KFF’s Kaiser Health News (KHN) and Guardian US have won the National Press Club’s top award for online journalism for their “Lost on the Frontline” investigation. The year-long project documented the lives of more than 3,600 health care workers in the U.S. who died after contracting covid-19 on the job. Among the key findings was that two-thirds of deceased health care workers for whom the project has data were people of color, revealing the deep inequities tied to race, ethnicity and economic status in America’s health care workforce. This is the second time in four years that KHN has won this National Press Club award. About KFF and KHNKHN (Kaiser Health News) is a national newsroom that produces in-depth journalism about health issues.

Source: The Guardian December 08, 2021 16:49 UTC