In Bakersfield, where Black mothers face some of California's worst maternal health outcomes, doulas are stepping in to fill ...

When Snigdha was diagnosed with diabetes in 2008, she felt betrayed and shocked. "I was thin, did not have a sweet tooth, and ...

Racism is a serious public health issue in the United States, and the use of racial slurs raises bigger questions about ...

Blamed in part on climate change, the threat of water ponding in your yard or your basement is growing, a Sun-Times/WBEZ ...

Last year, more than 1,000 families turned to the Sudbury Community Food Pantry for help putting food on the table. Just ...

I'm a longtime newspaper reporter, with stints at The Seattle Times, The Washington Post, and Willamette Week, an alternative newsweekly. Now I'm writing for a nonprofit, Marguerite Casey Foundation, ...

The modeling studies predicted that excluding soda and other sweetened beverages would reduce purchases of those items and improve diets. One of the studies also suggested the bans could reduce ...

A reporter shares advice on how to tell an honest story about autism and youth suicide that doesn’t impose a simple narrative on the complexities of real life.

Laura Garcia was uniquely qualified to write about the injustices of San Antonio’s health care system. Growing up on the city’s south side, she had seen family members and school friends struggle with ...

North Carolina’s Department of Health and Human Services provides guidance and training for child protective services divisions within county-level social services agencies. Then it’s up to local ...