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The Health Payoffs of Time Banks

Tina Rosenberg

September 20, 2011 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States, Vancouver, Washington

Two columns on Time Banks, where people swap services – teach calligraphy to one neighbor, and get computer repair from another neighbor. Time Banks create community and make people healthier – which is why hospitals and clinics are now starting them.

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Making Medical Donations Work

Tina Rosenberg

August 09, 2011 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: Vietnam, Khanh Hoa

Hospitals in the U.S. throw out huge amounts of supplies and equipment, and third-world hospitals need it. Many organizations help bridge the gap to transport supplies, but end up donating unusable equipment - teaching hospitals what to donate as well as knowing where the equipment is going are just some of the ways that efficiency can be improved.

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Out of Poverty, Family-Style

David Bornstein

July 14, 2011 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States, Boston, Massachusetts

A non-traditional program called the Family Independence Initiative (F.I.I.), uses a radically different approach from the traditional American social service model to empower entire families alleviate themselves from poverty. The results in multiple states thus far have been so striking, that this model of self-sufficiency may be able to have a significant impact reducing poverty nationwide.

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On Gay Rights, Moving Real-Life Friends to Action

Tina Rosenberg

July 07, 2011 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States, New York, New York

The ability of social media and online civic participation to impact law and politics is still developing, but one social media tool - Friendfactor - was used successfully in New York to help bring about the passage of Gay Marriage Equality. It may be an indicator for how powerful platforms like this one will continue to play a role in societal growth and change.

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The Rewards of Renewal

David Bornstein

June 16, 2011 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States, St. Louis, Missouri

Poor neighborhoods in the United States lack quality play spaces for children, also known as play deserts. An organization is enabling communities across the nation to build their own playground.

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Mobilizing the Playground Movement

David Bornstein

June 13, 2011 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States, Washington, District of Columbia

Despite overwhelming evidence that play is vital for children’s physical, emotional and cognitive development, in recent decades, due to many factors, children’s outdoor play opportunities have declined markedly. For 15 years, KaBOOM! has been leading playground construction around the country, mostly in neighborhoods where at least 70 percent of children qualify for the federal government’s free and reduced-cost lunch program.

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Helping New Drugs Out of Research's ‘Valley of Death'

David Bornstein

May 02, 2011 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States, Saratoga, California

Despite significant increases in funding and advances in biomedical research, the rates of new treatments and drugs for illnesses that reach the market every year have plummeted. A group called the Myelin Repair Foundation, along with several other foundations, uses an intensely goal-directed and collaborative method to tackle the bottleneck.

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Speaking Up for Patient Safety, and Survival

Tina Rosenberg

April 28, 2011 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States, Michigan

Patients in U.S. hospitals suffer high rates of infection due to poor practices such as lack of proper hand-washing and lack of sanitization when inserting central line catheters. The Michigan Health and Hospital Association set out to reduce the rate of infection in their Intensive Care Units by developing a 5-step protocol for nurses and doctors to follow when inserting central lines. What they found was astonishing-- following these simple steps reduced the rate of infection to zero within three months of implementation.

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Reno Site Offers Comparison Shopping for Home Wind Turbines

Maria Gallucci

March 28, 2011 |

Inside Climate News |

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Response Location: United States, Reno, Nevada

In a campaign to boost community interest in and use of urban wind power, city officials in Reno, Nevada, are helping consumers take the guesswork out of buying home turbines. Through an online consumer guide called the Green Energy Dashboard, potential buyers are able to track power output and durability of different turbines and determine which would be most efficient for their community.

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The Power of Partnerships

David Bornstein

March 10, 2011 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States, Cincinnati, Ohio

Some problems are simply too complex to solve with any single approach. The “collective impact” strategy of creating alliances of civic and business leaders is being applied to social problems across the nation.

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