Healthcare Regulation and Reform

All photos by Lexis-Olivier Ray for L.A. TACO.

Part 2: There Weren't Enough Porta-Potties For The Homeless To Begin With. In October They're Being Pulled

This is the second investigative article by Lexis-Olivier Ray that was produced as a project for the USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism’s 2020 Data Fellowship.

Poverty and Class, Environmental Health, Health Insurance and Costs, Healthcare Regulation and Reform, Housing and Homeslessness, Community Safety

L.A. TACO

Part 1: Garcetti Said That L.A.’s Hand-Washing Stations For The Homeless Were Regularly Refilled, Records Obtained Show Otherwise

This is the first investigative article that was produced by Lexis-Olivier Ray as a project for the USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism’s 2020 Data Fellowship.

Poverty and Class, Environmental Health, Healthcare Regulation and Reform, Health Insurance and Costs, Housing and Homeslessness, Community Safety

CNN Newswire

In rural Georgia, a door-to-door push to get neighbors vaccinated against Covid-19

That's not just a problem for Randolph County and other rural places where vaccines have been slow to take off. Lagging vaccination rates in rural areas could extend the pandemic for the entire country, according to CDC researchers.

Poverty and Class, Environmental Health, Health Insurance and Costs, Healthcare Regulation and Reform, Community Safety, Patient Safety and Ethics

Courtesy Catherine Rubio

Part 1: Filipino American nurses, reflecting on disproportionate Covid toll, look ahead

Filipino Americans account for 4% of the nurses in the U.S. but about 25% of COVID-19 deaths among nurses. Some are leaving the profession.

Race and Equity, Immigrant and Migrant Health, Healthcare Regulation and Reform, Mental Health, Community Safety, Patient Safety and Ethics

Hahnemann Hospital windows are decorated by employees as the hospital prepares to close.

How Philadelphia escaped disaster in the face of a dozen shuttered maternity wards

This report is part of a larger project led by WHYY’s Alan Yu and Nina Feldman as part of the USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism’s 2020 Data Fellowship.

Environmental Health, Women's and Maternal Health, Healthcare Regulation and Reform, Patient Safety and Ethics

Raven Wylde and her mother Janice enjoy a visit at the Scarlet Begonia restaurant in downtown Santa Barbara on May 26.

In Post-Vaccination Life, Residents Return to Lunches, Events, Visits at Long-Term Care Facilities

COVID-19 pandemic has had a deadly toll at residential care facilities for the elderly, and cases and deaths dropped dramatically after mass vaccinations

Healthcare Regulation and Reform, Patient Safety and Ethics, Aging

Voices of Youth: Talking health equity: Reflecting on fire season working conditions for Napa Valley’s farmworkers

This essay was prepared as part of a project on health equity by Register reporter Sarah Klearman with support from the Impact Fund, a program of the USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism. ...

Race and Equity, Poverty and Class, Environmental Health, Immigrant and Migrant Health, Mental Health, Healthcare Regulation and Reform, Health Insurance and Costs, Community Safety

Natal

NATAL: Season One Conversation Guide

A collection of resources to help you find care providers, access mental health and spirituality support, or learn more about Black perinatal health and birth justice.

Race and Equity, Poverty and Class, Women's and Maternal Health, Health Insurance and Costs, Healthcare Regulation and Reform, Mental Health, Patient Safety and Ethics

Norma Lazcano places potatoes in a bag at a food pick-up site at the Los Robles Ronald McNair Academy in East Palo Alto on May19

Figuring out how to feed kids when they're not in school

The pandemic challenged child nutrition leaders to rethink strategies for getting school meals to those in need.

Poverty and Class, Healthcare Regulation and Reform, Food and Nutrition

The Highways 41/180 interchange in Fresno appears nearly devoid of cars at around noon on Friday, March 27, 2020. Much of the ci

This Week in Fresnoland: We’re looking into transportation needs in Fresno County. We need your help.

This report is part of a larger project led by Danielle Bergstrom and Maria Ortiz-Briones as part of the USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism’s 2021 California Fellowship.

Poverty and Class, Environmental Health, Healthcare Regulation and Reform, Housing and Homeslessness, Community Safety