Ryan White

Content Editor

Ryan White is content editor of CenterforHealthJournalism.org, where he oversees daily content across a range of health topics. He also is the lead for the Center’s Health Matters webinar series. Ryan has nearly two decades of experience reporting, writing and editing for newspapers in California, national magazines and online outlets. After graduating from UC Berkeley in 2003, Ryan reported widely on the environment, local politics, urban planning, affordable housing and public health issues throughout the Bay Area and Los Angeles. In the past, he’s worked on KQED’s public television program “This Week in Northern California,” served as the editor of the Alameda Sun, worked as a reporter and editor for Marinscope Community Newspapers and freelanced for a long list of outlets. He was a 2012 California Fellow, reporting on the plight of the “anchor out” community in San Francisco Bay.

Articles

As School-Based Health Centers Gain Following, Funding Is Key

These centers help tackle challenges that traditional primary care hasn’t been able to address. Services most in-demand by students in underserved neighborhoods are behavioral health, reproductive health and health education.

With Medi-Cal set to expand, Gov. Brown leaves provider reimbursement cuts intact

A confluence of more Californian's becoming Medicaid eligible under the Affordable Care Act and a battle over provider reimbursements rates - some of the lowest in the nation - make for interesting times in the Golden State.

Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times

Reporter Offers Guidance for When the News Gets Personal

Los Angeles Times health reporter Anna Gorman believes first person health stories can be appropriate. That's why she shared about her deeply personal decision too undergo breast and ovarian surgeries to dramatically lower her own cancer risk.

Infant formula study evokes range of reactions

Some headlines earlier this week made it sound like the reigning orthodoxy of exclusive breast-feeding was crumbling. The actual study turns out to be quite a bit more narrow and nuanced than the headlines let on.

Disparity Watch: Early Stimulation Gives Wealthy Kids Enduring Edge

Researchers who have studied the disparity in educational achievement between rich and poor children over the last few decades have found more affluent children trump their peers before the first day of preschool.

Studies show that preschool can confer real advantages.

As Obama Touts Early Education, Critics Question Value

A growing body of evidence suggests that preschool can make a big difference on a child’s later success and well-being. But not everyone agrees. We look at the research as President Obama calls for major investments in early education.

Two children look on above the Boston Marathon route.

Psychologists: What to Expect After the Boston Marathon Bombings

One way in which health reporters can be useful right now is to seek guidance from mental health experts on coping with trauma. So what types of advice and observations have media outlets offered so far? Here's a sampling.

For Reporters, Boston Tragedy Poses Special Challenges

While the horrific toll from Monday’s Boston Marathon bombings is still being measured, scores of reporters are on the front lines interviewing witnesses and survivors as the nation collectively tries to come to terms with Monday’s tragedy....

Fewer Americans are getting health insurance from their employer, a new report finds.

Report: Fewer Employees Getting Health Insurance Through Work

A new report finds a 10 percent drop in those getting insurance from their employer over the past decade. Many are asking whether the Affordable Care Act will reverse or accelerate that trend.

U.S. middle and high schools are more frequently turning to suspensions.

Epidemic of Suspensions Poses Health Concerns

A new report says suspension rates in U.S. middle and high schools are hitting all-time highs. That's particularly troubling news given the research linking education and health.