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Finding fresh approaches to reporting on the maternal mortality crisis
A recent analysis of state maternal mortality data offers journalists topic ideas they can expand on in articles about a…
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More data needed on disparities in patient safety research, experts say
Many studies in the U.S. have looked at gender, race and ethnic disparities in patient safety, a leading cause of…
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Report exposes worrisome health trends in Black and Indigenous women of childbearing age
Many American women of reproductive age have high rates of chronic conditions like diabetes and obesity that may be linked…
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These tools add important social context to public health stories
Federal, state and local officials use risk assessment tools called “social vulnerability indices” to identify places that may be hit…
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5 reports look at causes of health disparities in the U.S.
Stories about health disparities — even ones about CDC statistics — need context about the social causes that contribute to…
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3 tips to avoid spreading misinformation about trans people, mental illness, and mass shootings
In the aftermath of the shooting at a private school in Nashville that took the lives of three students and…
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How a press release sparked a storyabout critical services for sexual assault survivors
Soon after Arielle Zionts, a rural health reporter for Kaiser Health News, read a press release about telehealth services for…
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Getting it right: Reporting on laws that prohibit gender- affirming care for minors
As state legislatures continue to consider laws that would ban gender-affirming care options for transgender minors, journalists writing about them…
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Playwright puts racism in health care on the stage
“Weathering,” a play that premiered last fall, takes on a public health crisis. The story centers on the grief that…
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Why race equity plans matter and how to report on them
Dallas is among cities, counties and other local governments that have recently adopted race equity plans. In the 2022-2023 goals and metrics…