USC Center for Health Journalism
WEBWe believe health is an essential part of every story. We believe impact reporting leads to healthier communities. We believe engagement and diversity enrich journalism. The Center for Health Journalism’s National Fellowship helped propel my career to the next level. The program gave me the skills ...
Part 2: In-home water and sanitation systems offer alternatives to ...
WEBThe air ventilation system was designed by the Cold Climate Housing Research Center located at the University of Alaska Fairbanks campus. The Cold Climate Housing Research Center and ANTHC were the prime movers of the project, and they pulled in the other partners based on past relationships.For example, Jack Hebert, the founder of the Cold Climate Housing Research Center, called on CampWater ...
Reporting - USC Center for Health Journalism
WEBSep 6, 2024 · Reporting. Our fellows and grantees produce ambitious, deeply reported stories in partnership with the Center for Health Journalism on a host of timely health, social welfare and equity topics. In addition, the center publishes original reporting and commentary from a host of notable contributors, focused on the intersection of health and ...
Webinars - USC Center for Health Journalism
WEBJun 12, 2024 · Our nationally recognized webinars bring together top experts and leading reporters to offer timely primers, briefings and essential background on the biggest health stories of the day. Check out our deep library of nearly 100 previous webinars, archived below for full viewing. Brush up on crucial health topics, gather resources, and pick up overlooked story ideas.
The Hot Spotters: Lessons from the Front Lines of America's …
WEBJul 11, 2012 · Dr. Jeffrey Brenner has developed a system that's tackling two of health care's most intrinsic problems: cost and quality of care.Celebrated in a New Yorker article by Dr. Atul Gawande and in an accompanying FRONTLINE documentary, this pioneering practitioner is trying to reinvent the nation’s fragmented and inefficient way of …
Battling Health Conditions While Homeless
WEBHomeless older adults face worse health risks. A 2022 UCSF study that followed and surveyed 450 older adults for four and a half years in Oakland, CA, found that individuals who became homeless at age 50 or later were roughly 60% more likely to die while living on the streets than those who became homeless earlier in life. Although the study was limited in size, it gives a glimpse into the ...
Why Health Care Professionals Should Write
WEBDec 14, 2011 · The program's director, Dr. Anna B. Reisman, teaches basic skills – from forming sentences with interesting verbs to crafting coherent stories – but she also pursues other, unstated goals. "Writing makes people better doctors because it increases their ability to be good observers," Reisman said. "They start to pay attention to details.
How COVID-19 prevention and treatment get lost in translation
WEBOct 21, 2020 · In Washington, where the nation’s first COVID-19 case was documented, an ominous pattern of disparities soon emerged. After the initial outbreak among predominantly white, elderly residents of a Seattle-area nursing home, cases increased among younger people of color. The University of Washington Medical Center, a system that provides ...
How gangs impact communities' health
WEBFebruary 19, 2014. Driving around South Central or East Los Angeles, it's common to see young crowds gathering outside mortuaries. Some call the area the "gang capital" of the United States, with more than 450 gangs with at least 45.000 active gang members, according to the LAPD. By the age of 20, 60 percent are either dead or incarcerated.
Insights - USC Center for Health Journalism
WEBInsights. You learn a lot when you spend months reporting on a given issue or community, as our fellows can attest. Whether you’re embarking on a big new story or seeking to go deeper on a given issue, it pays to learn from those who’ve already put in the shoe leather and crunched the data. In these essays and columns, our community of ...