2015 National Health Journalism Fellows

2015 National Health Journalism Fellows

The Fellowship provides a grant of $2,000 to support ambitious investigative or explanatory reporting on health in underserved communities.

Jessica Belasco, San Antonio Express-News

Karen Falla,  Univision Dallas

Lottie Joiner, Crisis magazine

Justin Madden, Lexington Herald-Leader

Daisy Rosario, Latino USA

Seema Yasmin, Dallas Morning News


Dennis A. Hunt Health Journalism Fund

This fund, created by friends and family members of the late Dennis Hunt, former communications director of The California Endowment and the co-founder of the Fellowships, provides grants of $2,500-$10,000 to report on community health issues.

JoNel Aleccia, Seattle Times

Virginia Anderson, The Atlanta Journal Constitution

Maggie Clark, The Sarasota Herald-Tribune

Lenzy Krehbiel-Burton, Native Health News Alliance

Alex Smith, KCUR (Kansas City Public Media)

Jackie Valley, Las Vegas Sun

Patty Wight, Maine Public Broadcasting Network


Fund for Journalism on Child Well-Being

This fund, created with a grant from the Annie E. Casey Foundation, provides grants of $2,500-$10,000 to support reporting on the health, welfare and well-being of vulnerable children.

Ada Calhoun, Huffington Post

Nancy Cambria, St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Melody Cao, SinoVision

Chad Day, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Olga Khazan, The Atlantic

Michael LaForgia, Tampa Bay Times

Rob Perez, Honolulu Star-Advertiser