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Covering climate change and health: A primer for journalists
Climate change has been making the headlines. More than 300,000 people kicked off Climate Week NYC 2014 with a march through the streets of New York, in what has been called the largest demonstration...
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Resources for covering Ebola following Texas patient’s diagnosis
Image via CDC With today’s announcement of the first Ebola case to be diagnosed in the U.S., it’s worth brushing up on the facts about the virus to help your readers, viewers and listeners understand....
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A collection of the latest Ebola stories, resources
Photo: NIAID via Flickr What I’m reading about Ebola today: “Possible second Ebola case in Dallas,” which may, of course, be related to “Experts question two-day delay in admitting Texas Ebola...
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Patient condition terminology: Do you really know what ‘critical’ means?
Photo: Quinn Dombrowski via Flickr Some words are so familiar that it’s easy to assume you know what they mean – especially terms for a patient’s condition. Words such as “stable” and “critical” make...
View ArticleDefusing panic over Ebola by understanding R-nought
Earlier today it was announced that Thomas Eric Duncan died in Dallas. Duncan, a Liberian national who contracted Ebola in Liberia, did not show symptoms on his journey to Dallas or immediately after...
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Dallas Ebola case raises questions about care for the uninsured
“Ebola virions” from “Charting the Path of the Deadly Ebola Virus in Central Africa.” PLoS Biol 3/11/2005: e403 doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.0030403. Licensed under CC BY 2.5 via Wikimedia Commons. When...
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Panic is contagious: How to cover public health preparedness
Photo: CDC Global via Flickr It’s been said that fear travels faster than the virus. This is true. Given that Ebola is less contagious than many other communicable diseases, it’s easier to catch Ebola...
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Choose words carefully when writing about Ebola
Image by NIAID via Flickr Word choice matters, especially when it comes to covering a deadly disease. You may have heard the terms “infectious” and “contagious” being used interchangeably in Ebola...
View ArticleNew blog gives first-person account of Ebola treatment in West Africa
Ebola coverage has been ubiquitous, but fairly short on eyewitness perspective. This BMJ blog, “The Ebola Diaries,” gives readers on-the-ground insights from the front lines of Ebola treatment in West...
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Communities may see water fluoridation levels drop because of revised...
Stressing that community water fluoridation remains an important tool in fighting tooth decay, public health officials have updated their recommendation for the “optimal” level of fluoride in drinking...
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How the Flint water crisis has further exposed health disparities
A water crisis brewing in Flint, Mich., for nearly two years exposed children and others to lead from contaminated water. It also exposed health disparities from infrastructure. Glass of Water via...
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Planning for AHCJ’s annual conference with an eye on disparities
Stokes Federal Courthouse – Superior Avenue Bridge – Shoreway Bridge – Cleveland Ohio via photopin (license)Cleveland, home to areas still reeling from the loss of manufacturing jobs, hosts AHCJ’s 2016...
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Review of EPA data leads USA Today to towns with contaminated water
Photo: Ryan Garza, USA Today NetworkLee Anne Walters of Flint, Mich., pours gallons of bottled water into a bucket and pan to warm up for her twin sons to take a weekly bath. Her son, Gavin, 4, looking...
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Citing WHO data, writer gives thanks for health gains
Photo: Amanda Mills/U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention This holiday season, Jennifer Rubin of The Washington Post turned away from politics to acknowledge some important recent health...
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Administration’s regulatory roadblocks stymie dental guidelines
Photo: David Joyce via Flickr At more than 100,000 offices and clinics across America, dentists stay busy placing and removing amalgam fillings as they care for their patients. Dental amalgam – a...
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Community water fluoridation efforts get boost from EPA ruling
The ongoing controversy over community water fluoridation is unlikely to go away despite a recent U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ruling that won praise from the American Dental Association...
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Public health experts discuss ‘infectious nature’ of violence at #AHCJ17
Photo: Deborah CroweDr. Georges Benjamin gestures during a roundtable with Rachel Davis and Gary Slutkin, moderated by Andrea McDaniels. What happens if we stop treating violence as a problem of crime...
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ACA repeal, Trump budget threaten expanded spending on public health
The House’s ACA repeal bill finally passed last week. It potentially will have a significant impact on public health if the Senate’s version runs along the same lines. That’s because the Obama-era...
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Experts share tips for covering public health
Photo: Kimberly LeonardHealth journalists learned more about public health issues, including opioid treatment and long-term care, at a D.C. chapter meeting. A panel of Altarum Institute experts dove...
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2017 AHCJ-National Library of Medicine fellows selected
Six journalists have been named to this year’s class of AHCJ-National Library of Medicine fellows. The fellowship program was created to increase reporters’ access and understanding of the considerable...
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