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The Dental-Mental Connection: A Clinic in Oakland's Chinatown Brings Mental Health Care to Dental Patients

Celeste Hamilton Dennis

August 14, 2023 |

MindSite News |

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Response Location: United States, Oakland, California

Dental offices like Asian Health Services are starting to incorporate mental health care in their dental services. By observing changes in oral health, building trust with patients to talk about their mental health and having them fill out questionnaires about how they’ve been feeling, dentists are able to identify patients that may be struggling and then help connect them with therapy and treatment. Asian Health Services screens 300 to 400 patients per year, about 7% of which are then referred to counseling.

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Napa Vineyards Are Pairing Wine With ‘Fish Friendly Farming'

Nicole Gluckstern

August 14, 2023 |

Reasons to be Cheerful |

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Response Location: United States, Napa Valley, California

The Fish Friendly Farming (FFF) program aims to alleviate the impacts of farming and ranching on local waterways, specifically local salmon and trout populations. The program works with area farmers to become certified and enact the best practices regarding soil health and erosion management to prevent too much sediment from entering nearby waterways. So far, the program has certified more than 280,000 acres of farms across 10 counties. In Napa Valley alone, about 90% of all vineyards are now FFF certified.

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CHIPS: Connecting Communities to Primary Health Care Facilities in Nasarawa State

Misbahu el-Hamza

August 14, 2023 |

Nigeria Health Watch |

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Response Location: Nigeria, Nasarawa

The Community Health Influencer, Promoter and Services (CHIPS) program aims to reduce maternal and child mortality by increasing access to primary healthcare services. CHIPS workers conduct weekly home visits where they provide helpful information on healthcare services, preventive medicine and connections to nearby health facilities. CHIPS launched in 2018 and in 2019, data showed that maternal deaths had decreased from 120 to 90.

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At this East Oakland salon, violence prevention starts with self-care

Celeste Hamilton Dennis

August 14, 2023 |

The Oaklandside |

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Response Location: United States, Oakland, California

The Self-i.s.h. Society is a hair salon and community space where people — particularly women of color — gather to find connection while on their personal healing journeys. The Self-i.s.h. Society hosts pop-up events and partners with local organizations with a holistic care angle, all while pushing participants to “get selfish” and start focusing on themselves.

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How San Francisco Is Graduating More Black Early Educators — and Why It Matters

Daisy Nguyen

August 14, 2023 |

KQED |

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Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

San Francisco's Black Early Childhood Educator pilot program covers tuition and provides stipends for Black students, as well as support from a case manager and necessary supplies such as laptops. Since the program launched two years ago, 62 participants have received their associate teaching permits from the City College of San Francisco.

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Woman-led non-profit sparking hope in Borno communities

Yahuza Bawage

August 14, 2023 |

Prime Progress |

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Response Location: Nigeria, Maiduguri, Borno State

The Advocacy for Human Value Foundation works to protect vulnerable communities — like women and children — in internally displaced persons (IDP) camps due to the Boko Haram crises. The Foundation has addressed fundamental community needs by increasing access to water and hygiene facilities, healthcare services, educational opportunities, safety practices and has even partnered with entrepreneurs to empower women with profitable skills and small grants to help make them more independent.

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Omaha Companies Say Embracing Solar Power Is Good for Business

Jane McGill

August 11, 2023 |

The Reader |

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Response Location: United States, Omaha, Nebraska

In the name of social responsibility and to lower their carbon emissions, businesses in Omaha, Nebraska, are installing solar panels to supplement their electricity supply.

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Don't call it 'vegan' and other tips from hospitals to get people to eat less meat

Martha Bebinger

August 11, 2023 |

NPR |

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Response Location: United States, Boston, Massachusetts

Leaders at Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital are working to encourage patients and employees to eat more plant-based meals by changing their dining offerings, doing away with “vegan” and “vegetarian” labels and even holding contests to encourage people to try more meatless dishes. Not only is shifting toward a more plant-based diet good for one's health, but it’s also a solid measure to take against climate change and increasing greenhouse gas emissions.

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Rapid Radicals says there's a faster way to treat wastewater, begins pilot program in Milwaukee

Chuck Quirmbach

August 11, 2023 |

WUWM |

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Response Location: United States, Milwa, Wisconsin

The startup Rapid Radicals uses a chemical process to treat sewage much quicker than the typical biological process. It hopes to use the technology to reduce the sewage released into local lakes and rivers in Milwaukee when the system is overwhelmed by rain or snowmelt.

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Kenya: County Health Programme Lowering Mother, Child Deaths in Vihiga

Sharon Atieno

August 10, 2023 |

Science Africa |

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Response Location: Kenya, Vihiga County

The Boresha afya ya mama na mtoto (improve the health of mother and child) program works to reduce maternal and infant mortality rates by connecting mothers with community health volunteers. These volunteers provide important education on topics like antenatal care and also help to increase access to immunization services. When the group formed in 2018, 531 women died during childbirth or pregnancy, but as of 2023, that number has dropped to 344 thanks to the program’s initiatives.

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