Bernice Yeung
Reporter
Reporter
Bernice Yeung is a health and welfare reporter with Reveal, a project of the Center for Investigative Reporting in Berkeley. A former staff writer for SF Weekly who has also worked as an editor at California Lawyer magazine, Bernice's writing has appeared in a variety of media outlets, including KQED Public Radio, the Village Voice, The New York Times, and Mother Jones. Bernice serves on the boards of the Society of Professional Journalists, Northern California Chapter, and Hyphen, an Asian American magazine that she co-founded. She received a B.S. from Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism, and a M.A. in Sociology from Fordham University.
<p>Although California is the world’s 9th largest economy and a hub of tech innovation, some of the state’s residents live in communities that lack basic services ­like clean water and functioning sewage systems.</p>
<p>Nearly every day, Arleen Hernandez battles an aging septic tank that backs up into her toilet and shower. Upon moving to Parklawn in 1986, she didn’t realize her new neighborhood lacks basic public services.</p>
<p>From tainted water to failing septic tanks, some Californians live in communities without the most basic infrastructure and services. How do these conditions affect their public health?</p>
<p>A growing national movement seeks to connect ex-offenders with health care services. Many people say it makes financial sense. Some say it can possibly reduce crime.</p>
<p>This <a href="http://www.newsdesk.org/archives/006073.html">piece</a> -- part of my <a href="http://www.newsdesk.org/archives/prisons-public/">Prisons & Public Health</a> news blog -- ran on <a href="http://www.newsdesk.org">Newsdesk.org</a> as part of my ongoing exploration of the connection between prisoner reentry, public health and public safety.</p>