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SUMMARY:Research reset: Covering promising paths to better health | 2025 Fall Summit
DESCRIPTION:AHCJ’s fall summit\, “Research reset: Covering promising paths to better health\,” is designed to help reporters learn to identify and report on health research questions\, overlooked opportunities and innovative models that could transform health. \n\n\n\nUntil recently\, the U.S. consistently invested more in health research than any other country. Yet it has experienced poor health outcomes compared to other affluent nations. This day-and-a-half event will explore that disconnect\, the current funding environment and promising approaches to alleviating some of the nation’s most pressing health problems. \n\n\n\nThe summit will take place Nov. 13-14 in New York City\, at the Graduate by Hilton New York on Roosevelt Island. Registration is now open\, and closes Oct. 29. A half-day field trip at the conclusion of the summit will give participants an opportunity to learn about the public health history of Roosevelt Island where Nellie Bly made her name as a muckraker after she posed as a person with a mental illness to investigate conditions inside a women’s asylum there. \n\n\n\nAHCJ’s fall summit this year takes a step back to look at the history of research funding in the U.S.\, its likely future and the growing recognition that research could more directly result in improvements to the health of Americans. The summit will highlight areas of health research that have not\, traditionally\, been well-funded and more closely examine the value of projects that have been pursued outside traditional channels. \n\n\n\nSessions will explore: \n\n\n\n\nHow funding decisions were made\, how they’re made now\, and how researchers are navigating the shifting research landscape.\n\n\n\nWhat journalists can learn from unconventional leaders in the health care system — community groups\, trusted messengers\, and people with unconventional expertise — who take community-based approaches to the same outcomes as the more traditional research enterprise.\n\n\n\nHow to cover the changing landscape\, with some hands-on guidance on how to identify solid information and sources; and how to find stories about research on diverse communities.\n\n\n\nHow journalists can report responsibly on the many health issues that research barely touches\, including menopause\, men’s mental health and many rare diseases.\n\n\n\n\n\nGraduate by Hilton New York22 N Loop RdNew York City\n\n\n\n\nBook a hotel room\n\n\n\nSpecial thanks to The Doris Duke Foundation\, the sponsor of the summit. The Commonwealth Fund and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation have also provided support for this event.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/training-events/workshops-summits/2025-fall-summit-research-reset/
CATEGORIES:Event,Workshops | Summits
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SUMMARY:Trust\, public health reporting and the CDC: Insider perspectives
DESCRIPTION:A lot has happened this year at the CDC with walkouts\, layoffs and the disappearance of data and reports\, presenting major challenges for journalists who report on public health. Especially when reporting on infectious disease\, the compromising of the CDC as a source of public health data and up-to-date information about outbreaks has huge implications for public health. But that’s not all that has been lost — not by a long shot. The Secretary of Health and Human Services has also undermined the CDC as a source of trustworthy information about drug use/harm reduction\, autism\, chronic disease and diet. \n\n\n\nAlthough the dismantling of the CDC has cost the country its oldest\, most stalwart resource for public health information\, the CDC diaspora has not vanished in silence. Join us for a conversation with former CDC officials Deb Houry\, Chief Medical Officer and Deputy Director for Program and Science; Demetre Daskalakis\, former Director of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases; and Daniel Jernigan\, former Director of the National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases. Moderated by AHCJ Health Beat Leader Tara Haelle\, the discussion will explore: \n\n\n\n\nWhere journalists should turn for the reliable\, evidence-based reporting resources that formerly had a home at the CDC’s web pages.\n\n\n\nWho\, if anyone\, has taken over data collection and communication about infectious disease.\n\n\n\nWhat is missing\, now\, from the national public health picture.\n\n\n\nTheir biggest worries about the potential consequences of the loss of this body of expertise and communication.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nModerator\n\n\n\n\nTara Haelle\n\n\n\nAHCJ Health Beat Leader for Infectious Diseases & Medical StudiesTara Haelle is AHCJ’s health beat leader for infectious diseases and medical studies. She’s an independent science/health journalist\, author\, speaker\, and photographer. Her work has appeared in the National Geographic\, Scientific American\, Texas Monthly\, Science News\, Medscape/WebMD\, The New York Times\, Wired\, and O Magazine\, among others. She specializes in public health and medical research\, particularly vaccines\, infectious disease\, maternal and pediatric health\, mental health\, healthcare disparities\, and misinformation. She also covers medical research conferences and edits Long COVID Connection on Medium. Haelle earned a master’s in photojournalism from the University of Texas at Austin\, and her images have appeared in Texas Monthly\, NPR\, the\, Chicago Sun-Times and elsewhere. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDemetre C. Daskalakis\, M.D.\, MPH\n\n\n\nFormer Director\, CDC National Center for Immunization and Respiratory DiseasesDr. Demetre C. Daskalakis\, M.D.\, MPH\, is a nationally recognized physician and public health leader in infectious diseases and emergency response. He received his B.A. from Columbia\, M.D. from NYU\, and MPH from Harvard\, followed by advanced training at Harvard’s Beth Israel Deaconess and Partners Healthcare. \n\n\n\nDr. Daskalakis has held major leadership roles at the New York City Department of Health\, overseeing HIV\, TB\, STD\, immunization\, and laboratory programs\, and managing responses to measles\, Legionella\, and New York City’s initial COVID-19 outbreak. At the CDC\, he directed the Division of HIV Prevention and later led the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases\, where he managed strategies for influenza\, COVID-19\, RSV\, and the transition of the U.S. COVID-19 vaccine program to commercialization. He played a critical role in national responses to respiratory virus threats and managed high-profile outbreaks including measles and avian influenza\, demonstrating trauma-informed leadership during challenging events like the August 2025 CDC shooting. \n\n\n\nAs Deputy Coordinator of the White House National Mpox Response\, Dr. Daskalakis’s innovative approaches led to a dramatic reduction in daily cases. Throughout his career\, he has championed health equity\, LGBTQ+ health\, and evidence-based policy\, shaping national and global strategies in HIV prevention and vaccination. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDebra Houry\, M.D.\, MPH\n\n\n\nFormer Chief Medical Officer and Deputy Director for Program and Science\, CDCDebra Houry M.D.\, MPH is a nationally recognized emergency physician and public health leader with more than two decades of experience guiding health care and public health strategy across federal government\, health systems\, and academia.  \n\n\n\nMost recently\, Dr. Houry served as Chief Medical Officer and Deputy Director for Program and Science at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)\, where she oversaw nine national centers and the Office of Science with a combined budget of more than $6 billion. She also served as Acting Principal Deputy Director\, the agency’s most senior leader after the CDC Director\, where she co-led the Moving Forward initiative—restructuring CDC to strengthen preparedness\, data\, and laboratory systems. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDaniel Jernigan\, M.D.\, MPH\n\n\n\nFormer Director\, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases\, CDCDaniel B. Jernigan\, M.D.\, MPH\, recently resigned his position as Director of the National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Dr. Jernigan completed training at Duke University and Baylor College of Medicine and has completed residencies in Internal Medicine and Preventive Medicine.  \n\n\n\nHe entered the CDC in 1994 as an Epidemic Intelligence Officer\, and has been studying respiratory and emerging diseases since that time. He is a retired Captain in the U.S. Public Health Service and was the recipient of the 2019 Service to America Medal.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/blog/2025/11/trust-public-health-reporting-and-the-cdc-insider-perspectives/
CATEGORIES:Event,Health Policy,Infectious Diseases,Webinar
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SUMMARY:Lunch and Learn: These are Stressful Times. How Are You Coping?
DESCRIPTION:This will focus on the practical (not expressly political) issues that we’re facing amid an implosion in our industry and radical changes in the health care landscape. How are you getting accurate information and data? How are you finding reliable sources? How are you navigating sudden changes as editors leave\, get laid off or retire? How are you coping with your own stress? Let’s share strategies. \n\n\n\nRegistration is now required for Lunch and Learns. You only need to register one time to be automatically registered for all Lunch and Learns. Not sure if you’ve already registered? Try searching your email for “AHCJ Lunch & Learn Confirmation.”
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/event/lunch-and-learn-these-are-stressful-times-how-are-you-coping/
CATEGORIES:Event,Freelancers,Lunch and Learn
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SUMMARY:National Science-Health-Environment Reporting Fellowship informational webinar
DESCRIPTION:Are you ready to take your reporting to the next level? The Association of Health Care Journalists (AHCJ)\, in collaboration with the Council for the Advancement of Science Writing and the Society of Environmental Journalists\, is now accepting applications for the National Science-Health-Environment Reporting Fellowships (SHERF)\, a yearlong program designed to empower early-career journalists covering the critical intersections of science\, health and the environment. \n\n\n\nThis unique fellowship allows participants to keep their current jobs while engaging in hands-on training\, exclusive workshops and mentorship from veteran journalists and experts. Fellows will deepen their storytelling skills\, gain access to new sources and explore pressing issues shaping public understanding such as climate change\, environmental justice\, health equity and scientific innovation. \n\n\n\nIn this webinar\, you’ll have the opportunity to ask questions about the fellowship and hear from SHERF alumni about their experience. Don’t miss your opportunity to join this dynamic community of science\, health and environment reporters driving meaningful change.
URL:https://healthjournalism.org/sherf-informational-webinar/
CATEGORIES:Event,Fellowships,Webinar
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