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Compromised care: What Chicago Tribune reporters learned about felons in nursing homes
Photo via Flickr by ulrichkarljoho. Chicago Tribune reporters David Jackson and Gary Marx, in a three-month investigation into the policies…
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National Radon Action Month: What you need to know
The Environmental Protection Agency has proclaimed January to be National Radon Action Month. What do you and your readers need…
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Experts say tuberculosis poses a nearly silent threat
Hear "tuberculosis" and think Brontë sisters? Consumption? The developing world? Think again: According to a panel of experts at a…
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Tuberculosis: AIDS of the 21st Century?
AHCJ's New York City chapter met on Sept. 30, 2009, for a discussion about "Tuberculosis: AIDS of the 21st Century?"Tuberculosis,…
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Childhood obesity: Experts discuss strategies, solutions journalists should cover
Changing behavior and educating people about food is key to helping children become fit and avoid obesity, according to the…
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Eight months later, freelancer still generating story ideas from fellowship
Meryl Davids Landau writes about her experience as a 2008-09 AHCJ-CDC Health Journalism Fellow, meeting her "fellow Fellows" and CDC…
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Resources for covering mental health and the military
The Association of Health Care Journalists offers resources to help journalists cover the wide range of health topics, including those surrounding…
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Outgoing president presents state of the association, notes transition with pride
This will be my last HealthBeat column. After five years as president of AHCJ, it's time to turn the gavel…
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SF chapter presents workshop on FOI, public records
More than 40 people attended a panel that offered an overview and updates about the Freedom of Information Act and…
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Sources and resources for journalists covering aging
AHCJ member Eileen Beal, an independent journalist who has covered aging issues since the late 1990s, compiled this list of…