Healthcare Systems & Policy

Blanca Gómez está sentada en el interior de su casa móvil en Cantua Creek, una comunidad no incorporada en el Condado Fresno, el

Muchos residentes del Condado de Fresno no tienen acceso a los centros de enfriamiento

This series was reported as a project for the 2022 California Fellowship. This summer, with funding from the USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism, Fresnoland is taking a deeper dive into the toll heat takes on health. ...

Environmental Health, Healthcare Regulation and Reform

Starms Discovery Learning Center school nurse Ashley Capodarco exams student Major Wilson, 9, in her office. Asthma is the most

Asthma afflicts 6 million children, many of whom grow up in poor neighborhoods. Most frustrating: It can be controlled.

Ma’Siah’s asthma was uncontrolled. And when his mother watched him, her feelings went from joy to helplessness.

Race and Equity, Poverty and Class, Chronic Disease

Sickle cell disease patients undergo regular exchange blood transfusions to help reduce the risk of pain crises. Every few weeks

Helping sickle cell patients starts with collecting better data

The exact number of sickle cell patients in the U.S. is unknown, because data on the genetic disorder is lacking.

Healthcare Regulation and Reform, Patient Safety and Ethics

Angel Harris who is asthmatic, talks about the challenges of finding suitable housing that is mold free. All of Davis' children

'Who wants to take a hot shower in mold?' Substandard housing promotes asthma 'triggers,' and getting help can be a nightmare.

Asthmatic children who lived in neighborhoods with the most housing code violations were nearly twice as likely to return to the emergency department or hospital in 12 or fewer months.

Poverty and Class, Chronic Disease

Asthma attacks can impact not just children, but entire families.

What are the signs my child has asthma? What steps should I take? We answer these key questions and a dozen more.

The Journal Sentinel gathered information from doctors, asthma organizations and housing advocates to create a guide for managing children's asthma.

Healthcare Regulation and Reform, Health Insurance and Costs, Chronic Disease

Re-vegetation efforts on the Oceano Dunes help prevent dust and sand from blowing inland and polluting the air.

Clouded in Crisis: The search for solutions to help Nipomo Mesa communities breathe better air

Exposure to air pollution has long been a public health issue for people in South San Luis Obispo County.

Environmental Health, Chronic Disease

Inflation Reduction Act includes massive investment in urban forests. What will it mean for Rochester?

The $739 billion Inflation Reduction Act signed into law this month includes $1.5 billion for urban forestry, a massive investment intended to make cities more green and more resilient to increasing heat due to climate change.

Environmental Health, Healthcare Regulation and Reform

Inequities in maternal health care access are not new. They have deep roots in history.

A legacy of injustice and inequity underpins reproductive health care disparities faced today by people of color.

Race and Equity, Women's and Maternal Health

Brewer Jeff Erway stands next to his signature beer, Elevated. La Cumbre Brewing Co. is one of New Mexico's largest craft beer c

Effort to raise New Mexico's alcohol tax falls flat

A generation ago, the state's legislature set alcohol taxes at a few pennies per drink and hasn’t changed them since.

Healthcare Regulation and Reform, Mental Health

Nurse midwife Nicolle Gonzales has worked in various IHS hospitals across New Mexico and Arizona, where over the years she saw S

Indigenous people are promised health care. For rural moms, it's an empty one.

Native Americans travel among the farthest in the nation for maternal care. To fill the void they must rely on each other.

Race and Equity, Poverty and Class, Women's and Maternal Health

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Healthcare Systems & Policy

Muchos residentes del Condado de Fresno no tienen acceso a los centros de enfriamiento

Asthma afflicts 6 million children, many of whom grow up in poor neighborhoods. Most frustrating: It can be controlled.

Helping sickle cell patients starts with collecting better data

'Who wants to take a hot shower in mold?' Substandard housing promotes asthma 'triggers,' and getting help can be a nightmare.

What are the signs my child has asthma? What steps should I take? We answer these key questions and a dozen more.

Clouded in Crisis: The search for solutions to help Nipomo Mesa communities breathe better air

Inflation Reduction Act includes massive investment in urban forests. What will it mean for Rochester?

Inequities in maternal health care access are not new. They have deep roots in history.

Effort to raise New Mexico's alcohol tax falls flat

Indigenous people are promised health care. For rural moms, it's an empty one.