October 12, 2011
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The Center for Excellence in Health Care Journalism designed, developed and maintained a new website with extensive resources to enhance the ability of journalists to cover health care issues.
July 29, 2009
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Between 2003 and 2008 the Health Reporting Unit at National Public Radio: produced 4,650 health and health care-related stories, and hired veteran health correspondent Julie Rovner as a full-time reporter, focusing on health care and health policy.
March 1, 2005
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In 2004, the Association of Health Care Journalists, an organization dedicated to advancing public understanding of health care issues, sponsored a four-day conference designed to improve reporters' knowledge of health care issues.
August 1, 2004
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The Pennsylvania State University College of Communications, University Park, Pa., sponsored two conferences in 2003 designed to improve reporting of health and medical issues by journalists.
December 1, 2003
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In 2002, the Association of Health Care Journalists created a guide for reporters and editors on how to report, write and edit stories focusing on the quality of health care.
May 17, 2002
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From 1999 to 2000, the Association of Health Care Journalists, Minneapolis, carried out strategic planning, membership recruitment, and conference planning.
September 1, 2001
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In 1998, the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications, Gainesville, Fla., developed a pilot seminar to help newspaper journalists improve their coverage of health and health-care issues.
March 1, 2000
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Trudy Lieberman, the health policy editor of Consumer Reports, wrote "Covering Managed Care: A Resource Guide for Reporters and Editors", which appeared in the March/April 1999 issue of the Columbia Journalism Review, New York.
October 1, 1997
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The Radio and Television News Directors Foundation, New York carried out a national survey of reporters, news directors, and the public about health care issues between August 1995 and October 1995.
January 12, 2004
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From 1992 to 1998, Radio Bilingue used funds from RWJF and other sources to maintain a health desk and produce health programming and public service messages.