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  • As the coronavirus pandemic strains supplies, Native Americans fight food insecurity Audio icon

    May 24, 2020 |

    NBC News |

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    Response Location: United States, Monument Valley, Utah

    As a response to the way in which the COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted food supply chains, especially in remote parts of the Navajo Nation, the new “Seeds and Sheep” program is mailing seeds to families so they can grow food for themselves and their community. The nonprofit running the program, Utah Diné Bikéyah, has connected with over 300 families so far. It is part of a larger trend of Native efforts to provide agricultural education, teach people to grow culturally relevant food, and reduce food insecurity.

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  • More patients have seen doctors virtually during the pandemic — and that might not change

    May 24, 2020 |

    Bangor Daily News |

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    Response Location: United States, Maine

    To allow patients to still see their doctors during the coronavirus pandemic, insurance providers have eliminated some of the barriers for providers to be reimbursed for telehealth appointments. This change in policy has helped doctors in Maine grow their telehealth practices in ways that may outlast the pandemic.

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  • ¿Cómo la telemedicina ayuda a los latinos a seguir recibiendo atención médica a pesar del COVID-19?

    May 23, 2020 |

    Enlace Latino NC |

    Podcast |

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    Response Location: United States, Raleigh, North Carolina

    Debido al COVID-19, alrededor de 100 pacientes semanales en Raleigh, Carolina del Norte, acceden a servicios de telemedicina, es decir, reciben consulta medica virtual gracias a los servicios expandidos de clínicas comunitarias. Anteriormente, la telemedicina no era un servicio de alto uso en la comunidad Latina, porque no se veía como un servicio equivalente a una consulta en persona. Hoy, varias clínicas están reportando un continuo aumento en el numero de pacientes hispanos.

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  • Coronavirus crisis in France: The battle to save the livelihoods of the self-employed

    May 22, 2020 |

    The Local |

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    Response Location: France

    The French government has spent billions to keep small businesses afloat during the coronavirus lockdown in hopes that the stopgap funding will ensure a quick economic recovery once the health crisis abates. The funding has been on a national and regional level, with extra funding for those who have been rejected for bank loans and are suffering the most. Small businesses are also exempt from rent, gas, or electricity payments until the country reopens. The distribution of funding has come with its challenges as some business fall through the bureaucratic cracks.

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  • These Unsung Countries Are Vanquishing the Virus

    May 22, 2020 |

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    Response Location: Finland

    During the onset of the pandemic, countries around the world took a variety of different measures to protect its citizens and economies. While some countries continue to be negatively affected by the coronavirus, places like Vietnam, Canada, Croatia, Finland, and New Zealand reacted by taking restrictive measures from the start and have successfully contained the virus. Responses include distributing funds to individuals and businesses on the honors system, closing down everything except grocery stores, hospitals, and pharmacies, as well as rapid implementation of widespread testing.

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  • The Pandemic Has Changed Addiction Treatment, Some Hope For Good

    May 21, 2020 |

    WBUR |

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    Response Location: United States

    When the pandemic hit, substance abuse centers had to quickly adapt and determine how they would stay in touch with patients who may be more likely than ever to use. Around-the-clock phone lines, telehealth, and take-home drugs to treat addiction without the requirement of daily check-ins have changed the treatment landscape and, pending impact data, could be instated permanently once the pandemic is over. "We've basically started to treat substance use disorder like other diseases and normalize it somewhat," the director of Boston Medical Center's addiction treatment program said.

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  • COVID-19 Sparks a Rebirth of the Local Farm Movement

    May 21, 2020 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, California

    To help small farmers stay afloat during the COVID-19 pandemic, some organizations in California are aiding in their transition to community supported agriculture, or CSA, models that directly connect farmers to consumers. Since converting to a CSA, one restaurant supply business went from selling 90 boxes of food to 450. This collaborative effort, along with new digital marketplaces and local grassroots networks, could become a longterm business model for farmers.

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  • COVID-19 dining out: Restaurants take to the streets to create socially distanced dining rooms as nation reopens

    May 21, 2020 |

    USA Today |

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    Response Location: United States, Warrenton, Virginia

    As the U.S attempts to reopen, restaurant owners from California to Florida are expanding their restaurants into nearby outdoor space, including sidewalks and parking lots. In doing so, they are able to offer patrons a safer dining environment, as there is more room to keep tables further apart and follow social distancing precautions, and it also helps restaurants earn more revenue than if they were limited to indoor space. Some city governments are streamlining the process, including Brookhaven, Georgia, which made it free to access short-term permits for outdoor dining.

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  • Beyond the checkpoints: How a Native American tribe is protecting its people from COVID-19

    May 20, 2020 |

    South Dakota News Watch |

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    Response Location: Cheyenne River Reservation, United States, Cheyenne River Indian Reservation, South Dakota

    While many Native American reservations are dealing with the spread of coronavirus, the Cheyenne River Sioux tribe in South Dakota has managed to prevent the virus from taking hold in their community. Tribal leaders researched successful methods being implemented elsewhere and preemptively executed a plan that included several approaches to contain and prevent the spread of the virus. The plan was put into place prior to President Trump declaring a national emergency and was done without any guidance or assistance from local and state officials despite multiple requests for aid.

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  • Just a click away: Apps bring doctors to your home

    May 20, 2020 |

    Nation Africa |

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    Response Location: Kenya, Kyambeke

    Since 2015, telemedicine has been helping connect doctors with people in rural parts of Kenya, which has proven to be crucial during the coronavirus pandemic. Although not all insurance companies have made the process easy and some residents don't trust the use of technology to keep their data safe, the practice has seen a significant increase in people with chronic diseases utilizing the system as a means of limiting their exposure to situations where they could be exposed to the virus.

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