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Demystifying The College Experience

Bekah McNeel

December 06, 2018 |

Texas Public Radio (KSTX) |

Multi-Media |

3-5 Minutes

Response Location: United States, El Paso, Texas

The University of Texas at El Paso, among other universities such as Princeton or Georgia State, are making concerted efforts to ensure the success of their first generation or low-income students in a student body that is 80% Hispanic. They use outreach efforts to connect with parents and get them familiar with the college environment, offer summer orientations to get new students familiar with campus resources, and simplify their application process to reduce the paperwork and offer support in the process. For many first generation students, their family's support is key to their success in college.

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How once-vacant sites are becoming hubs for health equity in Michigan

Estelle Slootmaker

December 04, 2018 |

Model D |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Grand Rapids, Michigan

Throughout the Untied States there are many rural areas that do not have quick access to hospitals or other means of healthcare, so some providers are turning to repurposing abandoned buildings into clinics. Focusing on populations that often are overlooked in the health care industry, such as the elderly, homeless or uninsured, these clinics aim to increase health equity amongst all underserved populations.

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How VA-trained psychiatrists are bringing their skills to civilians with PTSD

Caroline Covington

November 28, 2018 |

Marketplace |

Radio |

Under 3 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Austin, Texas

PTSD impacts more people than just veterans, but not many services are set up for civilians to seek treatment. To widen the scope of treatment, some academic institutions and psychologists that have been trained to work with veterans are taking the lessons they've been taught and applying them to treating those with complex PTSD.

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Gay and out in rural Uganda? For some, it feels less impossible

Jacob Kushner

November 26, 2018 |

The Christian Science Monitor |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Uganda

For those identifying as LGBT in Uganda, living in a rural area can make acceptance surprisingly easier. Due to smaller community sizes and more close-knit relationships, personal relationships often triumph over the prejudice beliefs permeating the culture.

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This City's Overdose Deaths Have Plunged. Can Others Learn From It?

Abby Goodnough

November 25, 2018 |

The New York Times |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Dayton

Fatal overdoses in Dayton, Ohio have fallen 50% in the past year. The city's success is a combination of multiple factors, including cooperation between health workers and police agencies, widespread availability of Nalaxone, Medicaid expansion, and more; however, whether these changes can be replicated and stay successful in the long-term is yet to be proven.

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Hospitals Are Trying To Do What Politicians Haven't: Stop Gun Violence

Nick Wing

November 23, 2018 |

The Huffington Post |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Cheverly, Maryland

The Capital Region Violence Intervention Program uses the "golden moment" when gunshot victims are receptive to guidance, in the initial hours of their hospitalization, to steer them away from retaliatory violence and enroll them in mental health and job counseling. About 30 hospital-based violence intervention programs around the country provide such services, which have been shown to reduce violent injury and death, though such studies have been small in scale. The capital region program's first 100 patients avoided further harm, a far better than average result.

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How a trip to Copenhagen inspired Tel Aviv's child-friendly reforms

Anoush Darabi

November 22, 2018 |

Apolitical |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Israel, Tel Aviv

Sometimes you have to see something is possible before you can do it yourself. For Tel Aviv’s city officers, it took a trip to Copenhagen to understand that each of them, no matter their office, could do something to make their city better for young children.

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Gun Shops Work With Doctors To Prevent Suicide By Firearm

Melissa Block

November 21, 2018 |

NPR |

Radio |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Colorado

In Colorado, where 80 percent of gun deaths are suicides, a coalition of gun shop owners, public health researchers and doctors works to raise awareness of suicide and the role of firearms in those deaths. Staff in gun shops are trained to look for signs of mental distress in customers and participating shops have pamphlets on suicide prevention. The coalition also helps train medical professionals about guns so they can speak to patients with authority.

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This Once Hated Wild Animal Could Now Save A Struggling Community

Joseph Fox

November 16, 2018 |

The Huffington Post |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Spain, Villardeciervos, Zamora

In northwestern Spain, the perception of wolves is shifting from "vermin" to "tourist attraction"--a crucial conservation step for the estimated 2,000 wolves remaining in Spain. Thanks to the efforts of conservation groups, local politicians, and an education center, wolf tourism is beginning to replace wolf hunting.

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‘People helping people': North Dakota's addiction fix

Andrew Graham

November 15, 2018 |

WyoFile |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Devils Lake, North Dakota

In rural North Dakota where clinical treatment centers are hard to find, a program called Free Through Recovery "seeks to drive down North Dakota’s prison rates by creating networks of sobriety and support around people on probation and parole." Although local law enforcement claims the program is not an alternative to incarceration, in the short time it has been in operation, it has served over 550 people with many participants securing both housing and work opportunities.

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