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Building health equity for rural residents

WEBIn 2017, she and other healthcare professionals, public servants, and religious leaders banded together to form HEARR (Health Equity and Access in Rural …

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Overcoming mental health stigma in Appalachia

WEBBy Taylor Sisk. This story was produced by 100 Days in Appalachia, an independent, non-profit digital news publication incubated at the Media Innovation …

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How to address the mental health needs of children with chronic

WEBChildren with chronic illnesses are at least twice as likely as healthy children to develop a mental health disorder yet few programs cater to the needs of these …

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A holistic approach to HIV care and prevention

WEBOn a March morning in Homestead, Pennsylvania, just southeast of Pittsburgh, the Allies for Health + Wellbeing mobile testing van parks outside the …

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‘It’s in our hands to do better.’

WEBThis story was produced by 100 Days in Appalachia, an independent, non-profit digital news publication incubated at the Media Innovation Center at the West …

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Opinion: Private nonprofit hospitals should address racial inequity

WEBNearly two-thirds of U.S. hospitals carry a not-for-profit designation, making them exempt from property, income, or sales tax payments. Such institutions are …

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Keeping medications affordable and accessible

WEBFounded in 2006 as a nonprofit, NOVA ScriptsCentral has distributed more than $80 million worth of pharmaceuticals to 16 clinics across Northern Virginia to help …

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Opinion: Social services are central to public safety

WEBPublic safety is the product of proactive social services. These services are often best delivered when social workers and community members work in concert.

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A superhighway of supplies for Austin’s care providers

WEBThe loathsome traffic that once plagued Austin’s Interstate 35 has mercifully and eerily vanished during the COVID-19 crisis. In its place, a new, almost imperceptible …

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At the service of the community

WEBA few years ago, the Jefferson County food bank began to notice something peculiar: Latinx families were not coming to the center. It was surprising considering the …

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‘I’m serving women who look like me.’

WEBFrom inside a small closet in an even smaller bathroom, Denise Washington is teaching women to advocate for their health care. Sitting at a fold-out table in the …

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Roots of change for the formerly incarcerated

WEBJobs are, of course, a critical component in ensuring a person stays out of prison. According to the 2014 Alameda County Adult Re-entry Strategic Plan, “the re …

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Back from the front lines

WEBFor five weeks this spring, Dr. Asha Shajahan made the drive from her home in suburban Detroit to Beaumont Hospital, Grosse Pointe, where she is a family …

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Finding emotional connection during social-distancing

WEBThe Emotional Impact of the COVID-19 Crisis “Humans are hard-wired to be social,” says Dr. Jeffrey Shahidullah, assistant professor of psychiatry at Dell Medical …

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Seniors helping seniors with mobile grocery truck

WEBBy Martin do Nascimento and Omar L. Gallaga. In 2017, The Mercy Brown Bag Program went mobile. The Alameda County, California, program, which has been …

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‘We hold people’s pain.’

WEBRodolfo Roman plays basketball with his three sons (left to right), Rudy, 12, Diego, 8, and Javier, 11, on the driveway behind their house. When Roman had to …

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Alternatives to calling the police for domestic violence survivors

WEBSurvivors of sexual violence sometimes also find police intervention ineffective. After suffering a sexual assault seven years ago, Laura Heraldez, 41, of …

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Profiles from the Pandemic: Derrick Soo

WEBDerrick Soo makes it his full-time, unpaid job to improve conditions for Oakland’s homeless population. For the past six years, he’s worked with food pantries, …

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Feeding the Front Line

WEBFeed The Front Line NOLA is now bringing in tens of thousands of dollars in donations every week, and spending about $20,000 a day buying meals from local …

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