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  • AttackAgainstAsthma: An initiative tackles Nigeria's asthma crisis on college campuses

    December 09, 2024 |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Ibadan, Oyo State

    The Attack Against Asthma initiative uses crowdfunding initiatives to purchase inhalers that are then distributed to university students with asthma. Since launching in 2023, the campaign has distributed over 700 inhalers in the country’s southwest region and has even extended support to people who aren’t students if they can provide proof of need.

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  • A mission to deliver hope to Bayelsa's most vulnerable populations

    December 04, 2024 |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Bayelsa

    Enibo Albert Charity Foundation's multi-faceted approach to humanitarian services aims to empower vulnerable populations in Bayelsa by addressing their immediate needs, promoting education, and fostering community development, all while advocating for a healthier environment.

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  • 2 Months After Hurricane Helene, How Are Impacted Local Organizers Coping?

    December 02, 2024 |

    Truthout |

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    Response Location: United States, Asheville, North Carolina

    Aflorar Herb Collective provides herbs to community members in the wake of Hurricane Helene and intense recovery efforts to address high levels of stress, anxiety, insomnia and other mental health struggles. The group uses locally grown herbs and traditional practices to make teas, salves, soaks and other remedies to calm the parasympathetic nervous system and provide a moment of much-needed self-care and rest to those impacted by the storm.

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  • Are high efficiency stoves the solution to Keene's wood smoke pollution?

    November 29, 2024 |

    Sentinel Source (The Keene Sentinel) |

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    Response Location: United States, Keene, New Hampshire

    In New England, government incentives and education are supporting and encouraging residents to swap their wood-burning stoves for high-efficiency models that burn less wood and emit less smoke. The aim is to reduce air pollution and its public health and climate impacts.

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  • How Keene's community air monitoring project could be a national climate solution

    November 29, 2024 |

    Sentinel Source (The Keene Sentinel) |

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    Response Location: United States, Keene, New Hampshire

    A professor at Keene State College, her students, and community volunteers installed affordable, commercial air monitors throughout the New Hampshire town to fill gaps in available data. The monitors help them track air quality in real time and alert the public when pollution levels rise.

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  • Wastewater treatment in a box: Technology, engineers help Spruce Pine fast-track recovery from Hurricane Helene

    November 26, 2024 |

    North Carolina Health News |

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    Response Location: United States, Spruce Pine, North Carolina

    With the help of mobile wastewater treatment units called Bluboxes, cities experiencing a water crisis after Hurricane Helene are now able to process 400,000 to 450,000 gallons of water a day, about half of their water plant’s normal capacity.

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  • Congress has one month to save a key Medicare benefit

    November 25, 2024 |

    Mother Jones |

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    Response Location: United States

    In 2020, Medicare temporarily expanded its coverage to include telehealth appointments for all specialties, allowing patients to receive care without the added health risk of travel. About one in four telehealth appointments are made by Medicare recipients, and diagnostic accuracy fell between 77 percent and 96 percent during one period studied in 2020.

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  • Can desalination quench agriculture's thirst?

    November 21, 2024 |

    Knowable Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States

    Several pilot studies point to the viability of desalination projects being an effective option for farmers in certain fresh-water-scarce regions.

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  • The Low Impact Gym Slowing the Progression of Parkinson's Disease in Nigeria

    November 20, 2024 |

    The Solutions Paper |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Lagos

    The Adewunmi Desalu Parkinson’s Foundation (ADPF) offers personalized care plans and a low-impact gym for people living with Parkinson’s disease. Research shows low-impact exercises and the Rock Steady Boxing practice help improve balance and mobility, helping slow the disease’s progression. ADPF data shows that 90% of participants who adhere to their care plan and practice the exercises see a slower progression of Parkinson’s.

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  • Michigan's most vulnerable rescued by kinship caregivers

    November 10, 2024 |

    The Detroit News |

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    Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

    Various programs and organizations, like Grandparents Raising Grandchildren and Grandparents Parenting Again, are helping seniors navigate and understand kinship care, providing them with guidance and support to transition to caring for loved ones.

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