Partnership opens doors for DC youth

{“questions”:{“zia38”:{“title”:”In 2015, the United States ranked [ _ ] in people ages 25\u201334 completing an associate degree.”,”mediaType”:”image”,”image”:””,”imageCredit”:””,”video”:””,”imagePlaceholder”:””,”desc”:””,”answers”:{“cx5k7”:{“title”:”5th”,”image”:””,”isCorrect”:”0″,”id”:”cx5k7″,”index”:0},”gr68s”:{“title”:”10th”,”image”:””,”isCorrect”:”1″,”id”:”gr68s”,”index”:1},”nfi0q”:{“title”:”15th”,”image”:””,”isCorrect”:”0″,”id”:”nfi0q”,”index”:2}},”id”:”zia38″,”index”:0}},”results”:{“3hxv6”:{“title”:”Correct!”,”image”:””,”min”:”1″,”max”:”1″,”desc”:”You’re right! The United States ranked 10th among 35 in Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries, trailing nations like Canada, Japan and Korea by more than 10 percentage points.Source“,”id”:”3hxv6″,”index”:0},”d8x8w”:{“title”:”Sorry!”,”image”:””,”min”:”0″,”max”:”0″,”desc”:”Actually, the United States ranked 10th among 35 in…

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Dramatic results with new HIV testing strategy

{“questions”:{“znqhe”:{“title”:”In sub-Saharan Africa, women 15 years and older account for what percentage of new HIV infections among adults?”,”mediaType”:”image”,”image”:””,”imageCredit”:””,”video”:””,”imagePlaceholder”:””,”desc”:””,”answers”:{“o2s2n”:{“title”:”18″,”image”:””,”isCorrect”:”0″,”id”:”o2s2n”,”index”:0},”uyin7″:{“title”:”26″,”image”:””,”isCorrect”:”0″,”id”:”uyin7″,”index”:1},”c0dde”:{“title”:”35″,”image”:””,”isCorrect”:”0″,”id”:”c0dde”,”index”:2},”f9k31″:{“title”:”56″,”image”:””,”isCorrect”:”1″,”id”:”f9k31″,”index”:3}},”id”:”znqhe”,”index”:0}},”results”:{“twymv”:{“title”:”Correct!”,”image”:””,”min”:”1″,”max”:”1″,”desc”:”You’re right! Women account for 56 percent of new HIV infections in sub-Saharan Africa, compared with 47 percent of women with new infections globally. Source“,”id”:”twymv”,”index”:0},”ze9yn”:{“title”:”Sorry!”,”image”:””,”min”:”0″,”max”:”0″,”desc”:”Actually, women account for 56 percent of new HIV infections in sub-Saharan Africa, compared…

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Leveling the playing field in education

{“questions”:{“65ghe”:{“title”:”How many girls worldwide ages 6\u201311 will never start school?”,”mediaType”:”image”,”image”:””,”imageCredit”:””,”video”:””,”imagePlaceholder”:””,”desc”:””,”answers”:{“8108l”:{“title”:”6 million”,”image”:””,”isCorrect”:”0″,”id”:”8108l”,”index”:0},”ipfy2″:{“title”:”16 million”,”image”:””,”isCorrect”:”1″,”id”:”ipfy2″,”index”:1},”m92ng”:{“title”:”60 million”,”image”:””,”isCorrect”:”0″,”id”:”m92ng”,”index”:2}},”id”:”65ghe”,”index”:0}},”results”:{“bj9u8”:{“title”:”Correct!”,”image”:””,”min”:”1″,”max”:”1″,”desc”:”You’re right! Worldwide, 16 million girls will never start school. This number is double that of boys who will never start school.Source“,”id”:”bj9u8″,”index”:0},”wzg17″:{“title”:”Sorry!”,”image”:””,”min”:”0″,”max”:”0″,”desc”:”Actually, worldwide, 16 million girls will never start school. This number is double that of boys who will never start school.Source“,”id”:”wzg17″,”index”:1}}}

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A path to career mobility in retail sales

{“questions”:{“a0p8z”:{“title”:”There were [ _ ] retail sales people in the U.S. workforce in 2015.”,”mediaType”:”image”,”image”:””,”imageCredit”:””,”video”:””,”imagePlaceholder”:””,”desc”:””,”answers”:{“7q2dj”:{“title”:”3.3 million”,”image”:””,”isCorrect”:”0″,”id”:”7q2dj”,”index”:0},”bomax”:{“title”:”4.6 million”,”image”:””,”isCorrect”:”1″,”id”:”bomax”,”index”:1},”sz7db”:{“title”:”7.3 million”,”image”:””,”isCorrect”:”0″,”id”:”sz7db”,”index”:2}},”id”:”a0p8z”,”index”:0}},”results”:{“obcxy”:{“title”:”Correct!”,”image”:””,”min”:”1″,”max”:”1″,”desc”:”You’re right! Retail sales is the most common job in the United States, employing more than 4.6 million people in 2015.Source“,”id”:”obcxy”,”index”:0},”a02bd”:{“title”:”Sorry!”,”image”:””,”min”:”0″,”max”:”0″,”desc”:”Actually, retail sales is the most common job in the United States, employing more than 4.6 million people in…

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From education to employment: Bridging the gap

{“questions”:{“uyjnz”:{“title”:”What percentage of youth ages 15\u201324 in Colombia are unemployed?”,”mediaType”:”image”,”image”:””,”imageCredit”:””,”video”:””,”imagePlaceholder”:””,”desc”:””,”answers”:{“6r5q1”:{“title”:”9″,”image”:””,”isCorrect”:”0″,”id”:”6r5q1″,”index”:0},”l7zwk”:{“title”:”19″,”image”:””,”isCorrect”:”1″,”id”:”l7zwk”,”index”:1},”iz7de”:{“title”:”29″,”image”:””,”isCorrect”:”0″,”id”:”iz7de”,”index”:2}},”id”:”uyjnz”,”index”:0}},”results”:{“wtgre”:{“title”:”Correct!”,”image”:””,”min”:”1″,”max”:”1″,”desc”:”You’re right! Colombia has a youth unemployment rate of almost 19 percent as of 2014, the latest numbers available.Source“,”id”:”wtgre”,”index”:0},”mgpcw”:{“title”:”Sorry!”,”image”:””,”min”:”0″,”max”:”0″,”desc”:”Actually, Colombia has a youth unemployment rate of almost 19 percent as of 2014, the latest numbers available.Source“,”id”:”mgpcw”,”index”:1}}}

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Microneedles: Reinventing contraceptives

{“questions”:{“qgwb2”:{“title”:”In what year was the modern female condom developed?”,”mediaType”:”image”,”image”:””,”imageCredit”:””,”video”:””,”imagePlaceholder”:””,”desc”:””,”answers”:{“w9666”:{“title”:”1927″,”image”:””,”isCorrect”:”0″,”id”:”w9666″,”index”:0},”4nwt9″:{“title”:”1984″,”image”:””,”isCorrect”:”1″,”id”:”4nwt9″,”index”:1},”yzlzx”:{“title”:”1994″,”image”:””,”isCorrect”:”0″,”id”:”yzlzx”,”index”:2}},”id”:”qgwb2″,”index”:0}},”results”:{“ovxac”:{“title”:”Correct!”,”image”:””,”min”:”1″,”max”:”1″,”desc”:”You’re right! Lasse Hessel developed the modern female condom in 1984, although Marie Stopes wrote about a feminine sheath in 1927.Source“,”id”:”ovxac”,”index”:0},”s7mda”:{“title”:”Sorry!”,”image”:””,”min”:”0″,”max”:”0″,”desc”:”Actually, Lasse Hessel developed the modern female condom in 1984, although Marie Stopes wrote about a feminine sheath in 1927.Source“,”id”:”s7mda”,”index”:1}}}

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Food for thought: Smart nutrition in the first 1,000 days

{“questions”:{“w6g60”:{“title”:”What was the first product fortified with iodine in the United States?”,”mediaType”:”image”,”image”:””,”imageCredit”:””,”video”:””,”imagePlaceholder”:””,”desc”:””,”answers”:{“oz0mz”:{“title”:”Bread”,”image”:””,”isCorrect”:”0″,”id”:”oz0mz”,”index”:0},”8sm48″:{“title”:”Corn starch”,”image”:””,”isCorrect”:”0″,”id”:”8sm48″,”index”:1},”29kth”:{“title”:”Salt”,”image”:””,”isCorrect”:”1″,”id”:”29kth”,”index”:2}},”id”:”w6g60″,”index”:0}},”results”:{“x7ztt”:{“title”:”Correct!”,”image”:””,”min”:”1″,”max”:”1″,”desc”:”You’re right! Iodized salt was first available to U.S. consumers in 1924. Currently, 120 countries require iodization of salt for household use.Source“,”id”:”x7ztt”,”index”:0},”oyhor”:{“title”:”Sorry!”,”image”:””,”min”:”0″,”max”:”0″,”desc”:”Actually, iodized salt was first available to U.S. consumers in 1924. Currently, 120 countries require iodization of salt for household use.Source“,”id”:”oyhor”,”index”:1}}}

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Cutting-edge research on HIV prevention

{“questions”:{“jem4r”:{“title”:”Which country did the World Health Organization first validate for the elimination of mother-to-child transmission of HIV and syphilis?”,”mediaType”:”image”,”image”:””,”imageCredit”:””,”video”:””,”imagePlaceholder”:””,”desc”:””,”answers”:{“4tcb8”:{“title”:”Canada”,”image”:””,”isCorrect”:”0″,”id”:”4tcb8″,”index”:0},”0zntm”:{“title”:”Cuba”,”image”:””,”isCorrect”:”1″,”id”:”0zntm”,”index”:1},”73omn”:{“title”:”Belarus”,”image”:””,”isCorrect”:”0″,”id”:”73omn”,”index”:2},”2t1uw”:{“title”:”Laos”,”image”:””,”isCorrect”:”0″,”id”:”2t1uw”,”index”:3}},”id”:”jem4r”,”index”:0}},”results”:{“n4ddd”:{“title”:”Correct!”,”image”:””,”min”:”1″,”max”:”1″,”desc”:”You’re right! In 2015, the World Health Organization validated Cuba. They validated Armenia, Belarus, Moldova and Thailand in 2016.Source“,”id”:”n4ddd”,”index”:0},”rclht”:{“title”:”Sorry!”,”image”:””,”min”:”0″,”max”:”0″,”desc”:”Actually, in 2015, the World Health Organization validated Cuba. They validated Armenia, Belarus, Moldova and Thailand in 2016.Source“,”id”:”rclht”,”index”:1}}}

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