“It’s murder. It’s outright murder.”
Health Equity & Social Justice
Located near states with gender-affirming care bans, New Mexico acted to protect access.
A journalist struggled to find women willing to share their stories of reproductive coercion. Then a connection made through Facebook brought the reporting to life.
Also this week: Cancer inequities narrow, but more work is needed; and disabled people lose services during Medicaid unwinding.
This week: Task force advises mammograms at 40 for women; rural living raises death risk; HHS fights disability discrimination and courts support LGBTQ+ rights.
Made in collaboration with The Imprint, Uncle John is part of the multimedia project Healing the Children of Horse Nations, and was co-produced and co-reported by Nancy Marie Spears.
La pandemia agravó los obstáculos para acceder a la asistencia médica por coronavirus en Estados Unidos. Ante el rechazo, la discriminación o los altos costos, los inmigrantes retrasan o renuncian a los tratamientos.
El limitado apoyo de interpretación en los hospitales de Estados Unidos a las lenguas nativas de América Latina y el Caribe reaviva una problemática ya conocida: la exclusión de las comunidades originarias.
Many LGBTQ+ patients report receiving worse health care in America. In this webinar, we’ll provide an overview of the landscape, and hear suggestions from experts on how journalists can tell stories on these issues with nuance and thoughtfulness.
Visibility of transgender people nationwide continues to increase, but presence in public is a double-edged sword.