Nonprofits are pivoting to help residents in a community facing the worst outbreak of COVID-19 of any zip code in the state, along with high rates of unemployment.
Health Equity & Social Justice
A Florida sheriff created a futuristic program to stop crime before it happens. It monitors and harasses families across the county.
This story was produced as a joint project led by Nathan O'Neal and Colton Shone, participants in the 2020 National Fellowship, that cover the variety of circumstances that contribute to health disparities in the Navajo Natio...
This story was produced as a joint project led by Nathan O'Neal and Colton Shone, participants in the 2020 National Fellowship, a program of USC Annenberg's Center for Health Journalism.
City officials say they are trying to get testing sites up and running quickly, and plan to keep improving outreach efforts.
Wildfire smoke plus coronavirus has created a terrible health outlook for an already vulnerable population.
"The problem was, I was being played," writes contributor Bill Heisel. "The giant petrochemical company, Arco, had the city of Butte and the state of Montana outmatched."
Women are filing for unemployment and losing their businesses at higher rates than men.
The trend raises new concerns that regulators aren’t policing the industry enough during a crisis.
A focus on these three key areas could go a long way toward achieving health equity.