Made in collaboration with The Imprint, Uncle John is part of the multimedia project Healing the Children of Horse Nations, and was co-produced and co-reported by Nancy Marie Spears.
Health Equity & Social Justice
La pandemia agravó los obstáculos para acceder a la asistencia médica por coronavirus en Estados Unidos. Ante el rechazo, la discriminación o los altos costos, los inmigrantes retrasan o renuncian a los tratamientos.
El limitado apoyo de interpretación en los hospitales de Estados Unidos a las lenguas nativas de América Latina y el Caribe reaviva una problemática ya conocida: la exclusión de las comunidades originarias.
Many LGBTQ+ patients report receiving worse health care in America. In this webinar, we’ll provide an overview of the landscape, discuss forward-thinking approaches to combatting discrimination, and hear suggestions from experts on how journalists can tell stories on these issues with nuance and thoughtfulness.
Visibility of transgender people nationwide continues to increase, but presence in public is a double-edged sword.
A $1.6 million federal grant could unscramble the I-264 ramps in downtown Norfolk. But would it reopen an isolated, Black community?
They'll live with the consequences of the water crisis all their lives. They're angry, but also hopeful. And they've been a rallying point for the city.
Promotoras have emerged as an essential piece in California’s ambitious plan to deliver healthcare to all residents regardless of immigration status.
Also this week: Social and economic factors take more than a decade off Native American life expectancy.
D.C. has the fourth highest fetal mortality rate in the US. And while it’s mostly Black babies who are dying in the District, it’s an issue that says a lot about how resources and care are allotted in the city.