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Long-term sustainability and growth of school-based health centers
A presentation by David Appel, M.D., for the session "Covering children's access to health care" at the Urban Health Journalism…
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The Immigrant and Refugee Guide to Affordable Health Care in New York State
A presentation from Adam Gurvitch at the 2007 Urban Health Journalism Workshop for the panel "Overcoming cultural barriers in your…
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World of Pain: Prescription Drug Patterns
Presented by Frank Bass, director of computer investigations for the Associated Press at the 2007 Urban Health Journalism Workshop. The…
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Mapping health data for local stories: Links to GIS software, data and resources
Brian Kaplan, a researcher for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, compiled links to GIS journals, software, data and…
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Lessons learned at the Age Boom Academy
Top scientists, academics and other experts spent a week talking about trends in their fields, trying to persuade a dozen…
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Death in Sin City: Analyzing the CDC’s mortality database
Alex Richards and Marshall Allen analyzed data from the CDC's mortality database to find out how the causes of death…
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An introduction to digital audio recording
One of the most common queries on AHCJ's electronic mailing list is "How do I record telephone calls?" We've compiled…
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Avian & pandemic flu resources
AHCJ has compiled extensive resources for members who are covering flu and pandemic issues. We offer tips for smaller news…
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Specialty hospitals, surgery centers call 911 in emergencies
Morgan Loew of KPHO-Phoenix analyzed records and found that at least 150 patients were transported to Phoenix-area emergency rooms over…
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Is your hospital laying off workers? A primer on where to look
A tip sheet from Karl Stark, pharmaceutical reporter at the Philadelphia Inquirer, lays out steps to take when beginning an…
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