Community & Public Health

As Insurance Runs Out, A Diabetic Journalist Fears for His Life

<p>Robert Steinback is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and former Miami Herald columnist who was laid off in 2008. His COBRA health insurance ends in January, and, because he has diabetes, no insurer will offer him an individual policy. Other alternatives, such as a HIPAA policy, are prohibitive

Chronic Disease, Health Insurance and Costs

Classroom Care: Diabetic Students in Grave Danger!

<p>Diabetic children are in jeopardy of dying in the classroom due to a severe shortage of California registered school nurses. There are 15,000 school districts in California and less than 50 percent of those districts have a registered nurse on campus. Current law in California requires only a reg

Chronic Disease
Dennis Terry takes inventory at the Mandela Food Cooperative on Seventh Street in west Oakland, Calif., on Wednesday.

Day IV: Preventing disparities at forefront of health care reform

This story was produced as part of a larger project led by Suzanne Bohan and Sandy Kleffman, participants in the 
Other stories in this series include:

Poverty and Class, Environmental Health, Health Insurance and Costs, Healthcare Regulation and Reform, Patient Safety and Ethics
The Rev. Jeffrey M. Parker prays during a service at Community Reformed Church in the Sobrante Park neighborhood.

Day III: Residents battle to overcome health inequities

This story was produced as part of a larger project led by Suzanne Bohan and Sandy Kleffman, participants in the 
Other stories in this series include:

Poverty and Class, Environmental Health, Health Insurance and Costs, Mental Health, Food and Nutrition
John Fitzpatrick awaits his appointment during his monthly asthma clinic at Children's Hospital Oakland in Oakland, Calif., on T

Day II: Health problems persist when options are limited

This story was produced as part of a larger project led by Suzanne Bohan and Sandy Kleffman, participants in the 
Other stories in this series include:

Race and Equity, Poverty and Class, Environmental Health, Health Insurance and Costs, Healthcare Regulation and Reform, Food and Nutrition, Patient Safety and Ethics
Where Health and Economic Issues Collide

Homelessness

<p>Not many reporters want to write about homeless people – and not many editors want to read about them. The subject is considered too depressing, too intractable. But there are few crises that are more important to cover – right now.</p>

Mental Health, Housing and Homeslessness
Image of pin flag on a map.

Using GIS: When a Map is Worth a Thousand Words

<p>Journalists are using geographic information software (GIS) to map data for stories and graphics about toxic health threats, prescription medicine abuse and EMS response times. Here are more ideas for using GIS in your health reporting.</p>

Environmental Health

Diabetes

<p>Obesity is visible — walk down the street and you bump into it. Diabetes, on the other hand, is silent and tragic. Here are tips for reporting on the links between them.</p>

Chronic Disease, Immigrant and Migrant Health, Race and Equity