Poverty and Class

How data on child neglect helped me show how Indiana is ‘punishing poverty’

The initial statistics shocked me. It turns out, I hadn’t seen anything yet.

Environmental Health, Poverty and Class, Mental Health

Farmworkers tend to the Girard vineyard on Highway 29.

Farmworkers, the backbone of Napa Valley's economy, face health challenges

This story was produced as part of a larger project led by Courtney Teague, a participant in the 2019 California Fellowship....

Poverty and Class, Health Insurance and Costs, Community Safety, Patient Safety and Ethics

Though it has fresh produce, Pem Mey Fuel Mart can't compete with Safeway, Walmart and Grocery Outlet in Crescent City, its mana

Residents Say Klamath Needs a Grocery Store, But Can The Community Support One?

This story was produced as part of a larger project led by Jessica Cejnar, a participant in the USC Center for Health Journalism's 2019 California Fellowship....

Poverty and Class, Environmental Health, Food and Nutrition

The Gensaws cook Klamath River salmon the Yurok way, on redwood sticks over an alderwood fire, at this year's Klamath Salmon Fes

'A Piece of Your Spirit': Feeding Each Other in Yurok Country

This story was produced as part of a larger project led by Jessica Cejnar, a participant in the USC Center for Health Journalism's 2019 California Fellowship....

Race and Equity, Poverty and Class, Environmental Health, Food and Nutrition

Ashley Kinsley, who hangs out among the homeless encampments on Third Avenue in Venice, is reluctant to visit a doctor.

Community Resistance to Temporary Housing and Hygiene Stations Continues as Homeless Deaths Surge

This story was produced as part of a larger project led by Gary Walker, a participant in the USC Center for Health Journalism's California Fellowship....

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

5 tips for getting your reporting to the audiences who need it most

This story was produced as a project for the USC Center for Health Journalism's 2018 Data Fellowship.

Race and Equity, Poverty and Class

Housing costs cramp business in expensive communities

This story was produced as part of a larger project led by Courtney Teague, a participant in the 2019 California Fellowship....

Environmental Health, Poverty and Class, Mental Health

Traffic on U.S. 101, which cuts through the city of East Palo Alto, as shown from a new bike and pedestrian bridge.

Uneven Ground Part III: Chasing equity in a changing climate

“We have plenty of housing, but we don’t have jobs that are available to employable residents. People have to traverse out of East Palo Alto to go to their workplace."

Environmental Health, Poverty and Class

Kidney surgery paid for through Covered California gave Kenrick Bascom (left) a new lease on life. Photo by Maria Martin.

The Affordable Care Act has been a Lifeline for Homeless and Low-income People. A Trump Administration Lawsuit could Leave Millions Uninsured.

This story was produced as part of a larger project led by Gary Walker, a participant in the USC Center for Health Journalism's California Fellowship....

Poverty and Class, Health Insurance and Costs

Rick O'Rourke sets a pile of debris aflame during a prescribed burn in the Ashland Watershed.

Oppressed By Wildfire: Weaving Culture Into Fire Management Helps Tribes Reclaim Suppressed Heritage

This story was produced as a project for the 2019 California Fellowship, a program of USC Annenberg's Center for Health Journalism....

Race and Equity, Environmental Health, Poverty and Class, Community Safety

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Poverty and Class

How data on child neglect helped me show how Indiana is ‘punishing poverty’

Farmworkers, the backbone of Napa Valley's economy, face health challenges

Residents Say Klamath Needs a Grocery Store, But Can The Community Support One?

'A Piece of Your Spirit': Feeding Each Other in Yurok Country

Community Resistance to Temporary Housing and Hygiene Stations Continues as Homeless Deaths Surge

5 tips for getting your reporting to the audiences who need it most

Housing costs cramp business in expensive communities

Uneven Ground Part III: Chasing equity in a changing climate

The Affordable Care Act has been a Lifeline for Homeless and Low-income People. A Trump Administration Lawsuit could Leave Millions Uninsured.

Oppressed By Wildfire: Weaving Culture Into Fire Management Helps Tribes Reclaim Suppressed Heritage