Kate Royals
Reporter at Mississippi Today
Community health editor at @MSTODAYnews. Reach me at [email protected]
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1 month ago |
djournal.com | Kate Royals
Five Horizons Health Services in Starkville provides sex education and low-cost reproductive health care to Mississippians who might never receive it otherwise – but the federal government is withholding the funds that make the work possible. Title X, a federal program that has been providing money for family planning services to states for over 50 years, flows through the nonprofit Converge to 91 clinics in Mississippi, including Five Horizons.
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1 month ago |
mississippitoday.org | Kate Royals
Five Horizons Health Services in Starkville provides sex education and low-cost reproductive health care to Mississippians who might never receive it otherwise – but the federal government is withholding the funds that make the work possible. Title X, a federal program that has been providing money for family planning services to states for over 50 years, flows through the nonprofit Converge to 91 clinics in Mississippi, including Five Horizons.
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2 months ago |
mississippitoday.org | Kate Royals
The federal government has frozen millions of dollars for family planning services for 91 clinics in Mississippi pending an investigation into the nonprofit that receives and disburses the grant. A March 31 letter from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services cites a 2020 statement made by the nonprofit Converge opposing racism and committing to diversity in health care in the wake of multiple deaths of Black men killed by police and the national outcry.
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Mar 6, 2025 |
mississippitoday.org | Barbara Rodriguez |Kate Royals
This story was originally reported by Barbara Rodriguez of The 19th. Meet Barbara and read more of their reporting on gender, politics and policy. A measles outbreak involving more than 150 infected people in Texas has put a spotlight on the role of vaccines in treating preventable diseases — especially as childhood vaccination rates have declined for several years.
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Mar 6, 2025 |
mississippitoday.org | Kate Royals
Mississippi Today health reporter Gwen Dilworth was selected as a 2025 fellow for the Health Coverage Fellowship at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Dilworth is one of 13 health and science journalists from around the world who will make up this year’s class. “I’m thrilled to have the opportunity to be a part of this year’s fellowship class and learn from both incredibly presenters and fellow cohort members,” Dilworth said.
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