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How The Jersey Bee uses journalism to improve public health

WEBThe Daily Buzz is itself a public health tool allowing The Jersey Bee to address the epidemic of loneliness and isolation in our community by providing easier …

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Vaccine hesitancy project targets communities in North Carolina …

WEBTwo short films and a podcast funded by Black Public Media aim to address vaccine hesitancy in Black and Latinx communities in North Carolina and Michigan. The …

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Nine months after getting laid off, John Moe finds a new home for

WEBFormer American Public Media/Minnesota Public Radio host John Moe is back with a new podcast, Depresh Mode, after his previous show was canceled amid …

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Public media campaign on mental health launches with focus on

WEBWell Beings, a national public health campaign led by WETA in Washington, D.C., is rolling out with a digital-first content strategy for its first phase, a multipronged …

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New nonprofit will expand digital health and education offerings

WEBThe new nonprofit is being launched as a joint venture of WITF, WLVT in Pennsylvania’s Lehigh Valley and South Carolina Educational Television, with each …

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PBS series on life expectancy aims to give ‘200-year view

WEBJohnson also began work on making the series of four hourlong episodes even more relevant, “specifically designing” each episode so that it would relate to the …

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Stations respond to quickening drumbeat of mental health

WEBShe said she views mental illness as one of the nation’s top health-care challenges, pointing out that almost 44 million Americans experience a mental health …

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It’s ‘All Health All the Time,’ and four hours live, on

WEBThe Health Channel is getting a hefty promotional push on the air and on social media, as well as in a paid campaign that includes print ads, posters in the public …

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Battling lack of resources, Native stations provide lifeline

WEBLikewise, Native media have even less access to health-care officials than other populations. To cover the absence of directives from local health providers, KUYI …

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New five-year APMG initiative aims to unpack stigma

WEBThe goal is to “really raise the IQ and even the EQ” of Americans on the topic of mental health, said APMG COO Dave Kansas. According to the CDC, more than half …

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Milwaukee PBS teams up with newspaper chain to help

WEBWhen Milwaukee PBS teamed up with the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel to help spread awareness of a statewide mental health crisis, the coverage reached far …

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Ideastream podcast zeroes in on challenges, triumphs among

WEBThe initiative examines the relationship between racism and poor health outcomes in Northeast Ohio and the role local institutions play in reducing such …

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GBH podcast provides health info to Spanish speakers

WEBSalud caters to a growing potential audience. The Spanish-speaking community represents 18% of the total U.S. population, with 62.1 million people, …

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WNYC receives $1M grant for new health reporting unit

WEBNew York’s WNYC-FM has received a $1 million grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation for a new reporting unit focused on health issues. The unit will …

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How GBH's inclusion and equity officer is rolling out her four …

WEBYemisi Oloruntola-Coates became chief inclusion and equity officer of Boston’s GBH in May 2021. It’s her first job in public media, but she says GBH’s focus …

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Intimate 'Independent Lens' film documents problems with rural …

WEBSet against the idyllic mountain landscapes of northern New Mexico, a new independent documentary explores the multidimensional issues faced by country …

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The Daily Dose podcast

WEBAt the end of March, WYPR launched its new podcast, “The Daily Dose,” released Monday through Friday at 6 PM. Developed expeditiously in service to our …

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How to prepare for COVID-19 as a social media manager

WEBWhen it comes to public health crises, social media is at the front lines of so many things: emergency communications, official announcements, grassroots reports …

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Health issues end ‘Sewing With Nancy’ host’s career

WEBNancy Zieman premiered her public television sewing program in 1982. Nancy Zieman, who taught public TV viewers how to sew over 36 seasons of her show …

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WQED in the Time of Covid. “Rising to the Occasion

WEBNone of us have experienced anything of this magnitude, where an economic and health crisis combine. There is no playbook. Innovation, ingenuity, and …

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