Talis Shelbourne

I am a native Milwaukeean and investigative solutions reporter for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, with a focus on affordable housing and lead issues. I joined the Journal Sentinel after covering how well my university handled sexual harassment and assault allegations against staff. Since then, I've covered everything from how vacant housing endangers community safety and the city's progress on lead poisoning to the protests in Kenosha after the shooting of Jacob Blake and stories about the victims of Waukesha parade tragedy. In addition to being a cat mom and a yogi, I enjoy knitting, painting, music, movies, documentaries, martial arts, seeing new places and taking long walks by the beach.

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Starms Discovery Learning Center is an elementary and middle school located in the 53205 ZIP code, a neighborhood where children

Uncontrolled asthma drives disparities and hurts young lives. It doesn’t have to be this way.

Uncontrolled asthma is rampant in central Milwaukee, to devastating effect.

In 2017 Josie Williams and the Greensboro Housing Coalition walked through the Cottage Grove neighborhood, pointing out issues t

Health Equity & Social Justice

Community & Public Health

Environment & Climate

Healthcare Systems & Policy

One North Carolina apartment complex was responsible for endless asthma attacks. Then the community started 'raising holy hell.'

Although the upgrades at Cottage Gardens are ongoing, emergency department visits have dropped significantly.

Poverty and Class

Environmental Health

Chronic Disease

Laketa Watts, left, director of Essentially Empowered, a community organization, and Sherri Sherri Ohly, director of the Envisio

Health Equity & Social Justice

Children & Families

Healthcare Systems & Policy

Community & Public Health

Cities are trying to address the staggering impact of asthma. The problem: Our healthcare system isn't set up to address underlying triggers

Community health workers are often funded with short-term grants, which can deter people from the profession and lead to shortages.

Poverty and Class

Healthcare Regulation and Reform

Chronic Disease

Students at Starms Discovery Learning Center in Milwaukee head out for recess on Aug. 16, 2022. Asthma is the most common diseas

Health Equity & Social Justice

Children & Families

Healthcare Systems & Policy

Community & Public Health

With more tools than ever, expanded Wisconsin asthma program could dramatically reduce ER visits, overall costs

Talis Shelbourne reported this project on the intersection of asthma, housing and health systems with the support of a grant from USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism's 2022 Impact Fund for Reporting on Health Equity and Health Systems. ...

Poverty and Class

Health Insurance and Costs

Healthcare Regulation and Reform

Chronic Disease

Starms Discovery Learning Center school nurse Ashley Capodarco exams student Major Wilson, 9, in her office. Asthma is the most

Health Equity & Social Justice

Children & Families

Healthcare Systems & Policy

Community & Public Health

Asthma afflicts 6 million children, many of whom grow up in poor neighborhoods. Most frustrating: It can be controlled.

Ma’Siah’s asthma was uncontrolled. And when his mother watched him, her feelings went from joy to helplessness.

Healthcare Systems & Policy

Community & Public Health

What are the signs my child has asthma? What steps should I take? We answer these key questions and a dozen more.

The Journal Sentinel gathered information from doctors, asthma organizations and housing advocates to create a guide for managing children's asthma.

Healthcare Regulation and Reform

Health Insurance and Costs

Chronic Disease

Angel Harris who is asthmatic, talks about the challenges of finding suitable housing that is mold free. All of Davis' children

Health Equity & Social Justice

Children & Families

Healthcare Systems & Policy

Community & Public Health

'Who wants to take a hot shower in mold?' Substandard housing promotes asthma 'triggers,' and getting help can be a nightmare.

Asthmatic children who lived in neighborhoods with the most housing code violations were nearly twice as likely to return to the emergency department or hospital in 12 or fewer months.

Poverty and Class

Chronic Disease

Children of color in Milwaukee suffer from asthma at alarming rates, but it doesn’t have to be this way

The problem has solutions, so what's keeping the city from embracing them?

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Talis Shelbourne

Articles

Uncontrolled asthma drives disparities and hurts young lives. It doesn’t have to be this way.

One North Carolina apartment complex was responsible for endless asthma attacks. Then the community started 'raising holy hell.'

Cities are trying to address the staggering impact of asthma. The problem: Our healthcare system isn't set up to address underlying triggers

With more tools than ever, expanded Wisconsin asthma program could dramatically reduce ER visits, overall costs

Asthma afflicts 6 million children, many of whom grow up in poor neighborhoods. Most frustrating: It can be controlled.

What are the signs my child has asthma? What steps should I take? We answer these key questions and a dozen more.

'Who wants to take a hot shower in mold?' Substandard housing promotes asthma 'triggers,' and getting help can be a nightmare.

Children of color in Milwaukee suffer from asthma at alarming rates, but it doesn’t have to be this way