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    Where Are All the School Counselors After Shootings and Hurricanes?

    Governing Magazine

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Mattie Quinn reports that state and local funding has created a dearth of school counselors to help students with their problems. This is crucial as many students…

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    The Death Toll From Hurricane Maria

    Global Citizen Oct 27, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: · Joe McCarthy explains that the actual death toll of Hurricane Maria is forty-six times higher than the reported federal count. · Why is it important to take…

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    Americans’ Online Vaccine Debates

    Global Citizen Oct 27, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: · According to Jackie Marchildon at Global Citizen, Russian trolls and bots interfered with Americans’ online vaccine debates on Twitter, attacking both pro-vaccine and anti-vaccine supporters.  · How…

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    Drug-Resistant Gonorrhea Highlights the Growing Danger of Antimicrobial Resistance

    UN Foundation Oct 27, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Kate Dodson reports that fears over antimicrobial resistance have grown over the years, but the overuse of antibiotics for humans and livestock hasn’t slowed. Now, the…

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    This Pop-Up Clinic is Changing the Way Communities in South Africa View Healthcare

    Global Citizen Oct 26, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Epione Healthcare Solutions is trying to combat extreme poverty in South Africa by increasing access to much-needed treatments and preventions, reports Global Citizen. • In what…

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    Time For Kids To Get Away From All The Screens

    Children & Nature Network

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Screen-Free Week encourages kids to detach from technology and instead spend time outside, participate in family activities, or build on other interests. • Research shows that excessive…

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    This 75-Year-Old Film About Malaria Is Still Relevant

    Global Citizen Oct 25, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Global Citizen discusses Walt Disney’s 1943 short film, The Winged Scourge, and explains that it’s an excellent way to educate the public about malaria and how to…

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    New Inventions Aim to Change the Idea of Food Waste

    Food Tank Oct 25, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Treasure8 has co-developed new machinery with the USDA to become a connector between different players in the food waste space, reports Food Tank. • Will this invention…

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    Women Healthcare Volunteers Are Undervalued and Denied Upward Mobility

    News Deeply Oct 24, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Women healthcare volunteers in countries such as Afghanistan, Nepal, and Ethiopia are undervalued even though they provide useful and fundamental health care for people in their communities. …

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    The Importance of Listening Until Someone Feels Heard

    Power of Feedback Oct 24, 2018

    As a neurologist and chief experience officer at Cleveland Clinic, one of the most powerful things you can do for people is to ask about insights and feelings, reflect what you…

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    The Women Engineers Solving Tanzania’s Sanitation Problems

    News Deeply Oct 24, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: • In an effort to address sanitation challenges, the city of Dar es Salaam in Tanzania is beginning to draw on the skills of women in engineering, overcoming…

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    Australia Could Be Cervical Cancer-Free Within 20 Years

    Global Citizen Oct 24, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: • According to Global Citizen, if Australia continues with current vaccination and screening programs, the country could be cervical-cancer free within the next 20 years.  • How…

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