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Serving The Whole Person
Bombay Flying ClubThe Ethiopian Mekane Yesus Church owns and runs Aira Hospital - a small but by Ethiopian standards well equipped health facility - situtated in the far western part of rural Ethiopia. Despite financial hardship and lack of the most basic resources the dedicated surgeon Dr. Erik Erichsen and his team of local colleagues try as hard as they possibly can to serve some of the poorest people in the world More…
Photography Gallery: Faces of Mental Illness
Modesto Bee/CHCF Center for Health ReportingEveryone pictured in this 12-person photo gallery has a mental illness. They live in this community. A daughter. An uncle. A sister. A friend. A neighbor. A co-worker. They are us. Photography by Lauren M. Whaley/CHCF Center for Health Reporting. More…
Normalizing Mental Illness: One Mom's Hope
Modesto Bee/CHCF Center for Health ReportingJoyce Plis directs the National Alliance on Mental Illness in Modesto, California. She's a hero to sick people who have nowhere else to turn. Her son Eric, 46, has schizophrenia. Photography, audio and production by Lauren M. Whaley/CHCF Center for Health Reporting. More…
Small Dreams: Mental Illness and Primary Care
Modesto Bee/CHCF Center for Health ReportingMatt Freitas, nurse practitioner, treats people with mental illness, including his daughter, who has schizophrenia. The number of patients seeking treatment for mental illness has tripled over the past three years, Freitas says. Photography, audio and production by Lauren M. Whaley, CHCF Center for Health Reporting. More…
Love and loss
York Daily Record/Sunday News"Love and loss" is a short documentary film about a couple's love for each other and the life-changing decision they made to try to save their relationship: gastric-bypass surgery. More…
The Health Care Reform Lobby
The Center for Public IntegrityThe graphic breaks down the sectors lobbying on health care reform in Congress in 2009. Graphs are dynamically generated from data loaded from XML. Two seperate versions were also created to embed on other sites and on Facebook. More…
Changed in a moment: Hear from those living with brain injury
Pilot OnlineMeet the men and women of the Beacon House (Virginia Beach, Va.), a clubhouse for people living with brain injuries. For most, a moment in time was enough to alter their lives forever. Hear their stories and learn about their injuries. Full story and interactive More…
Los DesafÃos que Deberán Enfrentar Los Candidatos: Primera Parte
La TerceraPart 1 in a two part series, this project examines some of the major issues in the 2009 Chilean Presidential Election. Part 1 contains videos addressing crime, health care, education and social protections. More…
The New All Children's Hospital
St. Petersburg TimesAfter four decades, St. Petersburg's All Children's Hospital has a new home with 259 beds and all the latest technology, as well as impressive amenities for children and their families. Take a tour of the highlights using our interactive map. More…
Maxed Out: Insured But Not Covered
St. Petersburg TimesMuch of the debate about health care reform has centered on the nation's 47 million uninsured. But those pushing the nearly $1 trillion plan are also concerned about families who have insurance but find that it runs out or becomes prohibitively expensive when they need it most. More…
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