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AHCJ mentorship program expanding, seeks participants
AHCJ’s mentorship program launched in March 2023 with the mentor-mentee match breakfast in St. Louis. The goal: to connect less-experienced…
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Finding fresh approaches to reporting on the maternal mortality crisis
A recent analysis of state maternal mortality data offers journalists topic ideas they can expand on in articles about a…
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Tip sheet: 10 things journalists should know when reporting on mental health and older adults
Reporting on older adults’ mental health requires a comprehensive understanding of the unique challenges and needs of this population. It’s…
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Three new members elected to AHCJ board; three incumbents re-elected
A journalism professor-medical writer and two freelance health reporters have been elected to the boards of AHCJ and the Center…
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Three new members elected to AHCJ board; three incumbents re-elected
A journalism professor-medical writer and two freelance health reporters have been elected to the boards of AHCJ and the Center…
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Tip Sheet: Dementia and older adults — what to know about covering this multidimensional disease
Dementia is complex, nuanced and multi-faceted. It goes beyond Alzheimer’s disease, encompassing brain changes from a variety of causes, for…
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Run for the AHCJ board and help shape our future
Run for the Association of Health Care Journalists Board of Directors in 2023.
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Report exposes worrisome health trends in Black and Indigenous women of childbearing age
Many American women of reproductive age have high rates of chronic conditions like diabetes and obesity that may be linked…
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With new hire, AHCJ puts firearm violence and trauma front and center in public health reporting
AHCJ recently welcomed Kaitlin Washburn, a Chicago-based independent health reporter, as the organization’s first firearm violence and trauma HealthBeat leader…
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Tip sheet: Glossary of cancer research and clinical trial abbreviations
Rather than a list of tips, this tip sheet is more of a glossary so that you can keyword-search an…
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