Patient Safety and Ethics

Foothill Packing workers gather in April for their dinner at the Budget Inn Motel on John Street in Salinas, observing social di

In America’s Salad Bowl, crowded housing leaves farmworkers especially vulnerable to COVID-19

California farmworkers have been hit especially hard by the virus, as they often live in overcrowded housing, travel in groups to work, and lack access to health insurance.

Race and Equity, Poverty and Class, Environmental Health, Immigrant and Migrant Health, Health Insurance and Costs, Mental Health, Housing and Homeslessness, Patient Safety and Ethics

With vaccines rolling out, pay attention to that second dose

It's worth paying special attention to how many people complete the two-dose COVID-19 vaccination regimen.

Health Insurance and Costs, Healthcare Regulation and Reform, Patient Safety and Ethics

Ending the Pandemic Means Getting Vaccinated. But Many Oregonians Will Be Hard to Convince.

These groups, and others, will need to drop their opposition to vaccination for the shots to work statewide.

Race and Equity, Environmental Health, Poverty and Class, Mental Health, Healthcare Regulation and Reform, Community Safety, Patient Safety and Ethics

Loretta Jones with her children, from left, Grenderline, 11, Christopher Michael, 4, and Frederick, 12.

How the Pandemic Has Been Devastating for Children From Low-Income Families

This project was produced by Dan Levin as part of the USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism’s 2020 National Fellowship.

Race and Equity, Poverty and Class, Environmental Health, Health Insurance and Costs, Domestic Violence, Community Safety, Patient Safety and Ethics

What does year of unimaginable tragedy mean for Chicago’s shooting survivors?

As Chicago once again faces a historic increase in violence, a reporter seeks to understand how the pandemic is affecting shooting survivors.

Race and Equity, Poverty and Class, Environmental Health, Mental Health, Community Safety, Patient Safety and Ethics

Laverne Blackhorse sits in front of pageant ribbons won by her daughter Valentina, who was one of the first COVID-19 deaths on N

How we balanced safety and trust while reporting on the Navajo Nation amid COVID-19

Reporters recount the constant struggle to balance in-person interviews with efforts to protect themselves and others from the coronavirus.

Race and Equity, Poverty and Class, Environmental Health, Health Insurance and Costs, Patient Safety and Ethics

Edición Semanaria: Ancestral Foods Nourish Immigrants’ Bodies and Souls this Holiday Season

To get through the crises generated by the pandemic and the holiday season, millions of unemployed or part-time workers are turning to food banks run by government agencies or charitable organizations.

Poverty and Class, Environmental Health, Immigrant and Migrant Health, Health Insurance and Costs, Food and Nutrition, Community Safety, Patient Safety and Ethics

Edición Semanaria: Myths and Realities about Home Remedies to Combat Covid-19

This story was produced as part of a large project by Jessica Bedolla, a participant in the 2020 National Fellowship, who is exploring, researching and reporting the impact of this worldwide pandemic in communities along the border. ...

Race and Equity, Poverty and Class, Environmental Health, Immigrant and Migrant Health, Health Insurance and Costs, Community Safety, Patient Safety and Ethics

Francisca Porchas is the founder of the Latinx Therapist Action Network.

A therapists' network supports immigrants, advocates during pandemic

The Latinx Therapists Action Network, with a presence in 20 US states, works with therapists committed to supporting immigrant communities and the movements allied with them.

Race and Equity, Poverty and Class, Environmental Health, Immigrant and Migrant Health, Mental Health, Health Insurance and Costs, Patient Safety and Ethics

A memorial in Huntington, West Virginia, a city that has suffered devastating losses from the opioid epidemic in recent years.

Has America forgotten the opioid epidemic?

COVID-19 has stolen attention from the addiction crisis — and made it worse

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

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Patient Safety and Ethics

In America’s Salad Bowl, crowded housing leaves farmworkers especially vulnerable to COVID-19

With vaccines rolling out, pay attention to that second dose

Ending the Pandemic Means Getting Vaccinated. But Many Oregonians Will Be Hard to Convince.

How the Pandemic Has Been Devastating for Children From Low-Income Families

What does year of unimaginable tragedy mean for Chicago’s shooting survivors?

How we balanced safety and trust while reporting on the Navajo Nation amid COVID-19

Edición Semanaria: Ancestral Foods Nourish Immigrants’ Bodies and Souls this Holiday Season

Edición Semanaria: Myths and Realities about Home Remedies to Combat Covid-19

A therapists' network supports immigrants, advocates during pandemic

Has America forgotten the opioid epidemic?