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Vaccine coverage for young children has risen across New York City in recent years, although stark gaps persist in some areas, a new dashboard from the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene shows. healthbeat.org/newyork/2025/0…

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Can artificial intelligence save public health? Dr. Jay K. Varma writes about how as threats to health continue to emerge, officials may be able to use AI to practice public health with greater speed, precision, and effectiveness. healthbeat.org/2025/06/09/art…

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Hotlanta: Summer is on the way, but metro area lacks data to prepare for extreme heat healthbeat.org/atlanta/2025/0…

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Almost 4 million New Yorkers collect Social Security benefits, and over half a million rely on it for more than 90% of their income. Trump's administration cut funding for a NY research center that analyzed barriers of access to benefits. healthbeat.org/newyork/2025/0…

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Under the 'One Big Beautiful Bill Act' — budget legislation that would achieve some of Trump’s priorities— some 10.9 million Americans would lose health insurance by 2034, according to estimates based on a House version of the budget bill. healthbeat.org/2025/06/30/big…

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Nurses across America, Healthbeat wants to hear from you. Consider taking our five minute survey to share your experience and help shape our journalism. (Five respondents will be chosen to win a gift card!) healthbeat.org/2025/06/30/nur…

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AI has improved performance in industries where data are abundant and decisions need to be fast and accurate, such as finance and logistics. Here's why the same tools could help the public health system improve accuracy and act faster. healthbeat.org/2025/07/01/art…

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While many doulas are women, one man is working to change the narrative about who can support families during childbirth. Sylvester Pierce in Atlanta helped his sister through a miscarriage. Now he's working to improve birth outcomes for Black families. healthbeat.org/atlanta/2025/0…

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Nurses across America, Healthbeat wants to hear from you. Consider taking our five minute survey to share your experience and help shape our journalism. (Five respondents will be chosen to win a gift card!) healthbeat.org/2025/06/30/nur…

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India Home operates five senior care centers serving South Asian and Indo-Caribbean immigrants in Queens, New York. A Trump executive order impacting culturally sensitive programs has eliminated $1 million of its federal funding. healthbeat.org/newyork/2025/0…

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Trump's administration declared that it will aggressively combat chronic disease in America. Yet in its feverish purge of federal health programs, it has proposed eliminating the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. healthbeat.org/2025/07/02/mah…

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More than 50,000 Atlantans run, walk, or wheel down Atlanta Track Club's Peachtree Road Race. The country’s second-largest running organization spoke to Healthbeat about how running contributes to public health. healthbeat.org/atlanta/2025/0…

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Trump's administration declared that it will aggressively combat chronic disease in America. Yet in its feverish purge of federal health programs, it has proposed eliminating the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. healthbeat.org/2025/07/02/mah…

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More than 50,000 Atlantans run, walk, or wheel down Atlanta Track Club's Peachtree Road Race. The country’s second-largest running organization spoke to Healthbeat about how running contributes to public health. healthbeat.org/atlanta/2025/0…

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The Healthbeat Events calendar is live and ready to help spread the word about health-related community happenings in Atlanta, New York and nationally. Tell us about your classes, health fairs, public meetings and even workshops for health professionals. healthbeat.org/2024/12/06/hea…

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Healthbeat, a new nonprofit news platform reporting on public health, is launching in August in Atlanta. And we want to hear from you. healthbeat.org/2024/07/30/atl…

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The worsening health of specific populations in the U.S. is a key reason the country’s overall life expectancy — at 75 years for men and 80 for women — is the shortest among wealthy nations. healthbeat.org/2025/01/22/lif…

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With NYC’s aging population growing, The Bay Ridge Center shows what older adult care can be in Brooklyn — and the nation healthbeat.org/newyork/2025/0…

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Nurses across America, Healthbeat wants to hear from you. Consider taking our five minute survey to share your experience and help shape our journalism. (Five respondents will be chosen to win a gift card!) healthbeat.org/2025/06/30/nur…