Public Health
Public health focuses on the systematic prevention of disease and prolonging of life by governments, NGO’s and other groups. Pulitzer Center stories tagged with “Public Health” feature reporting on communicable and non-communicable diseases, the development of medical systems and infrastructure to provide public access to health care services. Use the Pulitzer Center Lesson Builder to find and create lesson plans on public health.
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Vidya Krishnan
Vidya Krishnan has been reporting on health and science in India for nearly 20 years. She completed her master's at the School of Oriental and African Studies London University in 2011. After...
March 5, 2025
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Raihana Maqbool
Raihana Maqbool is an independent journalist based in Indian-administered Kashmir, covering Kashmir and India for the last seven years. Maqbool covers the underreported issues from Kashmir with a...
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Hannah Hough
A fourth-generation Californian, Hannah Hough is particularly interested in stories that help make the state more equitable for all who call California home. She is the executive editor of the...
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Claudia Boyd-Barrett
Claudia Boyd-Barrett is a long-time journalist based in Southern California and a senior reporter at the California Health Report. Her investigative stories on domestic violence and access to mental...
January 23, 2025
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Akhilesh Pandey
Akhilesh Pandey is a journalist based in Delhi. He has been a journalist since 2007 and has covered city infrastructure, the environment, public authorities, health, and human interest issues. His...
September 3, 2024
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Emily Rice
Emily Rice has been with West Virginia Public Broadcasting since December 2022 and is a Appalachia Health News reporter. She has worked in several areas of journalism since her graduation from...
July 31, 2024
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Swagata Yadavar
Swagata Yadavar is an award-winning independent journalist based in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. She writes on public policy, health care, and gender-related themes.
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Jamilah Lewis
Jamilah Lewis is a senior at Southern Illinois University Carbondale, majoring in journalism and double-minoring in political science and classics. Lewis is the sports editor of the Daily Egyptian...
June 14, 2024
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Decolonizing Care | Photoville 2024
“I wish I could turn the clock back to B.D., or “before drugs.” Before the opioid epidemic spread through our tribe like wildfire. Before my husband became addicted. Then two of my sons. Then my...
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Victoria Buchanan
Victoria Buchanan is a certified nurse midwife at Sentara Midwifery Specialists. Caring for women during pregnancy and birth is a cornerstone of her career as a nurse-midwife. She also provides...
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Camie Goldhammer
Camie Goldhammer has spent nearly 20 years serving urban Native families. She is a clinical social worker and a lactation consultant based in Seattle. Goldhammer is the founder and chair of the Native...
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Nichole Wardlaw
Nichole Wardlaw is a certified nurse midwife with over 16 years of experience in health education, full-scope midwifery services, and clinical faculty advisory. She lives in Hampton, Virginia.
February 16, 2024
