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  • In Philadelphia, residents and artists work together to tackle extreme urban heat through art and education

    Jesenia De Moya Correa

    August 31, 2022 |

    The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia Media Network) |

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    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    Philadelphia-based artists and community members came together to create the Heat Response PHL initiative to use art to engage with and educate locals about climate change and drive conversations about solutions to urban heat.

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  • These women of color tackle lactation disparities one belly bump at a time

    Jesenia De Moya Correa

    March 05, 2019 |

    The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia Media Network) |

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    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    Young mothers don't always have access to the resources they need to better understand breastfeeding, but programs in Philadelphia, are working to address this. From creating a city-wide awareness campaign to meeting people where they're at, whether that be on social media or in their hospital room, the efforts of community members and city officials are showing results.

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  • Rutgers makes a push for competent Spanish-speaking health professionals in Camden

    Jesenia De Moya Correa

    January 15, 2019 |

    The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia Media Network) |

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    Response Location: United States, Camden, New Jersey

    In Camden, New Jersey, 40 percent of the population 5 years or older speaks Spanish at home. However, only 5 percent of graduates from medical schools in the state identify as Hispanic or Latino. In an effort to shift these statistics and provide better care to the city's Spanish-speaking residents, Rutgers University requires undergraduates interested in health professions to take language classes and practice Spanish in a medical context.

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  • How environmental outreach efforts are targeting Philly Latinos: The most interested in climate change, study shows

    Jesenia De Moya Correa

    July 25, 2018 |

    The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia Media Network) |

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    Studies have shown that U.S. Latinos are one of the mostly highly invested groups in helping fight against climate change, yet are also often left out of the conversation. Philadelphia’s Office of Sustainability as well as other local agencies are making an effort to bridge that gap and engage Latinos through better targeted environmental outreach efforts.

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