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  • ‘Chipping away at barriers': Nurse practitioners filling primary-care gap

    Nurse practitioner-led clinics in Ontario, Canada, are open for same-day appointments to care for people without a primary health-care provider and decrease the number of emergency-room patients.

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  • The Stop Asian Hate movement is at a crossroads

    The Stop AAPI Hate movement has increased the public’s awareness of the increase in hate crimes and prejudice as a result of COVID-19. The movement collects incident reports and uses the data to advocate for change. In addition to increasing awareness by ensuring that hate crimes did not go unnoticed, more people have participated in protests and become engaged with organizations working to stop anti-Asian racism. The movement has also fueled some policy wins, such as Congress’ approval of the Covid-19 Hate Crimes Act.

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  • L'alarme harcèlement": un bouton d'alerte en format poche pour lutter contre les violences de genre

    Les autorités judiciaires de Belgique ont présenté en mars 2022 une "alarme harcèlement". Un bouton de la taille d’une pièce d’un euro environ, qu’il suffit de presser quelques secondes pour alerter la police. Ce système a déjà fait ses preuves à Gand où il est testé depuis 2019 auprès de 40 personnes.

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  • Farmers rediscover benefits of traditional small grains in Zimbabwe

    With the help of community projects and organizations, farmers in Bikita, Zimbabwe, are transitioning back to growing traditional small grains after hybrid maize crops led to disappointing results.

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  • Charlottesville's 10th & Page has fewer trees and higher temperatures than other residential neighborhoods — and it's not by accident

    Residents are working together to plant trees in order to boost the urban tree canopy in Charlottesville. With increasing global temperatures, a city’s tree canopy impacts how high the temperatures can go. An ambassador program sends teens from door to door to educate residents and convince them to allow trees to be planted on their properties.

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  • Vermont State Police try sending mental health workers out with troopers. Is it working?

    The Vermont Department of Public Safety hired embedded mental health crisis workers to respond to mental health-related calls alongside state troopers, with the goal of de-escalating tensions that can lead to unnecessary arrests and use of force. While data is still being collected, service providers say the program has helped connect their clients to needed treatment and support.

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  • Ejo Heza saving scheme primed to secure future of informal workers

    A savings initiative is helping workers in Rwanda save up for their retirement years. The Evo Heza program helps create a security net for retirement, as well as disability, and is open to anyone: employees, contractors, and entrepreneurs.

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  • Singapurs Weg zum Eigenheim für alle

    Obwohl Singapur eine der teuersten Städte der Welt ist, besitzen 80 Prozent der Bevölkerung Wohneigentum. Durch subventionierte Preise und günstige Finanzierung ermöglicht der Staat auch sozial schwächeren Familien den Kauf einer Wohnung.

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  • The Nordic way to stop bullying

    The Olweus Bullying Prevention Program strives to address bullying in school by analyzing the entire school ecosystem to create a culture that doesn’t tolerate negative behavior like bullying. The Program includes students, their families and school staff to guide the creation of bullying prevention efforts. The Program was tested in more than 200 schools in Pennsylvania and following the program, the schools reported 2,000 fewer cases of bullying over a two-year span.

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  • The frontline of conservation: how Indigenous guardians are reinforcing sovereignty and science on their lands

    Over many months, the Wuikinuxv Guardian Watchmen in British Columbia, Canada, patrol about 2,000 square kilometers of the coast by boat, and they're doing everything from warding off poachers to participating in scientific studies. Since it’s rare to see government vessels monitoring the area, many Indigenous communities throughout Canada have created these guardian programs as a way to conserve and protect their land.

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