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California works to reverse high maternal mortality rates

Kyley Warren

December 16, 2019 |

Cronkite News - Arizona PBS |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Palo Alto, California

To reduce the rates of maternal mortality in California, medical researchers joined with hospitals to study the causes of the death in order to better understand how to move forward. After identifying interventions that could have saved lives in the majority of cases, the collaborative created toolkits and has since worked with participating hospitals to implement better protocols for dealing with cardiovascular disease, hemorrhage, preeclampsia, and reducing cesarean births.

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Chicago Leads the Fight for Food Justice by Building Innovative Local Food Ecosystems

Alexandria Jacobson

December 15, 2019 |

LA Progressive |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

To fight food insecurity—especially with those experiencing homelessness—Chicago has created a network of programs and organizations across the city to support those who need it in many different ways. One example is the Homeless Outreach Luncheon at Marillac St. Vincent Family Services, offering a meal, sleeping bag, a coat/clothing, a doctor, podiatrist, lawyer, and more. This article takes a look at a few of these responses and details how they work.

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Regenerating New York Harbor, One Billion Oysters at a Time

Jake Price

December 13, 2019 |

Civil Eats |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, New York, New York

The ambitious Billion Oyster project has several objectives: Get the youth involved in climate change action, revive the oyster population, and make New York’s shoreline less susceptible to flooding.

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Ypsi charity helps formerly homeless people furnish their new homes

Sarah Rigg

December 11, 2019 |

Concentrate |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Ypsilanti, Michigan

A nonprofit was born out of a gesture of kindness from a group of friends who came together to fix and furnish a home for a single mom suddenly finding herself without a place to stay. House N2 Home has renovated and furnished homes for dozens of families and has partnered with local organizations such as a domestic violence shelter, a Salvation Army family center, and an interfaith group that provides homelessness services to the community.

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Can a diverse neighborhood now integrate its schools? In Mount Airy, it's happening.

Huntly Collins

December 06, 2019 |

The Notebook |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

A diverse neighborhood in Philadelphia is working to make its local public schools reflect the same diversity. By working with community partners and ensuring black and white parent voices both help shape the school, the community is trying to find a balance between improving the local resource and preventing any displacement of the longstanding school population. The model is showing early promise.

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Fishermen in Kenya reap benefits of the blue economy

Wagema Mwangi

December 05, 2019 |

Earth Journalism Network |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Kenya, Kuruwito

The Kuruwito Conservation and Welfare Association, a community group created after a decrease in fish population threatened the local economy in Kuruwito village, has become a leader in marine conservation. The group worked to ban fishing in certain areas to protect an endangered zone, and it has been a complete success, with groups all over Kenya seeking to replicate the community-based model for supporting marine life.

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How one Ontario hospital persuades loved ones of nearly all suitable deceased donors to donate patients' organs

Kelly Grant

December 05, 2019 |

The Globe and Mail |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Canada, Sudbury, Ontario

In recent years, there has been a decrease in Canadian organ donors but a comprehensive effort by an Ontario hospital is changing that narrative. From increased specialized training for nurses to adding a donation coordinator to morning rounds, Sudbury’s Health Sciences North has become a model for increasing donor rates.

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We're turning to offbeat foods to survive a harsher climate

Anita Makri

December 04, 2019 |

National Geographic |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United Kingdom, London

After six years, an international effort to search for wild relatives of various food and plant crops came up with 371 different species that could be helpful for the world’s future food security. While not often found in a kitchen, researchers came across versions of the Bambara groundnut, grasspea, and finger millet. These crops were sent to seed and gene banks around the world that aim to conserve and develop varieties of the species that could provide a more climate-resilient food source.

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Free tuition, $1,000 monthly stipend turn Tucson residents to teaching

Deagan Urbatsch

November 29, 2019 |

Cronkite News - Arizona PBS |

Multi-Media |

Under 3 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Tucson, Arizona

To help retain elementary school teachers, an Arizona school district teamed up with the University of Arizona. The program covers the cost of tuition for a student's teaching degree and pays students a monthly stipend.

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At This Boston School, Friendships Lift More Students to Graduation Day

Ally Donnelly Jim Haddadin

November 27, 2019 |

WBTS-TV |

Broadcast TV News |

3-5 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Boston, Massachusetts

Boston Public Schools is embracing an approach called Building Assets, Reducing Risks that has proven successful in other U.S. school districts. In BARR, teams of teachers compare notes on students to ensure they are on the right track: "BARR doesn't rely on one superstar teacher to notice a kid in trouble. From the science teacher to the school counselor, they all take a seat at the table."

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