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  • At 80, She Is the Defiant Editor of ‘The Buzz'

    John Leland

    January 14, 2021 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    To address the need and want for increased access to information, an 80-year-old woman living in a retirement home in New York City rallied her fellow residents and launched a newsletter to provide relevant news during the coronavirus pandemic. It has not only helped to hold management accountable, but has also provided a reprieve from the isolation that many in the institution were feeling.

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  • N.Y.C. Nurses Aid Low-Income First-Time Mothers

    John Leland

    December 15, 2012 |

    The New York Times |

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    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    New mothers who live in poverty are faced with fewer resources to help them with their physical and mental health as well as the health of their babies. In New York City, the Nurse-Family partnership matches nurses with economically poor first-time mothers. Different studies have shown that women in the program have healthier pregnancies and children.

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