- http://www.bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/print-edition/2012/01/13/diabetes-class-highlights-challenges.html?page=all
- http://www.bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/print-edition/2012/01/13/fighting-diabetes-in-fayette-county.html?page=all
List date(s) this work was published or aired.
10-Jan-12
Provide a brief synopsis of the story or stories, including any significant findings.
The story provides both an overview of the diabetes problem in southwest Pennsylvania, but also an intimate look at patient noncompliance issues that make solving the problem so difficult.
Explain types of documents, data or Internet resources used. Were FOI or public records act requests required? How did this affect the work?
Numerous publicly available documents, including ones from the Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council, U.S. Department of Agriculture and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
Explain types of human sources used.
Numerous in-depth interviews of both diabetes patients, hospital administrators, nurses and doctors.
Results:
The in-depth interview with several patients who had been referred for diabetes education spotlighted noncompliance issues that are largely responsible for the region’s high rate of diabetes.
Follow-up (if any). Have you run a correction or clarification on the report or has anyone come forward to challenge its accuracy? If so, please explain.
No.
Advice to other journalists planning a similar story or project.
Public health data, including mash-ups, is increasingly available to reporters and it’s a great place to start to understand public health issues.