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Low-Income Latinas Turn to Group Visits for Prenatal Care

Shuka Kalantari

June 18, 2014 |

KQED |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

Studies show group prenatal care leads to better birth outcomes when compared against standard care. Centering Pregnancy in San Francisco is a space for women with similar gestational ages to meet, learn about self-care, and have facilitated group discussions.

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From untouchable to organic: Dalit women sow change in India

Jean Friedman-Rudovsky

June 14, 2014 |

Al Jazeera |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: India, Erachi, Tamil Nadu

Small-scale women farmers are working together to create a new Green Revolution in southern India, opening a set of pilot farms to empower women and sustainably farm.

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Las Vegas tries new tactic to improve city's notorious healthcare

Noam N. Levey

June 07, 2014 |

Los Angeles Times |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Las Vegas, Nevada

Many people in Las Vegas lack access to quality health care centers and providers, and often end up having illnesses that go undiagnosed. Clinics try a personal approach and high-tech system to track, improve health of residents by focusing on the uninsured and the sickest.

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Will These Ninth Graders Make the Bronx Healthier?

Amanda Aronczyk

June 06, 2014 |

WNYC |

Radio |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, New York, New York

A hospital, university, and research center partnership is trying to encourage local Bronx students to become nurses and community health care workers and stay in the area to improve the health of the community.

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Rain Man: How one Tucson resident harvests the rain

Dan Kraker

May 29, 2014 |

Minnesota Public Radio |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Tucson, Arizona

Some Tucson residents have begun looking at water as a crop, something to harvest to lessen the reliance of Tucson's burgeoning population on water sucked from the ground and imported from the Colorado River.

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The Lady of the Mangroves

Wanjohi Kabukuru

May 18, 2014 |

Seychelles News Agency |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Seychelles, Roche Caiman, Bel Air

The 2004 tsunami that hit Asia caused significant damage in the islands of the Seychelles, destroying roads, homes, and shoreline. A teacher determined to restore her home through tangible action took a lead role in helping her students take conservation into their own hands by working to restore the mangroves that can protect their island from future storms.

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Curbing Online Abuse Isn't Impossible. Here's Where We Start

Laura Hudson

May 15, 2014 |

Wired |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Santa Monica, California

Harassment on the internet is more accepted but just as harmful as it is in person. RiotGames, a game publisher, decreased abuse by enabling its gaming members to decide and enforce community norms.

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Curbside Composting in Lawrence Township

Susan Haig

April 23, 2014 |

CivicStory |

Video |

Under 3 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Princeton, New Jersey

To play their part in environmentally friendly solutions to a trash problem, the city of Princeton, NJ has implemented a program curbside composting program that has already grown from 160 participants to over 900. This program not only saves space in local landfills, but also reduces emissions from methane gas. It also has encouraged the community to support local growers, thus cutting down on costs to transport produce from out of state.

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Fighting back a rising tide

Dan Morrison

April 21, 2014 |

Politico |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Bangladesh, Chittagong

Bangladesh is fighting rising sea levels due to climate change. It's doing so with the help of foreign money and Dutch-inspired engineering.

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How the Local Food Economy Is Challenging Big Food

Tracie McMillan

April 14, 2014 |

Next City |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

In an agricultural system designed for big-industrial growers, many farmers struggle to bridge the relationship between their produce and consumers, as well as strengthening local economies. The food hub is a collection of buildings that process and distribute the sale of local food. Eastern Market in Detroit is an example of a food hub that makes local produce accessible to low-income neighborhoods.

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