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  • The Hospitals Investing in the Arts to Improve Patients’ Health and Well-Being

    Reasons to Be Cheerful Apr 1, 2026

    When Jamie Schuler teaches her Friday dance classes, some of her students stay seated. They follow her movements, some using just their upper or lower limbs, others syncing their hands…

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  • 3 Ways Cities Can Improve Water Infrastructure

    Smart Cities Dive Mar 31, 2026

    Water supports the food we eat, the businesses that make our cities go, and the AI and data centers that are driving the world’s economy. Water is the single ingredient…

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  • Virtual Crisis Care Supports Rural Communities’ Access to Mental Health Care in Emergencies

    The Daily Yonder Mar 4, 2026

    In rural counties where access to emergency mental health resources is limited, Virtual Crisis Care programs are giving law enforcement on-demand access to behavioral health professionals, reducing unnecessary hospitalizations or confinement…

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  • Cultivating Relational Intelligence to Ensure That Technological Advances Serve Human Thriving

    Stanford Social Innovation Review Mar 3, 2026

    Every morning at 74th Street Elementary School in South Los Angeles, a small figure walks briskly through the front gate. Her name is Linda Ricks; she’s a retired office manager…

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    Issues with Rural Towns’ Water Systems Evidenced by Brown Tap Water and Ongoing Boil Order

    The Rural Blog Mar 2, 2026

    In Tallulah, Louisiana and Cotton Plant, Arkansas, there’s plenty of drinking water, but it runs brown from residential faucets and leaves stains on most things it touches, demonstrating the urgent…

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  • What States Can Do as Many US Homes Become Uninsurable

    Smart Cities Dive Feb 25, 2026

    The United States is on the verge of a “home insurability crisis,” according to a report by the Natural Resources Defense Council, as many U.S. homes become uninsurable. Climate-induced natural disasters…

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    Building Trust with Rural Communities to Combat the Drug Crisis

    The Daily Yonder Feb 23, 2026

    “Don Julio.” “AT&T.” “Ruby Tuesday.” “Call of Duty.” These are among the stamps on small bags of street drugs that Dalton Barrett has recently gathered, demonstrating the importance of building…

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  • How Minneapolis Moms Are Supporting Each Other Amidst ICE Raids

    Reasons to Be Cheerful Feb 10, 2026

    A newborn in Minneapolis hadn’t eaten for a day and a half. Her mother had risked going into work to get just enough money for more diapers when Immigration and…

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    Community Health Centers Face Threat of Closure Due to Lack of Funding

    GBH News Jan 28, 2026

    Community health centers — which provide vital medical services for the majority of low-income patients in Massachusetts — are facing a range of financial threats due to federal policy changes…

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    Atlanta Reduced Chronic Homelessness by 9% Using a Housing-First Strategy

    Invisible People Jan 28, 2026

    One major American city has significantly reduced chronic homelessness over the last year, even as federal policy changes make the homeless service landscape less predictable. Atlanta reduced its chronic homeless…

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  • The Black Women Carrying Forward Martin Luther King Jr.’s Legacy in Detroit, Where His “I Have a Dream” Speech Was Delivered

    Capital B News Jan 19, 2026

    Detroit was the first place Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered an early version of what would become his “I Have a Dream” speech. He recited it on June 23, 1963,…

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    How Medicaid Cuts Will Impact Children’s Access to School Health Services

    Grantmakers In Health Jan 13, 2026

    Schools are essential places for children to access health services. An estimated 40 percent of school-aged children have at least one chronic health condition (National Survey of Children’s Health, 2019).…

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