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Loneliness can kill you — but is it government's job to solve it?

Jennifer Guay

June 26, 2018 |

Apolitical |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Denmark, Aarhus

Loneliness and social isolation are on the rise globally, and feelings of loneliness can be extremely detrimental to health and longevity. In Denmark, the "National Movement Against Loneliness" and GENLYD train community members to recognize signs of loneliness and refer those at risk to these programs and provide services such as group dinners and group activities based on hobby.

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People Across the Globe Want Their Cultural Heritage Back. Canada May Offer a Blueprint for How to Get There

Kate Brown

June 25, 2018 |

Artnet |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Canada

A recently proposed Canadian law would create comprehensive support for the repatriation of cultural objects back from museums to First Nations people. The law addresses a common and critical hurdle for repatriation: funds for the transport and safe storage of objects upon their return.

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Where Danes Butt Heads (Politely) With Their Leaders

Martin Selsoe Sorensen

June 23, 2018 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: Denmark, Allinge

Thousands of Danes attend a political festival called Folkemodet every year to mingle with government ministers and corporate executives and enjoy live music, comedy, and art. The casual atmosphere allows participants to ask tough questions of their leaders in person. Participants say the festival helps them learn more about political issues and inspires them to become more politically active.

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When an Iowa Family Doctor Takes On the Opioid Epidemic

Abby Goodnough

June 23, 2018 |

The New York Times |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Marshalltown, Iowa

Primary care practioners are prescribing buprenorphine to patients struggling with opioid substance use disorder, providing a support for medication-assisted recovery. Practices use a team-based approach and grant funding to provide this support and overcome the challenges of limited staff capacity and insufficient reimbursement.

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Sonic youth: the UK school turning teenagers' lives around

Emma John

June 21, 2018 |

The Guardian |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: England, Swanley

SupaJam, a music school in England, targets kids aged 16-18 who are not in school or employed for a range of reasons. By the time students graduate, 97 percent leave with a nationally recognized business diploma. “These kids are too young to abandon," one of the cofounders says. “This is our society and we have to fight for them."

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Caring for California's aging prisoners

Sharon Bernstein

June 20, 2018 |

Reuters |

Multi-Media |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, California

In California, about 18,400 inmates are over the age of 55. In order to properly treat them the state is building a dementia unit. Other states like New York might follow suit, in order to properly care for their aging inmate population.

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Fresh pickings: prescribing produce, not pills

Lucy Purdy

June 20, 2018 |

Positive.News |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

Fresh Prescription is a Detroit-based program that creates a mechanism for doctors to prescribe healthy food and fresh produce instead of medications to low-income patients, pregnant women, and people with young children. The program provides patients with a card where they can spend money on fresh fruits and vegetables from local food vendors, bridging the gap between good nutrition and good health.

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Why Have There Been No Great Black Art Dealers?

Janelle Zara

June 20, 2018 |

The New York Times Magazine |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, New York, New York

As artists of color are routinely marginalized or erased from art history, black gallerists have served a critical role to support and champion black artists. Gallerists provide an entry point for artists as well as promoting work to collectors and institutions and protecting the context in which the work is displayed.

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Philadelphia Works to Digitize Paper-Based Processes

Zack Quaintance

June 19, 2018 |

Government Technology |

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Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

In Philadelphia, City Hall is aiming to solve problems by making outdated processes more efficient. After digitizing the Request for Proposal process, a pilot program found an 89% decrease in processing time. The City is also working with a local tech start-up to digitize the position requisition process and has introduced DocuSign to make the authorized signer process easier.

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Literacy push: L.A. libraries allow young people to read away their fines

Dean Paton

June 18, 2018 |

The Christian Science Monitor |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

After realizing that their system of fines for lost and late books was actually preventing kids and young people from reading more, L.A. libraries instituted a new program that's already showing results. The program, the Great Read Away, is an opportunity for kids to "read away" their fines, erasing $5 of the fine for each hour spent reading. "During the program’s first 11 months, young readers logged 1.6 million minutes of reading time, and 10,000 accounts were cleared completely of fines."

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