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How Schools Shape Health

Martha Dalton

August 24, 2018 |

WHYY |

Radio |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Atlanta, Georgia

Schools in Atlanta are embedding public health clinics in their buildings for both students as well as the public at large. These clinics keep students in school by providing easy access to care rather than having them wait multiple days and begin to fall behind on work.

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How telemedicine brings healthcare into vulnerable patients' homes

Sarah Rigg

August 23, 2018 |

Second Wave Michigan |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Michigan

Telemedicine, specifically telepsychiatry, is making getting psychiatric care into the hands of patients who would otherwise struggle to access timely mental health care. Patients connect with doctors or psychiatrists over video conference. Telehealth programs can help address social determinants of health like language barriers and limiting financial resources.

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One million Michiganders have little or no dental care access. Here's how we can change that.

Leandra Nisbit

August 09, 2018 |

Second Wave Michigan |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Michigan

The Michigan State Oral Health Plan began offering services after budget constrains eliminated the Medicaid oral health program in the state.A diverse group of stakeholders work to make the care accessible for residents including initiatives to make sure children have access to care. The success of these programs is also highlighting the need for further improvements and empowering groups to emulate the success of pilot programs in Lansing and Grand Rapids.

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Companies Respond to an Urgent Health Care Need: Transportation

Janet Morrissey

August 09, 2018 |

The New York Times |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States

Lack of transportation is a key reason why people don’t go to doctor appointments. RoundTrip and Circulation are two start-ups filling the gap, making it easier for particularly older patents to access customized rides.

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New digital software reduces absenteeism in health centres

Lilian Namagembe

August 07, 2018 |

Daily Monitor |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Uganda

An electronic human resources system has reduced health worker absenteeism in Uganda, improving health service delivery across the country. The tool requires workers to sign in and out, pushing them to show up for their shifts and allowing supervisors to more easily reward good performance and adjust staffing levels.

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Can India's "quack" doctors be trained in 100 hours?

Sam Judah

August 02, 2018 |

BBC |

Radio |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: India, Kolkata

‘Quack” doctors—people illegally seeing and treating patients without a license—is a common sight in rural India. A new program seeks to train, rather than eliminate, these “doctors” and use them to expand the reach of the healthcare workforce.

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With Venezuela in chaos, we found new ways to keep healthcare running

Alexandra Winkler

July 31, 2018 |

Apolitical |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Venezuela, Caracas

When faced with a health care crisis, El Hatillo Municipality in Caracas, Venezuela took community health into their own hands through partnerships and expanded access. Focusing on populations identified as the most vulnerable, the municipality implemented initiatives including in-home healthcare services, a health pregnancy program and a school health program.

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New York City Launches Initiative to Eliminate Racial Disparities in Maternal Death

Annie Waldman

July 30, 2018 |

ProPublica |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, New York, New York

To combat racial disparities in maternal health care, New York is funding a partnership program between the city and communities to improve maternal healthcare for women of color. Both public and private hospitals will implement implicit bias training and the city will work to improve its data collection. Hospitals will also receive funds for health coordinators to make sure women are accessing care.

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Training India's Fake Doctors

Sam Judah Harriet Noble

July 30, 2018 |

BBC |

Radio |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: India, West Bengal

A 9-month course is giving India’s rural healthcare workers their first formal education in medicine. The program doesn’t solve the problem of underqualified people casting themselves as doctors. However, it has helped participants offer better care to their communities, which typically don’t have access to licensed doctors.

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How a killer disease was stopped in its tracks

Josie Golding

July 23, 2018 |

BBC |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Democratic Republic of the Congo

Ebola is a highly contagious deadly disease that can wipe out dozens of people in a community if it goes untreated or undetected. However, there is now a vaccine that can be given to anyone who may have come into contact with an infected person, allowing healthcare providers to stop ebola epidemics before they start.

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