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How to tell great data-driven stories about health care in underserved communities
LA Times reporter Marissa Evans shares tips for mining public records — and you don’t have to be a geek to do it.
Racism is making Black people sick
Experts explain how bias in medical care leads to illness, death, and wide health disparities.
Stockton’s pathbreaking former mayor has learned a few lessons about storytelling
"Having the numbers, having the data wasn’t enough," Tubbs said. "I had to do a better job at narrative.”
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Can Los Angeles County’s jail system take better care of mothers and their kids?
Are changes toward a "care first, jail last" model making a meaningful difference for incarcerated women and mothers?
Ethnic grocery stores are a measure of health for diverse neighborhoods
A new reporting project will take a deeper look at ethnic grocery stores, which have proven lifelines for their communities throughout the pandemic.
Ace reporters share strategies for landing big projects with impact
Dan Diamond of The Washington Post, Neil Bedi of ProPublica and Kathleen McGrory of the Tampa Bay Times share strategies for getting big projects noticed.
For disabled parents, maternity care is a minefield
While parents of disabled children are more seen and supported than ever, disabled parents remain marginalized, stigmatized, and invisible.
COVID-19 exposes long-standing health inequities in one of California’s largest cities
Health disparities have existed in Long Beach for decades, but experts say those long-standing inequalities have now come into stark view during COVID-19.
‘COVID was the disease that revealed our illness as a society,’ equity researcher says
Sociologist Manuel Pastor on why it would be a huge mistake to go “back to the way we were before COVID-19."
Experts explain how we can do more to address the social drivers of health
An OB-GYN, housing expert and a social services reporter offer insights for covering the root causes that harm the health of pregnant women and families.
How has COVID-19 fractured the lives of California’s students?
As students begin their return to the classroom for physical instruction over the next year, the long-term repercussions of a year of virtual learning will become clearer.
