Healthcare Systems & Policy

In rural Georgia, a door-to-door push to get neighbors vaccinated against Covid-19

That's not just a problem for Randolph County and other rural places where vaccines have been slow to take off. Lagging vaccination rates in rural areas could extend the pandemic for the entire country, according to CDC researchers.

Poverty and Class, Environmental Health, Health Insurance and Costs, Healthcare Regulation and Reform, Community Safety, Patient Safety and Ethics

Part 1: Filipino American nurses, reflecting on disproportionate Covid toll, look ahead

Filipino Americans account for 4% of the nurses in the U.S. but about 25% of COVID-19 deaths among nurses. Some are leaving the profession.

Race and Equity, Immigrant and Migrant Health, Healthcare Regulation and Reform, Mental Health, Community Safety, Patient Safety and Ethics

Payphones for use by residents of the River Ranch Farmworker Center in St. Helena.

Long quarantines inside Napa County-owned farmworker housing made residents feel isolated, anxious

This story is part of a larger project series, "Voices from the Vineyard," led by Sarah Klearman, a 2020 Impact Fellow. She is reporting on how the twin crises of the pandemic and the wildfires have impacted the health of the valley’s farmworkers and their families.

Race and Equity, Poverty and Class, Immigrant and Migrant Health, Health Insurance and Costs, Mental Health

Hahnemann Hospital windows are decorated by employees as the hospital prepares to close.

How Philadelphia escaped disaster in the face of a dozen shuttered maternity wards

This report is part of a larger project led by WHYY’s Alan Yu and Nina Feldman as part of the USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism’s 2020 Data Fellowship.

Environmental Health, Women's and Maternal Health, Healthcare Regulation and Reform, Patient Safety and Ethics

Raven Wylde and her mother Janice enjoy a visit at the Scarlet Begonia restaurant in downtown Santa Barbara on May 26.

In Post-Vaccination Life, Residents Return to Lunches, Events, Visits at Long-Term Care Facilities

COVID-19 pandemic has had a deadly toll at residential care facilities for the elderly, and cases and deaths dropped dramatically after mass vaccinations

Healthcare Regulation and Reform, Patient Safety and Ethics, Aging

An apartment for rent in Central Los Angeles.

‘Completely Worthless’: LA’s Program To Legalize Bootleg Apartments Falls Short

Part Three focuses on a city program designed to bring illegal housing units up to code and give owners a path to legalization — and how it has fallen short of expectations.

Poverty and Class, Environmental Health, Housing and Homeslessness, Community Safety, Patient Safety and Ethics

Voices of Youth: Talking health equity: Reflecting on fire season working conditions for Napa Valley’s farmworkers

This essay was prepared as part of a project on health equity by Register reporter Sarah Klearman with support from the Impact Fund, a program of the USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism. ...

Race and Equity, Poverty and Class, Environmental Health, Immigrant and Migrant Health, Mental Health, Healthcare Regulation and Reform, Health Insurance and Costs, Community Safety

Maravilla senior living community residents gather for an Earth Day celebration in April.

Maravilla Senior Living Community Held Earth Day Celebration for First Post-Vaccination Gathering

After months of isolation, residents start getting together again for meals and activities, including a symbolic tree planting.

Poverty and Class, Mental Health, Aging

Kim Moore sits on her bed in a small unit of an unpermitted Mid-City apartment complex cited by the city in 2019.

Tenants Feel Stranded As LA Cuts Back On Unpermitted Housing Enforcement During The Pandemic

Part Two explores the dramatic decline in city housing inspections during the pandemic — and what that has meant for tenants struggling to keep a roof over their head

Poverty and Class, Environmental Health, Housing and Homeslessness, Community Safety, Patient Safety and Ethics

Voices of Youth: Showing up and moving forward: Napa’s Hispanic community shows strength in times of crisis

Editor's Note: This essay was written by a youth who took part in a health equity essay-writing workshop led by Sarah Klearman in connection with her Impact Fund project.

Race and Equity, Poverty and Class, Environmental Health, Immigrant and Migrant Health, Health Insurance and Costs, Community Safety

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Healthcare Systems & Policy

In rural Georgia, a door-to-door push to get neighbors vaccinated against Covid-19

Part 1: Filipino American nurses, reflecting on disproportionate Covid toll, look ahead

Long quarantines inside Napa County-owned farmworker housing made residents feel isolated, anxious

How Philadelphia escaped disaster in the face of a dozen shuttered maternity wards

In Post-Vaccination Life, Residents Return to Lunches, Events, Visits at Long-Term Care Facilities

‘Completely Worthless’: LA’s Program To Legalize Bootleg Apartments Falls Short

Voices of Youth: Talking health equity: Reflecting on fire season working conditions for Napa Valley’s farmworkers

Maravilla Senior Living Community Held Earth Day Celebration for First Post-Vaccination Gathering

Tenants Feel Stranded As LA Cuts Back On Unpermitted Housing Enforcement During The Pandemic

Voices of Youth: Showing up and moving forward: Napa’s Hispanic community shows strength in times of crisis