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Watch: How data centers impact the environment and health in rural areas
Find fresh angles and untold stories about data centers’ impact on rural environmental health from a panel of experts.
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How to use the Social Security Administration’s Open Data Portal in your reporting
For reporters covering aging, poverty, disability and more, the portal offers a way to localize national stats and focus on…
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Environmental Justice Index: Find communities facing cumulative health effects of place and space
The Environmental Justice Index offers reporters a way to find communities where environmental hazards, social and health risks overlap.
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How a freelancer pitched a time-sensitive story about a midwifery lawsuit to the Guardian
Gray Chapman, a Georgia-based journalist, seized on a chance opportunity to get published by The Guardian — and it paid…
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Americans cite high insurance premiums, out-of-pocket costs as top health care concerns
A recent Commonwealth Fund survey of more than 25,000 U.S. adults found that Americans are struggling to afford health insurance and…
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Long-term care needs more than a patchwork of programs, experts say
Explore the complexities of long-term care costs and who is responsible in America as more seniors need assistance each day.
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Fake MyChart messages target seniors’ personal, financial information
Keep your audience informed about the MyChart scam that targets seniors with fake Medicare offers and phishing attempts.
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AHCJ selects four journalists for 2026 Netherlands Health Care Study Group
The journalists will spend a week in the Netherlands examining health care models that could offer lessons for the U.S.
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Rural health data are complicated. And they’re getting harder to find
Sometimes, what’s missing from rural health data may be just as important as what’s there, said ETSU’s Michael Meit during…
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The new Medicaid work requirement and how states are planning to implement it
In Part three of AHCJ’s 2026 Rural Health Webinar Series, panelists discuss the expected impacts of the new Medicaid work…
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