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The Health Divide
As food stamps get historic boost, reporters can outline benefits and limits for families
November 11, 2021
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What impact will the increase have on food insecurity? It's a timely story worth tracking in your community.
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Center for Health Journalism Fellowships Posts
It may be a global pandemic, but local news matters
November 10, 2021
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Local reporting shines a light on Long Beach's glaring health disparities during the pandemic.
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Center for Health Journalism Fellowships Posts
Three lessons from a three-part radio series on housing as health care
November 10, 2021
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In the end, taking the time to find the right characters and sources paid off.
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The Health Divide
California becomes first state to extend Medicaid to undocumented older adults
November 09, 2021
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Will fears of the Trump-era “public charge” rule keep immigrants from signing up?
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The Coronavirus Files
Coronavirus Files: Vax mandate rules finalized as many children get their first shots
November 08, 2021
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Plus, mandate deadlines loom as some workers resist.
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Center for Health Journalism Member Posts
Extreme heat is a quiet health crisis worth covering, LA Times investigation shows
November 05, 2021
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Reporters Tony Barboza and Anna Phillips take us behind the scenes of their yearlong investigation.
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Center for Health Journalism Member Posts
A journalist turns to a chorus of voices — including her own — to tell stories of being disabled and pregnant
November 04, 2021
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Modern obstetrics has largely turned its back on the large and growing number of disabled women who get pregnant.
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Center for Health Journalism Fellowships Posts
How the Star Tribune shined a light on an industry targeting accident victims
November 02, 2021
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Accident victims were found selling off their settlements, sometimes for pennies on the dollar.
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Center for Health Journalism Fellowships Posts
Are North Carolina schools unfairly funneling youth into the juvenile justice system?
November 02, 2021
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A reporter will examine whether school-based complaints represent a real threat — or signal a child experiencing a mental health crisis.
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The Coronavirus Files
Coronavirus Files: FDA authorizes vaccines for younger children
November 01, 2021
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Plus, new CDC study finds greatest hospitalization and death among American Indians and Alaska Natives.
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Center for Health Journalism Fellowships Posts
As suicide in America hits historic levels, the health care response has only gotten worse
November 01, 2021
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The disparity in America between those who suffer from physical ailments and mental ones is a yawning chasm. But data can show us where the mental health care system is failing.
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Center for Health Journalism Fellowships Posts
Why excess death analyses are such a powerful tool for newsrooms
October 29, 2021
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A public agency may report the number of deaths for a given cause, but that doesn’t mean the figures are accurate.
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Center for Health Journalism Fellowships Posts
Is the Central Coast ready for an aging population?
October 29, 2021
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An aging population and a shrinking health care workforce is set to collide in coming years on California's Central Coast.
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Center for Health Journalism Fellowships Posts
A crisis within a crisis: How caregivers hit their breaking point
October 29, 2021
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As COVID-19 ravaged American society, families were pushed to the brink as they tried to care for one another.
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Center for Health Journalism Fellowships Posts
Data whiz Liz Lucas shares tips for telling stories about health disparities with data
October 28, 2021
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Context, caveats and essential tips to keep in mind to tell more powerful stories on disparities.

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