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Valley Fever Research Day Aims To Connect With Community

Community members are invited to attend Valley Fever Research Day Saturday at the UCSF Fresno Center for Medical Education and Research. The event is an opportunity for researchers to connect with community members who have been impacted by the fungal disease.

State Raises Questions About Moving Inmates At Risk of Valley Fever

California's Attorney General has questioned the feasibility of the federal order to move more than 3,000 inmates especially vulnerable to valley fever from two Central Valley prisons.

Prison Health Advocates Call For More Steps to Stop Valley Fever Outbreak

State and experts are now digesting the directive for California's Department of Corrections to remove inmates from two Central Valley prisons, who are especially at risk of contracting valley fever.

Awards and Updates

McClatchy President's Award for Special Projects - awarded by McClatchy Company
Honored for series of stories on Kettleman City's environmental justice fight

I recently received the George F. Gruner Prize for Meritorious Public Service in Journalism, a McClatchy Company President's Award, and an honor from the National Association of Hispanic Journalists for my three-part series on the Kettleman City community's fight for health and environmental justice.

 

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How are the sky-high costs of hep C drugs shaping who gets treated?
New hepatitis C treatments are both staggeringly effective and expensive. This has sparked a... more »
posted 12/03/15
Youth reporters 'don't have the privilege' of neutrality when reporting on environmental hazards in their communities
When some youth journalists report on environmental health issues impacting their own communities... more »
posted 03/20/13
Moving 875,000 Children From One State Insurance Plan To Another No Easy Task
Just how well is California doing transitioning children from the outgoing Healthy Families low... more »
posted 03/07/13

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Joy - I cover similar issues
Posted by rebeccaplevin | Thursday, 2012-01-05, 11:44
Joy - I cover similar issues here in the San Joaquín Valley, and have often been tempted to do...
Hi Barbara: I just blogged
Posted by rebeccaplevin | Monday, 2010-11-15, 11:45
Hi Barbara: I just blogged about a sorta-similar project here in the San Joaquin Valley. The San...
Wow - that's a great story.
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Wow - that's a great story. It is amazing to think that a fuel-efficient stove could provide...

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Project: LA County changes policy, will provide hepatitis C treatment to IV drug users
The Los Angeles Department of Health Services will start approving hepatitis C drugs for active IV drug users. Until now, the department had withheld approval for anyone who had not been drug-free for at least six months.
Project: Los Angeles County treating few people for hepatitis C
"It's our obligation to offer treatment in a manner that's rational and logical," said the county's chief medical officer. "We identify the individuals for initial treatment right now, based on how we can offer the most care to the most people, who are going to benefit from it the most now."
Lesson: In data reporting, don’t let quest for numbers eclipse the people at the heart of the story

How one reporter "fell down a data rabbit hole" while investigating how many Medicaid patients were denied costly hep C drugs, and what she'll do differently next time.

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Valley Fever Research Day Aims To Connect With Community
Community members are invited to attend Valley Fever Research Day Saturday at the UCSF Fresno... more »
State Raises Questions About Moving Inmates At Risk of Valley Fever
California's Attorney General has questioned the feasibility of the federal order to move more... more »