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Kate Bennion

Marianne Elliot in Ghor, Afghanistan.
U.S. & World
No rest for the caring
How can America better care for its humanitarians, volunteers, care workers and philanthropists and help them avoid burnout?
By Kate Bennion
Juvenile offenders are less likely to graduate from high school and more likely to go to prison as an adult if they are sent to juvenile incarceration, according to a paper appearing in the National Bureau of Economic Research.
U.S. & World
Juvenile incarceration leaves kids worse off
A 10-year study of juvenile offenders found that those who served time were more likely to commit crimes and less likely to graduate from high school.
By Kate Bennion
President Bush visits PEPFAR supported AIDS Clinic in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania on World Aids Day. One million HIV-free babies have now been born to HIV-positive mothers, and 13 countries are at an AIDS "tipping point": more people are newly receiving treat
Family
This month marks 1 million HIV-free babies
One million uninfected babies have been born to HIV-positive mothers, Secretary of State John Kerry announced Tuesday.
By Kate Bennion
In this May 26, 2013 photo, a woman holds a bag of food in line as the government distributes food in Petion-Ville, Haiti.
U.S. & World
Lancet series offers 10 solutions for under-nutrition
A new series from Lancet quantifies the damage done by hunger worldwide and recommends 10 solutions.
By Kate Bennion
The World Health Organization has issued new recommendations for helping overweight children — more than 75 percent of whom live in developing countries, sometimes side-by-side with malnutrition.
World & Nation
Child obesity a global health issue, according to WHO
The WHO has issued new recommendations for dealing with childhood obesity, especially aimed at developing countries, where more than 75 percent of overweight children live
By Kate Bennion
People in the Goz Amer refugee camp in Chad get a Commkit training session on how to use the computer to send messages and photos to their U.S. sister schools.
U.S. & World
Pazocalo social network connects students with survivors
Through innovative software, students across the U.S. are connecting with Darfuri refugees in eastern Chad, building relationships and helping get resources to a remote, impoverished region.
By Kate Bennion
In this Tuesday, May 21, 2013 photo, Anjali S, a health work from Tata Memorial Hospital, briefs a group of women about cervical cancer during one of her regular visit to a slum in Mumbai, India. A simple vinegar test slashed cervical cancer death rates b
U.S. & World
How vinegar could save 73,000 lives in the developing world
A test for cervical cancer using vinegar could save women’s lives in the developing world.
By Kate Bennion
Elderly volunteers in Ontario have launched a campaign to make food banks obsolete and reduce poverty in their communities so they can retire by age 90.
U.S. & World
50 ways to close a food bank
Elderly volunteers in Ontario have launched a campaign to make food banks obsolete and reduce poverty in their communities so they can retire by age 90.
By Kate Bennion
While traditional advocacy includes activities like rallies, letter writing, fundraising and boycotts, activism online typically includes activities like signing petitions, retweeting on Twitter, re-posting on websites, liking things on Facebook or changi
U.S. & World
The age of ‘slacktivism': Online advocacy has many supporters and detractors
Dubbed “slacktivism” or “quicktivism,” advocacy through social media has both supporters and detractors. Is it a placebo or can likes make a difference?
By Kate Bennion
Lea Bessinger salvages a picture of Jesus as she and her son Josh Bessinger sort through the rubble of the elder Bessinger's tornado-ravaged home Tuesday, May 21, 2013, in Moore, Okla. A huge tornado roared through the Oklahoma City suburb Monday, flatten
U.S. & World
How to help in the tornado aftermath
What people can do to help after what one meteorologist called the worst tornado in history struck Moore, Okla.
By Kate Bennion
Pairs of brand new denim jeans are strewn over rubble from the collapsed garment factory building, Saturday, May 4, 2013 in Savar, near Dhaka, Bangladesh. In the aftermath of last week's building collapse that killed more than 530 people, Bangladesh's gar
U.S. & World
Debate over ethical clothing has erupted since Bangladesh factory collapse last month
After more than 1,100 people died in a Bangladesh apparel factory collapse last month, companies, policymakers, consumers and analysts plunged into a debate over ethical clothing.
By Kate Bennion
The poorest countries will now have access to a sustainable supply of HPV vaccines for as low as US $4.50 per dose. The same vaccines can cost more than $100 in developed countries and the previous lowest public sector price was $13 per dose.
U.S. & World
HPV vaccines get price drop for poor countries
Merck and GlaxoSmithKline announced last week that they will drop HPV vaccine prices for some developing countries in an effort to battle cervical cancer.
By Kate Bennion
A Spanish foundation is using what Resource Magazine calls "the lenticular forces of good" to share a secret message with child abuse victims in public service announcements around Spain.
Family
A public sign only child victims can see
Child abuse public service announcements use lenticular technology to show children a way to get help.
By Kate Bennion
Several initiatives around the country are sidestepping the polarized legal debate about gun control and bringing together gun retailers and health professionals to prevent firearm suicides.
U.S. & World
More guns, more suicides? Protecting a population at risk
Most people who die by guns in the U.S. do so by their own hand. Several initiatives around the country are sidestepping the polarized legal debate and bringing together gun retailers and health professionals to prevent firearm suicides.
By Kate Bennion
In an attempt to outlaw abortion, legislation pending in North Dakota grants legal rights to embryos, a move that could have a "devastating impact" on fertility treatment, particularly in-vitro fertilization, according to health professionals.
Family
North Dakota ‘personhood’ legislation would grant legal rights to embryos
In an attempt to outlaw abortion, legislation pending in North Dakota grants legal rights to embryos, a move that could have a “devastating impact” on fertility treatment, particularly in-vitro fertilization, according to health professionals.
By Kate Bennion
Pinterest is a crafting creative virtual pinboard site.
Business
Creativity finds a home with Pinterest
The online pinboard is taking the internet by storm by turning dreamers into doers.
By Kate Bennion