Health Equity & Social Justice

They are the youngest victims of the homeless crisis in Augusta. Young, helpless faces that are tired, weary, and in need of rest, shelter, and food. And in need of an education.

Poverty and Class, Housing and Homeslessness

Alicia Creazzo will never forget the day three children showed up on her doorstep at Broughal Middle School with their cat in a backpack.

Race and Equity, Poverty and Class, Housing and Homeslessness

 Racial and ethnic minorities in America experience a lower quality of health services, and are less likely to receive even routine medical procedures than are white Americans, a seminal report led by Brian Smedley, Ph.D., concluded in 2003. Nearly two decades since that damning Institute of Medicin

This article was produced as part of a project for the USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism’s 2021 National Fellowship, which provided training, mentoring, and funding to support this project....

Race and Equity, Poverty and Class, Housing and Homeslessness

In 2021, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reporter Stephen Simpson won a grant from the University of Southern California’s Center for Health Journalism to work on a series about health disparities in the Arkansas Delta.

Poverty and Class, Health Insurance and Costs, Mental Health, Chronic Disease, Food and Nutrition

It's a pattern that continues to play out on Southside streets in Bethlehem, Pennsyvlania: an investor snatches up some homes and the domino falls.

Race and Equity, Poverty and Class, Housing and Homeslessness

While the success of South Asians in the Silicon Valley tech sector gets a lot of ink, not much is written or known about the spouses of these tech workers who come on dependent visas. Two journalists set out to change that.

Race and Equity, Poverty and Class, Women's and Maternal Health, Domestic Violence, Patient Safety and Ethics