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Laura Beil, freelance journalist, Dallas, TXProject: Abstinence education – the impact, philosophy, curricula and funding"Abstinence education faces an uncertain future" (New York Times, 7/18/07) June Cross, independent documentary film producer, New York City, NYProject: Hurricane Katrina's impact on the healthcare safety net across the country Eric Eyre, reporter, The Charleston (West VA) Gazette, Charleston, WVProject: West Virginia's dental health problems and potential policy solutionsClick here to see Eric's four-part series on dental health in…
International Health Journalism Fellowship Project: RUSSIA/UKRAINE About the Project The Kaiser Family Foundation and Transatlantic Partners Against AIDS joined to create the International Health Journalism Fellowship Project: Russia/Ukraine. The goal of the Media Fellowships Project was to encourage substantive coverage of the health, social, economic, political and cultural implications of HIV/AIDS and associated health problems, as well as policies and programs to address HIV/AIDS in Russia and Ukraine. The program selected journalists to undertake individual…
in Health Reporting The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation Starting in 2007, the interns were asked to select one story from the many they produced during their internship to exhibit on our site along with a brief background on their experience reporting the story. Follow the links in the intern listing to read both the stories and background. 2011 Host Organizations(Learn more about the 2011 interns and see examples of their work)The Boston Globe -…
2001 Kaiser Media Fellows 2000 Kaiser Media Fellows 1999 Kaiser Media Fellows 1998 Kaiser Media Fellows 1997 Kaiser Media Fellows 1996 Kaiser Media Fellows 1995 Kaiser Media Fellows 1994 Kaiser Media Fellows 1993 Kaiser Media Fellows 2001 Kaiser Media Fellows Raney Aronson, producer, FRONTLINE/WGBH, New York CityProject: Alternative medicine."The Alternative Fix," FRONTLINE Bob Davis, medical and science writer, USA TodayProject: Variations in the nation's emergency medical systems and their impacts on survival rates."Six Minutes to…
Jonathan Cohn, senior editor, The New RepublicProject: The transformation of American health care in the 1990s. Read about Jonathan's book, Sick, (HarperCollins, 2007) "Sexual Healing," The New Republic (6/30/2003) "Beans for Life," The New Republic (9/8/2003) "Uncharitable?" New York Times (12/19/2004) Barry Meier, authorProject: Prescription drug abuse, pain management, and addiction-OxyContin as a case study in regulating the next generation of powerful painkillers.Interview with Barry Meier, author of Pain Killer (10/30/2003) Jon Palfreman, senior producer,…
Rebecca Adams, health care reporter, Congressional QuarterlyProject: Examining Medicaid challenges and policy responses in different states."Medicaid Reform: Will efforts to cut costs hurt the poor?" The CQ Researcher, Vol. 14, No. 25, Pgs. 589-612 (7/16/2004) Michael Isip, executive producer, KQED-TV, San FranciscoProject: Barriers to health care -- financial, cultural, systemic -- and the implications for patients and health care workers, and innovative efforts to deliver care. Liza Mundy, staff writer, The Washington PostProject: Reproductive technology,…
Daniel Costello, Health Reporter, Los Angeles Times Project: Examining the fracturing of the employer-based health insurance model and the implications for employees and their families. "Not a future they expected" (10/18/2004) "Asking patients to help shoulder malpractice costs" (10/25/2004) "Costs Make Employers See Smokers as a Drag" (01/28/2005) "At what cost?" (04/04/2005) "Share now, pay later" (05/23/2005) "Taking matters into their own hands" (05/23/2005) "A mini price, a mini policy" (06/06/2005) Articles republished with permission…
and Events Fellowship program site visits remain a central part of the redesigned Kaiser Media Fellowships in Health Program, and all Fellows, regardless of the length of their projects, atake part in the group site visits and meetings during the course of the year. 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…
International Health Journalism Fellowship Project: INDIA Read more information about HIV/AIDS and related health issues in India on GlobalHealthReporting.org - India Country Page and in the updated fact sheet on HIV/AIDS in India. For a reporting guide on AIDS in India (available in English, Tamil, Marathi and Hindi), see The HIV/AIDS Reporting Guide for India. See the Health e-Letter, a monthly newsletter about public health in India. About the Project The Kaiser Family Foundation announced…
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