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Sarah Moore, a Kentucky woman who needs thrice-weekly dialysis because of kidney failure, can't afford transport to the clinic and may give up the life-saving treatments.
In depressed towns in Kentucky, residents struggle to earn enough to afford health insurance.
Other stories in the series include:
Forgotten Voices (Part 1)
Forgotten Voices: Children's health reform
Forgotten Voices: Spiritual health
Forgotten Voices: Health nutritio
Whitesburg, Kentucky is Trump country, but even though most Kentucky voters supported Trump, they want to keep the improvements in health care they’ve received under the Affordable Care Act.
Two significant obstacles have stood in the way of developing a meaningful Valley fever awareness campaign: money and a lack of a celebrity to champion the cause.
The effort is bringing together civic leaders, police, educators, community groups and religious leaders. The goals are to curb gang-related crime, help children stay out of gangs, and deal with emotional aftermath of violence.
As the Affordable Care Act's open enrollment period gets underway, there's a great deal of confusion about it, and funds have been slashed for advertising and navigators, which help people figure out which plan to select.
Native organizations and advocates across the United States are seeking to get young Native people to switch from drinking sugary beverages, such as soda and energy drinks, to water.
Antonia Gonzales and Sarah Gustavus traveled to the Navajo Nation recently to examine how a lack of access to water in many homes influences beverage choices and what might be done to increase water consumption among young people.
This article and others in this series were produced as part of a project for the University of Southern California Center for Health Journalism’s National Fellowship, in conjunction with the USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism....
