Healthcare Systems & Policy

Particulate matter or particle pollution is a combination of solid particles and liquid droplets that are small enough to reach

You ask, we answer: What are the health risks of air quality on the Nipomo Mesa?

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

Environmental Health, Aging

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

Wanda Shafer greets a friend at the Klamath Senior Center in June.

'That's Just What We Learned': Klamath Residents Share How They Help Each Other In A Remote Community

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....

Environmental Health, Food and Nutrition

A local fishermen uses a gill net on the Klamath River in this 1978 photo.

Of Floods and Fish: How Natural Forces and Cultural Conflict Shaped Klamath's Foodscape

This story was produced as part of a larger project for the 2019 California Fellowship, a program of USC Annenberg's Center for Health Journalism....

Environmental Health, Food and Nutrition

On their own: How Pennsylvania failed to protect boys from abuse at Glen Mills and other state-licensed juvenile programs

How Pennsylvania failed to protect boys from abuse at Glen Mills and other state-licensed juvenile programs.

Environmental Health, Mental Health

Aerial views of the Nipomo Mesa show a plume of dust that sweeps through the community on windy days.

California State Parks could be sanctioned for ignoring scientists on Oceano Dunes dust

The California Department of Parks and Recreation could face sanctions or forced closures at Oceano Dunes State Vehicular Recreation Area, after the state agency failed to follow scientists’ recommendations to reduce dust emissions from the popular park.

Environmental Health

Ashley Kinsley, who hangs out among the homeless encampments on Third Avenue in Venice, is reluctant to visit a doctor.

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Healthcare Systems & Policy

You ask, we answer: What are the health risks of air quality on the Nipomo Mesa?

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

'That's Just What We Learned': Klamath Residents Share How They Help Each Other In A Remote Community

Of Floods and Fish: How Natural Forces and Cultural Conflict Shaped Klamath's Foodscape

On their own: How Pennsylvania failed to protect boys from abuse at Glen Mills and other state-licensed juvenile programs

California State Parks could be sanctioned for ignoring scientists on Oceano Dunes dust

Community Resistance to Temporary Housing and Hygiene Stations Continues as Homeless Deaths Surge

These docs are rewriting the script when talking to patients about opioid addiction

What’s being done to clean up the toxic environmental mess festering in your coverage area?

Uneven Ground Part III: Chasing equity in a changing climate