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3 events,The goal of the month is to provide “inspiration and practical ideas for adults, ages 50-plus, to improve their physical, mental, social, and financial well-being, according to Healthy Aging Magazine, whose editor created the observance. This disease is the most common non-skin cancer in the U.S., affecting 1 in 8 men. Awareness, screening and early detection can help save lives. Contact: press@pcf.org |
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4 events,National Assisted Living Week was established in 1995 by the American Health Care Association and the National Center for Assisted Living to recognize and celebrate the role of assisted living in caring for older people; it’s marked by events and activities for residents, staff, and families. |
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6 events,Join Research!America for its annual National Health Research Forum, called”¯“Straight Talk: Fighting Health Threats Faster.” The three-day, virtual forum is designed to engage public discussion with top federal officials, research leaders, and national media on health and R&D-related issues that are vital to the nation, economy, and patients in the U.S. and across the globe. The Center for Health Journalism at the USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism is sponsoring a fellowship for skilled journalists “who want to learn to mine data sources to reveal key insights essential to high-impact journalism.” Fellows will learn how to acquire, clean, analyze and visualize data from leading data journalists and trainers. Applicants must propose an ambitious investigative or explanatory reporting project. After the training, each fellow will receive a $2,000 grant to support reporting and data acquisition costs. In addition, they will receive expert one-on-one mentoring for six months. This is an excellent opportunity for journalists who want to get started in data journalism. |
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It’s been more than a year and a half since reporters were thrust into the daily challenge of reporting on the COVID-19 pandemic, and there’s still no end in sight. It’s been a bruising struggle for the high ground against misinformation, disinformation and often very personal attacks on social media and in real life by news media-haters and science-rejecters. The strain of bearing witness to other people’s pain — on top of the personal losses many reporters have suffered — has made a hard job even more difficult. Is there a way to do this kind of work and stay psychologically healthy? The answer is yes. Find out how. |
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4 events,AHCJ members may register for the Summit or the Summit’s post-conference video archive at no cost. |
7 events,The National Academy for State Health Policy is holding its 34th annual state health policy conference in September. NASHP is a nonpartisan forum of state policymakers that conducts policy analyses and research; disseminates information on state policies and programs; and provides technical assistance to states. This online course is for journalists who are new to data journalism. In four, 1.5–hour workshops, participants will learn what data is available, how to find it, retrieve it, and find facts and patterns in it that will lead to stories. These are hands-on, screen–sharing workshops with regular Q&As, and participants are expected to contribute. Available to journalists worldwide, although journalists in the U.S. will have to get up early. The sessions are not recorded.
Solutions journalism goes beyond reporting on problems and explores the ways organizations and communities are trying to solve them. Learn what solutions journalism is, what it is not, and why it is so relevant to health care reporting. Get tips for generating and pitching great story ideas and for crafting a compelling narrative. Julia Hotz of the Solutions Journalism Network and Meryl Davids Landau and Sarah Kwon, two freelance reporters who have written solutions-focused stories, will guide the way. AHCJ’s freelance community correspondent Barbara Mantel will moderate. |
4 events,The Alliance for Health Policy, in partnership with the Coalition to Stop Flu, is hosting a webinar to discuss flu season preparedness. |
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4 events,The National Association of Science Writers (NASW) and the Council for the Advancement of Science Writing are hosting their annual conference for science writers, with an agenda designed to appeal to both the newest writers and seasoned professionals. The cost depends on your membership status and affiliations, as explained on the registration page. |
5 events,Journalists Harriet Constable and Jacob Kushner will discuss their six-part multimedia series for BBC, “Stopping the Next One,” which explores six diseases that could cause the next global pandemic and the scientists working to keep that from happening. Their stories cover a bat-borne virus in Asia, a super-spreader mosquito that has crossed from India to North America, African camels carrying Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), swine flu in Europe, monkeys with yellow fever in South America, and possums carrying flesh-eating bacteria in Australia. |
3 events,The issue of censorship through federal government and other public information officers will be one of the main topics at Yale Law School’s “Access & Accountability 2021: Seize the Day” conference on October 1-2 via Zoom. |
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