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The Health Divide: Drugstores are leaving Black and Latino neighborhoods, creating prescription drug deserts

“The risk for closure for pharmacies in predominantly Black and Latinx neighborhoods was higher than in white neighborhoods,” one recent study showed.

Community Safety
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People are bypassing tap water in many communities. Reporters can explore why — and what needs to change

The more people I interviewed, the more I learned that people are often deeply curious about the health and safety of their water.

Community Safety
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Lost in Translation: Health care Challenges in Immigrant Communities

A new series on health care inequities highlights the impact of language barriers on immigrant communities.

Immigrant and Migrant Health
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Beyond the numbers: Reporting on food insecurity in Chicago

It was vital for my reporting to engage with the community on a deeper level to understand the systemic issues that prevent families from breaking the cycle of poverty.

Food and Nutrition
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The Health Divide: School shootings keep happening. It’s up to reporters to highlight the costs of inaction

Last month, a 15-year-old girl opened fire at a Wisconsin school, killing two and injuring six. Female shooters are rare, but such incidents highlight the need for broader prevention efforts and policy changes.

Community Safety
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Community partnerships prove crucial for engaging residents of the Imperial Valley on the health challenges they face

A reporter discovers the power of hanging out and listening deeply in California's Imperial Valley, where a struggling rural health system has made it hard to get needed care.

Healthcare Regulation and Reform

Housing is transformative for domestic violence survivors, but supply and safety present challenges

Domestic violence survivors find hope through shelters like DWC, offering safe housing, therapy, and community support. Despite challenges, housing transforms lives.

Domestic Violence
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Counties fight for more freedom over how to spend opioid money with $247M more on the way

Pennsylvania's Opioid Abatement Trust is under scrutiny for rejecting spending plans, including youth and Kensington programs, amid criticism over secret meetings and narrow funding interpretations.

Addiction
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Building sits empty years after senior care residents evicted

The closed Sakura ICF remains empty years after evicting elderly residents for unrealized housing plans, sparking outrage over Keiro's 2016 sale of senior care homes to Pacifica.

Community Safety
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‘Please let this be the last time’: Pregnant women battling addiction in Southwest Virginia face barriers to care despite available funds

In rural Virginia, a woman had a better chance of beating addiction and saving her baby by violating probation than she did getting help by the health care system.

Addiction, Women's and Maternal Health

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