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When Low-Tech Solutions Win

Ankita Rao

September 11, 2014 |

Slate |

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Response Location: India, New Delhi, Delhi

A hygiene intervention in a wooden branch, recycled plastic jug, and a bit of soap tied to some rope—a cheap solution that allows access to sanitation in poor communities without incurring major expenses.

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A Grass-Roots Drive for Clean Elections in Karnataka

Ankita Rao

May 15, 2014 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: India, Karnataka

B. Godihal is one of the thousands of communities in Karnataka that have worked to hold clean elections, stirred by a confluence of awareness campaigns by nongovernmental organizations and rising public frustration with candidates’ broken promises.

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After the Delhi gang rape, Indian TV dramas go feminist

Ankita Rao

March 28, 2014 |

Global Post |

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Response Location: India, Chennai, Tamil Nadu

India’s television serials are ubiquitous and wildly influential, bringing families of every background together every night. For some producers and screenwriters, that reach comes with responsibility, as they use their medium to fight rape and gendered violence.

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Dr. Yogi: Physicians Integrate Yoga Into Medical Practice

Ankita Rao

February 27, 2014 |

NPR |

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Response Location: United States, Cambridge, Massachusetts

A nonprofit is integrating yoga therapy in the mainstream health care system by training medical providers to use yogic breathing and techniques to treat various maladies.

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A Small West Virginia Town Rallies For Better Health

Ankita Rao

February 05, 2014 |

Kaiser Health News |

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Response Location: United States, Williamson, West Virginia

“Sustainable Williamson” combined ideas and initiatives from local officials, community members, nonprofit organizations to address both the economy and the well-being of a community where unemployment and drug use were climbing.

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How Community Health Workers Dramatically Improve Healthcare

Ankita Rao

February 04, 2014 |

The Atlantic |

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Response Location: Ethiopia, Addis Ababa, Oromia

Popular in some countries and catching on in the U.S., community health workers fill gaping holes in care. The workers help curb health care costs by preventing complicated disease and emergency room visits.

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Health law outreach to Asian Americans lags

Ankita Rao

November 23, 2013 |

Kaiser Health News |

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Response Location: United States, Rockville, Maryland

In the United States approximately 15% Asian-Americans have no health insurance and have had a difficulty understanding the options available in the Affordable Care Act. Although the White House has reached out to Asian-Americans in video chats, the state and community forums for Asian Americans have proved to be the most successful. Interpreter teams help Asian-Americans with the paperwork and understanding the policies.

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Dying Not Under a Bridge, Nor Living in an E.R.

Ankita Rao

September 10, 2013 |

The Atlantic |

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Response Location: United States, Washington, District of Columbia

Housing First programs enable homeless people to attain health care services and a place to live– which, advocates say, ultimately saves taxpayers money. One woman's story is a revival of dignity, if not health.

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Facebook Raises The Status Of Organ Donation, Study Shows

Ankita Rao

June 18, 2013 |

Kaiser Health News |

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Response Location: United States, Baltimore, Maryland

Medical professionals say that there is a shortage of organs available for patients awaiting transplants. The first step towards the solution involves increasing awareness of organ donation as a viable and compassionate option. In 2012, the social media platform Facebook collaborated with surgeons to create the Organ Donor option—and, one year later, the number of organ donors increased five times.

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Doctors Transform How They Practice Medicine

Ankita Rao

May 15, 2013 |

Kaiser Health News |

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Response Location: United States, El Dorado, California

The Affordable Care Act’s provisions to increase health care while decreasing costs have caused physicians some economic uncertainties. Two physicians have transformed their practices into business models that offer more services than what the insurance companies cover. The physicians report that patients spend less money on medication and hospital visits, while providing more holistic care.

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