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Urban Health Journalism Workshop: Asthma and children
Asthma has everything to do with where someone lives. So, for this year's Urban Health Journalism Workshop concerning environmental issues…
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State ballot items concerning health issues
Photo:joebeone via Flickr Eleven states have items on their Nov. 4 ballots dealing with various health issues. The issues up…
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Health writer reflects on shaky times in newsroom
Phil Galewitz is editor of AHCJ's newsletter, HealthBeat, an AHCJ board member and a health writer for The Palm Beach…
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Presentations, resources from 2008 Urban Health Journalism Workshop
These are just some of the presentations and resources from the 2008 Urban Health Journalism Workshop. More audio files are…
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Melamine: A primer on the contamination of food
Nearly 53,000 children in China have become ill after consuming products that contain melamine, a chemical that is widely used…
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Resources for covering Obama’s health care proposal
This collection of resources includes studies that break down the impact of Obama's plan, Congressional testimony, a list of expert…
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Bisphenol A: Understanding the studies
With news of a new bisphenol A study on effects of the chemical on the body, here are some tips…
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President’s corner: Putting a human face on McCain, Obama health plans
AHCJ President Trudy Lieberman urges reporters to write about how the presidential candidates' health care plans will affect ordinary people.…
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Journalists face ‘health literacy’ hurdles in reaching audience
Study notes lack of specialized trainingHealth journalists could better inform the public if they realized how illiterate most Americans are…
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Author Q&A: Julie Salamon on long-term reporting and urban hospitals
Julie Salamon has written for Vanity Fair and The New Yorker as well as the Wall Street Journal and the…
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