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Ed was so convinced of the value and impact of this work that he became a donor himself. If you believe in rigorous, community-centered health reporting, donate by 12/31 to have your gift doubled!
Visit: bit.ly/GivetoCHJ or text CHJ to 41444.
Visit: bit.ly/GivetoCHJ or text CHJ to 41444.
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December 17, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Ed was so convinced of the value and impact of this work that he became a donor himself. If you believe in rigorous, community-centered health reporting, donate by 12/31 to have your gift doubled!
Visit: bit.ly/GivetoCHJ or text CHJ to 41444.
Visit: bit.ly/GivetoCHJ or text CHJ to 41444.
The project led to a first-of-its-kind public database, an interactive tool that lets users step into the role of decision-maker, and in-depth coverage cited by families, advocates, and even a former member of Congress. Read all his stories here:
centerforhealthjournalism.org/ed-mahon
centerforhealthjournalism.org/ed-mahon
Ed Mahon
centerforhealthjournalism.org
December 17, 2025 at 11:48 PM
The project led to a first-of-its-kind public database, an interactive tool that lets users step into the role of decision-maker, and in-depth coverage cited by families, advocates, and even a former member of Congress. Read all his stories here:
centerforhealthjournalism.org/ed-mahon
centerforhealthjournalism.org/ed-mahon
Liu writes for World Journal, the largest Chinese-language daily newspaper in the U.S., and is among the nearly 100 reporters the Center for Health Journalism supported this year.
December 15, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Liu writes for World Journal, the largest Chinese-language daily newspaper in the U.S., and is among the nearly 100 reporters the Center for Health Journalism supported this year.
They endure exhausting journeys to the U.S., only to face new challenges such as sleepless nights with newborns, breastfeeding struggles, and deep loneliness without nearby family support. Read about them at bit.ly/ZiweiLiuStories
Ziwei Liu
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December 15, 2025 at 11:51 PM
They endure exhausting journeys to the U.S., only to face new challenges such as sleepless nights with newborns, breastfeeding struggles, and deep loneliness without nearby family support. Read about them at bit.ly/ZiweiLiuStories
Ziwei Liu (pictured), a 2025 Impact Fund for Reporting on Health Equity and Health Systems Grantee, reported on the many Chinese immigrant mothers in Southern California like Wang.
December 15, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Ziwei Liu (pictured), a 2025 Impact Fund for Reporting on Health Equity and Health Systems Grantee, reported on the many Chinese immigrant mothers in Southern California like Wang.
Slide 4: “For Sikhs In ICE Detention Centers, Faith Represents Hope” by Tanay Gokhale for @indiacurrents.bsky.social
December 5, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Slide 4: “For Sikhs In ICE Detention Centers, Faith Represents Hope” by Tanay Gokhale for @indiacurrents.bsky.social
Slide 3: “Growing up in fear: Immigration enforcement fuels mental health crisis among children of immigrants” by @jenniferchowdhury.bsky.social for @prismreports.org
December 5, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Slide 3: “Growing up in fear: Immigration enforcement fuels mental health crisis among children of immigrants” by @jenniferchowdhury.bsky.social for @prismreports.org
Slide 2: “‘We see a lot of helplessness’: At a Detroit clinic, transportation barriers put chronic disease, injured patients at risk” by Eleanore Catolico for @planetdetroit.org
December 5, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Slide 2: “‘We see a lot of helplessness’: At a Detroit clinic, transportation barriers put chronic disease, injured patients at risk” by Eleanore Catolico for @planetdetroit.org
Thanks to NewsMatch, donations up to $1,000 will be matched, doubling your support for journalism that can make a difference, expose inequity, and highlight issues faced by underserved communities.
December 5, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Thanks to NewsMatch, donations up to $1,000 will be matched, doubling your support for journalism that can make a difference, expose inequity, and highlight issues faced by underserved communities.
Some of the topics covered include the mental health toll of deportation scares on children in immigrant families, the harmful effects of the affordable housing crisis on families, transportation insecurity as a driver of health inequity, and more.
December 5, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Some of the topics covered include the mental health toll of deportation scares on children in immigrant families, the harmful effects of the affordable housing crisis on families, transportation insecurity as a driver of health inequity, and more.
This year, @chjreportinghealth.bsky.social provided training and support to nearly 100 journalists through our grants and fellowship programs. Altogether, these journalists produced nearly 300 stories in 2025.
December 5, 2025 at 8:43 PM
This year, @chjreportinghealth.bsky.social provided training and support to nearly 100 journalists through our grants and fellowship programs. Altogether, these journalists produced nearly 300 stories in 2025.
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Today's story is part of my project with @chjreportinghealth.bsky.social! Incredibly honored to be selected as a fellow and to be able to dive into reporting on how homelessness/ inadequate housing intersect with the child welfare system in Nevada. ICYMI, here is the first part published yesterday.
Housing instability can be deeply interconnected with Nevada child welfare • Nevada Current
This story is the first in a series on the connections between housing instability and child welfare. This project was supported by the USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism’s National Fellowship...
nevadacurrent.com
December 4, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Today's story is part of my project with @chjreportinghealth.bsky.social! Incredibly honored to be selected as a fellow and to be able to dive into reporting on how homelessness/ inadequate housing intersect with the child welfare system in Nevada. ICYMI, here is the first part published yesterday.
Patients aren't always aware when AI is impacting their care. (2/2) @katiepalmer.bsky.social
December 3, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Patients aren't always aware when AI is impacting their care. (2/2) @katiepalmer.bsky.social
Reporter @katiepalmer.bsky.social said: Artificial intelligence is deployed at almost every healthcare practice in some form. You just kind of have to ask… (1/2)
December 3, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Reporter @katiepalmer.bsky.social said: Artificial intelligence is deployed at almost every healthcare practice in some form. You just kind of have to ask… (1/2)
...The first piece of the AI lifecycle is the data origination, and bias can be embedded in that original data. So then when we select that data and take it to the next step of the AI lifecycle, that bias is already there. (2/2)
December 3, 2025 at 6:18 PM
...The first piece of the AI lifecycle is the data origination, and bias can be embedded in that original data. So then when we select that data and take it to the next step of the AI lifecycle, that bias is already there. (2/2)
Dr. Hernandez-Boussard said: We need to ask ourselves, is there bias in the underlying clinical data, clinical information, that's being accumulated?... (1/2)
December 3, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Dr. Hernandez-Boussard said: We need to ask ourselves, is there bias in the underlying clinical data, clinical information, that's being accumulated?... (1/2)
Dr. Betancourt said: When we are talking about health equity, fundamentally what we're saying is we aspire to high-quality healthcare for everyone. And in doing so, we should make sure that our systems, our providers, our technology are geared to do just that.
December 3, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Dr. Betancourt said: When we are talking about health equity, fundamentally what we're saying is we aspire to high-quality healthcare for everyone. And in doing so, we should make sure that our systems, our providers, our technology are geared to do just that.
Yesterday’s webinar featured expert panelists Dr. Joseph R. Betancourt, President of the @commonwealthfund.org; Dr. Tina Hernandez-Boussard, professor of medicine at @stanforduniversity.bsky.social and @katiepalmer.bsky.social, health tech correspondent at @statnews.com.
December 3, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Yesterday’s webinar featured expert panelists Dr. Joseph R. Betancourt, President of the @commonwealthfund.org; Dr. Tina Hernandez-Boussard, professor of medicine at @stanforduniversity.bsky.social and @katiepalmer.bsky.social, health tech correspondent at @statnews.com.