Elizabeth Hewitt
@elizabethhewitt.bsky.social
Freelance journalist. Journalism lecturer at MSState. Love solutions stories and nonprofit news. Mississippi, Vermont and whichever way the wind blows
Sacramento community members are helping their neighbors weather extreme heat by hosting free cooling stations.
Read about this and other ways people making positive changes in my first for The Spark, a new newsletter from @reasonstobecheerful.world reasonstobecheerful.world/the-spark-ho...
Read about this and other ways people making positive changes in my first for The Spark, a new newsletter from @reasonstobecheerful.world reasonstobecheerful.world/the-spark-ho...
The Spark: How to Keep Your Community Cool During Heat Waves
In the July edition of our new newsletter about people creating positive change, we explore three ways to help your neighbors beat the heat.
reasonstobecheerful.world
July 7, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Sacramento community members are helping their neighbors weather extreme heat by hosting free cooling stations.
Read about this and other ways people making positive changes in my first for The Spark, a new newsletter from @reasonstobecheerful.world reasonstobecheerful.world/the-spark-ho...
Read about this and other ways people making positive changes in my first for The Spark, a new newsletter from @reasonstobecheerful.world reasonstobecheerful.world/the-spark-ho...
These new neighborhoods are going all-electric.
They're not only reducing emissions that contribute to climate change — they're also proving to be more resilient in the face of new extremes
My latest @rtbcheerful.bsky.social
reasonstobecheerful.world/all-electric...
They're not only reducing emissions that contribute to climate change — they're also proving to be more resilient in the face of new extremes
My latest @rtbcheerful.bsky.social
reasonstobecheerful.world/all-electric...
The Bright Future of the All-Electric Neighborhood
A growing number of housing developments are foregoing conventional fuel technology — and building climate resilience.
reasonstobecheerful.world
April 15, 2025 at 6:01 PM
These new neighborhoods are going all-electric.
They're not only reducing emissions that contribute to climate change — they're also proving to be more resilient in the face of new extremes
My latest @rtbcheerful.bsky.social
reasonstobecheerful.world/all-electric...
They're not only reducing emissions that contribute to climate change — they're also proving to be more resilient in the face of new extremes
My latest @rtbcheerful.bsky.social
reasonstobecheerful.world/all-electric...
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Around the world, a number of projects and initiatives are helping people with dementia to get around their communities with ease. ow.ly/U4bn50V4Ev0
February 22, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Around the world, a number of projects and initiatives are helping people with dementia to get around their communities with ease. ow.ly/U4bn50V4Ev0
Navigating communities becomes harder for people with dementia. But cities from Singapore to Calgary are finding ways to be more dementia-inclusive, through colorful murals, public parks & more. My latest @rtbcheerful.bsky.social reasonstobecheerful.world/dementia-inc...
How Street Art in Singapore Is Helping People With Dementia Get Around
A growing movement seeks to make communities more physically accessible for the more than 55 million people worldwide living with dementia.
reasonstobecheerful.world
February 18, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Navigating communities becomes harder for people with dementia. But cities from Singapore to Calgary are finding ways to be more dementia-inclusive, through colorful murals, public parks & more. My latest @rtbcheerful.bsky.social reasonstobecheerful.world/dementia-inc...
I just heard from one of my journo students that she can't complete a textbook research assignment.
The Census Bureau datasets tracking race and gender population changes by state appear to be blocked.
According to the Wayback Machine, it was still available on 1/26
The Census Bureau datasets tracking race and gender population changes by state appear to be blocked.
According to the Wayback Machine, it was still available on 1/26
February 6, 2025 at 2:27 AM
I just heard from one of my journo students that she can't complete a textbook research assignment.
The Census Bureau datasets tracking race and gender population changes by state appear to be blocked.
According to the Wayback Machine, it was still available on 1/26
The Census Bureau datasets tracking race and gender population changes by state appear to be blocked.
According to the Wayback Machine, it was still available on 1/26
Easy access to public transit is linked with direct health impacts, like increased levels of physical activity, and as well as other health factors, like better access to healthy food, medical appointments & more. My latest for @rtbcheerful.bsky.social reasonstobecheerful.world/free-transit...
A Free-Transit Prescription for Healthier Communities
From physical activity to access to medical care, how people get around is interconnected with their physical and mental health.
reasonstobecheerful.world
January 24, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Easy access to public transit is linked with direct health impacts, like increased levels of physical activity, and as well as other health factors, like better access to healthy food, medical appointments & more. My latest for @rtbcheerful.bsky.social reasonstobecheerful.world/free-transit...
Amid the mental health crisis, DC grandparents are getting trained to help people deal with depression & other MH pressures.
This model of mobilizing older adults to support mental health—Friendship Bench—was pioneered in Zimbabwe. My last of 2024 for Next Avenue:
www.nextavenue.org/dc-grandpare...
This model of mobilizing older adults to support mental health—Friendship Bench—was pioneered in Zimbabwe. My last of 2024 for Next Avenue:
www.nextavenue.org/dc-grandpare...
How DC Grandparents Are Improving Community Mental Health
A volunteer-led group in Washington D.C. is adapting a successful community-based therapy approach pioneered in Zimbabwe
www.nextavenue.org
January 6, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Amid the mental health crisis, DC grandparents are getting trained to help people deal with depression & other MH pressures.
This model of mobilizing older adults to support mental health—Friendship Bench—was pioneered in Zimbabwe. My last of 2024 for Next Avenue:
www.nextavenue.org/dc-grandpare...
This model of mobilizing older adults to support mental health—Friendship Bench—was pioneered in Zimbabwe. My last of 2024 for Next Avenue:
www.nextavenue.org/dc-grandpare...
Brand new here, and happy to share my latest story for @rtbcheerful.bsky.social & Rotary Magazine:
From new accessible nature trails, to an app that arms travelers with vital planning info, a range of new initiatives are making travel easier for everyone.
reasonstobecheerful.world/travel-disab...
From new accessible nature trails, to an app that arms travelers with vital planning info, a range of new initiatives are making travel easier for everyone.
reasonstobecheerful.world/travel-disab...
Breaking Down Barriers for Travelers With Disabilities
From specialized excursions to accessible trails, travel experiences are increasingly geared toward meeting a broader range of needs.
reasonstobecheerful.world
December 10, 2024 at 6:31 PM
Brand new here, and happy to share my latest story for @rtbcheerful.bsky.social & Rotary Magazine:
From new accessible nature trails, to an app that arms travelers with vital planning info, a range of new initiatives are making travel easier for everyone.
reasonstobecheerful.world/travel-disab...
From new accessible nature trails, to an app that arms travelers with vital planning info, a range of new initiatives are making travel easier for everyone.
reasonstobecheerful.world/travel-disab...