Farmworkers sustain Sonoma County’s celebrated wine industry, yet survivors of domestic violence often receive little help navigating the systems meant to protect them.
Health Equity & Social Justice
Water shutoffs are a hidden public health crisis. But here's how journalists can shine more light on this issue in their coverage area.
The ripple effects of immigration raids make them public health stories worth tracking in communities across the country.
A groundbreaking data analysis shows how districts across the state are arresting and citing children for common misbehavior, leaving lasting trauma as the Legislature rejects bills to raise the age of criminal responsibility and floods schools with even more police.
Many Black and Hispanic men delay checkups due to cost, distrust or fear. Our columnist writes that journalists can help counter this trend with stories that show how preventive care is worth making time for.
Almost every community in the Chicago area is at risk of flooding, and powerful storms are expected to increase. Here’s what to know about flood insurance.
Pacoima is hemmed in by highways and heavy industry, and its residents are fighting pollution with hyperlocal air quality monitoring.
Frequent heavy rainfall in Southeast Michigan over the last decade has raised awareness of indoor mold among homeowners and renters. As water recedes after a flood, mold can develop within as little as 48 hours.
For people in treatment for substance use disorder, the weeks and months after Hurricane Helene unraveled lives they’d spent years rebuilding.
Harm reduction groups and health care workers helped avert the worst. But what about the next emergency?