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Norah Lusk is dressed in blue medical scrubs with a stethescope draped around her nck. She is sitting in a mobile medical unit.
Posted inHealth

‘Nobody really knows’ where to find the right care after a sexual assault

Avatar photo by Ileana Garnand September 21, 2023October 1, 2023

This story also appeared in USA TODAY In nursing school, Norah Lusk already knew she wanted to work with sexual assault survivors. She had seen how this part of the health care system was “sorely lacking” through victim-blaming, long wait times and a shortage of specialized practitioners. Now a sexual assault nurse examiner, or SANE, […]

A rape kit containing a paper form and oral swaps to collect physical evidence are shown.
Posted inHealth

Seeking care after a sexual assault

Avatar photo by Ileana Garnand September 21, 2023September 21, 2023
A screenshot from a video showing a person about to put the roof on a gingerbread house. The person is wearing a blue shirt.
Posted inInstitution of One

Public Integrity event explores “What is Home?” with storytellers and panel

Avatar photo by Ileana Garnand August 11, 2023August 11, 2023
Hailey Simon uses American Sign Language to tell her story about what home means to her. She has short dark hair and wears glasses. She is reading from a paper on a wooden stand. Behind her is a picture of a stone path and trees. To her right is a green door with a knob in the middle.
Posted inInstitution of One

In their own words: Disabled storytellers share what ‘home’ means to them

by The Center for Public Integrity August 11, 2023August 11, 2023
Posted inInstitution of One

Disabled storytellers share what ‘home’ means to them

Avatar photo by Ileana Garnand August 11, 2023August 11, 2023
Posted inWatchdog newsletter

Memoir: The ER reveals “unvarnished truth” of broken system

Avatar photo by María Inés Zamudio July 21, 2023July 19, 2023
two nursing home residents play a board game at a table. they both wear blue paper face masks.
Posted inHealth

GAO report: nursing homes staffing is a priority to curb COVID spread

Avatar photo by María Inés Zamudio May 19, 2023May 19, 2023
Lisa Norris stands hugging her daughter Hannah. Lisa has long blond hair and is wearing a blue sweater. Hanna has short brown hair and wears glasses and a purple hoodie.
Posted inHealth parity

Families take drastic steps to help children in mental health crises

Christine Herman has long brown hair and is wearing a pink blouse. by Christine Herman March 16, 2023July 11, 2023
Zainab Edwards points her right arm forward while standing on the ice. She is wearing black pants, a black sweatshirt and pink gloves.
Posted inInstitution of One

Million-dollar question: How to find safe homes for those with complex needs

Amy Silverman has long wavy red hair. She wearing glasses and a gray sweater. by Amy Silverman December 19, 2022July 6, 2023
Zainab Edwards points her right arm forward while standing on the ice. She is wearing black pants, a black sweatshirt and pink gloves.
Posted inInstitution of One

Why we translated this story into plain language

by The Center for Public Integrity December 19, 2022December 16, 2022
Zainab Edwards puts her left leg on the edge of the ice rink to stretch as her mom talks with her. Zainab has her hand under her chin and is smiling.
Posted inInstitution of One

Why it’s hard to find safe homes for some people with disabilities

Amy Silverman has long wavy red hair. She wearing glasses and a gray sweater. by Amy Silverman December 19, 2022January 3, 2023
Zainab Edwards holds hands with her teacher Tammy Jimenez as they skate. Zainab wears a black sweatshirt with her name on the upper left. Her left knee is bent. Her instructor wears blue pants and a black coat. She is watching Zainab as they skate.
Posted inInstitution of One

Finding joy in the moment

by The Center for Public Integrity December 19, 2022December 16, 2022
The author, Amy Silverman poses with her family at the base of a staircase. In the front is Sophie who has long hear, wears glasses and is wearing a sleeveless black dress. Amy's husband Ray Stern is behind Sophie. He wears a plaid shirt and jeans. He has his right hand on Sophie's right shoulder. Amy is in the middle. She has long wavy hair and wears glasses. She also is wearing a black dress. On the right, is Annabelle, who has her arm around Amy. She has short hair and is wearing a black dress.
Posted inInstitution of One

How my daughter changed my reporting

Amy Silverman has long wavy red hair. She wearing glasses and a gray sweater. by Amy Silverman December 19, 2022December 16, 2022
An interpreter signs.
Posted inInstitution of One

ASL video explainer: How to find safe homes for those with complex needs

by The Center for Public Integrity December 19, 2022December 19, 2022
A dawing centers around a fenced area shaped like a person's head and filled with sand like a zen garden. One person, wearing a white shirt and blue pants, rakes a circular pattern around a rock. Two people look over the fence to demonstrate that they do not have access. A female figure on the left wears a pink shirt and blue pants. A male figure on the right sears a white shirt and blue pants. The area is surrounded by green grass and round green bushes.
Posted inHealth parity

Mental Health Parity Collaborative

by The Center for Public Integrity June 13, 2022November 3, 2023
A woman with short, reddish brown hair, wearing a black face mask, holds a handmade sign that says "Our Rights Are Not Up for Debate" during a protest outside the home of U.S. Associate Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh in Chevy Chase, Maryland, on May 11.
Posted inHealth

Analysis: What I unlearned about Roe v. Wade

Avatar photo by Matt DeRienzo May 18, 2022May 17, 2022
A skyline view of downtown Akron, Ohio.
Posted inHealth

It was the Rubber Capital of the World. The health consequences linger.

Yanick Rice Lamb by Yanick Rice Lamb May 17, 2022April 17, 2023
Dr. Anthony Fauci
Posted inCoronavirus and Inequality

Analysis: Fauci’s finances are already public. But they could be easier to find.

by Liz Essley Whyte January 13, 2022February 22, 2022
Dr. Anthony Fauci holds up his hand as he testifies during a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee hearing .
Posted inCoronavirus and Inequality

A senator couldn’t find Fauci’s financial info. But we did.

by Liz Essley Whyte January 12, 2022February 22, 2022
Vendors sell vegetables at a farmer's market in New York City.
Posted inCoronavirus and Inequality

Six lessons from the Paycheck Protection Program

Avatar photo by Jamie Smith Hopkins December 1, 2021January 28, 2022
Liz Essley Whyte cradles her newborn while in the hospital. She chose to get the COVID-19 vaccine while pregnant.
Posted inCoronavirus and Inequality

The evidence is piling up that pregnant people should get vaccinated

by Liz Essley Whyte November 23, 2021January 28, 2022
A Black pregnant woman holds her belly as she sits on a bed in a hospital.
Posted inHealth

New research links racism to higher preterm birth rates in Black women

by Naseem S. Miller November 10, 2021January 28, 2022
Clinicians evaluate an incoming patient with his arms raised in a triage tent set up in the parking lot at Providence St. Mary Medical Center amid a surge in COVID-19 patients.
Posted inCoronavirus and Inequality

Once again, some states are choosing who gets COVID-19 care

by Sophie Austin October 7, 2021January 28, 2022
Posted inCoronavirus and Inequality

The eviction ban is over. Here’s why people are worried.

by Alex Eichenstein August 2, 2021January 28, 2022
Posted inCoronavirus and Inequality

Another blow to working people during the pandemic: states snatching back tax refunds

by Rui Kaneya July 22, 2021January 28, 2022
Dylyn Price posa en el interior de su casa rentada.
Posted inCoronavirus and Inequality

Ayuda para el alquiler, víctima de la burocracia

Taylor Johnston by Sarah Kleiner, Taylor Johnston and Michael Casey July 12, 2021January 28, 2022
Dylyn Price of Athens, Ga., looks out a doorway from her kitchen at her rented townhome.
Posted inCOVID Divide

More than $425 million promised for rental assistance didn’t make it to tenants or their landlords

Taylor Johnston by Sarah Kleiner, Taylor Johnston and Michael Casey June 29, 2021July 6, 2023
Illustration of a house with a gavel next to it. This story explains what is an eviction moratorium.
Posted inCoronavirus and Inequality

What you should know about the eviction moratorium

by Alex Eichenstein June 29, 2021January 28, 2022
Maricopa County constable Darlene Martinez knocks on a door before posting an eviction order. The CDC eviction moratorium expires June 30, 2021.
Posted inCoronavirus and Inequality

‘Historic wave of evictions’ expected when moratorium expires

by Sarah Kleiner June 25, 2021January 28, 2022
A vaccination card
Posted inCoronavirus and Inequality

States move to ban ‘vaccine passports’

by Liz Essley Whyte June 18, 2021January 28, 2022

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