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Kaiser Media Internships in Urban Health Reporting Site Visits The Kaiser Media Internship Program provides an initial week-long briefing on urban public health issues and health reporting in Washington, D.C. Interns are then based for ten weeks at their newspaper/TV station, typically under the direction of the Health or Metro Editor/News Director, where they report on health issues. The program ends with a 3-day meeting and site visits in Boston. 2005 Orientation - Washington, D.C.…

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About News Media Partnerships The Foundation in partnership with other organizations, such as research institutions, universities, and media outlets, conducts and commissions original survey research on a wide range of topics related to health policy and public health, as well as major social issues. The goal of these surveys is to better understand the public's knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors and to amplify the public's voice in national debates. Representatives of the sponsoring organizations work closely…

The Kaiser Family Foundation offers research on the public's views and experiences on many health and social policy issues. You can easily sort the surveys listed below by topic or by date range to find the information you are looking for. function SubmitNewSearch(){// validate date rangeselected1 = frmSort.sm.selectedIndex;selected2 = frmSort.sy.selectedIndex;selected3 = frmSort.em.selectedIndex;selected4 = frmSort.ey.selectedIndex;if ((selected1 == 0) && (selected2 == 0) && (selected3 == 0) && (selected4 == 0))document.frmSort.submit();else if ((selected1 > 0) && (selected2…

Publications on Immigrant Health Care and Linguistic Access In 2000, there were over 32 million foreign-born residents in the U.S. Immigrants often face barriers to health coverage and health services. The disparities confronting immigrants can be similar to those faced by low-income working families generally, but immigrants also face other barriers, including linguistic issues and eligibility changes that have limited their ability to qualify for Medicaid. These new or updated publications address issues related to…

As part of an on-going public information partnership called SexSmarts, seventeen and the Kaiser Family Foundation conduct nationally-representative surveys of teens 15 to 17 on issues related to their sexual health. The latest in the series is about perceptions of virginity and first sexual activity among adolescents. It covers a variety of issues related to decision making by adolescents about virginity, including when and why they choose to have sex and what issues and concerns…