Health Equity & Social Justice

A mother comforts her son during the first annual Disability Pride Parade in 2015 in New York City.

Reporters have forgotten one of the greatest civil rights advances in the past 30 years

Why you should investigate the unequal implementation of the Americans with Disabilities Act, which turns 30 next year.

Poverty and Class

It's Becoming Increasingly Apparent that Many Women Sleeping on the Streets are Fleeing Abuse

This story was produced as part of a larger project led by Gary Walker, a participant in the USC Center for Health Journalism's California Fellowship....

Poverty and Class, Environmental Health, Mental Health, Domestic Violence, Housing and Homeslessness, Community Safety

Did California’s Health Dept. Help Lobbyists Fight Lead Bill?

How an agency charged with protecting public health gave talking points to the lead-battery industry.

Environmental Health, Poverty and Class, Healthcare Regulation and Reform, Community Safety

A row of new housing units at Register Square in Napa

Renter’s handbook: Here’s how to navigate the top 6 tenant housing issues

This story was produced as part of a larger project led by Courtney Teague, a participant in the 2019 California Fellowship....

Environmental Health, Poverty and Class, Housing and Homeslessness

Ashley Kinsley heads out from the Third Avenue encampments

Street Medicine Teams Try to Save Lives and Stop the Spread of Disease

This story was produced as part of a larger project led by Gary Walker, a participant in the USC Center for Health Journalism's California Fellowship....

Poverty and Class, Environmental Health, Healthcare Regulation and Reform, Housing and Homeslessness, Chronic Disease

How data on child neglect helped me show how Indiana is ‘punishing poverty’

The initial statistics shocked me. It turns out, I hadn’t seen anything yet.

Environmental Health, Poverty and Class, Mental Health

Farmworkers tend to the Girard vineyard on Highway 29.

Farmworkers, the backbone of Napa Valley's economy, face health challenges

This story was produced as part of a larger project led by Courtney Teague, a participant in the 2019 California Fellowship....

Poverty and Class, Health Insurance and Costs, Community Safety, Patient Safety and Ethics

Though it has fresh produce, Pem Mey Fuel Mart can't compete with Safeway, Walmart and Grocery Outlet in Crescent City, its mana

Residents Say Klamath Needs a Grocery Store, But Can The Community Support One?

This story was produced as part of a larger project led by Jessica Cejnar, a participant in the USC Center for Health Journalism's 2019 California Fellowship....

Poverty and Class, Environmental Health, Food and Nutrition

How data powered every step of the reporting on chronic absenteeism in California schools

How data powered every step of the reporting on absenteeism in Calif. schools

We were about 30 seconds into our first look at the California Department of Education’s chronic absenteeism data when we knew what our story would be.

Environmental Health

The Gensaws cook Klamath River salmon the Yurok way, on redwood sticks over an alderwood fire, at this year's Klamath Salmon Fes

'A Piece of Your Spirit': Feeding Each Other in Yurok Country

This story was produced as part of a larger project led by Jessica Cejnar, a participant in the USC Center for Health Journalism's 2019 California Fellowship....

Race and Equity, Poverty and Class, Environmental Health, Food and Nutrition

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Health Equity & Social Justice

Reporters have forgotten one of the greatest civil rights advances in the past 30 years

It's Becoming Increasingly Apparent that Many Women Sleeping on the Streets are Fleeing Abuse

Did California’s Health Dept. Help Lobbyists Fight Lead Bill?

Renter’s handbook: Here’s how to navigate the top 6 tenant housing issues

Street Medicine Teams Try to Save Lives and Stop the Spread of Disease

How data on child neglect helped me show how Indiana is ‘punishing poverty’

Farmworkers, the backbone of Napa Valley's economy, face health challenges

Residents Say Klamath Needs a Grocery Store, But Can The Community Support One?

How data powered every step of the reporting on absenteeism in Calif. schools

'A Piece of Your Spirit': Feeding Each Other in Yurok Country