From July 14-18 2013, 22 journalists will join us for our National Health Journalism Fellowship. They include:
Dennis A. Hunt Health Journalism Fund Grantees
Becca Aaronson, a health care reporter for The Texas Tribune, an Austin-based online news site, will report on how changing public policies affect women’s health services in Texas. Grant: $5,000
Liza Gross, a freelance journalist for Environmental Health News, will examine the social, economic and environmental health inequities issues facing California farm workers. Grant: $4,000
Jennifer Haberkorn, a health care reporter at POLITICO and POLITICO Pro, will examine enrollment procedures in several states’ health insurance exchanges and compare the experiences of consumers. Grant: $4,500
Sean Hamill, a reporter for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, will report on the effects of hospital closures on small communities. Grant: $5,000
Jason Kane, a reporter-producer for the PBS NewsHour’s health unit, will focus on the impact of food insecurity on the health of low-income populations, particularly children. Grant: $6,000
Lisa Riordan Seville, an independent researcher and producer for NBC News, will report on challenges to providing health care to the growing number of older people in Montana. Grant: $4,000
Eric Whitney, a freelancer reporter for Colorado Public Radio, NPR and Kaiser Health News, will compare Americans’ access to new health benefits in three different states: Colorado, Texas and Illinois. Grant: $3,500
2013 National Health Journalism Fellows ($2,000 grants)
Anthony Advincula, an editor, writer and national media outreach coordinator for New America Media (Pacific News Service), will produce a series of stories on mental health issues of U.S.-born children whose parents were deported or are detained for immigration violations.
Erika Beras, the behavioral health reporter at 90.5 WESA, the public radio station in Pittsburgh, will work on a series of stories about the health issues faced by refugees.
Mikaela Conley, a freelance writer, will investigate HIV/AIDS hot spots for ABCNews.com.
Karen Bouffard, a reporter at the Detroit News, will report on health risks faced by Detroit children.
Lois M. Collins, a reporter and columnist at the Deseret News, will explore the health impact of social isolation on the elderly, parents whose children have disabilities and other groups.
Sierra Crane-Murdoch, a contributing editor at High Country News, will report on an unexplained childhood cancer cluster.
Emily DePrang, a staff writer at The Texas Observer, will examine how Texas could save money and prevent human suffering by increasing funding for its public mental health system.
Karla Escamilla, the Southern Arizona reporter for Univision Arizona, will look at immigration status-related health problems of undocumented U.S. residents.
Patricia Guadalupe, Washington correspondent for Hispanic Link News Service, will look at the impact on the growing Latino community in Washington, D.C. of an anticipated shortage of health care providers.
Sandy Hausman, Charlottesville bureau chief for Virginia Public Radio, will report on the unique medical problems of prison inmates and the projected costs of caring for an aging population of prisoners.
Amanda Mascarelli, a freelance journalist, will report for Science magazine on the links between exposure to household pesticides and neurodevelopmental effects in low-income children.
Johanes Roselló, a general assignment reporter for MundoHispánico newspaper in Georgia, will look into the effect of deportations on the mental health of the Latino families left behind in Georgia, as well as barriers to services.
Annabelle Sedano, a general assignment and technology reporter for KMEX Univision 34 Los Angeles, will co-report with Alonso Yáñez on the short and long-term health effects of deportation procedures.
Andrea K. Walker, health reporter for the Baltimore Sun, will write about the impact of violence on residents’ health in Baltimore.
Alonso Yáñez, online publisher and social media specialist for KMEX Univision Los Angeles, will co-report with Annabelle Sedano on the short and long-term health effects of deportation procedures.