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Health equity
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How to cover vaping’s promise without losing sight of its risks
While vaping is less harmful than cigarettes, suggesting vaping is healthy or implying that e-cigarettes are risk-free is highly inaccurate.
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Watch: Sociologist J. Tom Mueller makes ‘The Case for Rural America’
J. Tom Mueller, author of “The Case for Rural America,” discusses the myths shaping policy and why journalists should rethink…
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Environmental Justice Index: Find communities facing cumulative health effects of place and space
The Environmental Justice Index offers reporters a way to find communities where environmental hazards, social and health risks overlap.
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Rural health data are complicated. And they’re getting harder to find
Sometimes, what’s missing from rural health data may be just as important as what’s there, said ETSU’s Michael Meit during…
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The new Medicaid work requirement and how states are planning to implement it
In Part three of AHCJ’s 2026 Rural Health Webinar Series, panelists discuss the expected impacts of the new Medicaid work…
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Rural-urban divide follows patients to end-of-life care, study says
A new study in JAMA indicates that journalists reporting on rural health disparities should consider those in end-of-life care.
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Reframing the conversation on rural maternity access
At HJ26, panelists working to improve access to rural maternity care in Minnesota discussed potential solutions to the U.S. maternity…
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Tracking the rocky path of the Trump Administration’s $50 billion rural payout
In Part 1 of AHCJ’s 2026 Rural Health Webinar Series, experts walk listeners through the Trump administration’s five-year $50 billion…
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Can nonverbal people accurately communicate through technology? Here’s what the science says
Nonverbal communication methods like Rapid Prompting Method are receiving renewed scrutiny in the news. Here’s how to tell the story.
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Beyond ‘too much screen time’: Another way to frame stories about youth mental health
Youth mental health coverage often boils down to this: “Is social media to blame?” But some researchers say that may…