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Health equity
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Study attempts policy point by detailing cancer rates by congressional district
A lot has been said lately about the geography of health, with maps citing longevity by ZIP code, and other…
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Check out this primer on issues affecting health in rural areas
When I flew to Forth Worth, Texas, recently for AHCJ’s Rural Health Workshop, I should have read this first. The…
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Panel looks to Medicaid as possible housing partner to boost health
Is housing a prescription for better health for the poor? And, if so, who pays for it? That was the…
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New tip sheet offers resources for tracking geographic disparities in organ transplants
David Wahlberg, a health reporter at the Wisconsin State Journal, is using his yearlong AHCJ Reporting Fellowship on Health Care…
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Midlevel dental providers gain support from national organization
With dental care in short supply and oral disease rates high on tribal lands, Native American leader Brian Cladoosby recently…
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Calif. water shortage highlights lack of another resource: time
Reporters covering inequality know that one commodity the poor have very little of is time. Whether it’s a lack of…
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Washington Post examines impact of Calif. water shortage on the poor
With record rainfall in parts of the United States this summer, people in some of the nation’s wettest areas –…
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President’s Corner: Stark reflects on conference, latest AHCJ developments
Health Journalism 2015 made me smarter. I’ll give two examples. First, there was the pleasure of listening to Abraham Verghese,…
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Examining psychology, racism in wake of Charleston shooting
“Our anxiety and fear is palpable,” New York Times reporter Jenna Wortham wrote recently. “Racism’s Psychological Toll,” written for The…
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Tribal leaders take new approach to improving dental health
The Seattle Times last month profiled tribal leader Brian Cladoosby, a longtime leader of Swinomish Indian Tribal Community, which has…