KFF’s Kaiser Health News Wins NABJ Award for Excellence in Radio Journalism for a Story About Teaching Children to Cope with the Constant Threat of Gun Violence in Their Communities December 8, 2021 News Release The National Association of Black Journalists has recognized KFF’s Kaiser Health News and two of its editorial partners with a 2021 “Salute to Excellence” award for a radio story about how children are taught to cope and survive in communities beset by gun violence. The story, Teaching Kids To Hide…
Hearing Their Voices: Lessons from the Breast and Cervical Cancer Prevention and Treatment Act (BCCPTA) October 30, 2004 Report In 2000, Congress passed a landmark law that gave states the option of extending Medicaid coverage to certain low-income women with breast or cervical cancer. In California, approximately 10,000 women have been assisted by this program. This policy brief, “Hearing Their Voices: Lessons from the Breast and Cervical…
Patients Under Pressure: Profiles of How Families Affected by Cancer Are Faring in the Recession July 2, 2009 Report This report by the Kaiser Family Foundation and the American Cancer Society profiles six cancer patients and survivors and the challenges they face to help gauge how the recession and rising unemployment is affecting workers who are most in need of ongoing medical care. The report, “Patients Under Pressure: Profiles…
What Do We Know about Social Determinants of Health in the U.S. and Comparable Countries? November 21, 2017 Slideshow
The HPV Vaccine: Access and Use in the U.S. August 5, 2024 Fact Sheet This factsheet discusses HPV and related cancers, use of the HPV vaccines for both females and males, and insurance coverage and access to the vaccines.
Age-Adjusted Invasive Cancer Incidence Rate per 100,000 Population by Race/Ethnicity January 15, 2025 State Indicator