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The Kaiser Media Internships in Health: 2011 Kaiser Media Interns The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation sponsors 16 annual summer internships for journalists interested in specializing in health and health policy reporting. The aim is to provide journalists just starting their reporting careers with an in-depth introduction to and practical experience on the specialist health beat - with a particular focus on diverse and immigrant communities. Interns are typically just graduating from undergraduate or graduate…

The Kaiser Media Internships in Health: 2011 Kaiser Media Interns The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation sponsors 16 annual summer internships for journalists interested in specializing in health and health policy reporting. The aim is to provide journalists just starting their reporting careers with an in-depth introduction to and practical experience on the specialist health beat - with a particular focus on diverse and immigrant communities. Interns are typically just graduating from undergraduate or graduate…

Kaiser Media Fellowships 2011 Site Visits Starting in 2011, the fellowship program provides in-depth briefings and week-long site visits focused on complex health policy issues. These are for invited health and health policy journalists, with invitations tailored to the topics and issues addressed. California: The first site visit of 2011 focused on the implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in California. In May 2011, journalists with a strong focus on health policy, state health…

The Kaiser Media Fellows — journalists with a strong focus on health policy and state health reform — were invited to participate in a week-long program focused on health care and the implementation of the Affordable Care Act in Texas. Based in Austin and Dallas, the site visits offered journalists the opportunity to meet with a variety of experts and stakeholders. Journalists met with state health officials, health policy analysts, academics, community clinic staff members…

Kaiser Media Fellowships 2011 California Site Visits The first site visit of 2011 focused on the implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in California. In May 2011, journalists with a strong focus on health policy, state health reform, and/or California-specific policy issues were invited to participate in a week-long program. Based initially in San Francisco and later in Sacramento, the program offered journalists the opportunity to meet with a variety of stakeholders concerned with…

The Kaiser Media Fellowships in Health: Site Visits and Events Fellowship program site visits are a central part of the Kaiser Media Fellowships in Health Program. The site visits and events provide journalists with the opportunity for in-depth learning about specific topics in health policy, and aim to address timely policy questions which are both current and complex. Site visit topics vary greatly, but focus mainly on U.S. health policy issues such as the implementation…