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Story Archives of 'Poverty'The People's Republic of Health CareBy Virginia Prescott on Monday, November 23, 2009.During his first official visit to China last week, President Obama said that the U.S. and China are not altogether dissimilar. Obama then returned to a country duking it out over health care reform, a conundrum that China knows all too well.
In addition, Chinese doctors are treated and paid like public servants, leading to a dangerous shortage of physicians in a country that’s quickly evolving into a world superpower. Steven Mufson is a member of the Washington Post Foreign Service and he wrote about China’s deteriorating health care system for The Washington Post, and joins us with mre. The Washington Post: In China, too, a health-care system in disarray (Photo by lanchongzi via Flickr/Creative Commons) Charitable Giving in Tight TimesBy Dan Gorenstein on Friday, November 20, 2009.People in philanthropy expect charitable contributions to drop this year. If it does, it will be the first time in the past 50 years that individual giving will fall in two consecutive years. But New Hampshire Public Radio’s Dan Gorenstein spoke with several people who are bucking the trend. Bringing the Bronx to New HampshireBy Virginia Prescott on Thursday, November 19, 2009.
Random Family was a New York Times bestseller and was recently named one of The 50 Books for Our Times by Newsweek magazine. Tomorrow afternoon, Adrian Nicole LeBlanc and two of the subjects of Random Family will travel to ConVal High School in Peterborough, NH for a day-long workshop with New Hampshire students. It’s part of the MacDowell Colony’s Community Outreach Program in the schools, and we’re catching up with Adrian Nicole LeBlanc before the workshop. We also spoke with Jill Lawler, an English teacher at ConVal, about what her students are learning from random family. HHS Commissioner Provides "Sobering Numbers" to North CountryBy Chris Jensen on Wednesday, November 18, 2009.North Country healthcare providers met recently with Nicholas Toumpas, head of the state’s Department of Health and Human Services . They got some bad news, a pleasant surprise, and a plea for innovation. NHPR correspondent Chris Jensen has the story. Warmth from the Millyard: Clothing Drive and UNH Academic ProgramBy Mark Bevis on Friday, November 13, 2009.As the weather gets colder, social service agencies across the state have found a growing need for warm clothing among the people they serve. The state's Food Bank distributes donated food to shelters and soup kitchens across the state. But there's no such central repository for donated clothing. Students at UNH in Manchester are trying to solve that problem...and get college credit at the same time. For the third year in a row, they've organized the Warmth from the Millyard clothing drive. Associate Professor Kate Hanson teaches the UNH Community Leadership Program. She describes the students' efforts to NHPR's Mark Bevis. Stimulus Money in ActionBy Jen Nathan on Wednesday, November 4, 2009.If you’ve ever driven down a narrow rural road marred by pot holes, or walked through a crowded street begging for a larger sidewalk, you might have wondered where all that economic stimulus money is going. Now there’s an app for that. ![]() Uniting Africa With a Roll of the DiceBy Todd Bookman on Tuesday, November 3, 2009.
It’s called Jekaben, meaning "Let's Unite and Decide Together" in the Bambara language. A Senegalese entrepreneur who created the game hopes it will inspire youth to make the United States of Africa a reality. Writers on a New England Stage: Tracy KidderBy Virginia Prescott on Tuesday, October 20, 2009.![]() Tracy Kidder tells true stories. He is one of the masters of the narrative non-fiction genre. He’s won the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award for works which combine fine writing with solid reporting, often from places we would never choose to go. Tracy Kidder’s new book, Strength In What Remains, tells the story of a young African medical student who narrowly escapes civil war and the Rwandan genocide and lands in New York as a penniless refugee. It’s a terrifying journey, sometimes mere paces away from the muffled cries and charred remains of terror. It’s also a story of extraordinary courage. Today, Word of Mouth presents a conversation with Tracy Kidder, from the "Writers on a New England Stage" series. (Photo by Rich Orris) Free Books for Underprivileged KidsBy Alex Goldmark on Wednesday, October 14, 2009.
Economists Measure HappinessBy Todd Bookman on Tuesday, September 29, 2009.
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