Cara Anthony
Correspondent at KFF Health News
Correspondent @kffhealthnews. Bylines @SciFri, @TIME, @nytimes, @NPR & @wapo. @ONA Women’s Leadership Alum. @NABJ 🏆 x3 & National Murrow Award Winner.
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2 weeks ago |
ksdk.com | Cara Anthony
Missouri is still waiting for President Trump to approve federal assistance for damage left by three sets of storms in March and April that killed 19 people. The tornado cut a 23-mile-long path, touching down in the affluent suburb of Clayton before ripping through the north side of the city of St. Louis then across the Mississippi River through communities in western Illinois.
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3 weeks ago |
physiciansweekly.com | Cara Anthony
KFF Health News correspondent Cara Anthony appeared on WAMU’s “Health Hub” segment on May 7 to share her reporting on community efforts to close a public health gap by teaching more Black Americans to swim. Generations of Black Americans have faced barriers to swimming. A history of systemic exclusion from pools is one factor that has led to higher drowning rates among Black children and adults than their white peers.
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3 weeks ago |
kffhealthnews.org | Cara Anthony
LISTEN: KFF Health News correspondent Cara Anthony appeared on WAMU’s “Health Hub” segment on May 7 to share her reporting on community efforts to close a public health gap by teaching more Black Americans to swim. Generations of Black Americans have faced barriers to swimming. A history of systemic exclusion from pools is one factor that has led to higher drowning rates among Black children and adults than their white peers.
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1 month ago |
wamu.org | Cara Anthony
It’s May, which means pool season is right around the corner. While swimming can be a great activity, Black Americans face disproportionately higher rates of drowning. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 1 in 3 (36.8%) of Black adults say they don’t know how to swim, compared to 15% percent of all adults. In addition, 2 in 3 Black adults (63%) say they’ve never taken a swimming lesson.
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1 month ago |
sandiegouniontribune.com | Cara Anthony
By Cara AnthonyKFF Health NewsAt a swim meet just outside St. Louis, heads turned when a team of young swimmers walked through the rec center with their parents in tow. A supportive mom kept her eye on the clock while the Makos Swim Team athletes tucked their natural curls, braids and locs into yellow swimming caps. In the bleachers, spectators whispered about the team’s presence at the pool in Centralia, Ill. — as they do at almost every competition.
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