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  • Minnesota offers 'no-barriers' COVID-19 testing across state for immigrants

    July 08, 2020 |

    Sahan Journal |

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    Response Location: United States, St. James, Minnesota

    The Minnesota Department of Health is working with local advocacy groups to provide free Covid-19 testing at pop-up testing sites in communities where immigrants or undocumented residents live. The state-sponsored testing sites do not ask patients for any information regarding their citizen status and also do not require insurance to access the test.

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  • Community Workers Lend Human Connection To COVID-19 Response

    July 07, 2020 |

    Health Affairs |

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    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    Community health workers have long been helping people navigate the intersection of health care and social services in the United States, such as in Philadelphia, where one program stands out for its overall design and continuous rigorous evaluation. Studies of the program indicate that those who worked with community health workers improved their overall health compared to those who received standard care. Now, as many cities navigate the Covid-19 pandemic, some officials see an opportunity to expand the workforce to also provide "social, material and psychological support."

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  • These doctors brought a shuttered L.A. hospital back to life to fight coronavirus

    July 07, 2020 |

    Los Angeles Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Los Angeles County, California

    A formerly closed hospital reopened as a pop-up health care facility in Los Angeles County to help provide health services for a predominantly Latino community during the coronavirus pandemic. Although it was only open for just over a month and operating costs were high, the facility was a unique opportunity for the healthcare providers involved to "create their own healthcare system and practice medicine unconstrained by medical corporations and insurance companies."

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  • Japan: A glimpse at Montana's future?

    July 01, 2020 |

    Missoulian |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Japan

    A government-mandated care insurance program in Japan has gained both recognition and international praise for removing the burden of senior care from family members through the "socialization of elder care." The goal of the program, which has now been in place for two decades, is to help keep "elderly people physically active and less socially isolated," and could provide a model of care for other aging regions.

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  • How Rwanda is improving uptake of HPV immunisation

    June 30, 2020 |

    Apolitical |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Rwanda

    To raise awareness about and increase rates of HPV immunization in Rwanda, a local vaccine alliance formed a partnership with a digital-minded nonprofit to better directly reach adolescent girls throughout the community. The nonprofit implemented messaging from the vaccine alliance into an existing "girl-centric" campaign and early results have indicated an increased awareness of cervical cancer while "Rwanda’s HPV and routine childhood diseases vaccination programs have achieved 95%-97% coverage."

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  • RIP Medical Debt helps poor Americans eliminate medical bills

    June 30, 2020 |

    The Philadelphia Citizen |

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    Response Location: United States, New York

    Two former debt collectors have teamed up to put their experience and expertise to use paying off medical debts for Americans below the poverty line. RIP Medical Debt is a nonprofit that buys debt in bulk at reduced rates from hospitals. Within five years, $2 billion dollars of debt have been eliminated. The nonprofit has also launched projects researching systemic issues within healthcare and how to solve them.

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  • Telehealth Appointments On The Rise, Offer Options For Patients And Doctors

    June 30, 2020 |

    Yellowstone Public Radio |

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    Response Location: United States, Missoula, Montana

    In Montana, the transition to telehealth during the Covid-19 pandemic has helped one health care clinic provide care for more patients than before the virtual visits were necessary. Although it's not yet determined if this model of care will be sustainable in the longterm because of insurance protocols, it has allowed for the clinic to hire more practitioners due in part to health insurance relaxing telehealth reimbursement regulations. Other health agencies have also found similar benefits from the transition of care.

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  • The World's Best Healthcare Systems: Ezekiel Emanuel

    June 26, 2020 |

    How Do We Fix It? |

    Podcast |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States

    As evidenced in COVID-19 case comparisons, the U.S. health-care system has not performed as well as other countries to offer health-care access, yet is still "spends far more money on healthcare than any other nation." Other countries, such as Switzerland and Taiwan, offer guidance on how to learn from the system's failures, especially as it relates to emergency preparedness and price regulations.

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  • SafeBoda: From ferrying passengers to delivering ARVs and Condoms

    June 25, 2020 |

    New Vision |

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    Response Location: Uganda, Kampala

    In parts of Uganda, ride-sharing has been transformed into a medical delivery service to ensure that those who are unable to travel to their doctor for antiretroviral refills have access to the medications they need to stay healthy. Although the program is limited in terms of the areas it can serve due to cost, doctors in the region hope to continue and expand the program after seeing such success since implementation.

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  • To reach vulnerable populations, Berkeley goes on the road to offer COVID-19 testing

    June 25, 2020 |

    Berkeleyside |

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    Response Location: United States, Berkeley, California

    City officials in Berkeley have recently implemented a mobile testing site for Covid-19 to better reach vulnerable populations throughout the region. Although the physical testing site will remain as the central point for testing, the mobile option has helped test those in senior homes and nursing facilities, as well as their caretakers.

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