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Mapping immigrant data for health stories
The rich collection of Census data include key geographic information ideal for mapping. Combine Google tools with data to create…
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Immigrant Health and the Affordable Care Act
The wide-ranging Affordable Care Act has many provisions that touch on issues important to immigrants, both documented and undocumented. Many…
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Using Census and other data in immigrant health stories
This hands-on session showcased data sources on the demographics of immigrants, both nationally and in your community, and walked through…
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Covering the anti-aging movement
Arlene Weintraub The term “anti-aging” often conjures up visions of L’Oréal face creams and Botox, but today’s anti-aging industry encompasses…
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10 Local Stories on Health Policy
Joanne Kenen, AHCJ’s Health Policy topic leader and deputy health editor at Politico, and Stacey Singer, of The Palm Beach…
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Health Policy: Resources
There are ample resources for covering health policy at the state and federal level. Here are some particularly useful ones…
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‘Dollars and dentists:’ Investigating the dental care crisis in the U.S.
Jill Rosenbaum “Dollars and Dentists” a joint project of PBS Frontline and the Center for Public Integrity, looked at the…
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Reporters can use hospital readmission data to explore key issues
Jordan Rau The Affordable Care Act honed in on hospital readmissions because many health policy experts believe they’re symptomatic of…
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Covering hurricanes: Resources and related stories to help your coverage
We have compiled tip sheets, articles about covering the public health angle of disasters, award-winning stories about health and past…
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Author makes transition from print to blogging
Howard Gleckman Howard Gleckman, formerly a senior correspondent in the Washington, D.C. bureau of Business Week, explains his metamorphosis into…