Food and Nutrition

This reporting is supported by the USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism Impact Fund. 
 

This work is supported by a grant from the USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism Impact Fund....

This reporting is supported by the USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism Impact Fund. 
 

Folks in underserved New Jersey face adversities that few in America ever even have to think about. How can the state turn the corner in addressing epidemic levels of trauma?

At one of the busiest public hospitals in the nation, doctors are making a big push to better address the underlying forces shaping health.

A reporter sets out to make the issue of food insecurity hit home — both for the average reader and Louisville's leaders.

Decades of research have underscored the health benefits of breastfeeding for mothers and babies. You wouldn't know that from recent U.S. moves at the World Health Assembly.

Even with help from food stamps and a federal nutrition program, nearly half of U.S. households receiving such benefits struggle to feed their families.

Pharmacy deserts are a growing problem in Chicago. Tribune reporter Eseosa Olumhense discusses how she reported on the worrying trend.

“We started looking at the data and found the most vulnerable people in the county, and we put this team together to go find and work with them,” said Anna Roth, director of Contra Costa Health Services.