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Wait Times Improve; Telemedicine in Play

Andrew Martinez

July 21, 2016 |

Rio Grande Sun |

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Response Location: United States, Albuquerque, New Mexico

New Mexico’s veterans are getting faster care as new programs expand to rural areas. Thanks to a host of initiatives, including telemedicine, contracts with community clinics, and travel benefits, the state’s VA health care system has recently seen improvements in appointment wait times for veterans.

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Winning the Campaign to Curb Teen Pregnancy

Tina Rosenberg

July 19, 2016 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States, Denver, Colorado

Compared with other developed countries, the United States has a higher rate of teenage pregnancy. However, Colorado has collaborated with foundations, private donors, and has taken advantage of Obamacare’s coverage to offer free long-acting reversible contraceptives (LARCs) for several years. The program providing LARCs has contributed to a drop in the teenage abortion rate, the teenage pregnancy rate, and fewer children born in poverty, all while being a cost-saving measure for taxpayers.

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Designing an Active, Healthier City

Meera Senthilingam

July 12, 2016 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States, New York, New York

Obesity is at an all-time high in the United States, and is hard to combat. But urban obesity can be countered with inviting streets to stroll, dramatic staircases to climb, parks to exercise in - it’s called “active design.”

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Seattle-area Somali community unites to embrace state's new child-care standards

John Higgins

July 09, 2016 |

The Seattle Times |

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Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

When Washington state introduced higher standards for child care, many feared that home-based centers, including those run by women from Somalia, would close. But a group spearheaded by nonprofit Voices of Tomorrow arranged for training and materials in East African languages, helping a stunning 94 percent of providers to acquire the necessary license and to keep their centers - vital especially for low-income, immigrant families - open for business.

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America Can Fix Its Student Loan Crisis. Just Ask Australia.

Susan Dynarski

July 09, 2016 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: Australia

Around the world, students borrow money to pay for college, but, in the United States, students are more likely to fall behind on loans. Australia may offer some lessons: borrowers in Australia only start paying back their loans once their earnings reach $40,000, and beyond that they pay four percent of their income until the loans are repaid. The system does not penalize borrowers when they face economic hardship.

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A Brooklyn Museum App Encourages Visitors to Ask Questions

Seph Rodney

July 06, 2016 |

Hyperallergic |

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Response Location: United States, New York, New York

Visitors to the Brooklyn Museum can now use the Ask App, a messaging service that provides a way to ask questions and get recommendations about museum holdings in real time from art historians on staff.

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For Nonprofits Tackling Poverty, Collaboration Remains Important Hurdle

Kavitha Cardoza

June 30, 2016 |

American University Radio (WAMU) |

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Response Location: United States, Fort Worth, Texas

Padua Project is an innovative program that has a goal of getting poor people out of poverty in three years with a job, three months’ savings and off government assistance. Its unusual success involved a collaboration with other social services organizations. Overcoming the big challenge of this collaboration is an important learning tool to scale similar initiatives.

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Homeless People Are Older and Sicker Than Ever. Here's One Way to Help.

Nina Liss-Schultz

June 30, 2016 |

Mother Jones |

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Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

Medical care for the homeless used to be served only in a hospital emergency room, where patients were released before fully-recovered and often needed to return multiple times for treatment. San Francisco’s Respite program offers medical care to the sickest of the homeless population who frequent the emergency room. Statistics show that people who use the Respite program are less likely to need further treatment at the emergency room and former patients have praised it as a lifesaver.

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Refugees Encounter a Foreign Word: Welcome

Jodi Kantor, Catrin Einhorn

June 30, 2016 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: Canada, Toronto

Fueled by xenophobia, many countries around the world are refusing refugees at the border. But Canadian hockey moms, poker buddies, and neighbors are personally resettling Syrians, one family at a time.

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District policing finds success in Sun Prairie

Jennifer Fetterly

June 29, 2016 |

The Sun |

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Response Location: United States, Sun Prairie, Wisconsin

In Sun Prairie, policemen would frequently rotate their districts and feel that they were unable to help people who were in trouble because there was not enough time to know the residents. Now Sun Prairie has begun district policing, which positions policemen in different districts for one year before rotation. The police have found that they are able to problem solve situations better, requiring less force and more interpersonal skills, especially for individuals with mental health disorders.

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