

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This running program gives a mental health boost to incarcerated women

Chaundra Furin-Campbell

May 27, 2021 |

The Philadelphia Citizen |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Wilsonville, Oregon

More than 1,000 women incarcerated at Oregon's Coffee Creek Correctional Facility have participated since 2015 in Reason to Run, a program promoting better physical and mental health through running. Participants receive eight weeks of training and then are eligible to compete in races, albeit within the prison confines. After their release, the encouragement continues with "run care packages" of sneakers and sports bras. Surveys show the women felt happier, healthier, and part of a positive group experience.

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