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Stevenson Swanson is the Science Media Manager at The New York Botanical Garden.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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\"Photo<\/a>The Cigna Foundation<\/a> and the Ghetto Film School<\/a> recently teamed up to host a competition among the school\u2019s young filmmakers, who were challenged to use their video storytelling skills to highlight how some of the Foundation\u2019s New York City-based World of Difference non-profit grant partners, including The New York Botanical Garden, are creating a positive impact on the health and well-being of local residents.<\/p>\n

Taking second place was Bridging the Gap<\/em>, by Kecia Romiel, who focused on the Botanical Garden\u2019s innovative research led by Ina Vandebroek, Ph.D., Matthew Calbraith Perry Assistant Curator of Economic Botany and Caribbean Program Director in the Garden\u2019s Institute of Economic Botany. Dr. Vandebroek\u2019s project seeks to improve health care for New York\u2019s immigrant Latino and Caribbean communities by studying the plants they use in their traditional medical practices and raising awareness of these practices among healthcare professionals.<\/p>\n

You can watch Kecia\u2019s short video here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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