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  • Cod and ‘Immune Broth': California Tests Food as Medicine

    May 11, 2018 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Sebastopol, California

    A trial in several California cities is testing the idea that providing nutritionally tailored meals to chronically ill, low-income patients will have an impact on their health. Similar projects have shown participants had a reduction in the cost of care, an increase in medication adherence, and a reduction in depression.

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  • We really do have a solution to the opioid epidemic — and one state is showing it works

    May 10, 2018 |

    Vox |

    Multi-Media |

    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Richmond, Virginia

    In order to tackle opioid addiction, the state of Virginia found a way to make drug treatment accessible to people with medicaid by boosting “reimbursement rates to addiction treatment providers.” Historically, drug treatment hasn’t been covered by health insurance. Virginia is changing that. Already, “the percent of Medicaid members with an opioid use disorder who received treatment went up by 29 percent from April to December 2017 compared to the same period the previous year.”

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  • Redefining Success

    May 10, 2018 |

    Honolulu Civil Beat |

    Radio |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Hawaii

    While Hawaii's Kamalani Academy tries to improve the school experience for and academic achievements of immigrant students from the Marshall Islands, it is looking to an unlikely place for inspiration: Springdale, Arkansas.

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  • LACMA and Arizona State University Team Up for a New Grad Program Aimed at Diversifying Museum Leadership

    May 09, 2018 |

    Artnet |

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    Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

    The Los Angeles County Museum of Art and Arizona State University have teamed up to provide graduate students with a scholarship, an opportunity to work at LACMA, and a salary for that work. Furthermore, the program is aimed at people of color and has a goal of helping to diversify the curatorial profession.

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  • The next generation of African-American doctors finds success and support at this university

    May 08, 2018 |

    PBS NewsHour |

    Broadcast TV News |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, New Orleans, Louisiana

    Despite its small student body population, Xavier University, a historically black college in Louisiana, graduates more African American students who eventually become doctors than any other college in the United States. Xavier’s leaders cite its culture of “competitive collaboration,” community of shared experiences and challenges based on race, and free upperclass tutoring services as some of the characteristics that make its students stand out.

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  • Telemedicine Takes Transgender Care Beyond The City

    May 05, 2018 |

    NPR |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Tifton, Georgia

    For transgender and gender nonconforming individuals, seeking healthcare can be an agonizing process due to discrimination and a lack of provider familiarity with their unique healthcare needs. QMed, a virtual health service for transgender and gender nonconforming people who live in the southeastern United States - particularly those in rural areas where there are fewer doctors - allows transgender people to access the healthcare they need free from discrimination.

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  • A Simple Way to Improve a Billion Lives: Eyeglasses

    May 05, 2018 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: India, Panipat, Haryana

    The World Health Organization estimates that $200 billion worth of productivity is lost every year due to untreated poor eyesight. Several organizations, such as EYElliance and Aravind Eye Hospital, are working to combat this problem by administering free vision tests and helping people who need glasses get them at an affordable rate.

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  • As developers eye valuable mobile park home land, some residents have found a way to fight back

    May 04, 2018 |

    Marketplace |

    Multi-Media |

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    Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

    In Seattle and around the country, mobile home residents are taking ownership of their communities by buying the land their homes are on and transforming the system. Rather than pay rent on the land, which is at risk from local property developers, the residents pay monthly dues to the community-led association that now owns the land. This system empowers locals and helps them stay put in areas with rising home costs.

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  • On Binghamton's North Side, community members seek support for food co-op

    May 02, 2018 |

    Pipe Dream |

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    Response Location: United States, Binghamton, New York

    On the North Side of Binghamton, engaged citizens are fighting food insecurity in the wake of several chain grocery stores closing. Since for-profit developers have not followed through on promises to build new grocery stores, the Many Hands Food Co-op was created. Though still in its fundraising stages, the steering committee continues to overcome obstacles on its path to providing accessible, healthy food to the neighborhood.

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  • The University of California Stands Out Among Top Schools When It Comes to Serving Poor Students

    May 01, 2018 |

    The Atlantic |

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    Response Location: United States, California

    Compared to its peers, the University of California system is the best at enrolling and graduating low income students. In addition to funneling state funding towards these efforts, the UCs provide support throughout students' time in college and reach out to local high school students before the application process even begins, with summer academic enrichment programs and school visits.

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