Alyssa Perry

I'm a Los Angeles based podcast producer at NPR, working on Code Switch. I was a 2019 Center for Health Journalism California Fellow. I was previously at KPCC as a health reporter, KQED in San Francisco and moonlit at Reveal from The Center for Investigative Reporting. I was awarded a Third Coast Prize for Radio Impact and 2019 IRE for Radio, along with Will Evans, for investigating the car factory Tesla and how the company intentionally left their factory workers injuries off government logs. We were also awarded one of the 2018 Sidney Hillman award and finalists for the 2019 Loeb Audio Category Award. I am also a graduate of the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism.

Articles

Only a third of the afterschool programs reviewed by LAist/KPCC spent more than 2% of their snack budget on fruits and vegetable

Staying flexible proves key for story on junk food in LA’s afterschool programs

When I reached out to LA’s parks and rec department to get their response to the unhealthy snacks and beverages being served to kids, a manager admitted the city had dropped the ball.

Food and Nutrition

A sampling of snacks offered at various after school programs throughout Los Angeles.

Community & Public Health

Children & Families

Healthcare Systems & Policy

We Got The Snack Receipts For LA Rec And Park's After-School Programs — It's Mostly Junk

Cheetos. Oreos. Capri Sun. That's just a sampling of the items that can be found on the menu every day at city-operated rec centers in Los Angeles, despite a high prevalence of childhood obesity in the county and a nutrition policy that the city adopted in 2005.

Environmental Health

Food and Nutrition