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Health equity
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How to use health equity data to cover access to COVID‑19 rapid tests
When the Biden Administration rolled out two COVID-19 rapid tests programs in mid-January, Kaiser Health News reporters Victoria Knight and…
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New tip sheet explores health equity in reproductive health care
It may take months or years before we grasp the health-related ramifications of the Supreme Court ruling that makes it legal…
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New tip sheet explores aging in American Indian/Alaskan Native populations
Geography, race and ethnicity play a key role in how long people live. Lack of access to preventive care, multiple…
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New baby formula shortage tip sheet spotlights health and economic disparities
By the end of this month, the U.S. baby formula shortage — caused in part by the shutdown of an…
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Covering monkeypox: Why imagery matters
The images that accompany health stories can have a significant impact on people’s understanding, attitudes and behaviors regarding a health…
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How to the tell the story of nurses of color experiencing racism at work
When Nada Hassanein read the press release about a survey that shed light on racism nurses of color are enduring…
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Going beyond umbrella statistics when covering health in LGBTQ communities
Reporters covering LGBTQ people are encouraged to go beyond umbrella statistics, become familiar with appropriate terminology and avoid framing stories…
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With Roe likely in its final days, experts say reporters should sharpen focus on abortion as a health issue
Pregnancy is a medical condition and abortion is an intervention for it, so journalists writing about the topic should take…
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CMS Administrator Brooks-LaSure kicks off AHCJ 2022 in Austin
Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), opened AHCJ’s Health Journalism 2022 conference on Thursday,…
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White male authors dominate prestigious medical journals
Two of the most influential and esteemed medical journals — if not the top two — are the New England…