Government
7 tips on health care reporting from POLITICO’s Joanne Kenen
| December 10, 2018
Journalist’s Resource spoke to POLITICO's health care editor, Joanne Kenen, to clarify common areas of confusion in health care reporting.
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Climate Change
Heat makes workers less productive, impacts health
| December 10, 2018
Employees who work in hot conditions are not as productive and can suffer from kidney injury, dehydration and other health problems, according to a new review.
Health Care
Knowing the specific benefits of exercise linked to exercising more
| December 4, 2018
New research suggests that people who know more about the benefits of physical activity spend more time doing it.
Cities
Interventions to prevent childhood asthma attacks: A research roundup
| November 29, 2018
Solutions-oriented asthma research from the past few years, which spans from pest management interventions to hospital-based programs to green housing initiatives.
Food, Agriculture
Dysfunctional or not, families who eat together eat healthier
| November 21, 2018
Every unhappy family might be unhappy in its own way, but when they sit down together at the table, they’re alike according to one important measure: they eat better.
Elections
Political polarization increases after local newspapers close
| November 19, 2018
After local newspapers close, political polarization among voters increases, according to new research in the Journal of Communication.
Government
Mental health issues among immigrants: New research
| November 16, 2018
New research on immigrant health from the American Public Health Association's 2018 annual meeting.
Health Care
Home health care: Research behind the high-demand, low-pay occupation
| November 14, 2018
As baby boomers age, demand for home health care increases. Studies identify trends in availability and reasons for the industry's rapid churn.
Criminal Justice
Covering gun violence in America: Tips from German Lopez
| November 8, 2018
Vox's German Lopez discusses gun violence in the U.S. and what journalists can do to improve their coverage.
Internet
Beyond Gab: The widespread social problem of online extremism
| October 30, 2018
“If it's not Gab, it's going to be another platform... the sentiment and the ideas fostered by these communities are not going to be fazed by technology.”