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A glimpse at health journalism paychecks
See the results of a snapshot salary survey taken by more than 100 journalists in March.
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Elizabeth Edwards: How might she advise Obama?
Elizabeth Edwards, health care reform advocate and wife of former presidential candidate John Edwards, is now advising Sen. Barack Obama's…
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Agreement reached on bill to improve coverage of mental health issues
The House and Senate have come to agreement for legislation that will require employers and health insurers to put mental-health…
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What reporters should know about rural residents and rural health
Presentations by Charles Fluharty, president emeritus and director of policy programs, Rural Policy Research Institute and Patricia Thomas, Knight Chair…
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Diabetes prevention and treatment in susceptible communities
Presentation by Patty Johnson, R.N., B.S.N., C.D.E., diabetes nurse educator, PRIDE Initiative, University of Pittsburgh Diabetes Institute Ross Building from…
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How Medicare drug and fee plans affect rural health
Presentation by Bonnie Burns, training and policy specialist, California Health Advocates from the Rural Health Journalism Workshop.
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Newspaper risked credibility by making deal with hospital
The Capital, a 47,000-circulation daily newspaper in Annapolis, Md., sold its weekly Health Page to Anne Arundel Medical Center, a…
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Addressing current and future health workforce hurdles
Presentation by Michael Evans, Ph.D., R.N., F.A.C.H.E., Maxine Clark and Bob Fox dean and professor, Goldfarb School of Nursing at…
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After the storm: Reporting on the health impacts of flooding
With floods come major health risks, including drowning, injury, contamination or shortages of water and food, infectious diseases, extreme heat…
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Intro to investigating health data using spreadsheets
This exercise is designed to give you an introduction to using Excel spreadsheets to make some basic calculations to find…