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  • Kids' health is impacted most by life outside a doctor's office, so Children's Hospital is treating social-economic wellness, too

    October 31, 2022 |

    The Colorado Sun |

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    Response Location: United States, Colorado Springs, Colorado

    The Resource Connect program began in 2019 and works to connect families with children in need with necessary resources like food, diapers, and school supplies. The point is to address the factors outside the doctor’s office that affect children’s health. In the three years since it opened, Resource Connect has helped 4,235 patients get social services.

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  • The pilots flying passengers across US state lines for abortions

    October 30, 2022 |

    The Guardian |

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    Response Location: United States, Illinois

    Elevated Access was founded in response to the growing number of people being forced to cross state lines to obtain an abortion and connects those in need with volunteer pilots willing to help people make the trip. Since the supreme court stripped away federal abortion protection rights in June, Elevated Access has seen an uptick in volunteer pilots, with 870 pilots offering to transport patients across state lines.

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  • How Cleft Surgery Unites Families, Saves Lives

    October 29, 2022 |

    Daily Trust |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Lagos

    Smile Train is a non-government organization that helps families that are struggling financially to afford cleft lip and palate surgeries for their children in need. Since 2007, Smile Train has successfully paid for 31,000 successful surgeries and has a presence in 45 hospitals across the country.

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  • The classes trying to stop girls as young as 10 getting pregnant

    October 29, 2022 |

    SBS News |

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    Response Location: Guatemala, San Pablo la Laguna

    Adolescent Health Program classes provide free healthcare, access to contraceptives, and educational programs for children lacking sexual health education to reduce childhood pregnancy, empower young women and teach children that they are in control of their bodies. Since the program began in 2018, the rates of childhood pregnancy in two of the most rural villages in the country have significantly declined.

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  • After Roe, abortion's underground railroad gains steam

    October 29, 2022 |

    Politico |

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    Response Location: Poland

    Women Help Women is one of several organizations around the world that have formed to provide women with pills needed to complete an at-home medical abortion. An international group of doctors review online medical history questionnaires and provide women with prescriptions for the procedure. The groups are part of a network seeking to increase women's access to abortion as more and more countries pass laws limiting women's abortion access.

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  • False information is everywhere. 'Pre-bunking' tries to head it off early

    October 28, 2022 |

    NPR |

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    Response Location: United States

    Governments, companies, and nonprofits are using a strategy called "pre-bunking" to teach people the tactics and strategies behind misinformation so that they can recognize and scrutinize it when they see it online. After Twitter released several dozen pre-bunks about elections in the United States and Brazil, about 39 percent of users they surveyed said they were more confident that there wouldn't be election fraud, and about half said they were able to pause and question what they saw in online posts.

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  • Financial help for renters during COVID slashed Colorado evictions by nearly 60%, new study finds

    October 28, 2022 |

    The Colorado Sun |

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    Response Location: United States, Colorado

    Federal funding for rental assistance and a moratorium on evictions for past-due rent reduced evictions in Colorado by more than half over the past two years.

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  • They built a skate park in Nebraska's poorest county. Then they watched Junior do something priceless.

    October 28, 2022 |

    Flatwater Free Press |

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    Response Location: Omaha Tribe, United States, Omaha, Nebraska

    On native land where the local youth are struggling with depression and anxiety, a new skate park has been built as studies have shown that skateboarding is good for teenagers’ mental health – especially teens living in isolated conditions. The skate park helps get kids out of the house and serves as a social support network, fostering a sense of belonging.

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  • Blind and low-vision voters hail Massachusetts' new statewide online voting option

    October 28, 2022 |

    GBH |

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    Response Location: United States, Massachusetts

    In 2021, Massachusetts debuted a new election service that allows voters with disabilities to cast their ballots electronically through a secure web portal. Originally piloted in five municipalities, the system was used by six people last year and is now available statewide.

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  • Let's Talk About Mental Health: Community solutions to moving beyond the scarcity trap

    October 28, 2022 |

    Explore Big Sky |

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    Response Location: United States, Big Sky, Montana

    Big Sky Community Food Bank and Food Resource Center provides easy access to food and resources to people in need. People are encouraged to use the resources as a strategy to make their household budget go further and provide a sense of security. This helps prevent feelings of constant stress and insecurity around basic needs, which can lead to a scarcity mindset and be detrimental to mental health.

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