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  • CT's small solutions to climate change: when flood control spurs economic development

    September 18, 2019 |

    The Connecticut Mirror |

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    Response Location: United States, Meriden, Connecticut

    Climate change adaptation efforts and economic development can go hand in hand, according to one Connecticut town. Meriden transformed a former mall into a large park, a natural solution that helps mitigate the town's routine flooding and has encouraged housing and retail development in the surrounding area.

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  • HIV advocacy group pioneers telehealth model in rural Alabama

    September 18, 2019 |

    The Montgomery Advertiser |

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    Response Location: United States, Selma, Alabama

    What started out as a private phone line in a person's house to talk to people suffering from HIV/AIDS has now turned into a mobile e-health clinic that provides both education and medical support. The Medical Advocacy and Outreach Selma clinic aims to eliminate barriers, such as geographical location and stigma, for those with HIV/AIDS while also acting as a touchpoint for those with other primary and mental health care needs.

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  • How Women Are Faring in the World's Largest Refugee Camp

    September 17, 2019 |

    Zora |

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    Response Location: Bangladesh, Ukhia, Cox's Bazar

    In the Kutupalong Refugee Camp in Bangladesh, Rohingya women are overcoming the societal restraints that bound them at home in Myanmar and becoming leaders and change-makers in their community. Despite resistance from the men, hundreds of women in the camp banded together to form a group called Shanti Mohila. This allowed them to push for more peace and justice and issues like domestic violence, and they even received support from Legal Action Worldwide to prosecute crimes against the Rohingya people.

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  • This East Tenn. Program Aims to Stop NAS by Reaching Women Behind Bars

    September 17, 2019 |

    100 Days in Appalachia |

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    Response Location: United States, Tennessee

    In Tennessee, health officials are fighting against the the opioid epidemic by educating opioid-affected pregnant women about neonatal abstinence syndrome. Although several approaches have been implemented, the Voluntary Reversible Long Acting Contraceptive Jail Initiative specifically provides resources to incarcerated women since studies show "women serving time in jails face a high risk of giving birth to a baby with NAS."

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  • With Kids' Futures at Risk, Schools Seek New Ways to Lower Chronic Absenteeism

    September 17, 2019 |

    Oklahoma Watch |

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    Response Location: United States, Tulsa, Oklahoma

    Spurred by state changes, an elementary in Tulsa, Oklahoma has transformed its approach to chronic absenteeism, adding frequent positive reinforcements for good attendance and building strong relationships with students to get to the root of attendance issues. “This is a solvable problem as long as people keep in mind," the executive director of Attendance Works said. "The solutions take time to unpack and address what’s keeping kids from coming to school.”

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  • Ideas from Oklahoma can help NC plan for future of increased flooding

    September 17, 2019 |

    WRAL-TV |

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    Response Location: United States, Tulsa, Oklahoma

    Eastern North Carolina -- an area increasingly affected by flooding from hurricanes -- looks to Tulsa for long-term, financially sustainable solutions to routine flooding. Tulsa's comprehensive approach includes regulating building in floodplains as well as building vast drainage systems in all high-risk flood areas. The city implemented a storm water mitigation fee to residents' water bills in order to make flood insurance among the cheapest in the country.

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  • Some firms give more time off to those who shun plane travel

    September 17, 2019 |

    BBC |

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    Response Location: United Kingdom, London

    Climate Perks is a program that encourages employees to avoid air travel and choose lower carbon-options for their personal travel. It is part of a trend of initiatives from businesses that incentivize slower travel as part of company policies or by offering extra vacation days. Despite slow adoption at Naturesave, another leader in encouraging green travel, environmentally-focused business leaders are hopeful for increased adoption as flight shame and climate change continue to be essential issues for young people.

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  • The Library That's Also an Art Gallery

    September 17, 2019 |

    The Atlantic |

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    Response Location: United States, Winston-Salem, North Carolina

    Public libraries can serve as vital community resources. In Winston-Salem, North Carolina, the Forsyth County Public Library operates as a multi-use facility thanks to investments from a voter-approved bond and state grants. In addition to meeting rooms and computer labs, the library provides peer-support specialists trained in assisting homeless patrons with mental health counseling and job services. Health clinics and other community partners also participate in initiatives housed at the library.

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  • CT's small solutions to climate change: creating salt marsh in Stonington

    September 17, 2019 |

    The Connecticut Mirror |

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    Response Location: United States, Stonington, Connecticut

    To address increased tidal flooding on its shoreline, Stonington, Connecticut, is sticking to a simple principle: "Where possible, work with nature not against it.” Volunteers plant native plants, helping to restore and expand the former salt marsh, which naturally absorbs water.

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  • Farmers Markets Bring Together Communities in Mississippi Delta

    September 17, 2019 |

    Mississippi Public Broadcasting |

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    Response Location: United States, Mound Bayou, Mississippi

    Mound Bayou, Mississippi has been in the middle of a food desert for well over 50 years, as fresh produce is hard to come by for this small Mississippi Delta town. However, a local farmers' market has begun to change that; run by youth volunteers, the market brings fresh fruit and vegetables to residents through the Delta Fresh Foods Initiative.

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