Community & Public Health

Reporter Neha Shastry sits with patient waiting to speak with the abortion provider at Trust Women Oklahoma City.

What I learned from reporting on both sides of today’s abortion debate

CNN reporter Neha Shastry set out to cover the complexities and nuances of America's abortion debate. She ran into roadblocks, reluctant editors and lots of contested facts.

Poverty and Class, Environmental Health, Women's and Maternal Health, Healthcare Regulation and Reform, Community Safety, Patient Safety and Ethics
About Sick, Broke and Left Behind

About Sick, Broke and Left Behind

For the past six months Luanne Rife has been spending time in Virginia’s coalfields learning about why people living along Virginia’s western border are among the least healthy in the nation.

Environmental Health, Poverty and Class, Community Safety, Patient Safety and Ethics
In the District of Columbia, a shortage of affordable housing, a hyper-expensive rental market and aging and vanishing housing s

How Healthy Is Gentrification?

In the District of Columbia, a shortage of affordable housing, a hyper-expensive rental market and aging and vanishing housing stock has have tenants battling spiraling rents and housing costs, and have left them at increased risk of getting displaced.

Race and Equity, Environmental Health, Poverty and Class
Michele Dutcher takes a bus to and from the Valumarket at the Mid City Mall on Bardstown Road a few times a week for groceries.

In 30 seconds: What you should know about food deserts in Louisville

Across Louisville, more than 44,000 people live within food deserts, meaning they can't easily get healthy, affordable food. Here are some key takeaways from The Courier Journal's coverage of the issue.

Environmental Health, Healthcare Regulation and Reform, Food and Nutrition, Community Safety
Ariana Levinson is a member of the Louisville Association of Community Economics and is a professor at the University of Louisv

No grocery store in your neighborhood? Join forces to create one

The resurgence in the Louisville business community’s interest in socially responsible companies is evident in the popularity of Canopy, a new initiative to foster businesses that do good as an integral part of their overall mission.

Environmental Health, Poverty and Class, Healthcare Regulation and Reform, Food and Nutrition
Louisville families shouldn't be struggling to find fresh food

Louisville families shouldn't be struggling to find fresh food

About two years ago today, the Kroger Co. announced its decision to close the only full-service grocery store in downtown Louisville. Overnight, thousands of Louisvillians —many of them struggling with limited resources — were left without a place nearby to purchase basic necessities.

Environmental Health, Poverty and Class, Food and Nutrition