Taunya English
Senior Editor, Broadcast Innovation
Senior Editor, Broadcast Innovation
Taunya English, Senior Editor, Broadcast Innovation, joined KHN to help shape the newsroom’s expanding audio offerings, including experimentation with podcasts and the longtime reporting partnership with NPR and its member stations. Previously, Taunya was editorial director of “The Pulse,” a national health and science radio show produced at WHYY in Philadelphia, where she commissioned audio stories from around the country. During 15-plus years as a health reporter, Taunya’s coverage focused on health policy, in particular the influence of neighborhood and economics on well-being. Taunya holds a master’s degree from Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism.
Taunya English explains how your neighborhood and the place that you live can make a difference on your health.
Walkability and good public transportation can improve the health of residents in the neighborhood.
Healthy food and exercise don't mean anything if you can't get to either. Taunya English examines how making neighborhoods more walkable can affect the health of seniors.
After several years on the health beat, I've learned that covering health more comprehensively means paying more attention to how people’s health is affected by where they live.