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Health equity
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#AHCJ18 to examine more holistic approaches to housing, health
A spate of recent stories highlighting the nation’s housing crunch has shined a spotlight on how homelessness or other poor…
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Opioids the topic of daylong training for D.C. journalists
Health journalists in Washington, D.C., participated in an all-day training session about reporting on the opioid crisis, hearing from treatment…
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Report card may add perspective to reporting on your state’s oral health
Minnesota captured the top overall ranking in a recent state-by-state dental health report card compiled by a popular consumer website.…
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Nonprofits, tax breaks and getting hospitals to keep people out
Kaiser Health News and Capital News Service have been publishing a series called “Baltimore’s Other Divide” – the state of…
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Integrative medicine panel at #AHCJ18 to look at alternative approaches to pain management
Chronic pain is fairly common among older adults. Nearly half of community dwelling and up to 75 percent of institutionalized…
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Blog post considers how we talk about the ‘deserving’ vs. ‘undeserving’ poor
Medicaid work requirements going into effect in at least a handful of states will only affect the “able-bodied.” But precisely…
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Panelists at #AHCJ18 to discuss integrating medical, dental care
Oral health has been recognized as an integral part of overall health yet our fragmented health care system does not…
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Winners of 2017 health journalism awards announced
Investigations into what’s causing global obesity, who’s blocking regulation of addictive pain pills and who’s raking in billions of dollars…
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Field trips at #AHCJ18 to include brain surgery, mobile stroke unit, telemedicine
Attendees of Health Journalism 2018 will likely have a difficult choice to make between this year’s two optional daylong field…
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Plans coming together for #AHCJ18 in Phoenix
The Valley of the Sun will host Health Journalism 2018, AHCJ’s annual conference marking its 20th anniversary. The conference in…