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Inclusion

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An indigenous youth mental health campaign
Australia's first national Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander youth mental health campaign led by youth was developed by an indigenous creative agency. www.gilimbaa.com.au
26 August 2017 by idealist

Dining

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Making food traceable
Woolworths of Australia, and Driscoll's, a fresh berry company, use HarvestMark to track their food. Driscoll's packs berries in the field into the individual plastic clamshells that shoppers pick up in the grocery store. Five years ago, Driscoll's hired HarvestMark to help it create a system to add their QR codes to each individual berry clamshell package they sell. Consumers could then use their smartphones to scan the code on the package they bought into the company's website and tell Driscoll's exactly what they thought about the berries they had just eaten. Using that QR code, the company could trace those berries back through the distribution trail, from the customer on their website to the field where they were picked. Overall berry quality has increased, which allows them to charge a premium price - they sell a billion clamshells of berries a year. www.harvestmark.com
26 August 2017 by idealist

Wellbeing

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Online education with ruggedised tablets to reduce recidivism
A growing body of research demonstrates the correlation between educational and vocational training in correctional settings and successful re-entry post-incarceration, hence a reduction in recidivism. Edovo's solution is a ruggedised tablet that links to a dedicated website (and only to that website). In return for completing online assignments, inmates are rewarded with entertainment, games, and music. Since launching three years ago, the Chicago startup has leased its devices to jails and prisons in many US states. https://edovo.com
26 August 2017 by idealist

Wellbeing

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A coding kit for kids
A build it yourself tablet and coding kit for kids aged eight and up. You can snap each piece together, just like Lego building blocks, then lock each part in and power up. Great for STEM learning. www.hellofiftysix.com
26 August 2017 by idealist

Healthcare

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Personalised medicine
DoseMe has created a software platform that uses patient data and laboratory results to estimate a person?s metabolism to accurately provide the best possible level of drug dosage. Patient benefits of DoseMe include the increase of childhood leukaemia survival by 10 percent, the halving of chemotherapy side effects, increase in patients in therapeutic range from 35 percent to 90 percent and overall reduction in mortality rates by 50 percent. While patient benefits are clear, the cost savings are also impressive. DoseMe looks to save more than US$2,500 per patient and reduce hospital stay length by up to 16 days. www.doseme.com.au
26 August 2017 by idealist

Dining

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Enjoy a glass of fine wine without opening the bottle
With Coravin, you can pour a glass of even your most precious bottles of corked wine, no waste or special occasion required. This Coravin wine pourer was spotted at Gary Farrell Winery in Healdsburg, CA. No need to open a bottle of wine to enjoy one or 2 glasses -the Coravin goes through the cork to pour and then is removed leaving the cork intact and the bottle sealed. www.coravin.com
26 August 2017 by idealist