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How reporters used data to tell the story of a public health system gutted before the pandemic
KHN's Lauren Weber and Hannah Recht shares insights and tips.
The algorithms used to calculate Covid-19 risk might be prone to bias
Hospitals and insurance companies use a variety of algorithms to calculate risk, but they don’t always yield equitable results.
USC Annenberg awards fellowships, health data reporting grants to 21 journalists
Twenty one journalists from around the nation join the USC Center for Health Journalism this week to take part in the 2020 Data Fellowship. Welcome!
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Why we know so little about preventing preterm births
The data tell a disturbing story about how the U.S. has failed to invest in the health and future of some of the most vulnerable among us.
Health Media Jobs & Opportunities: The New York Times is looking for an editor for Well
Health Media Jobs & Opportunities: The New York Times is looking for an editor for Well, The Times’s health and wellness desk.
Asthma, air pollution and COVID-19 are making it hard for Oakland’s kids to breathe
Even before the COVID-19 pandemic and a summer of wildfire smoke, children living in East and West Oakland had a hard time breathing.
How the COVID-19 pandemic is worsening stark inequalities in Silicon Valley
In Silicon Valley, the pandemic has exacerabated long-running inequities between places such as Atherton and East Palo Alto.
Shasta County Jail: Two important areas of policy to understand
In recent years, the jail has also seen the number of deaths in custody tick upward. Most of those deaths are suicides, a category of deaths some jail experts have deemed “mostly preventable.”
Understanding how coronavirus swept through rural California’s Kern County
How did a county that ranks 11th among California counties in population end up with the second-highest COVID-19 case rate per capita in the state?
Child welfare outcomes vary widely in North Carolina. Data can help explain why.
The lack of consistency in screening abuse reports is concerning enough for state legislators to consider changes to North Carolina’s system.
Millions left sitting in medical reimbursement accounts by city workers
San Francisco health officials are looking at how to improve access, outreach as untapped funds reach $409 million.
