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  • When Wildfires Choke California, This Activist Helps Get Masks To Those Who Need Them Most

    March 29, 2023 |

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    Response Location: United States, Oakland, California

    Mask Oakland uses donations to distribute masks to overlooked and marginalized committees that need them most when wildfire smoke fills the sky in California.

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  • How Lagos youth friendly initiative is improving lives of young Nigerians

    March 28, 2023 |

    The Guardian Nigeria News |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Lagos

    The Hello Lagos! youth center provides a safe space for youth, particularly those experiencing teenage pregnancies, issues around sexual reproductive health, substance abuse and anything else that gets in the way of youth having a healthy lifestyle. One of the Center’s program, the young moms clinic, has led to a 20% decrease in teen pregnancy and 15% of those in the program have returned to school.

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  • Wyoming teachers are leaving. The reasons why may be about more than money.

    March 28, 2023 |

    Casper Star-Tribune |

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    Response Location: United States, Monte Vista, Colorado

    Teachers are leaving the profession at high rates in the United States, citing a lack of support, stress, and low pay. Therefore, increasing support from administrators and focusing on teachers’ overall well-being might increase their likelihood of continuing to teach.

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  • From ukuleles to reforestation: Regrowing a tropical forest in Hawai‘i

    March 28, 2023 |

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    Response Location: United States, Hawaii

    Saving Hawai‘i’s Forests plants koa trees and other native plants to reforest plots of land degraded by grazing livestock. As a result, the group has noticed the return of native wildlife to the plot, many of which are endangered or threatened species.

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  • Baltimore's new anti-violence strategy targets drug gangs

    March 28, 2023 |

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    Response Location: United States, Baltimore, Maryland

    Homicide and shooting rates are declining in Baltimore. Officials credit the city's Group Violence Reduction Strategy that, when possible, offers services and support to those participating in violent crime instead of law-enforcement action.

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  • Mental health program keeping people arrested out of jail, hospitals

    March 28, 2023 |

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    Response Location: United States, Florida

    In Duval County, Florida, mental health and legal professionals work together to run the Leaders of the Mental Health Offenders Program. They help repeat misdemeanor offenders get mental health and drug treatment instead of jail time.

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  • How an Innovative Communications Model is Enhancing Menstrual Health Management in Bauchi, Nigeria

    March 27, 2023 |

    Nigeria Health Watch |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Bauchi

    PLAN International is a global organization that works to increase the rights and access to gender-responsive, adolescent-friendly, and inclusive menstrual health management. The organization set up Pad Banks in schools and has also partnered with local advocacy groups to train and educate young women and girls on menstrual health and hygiene, all in hopes to address stigma, misinformation, and period poverty.

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  • Creating an inclusive fitness community through adaptive training

    March 27, 2023 |

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    Response Location: United States, Santa Ana, California

    Santa Ana College is developing a program that provides opportunities for the physical and social growth of adaptive students. The program trains student aides on how to help those with disabilities and also provides a class for students with disabilities to train with adaptive equipment. On top of improving equal access, the program also strives to provide opportunities for networking between students and aides. Within two years, the program has grown from a four-person class to a full class of 25 students.

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  • Tiny Bus, Big Opportunities for Immigrant Kids

    March 27, 2023 |

    EdSurge News |

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    Response Location: United States, Roaring Fork Valley, Colorado

    El Busesito, which means “the little bus” in English, operates four retrofitted buses that provide bilingual preschool education on wheels for Latino immigrant families in five neighborhoods. The free early childhood education has improved developmental progress and school readiness for the nearly 100 children it serves. Valley Settlement, the nonprofit that runs El Busesito, also offers family engagement programs for the communities.

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  • What Two Public Health Emergencies Revealed About Reducing Racial Disparities

    March 27, 2023 |

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    Response Location: United States, Boston, Massachusetts

    A free COVID-19 vaccination clinic has led to the city of Boston having the lowest COVID case rates in the country, as well as a significantly narrowed racial gap in vaccinations. After the clinic’s success, local healthcare professionals and leaders began working together to apply the strategies to other health disparities including HIV, Mpox, cardiovascular disease, and cancer.

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