Journalism workshop in Cal. to explore health data

The Association of Health Care Journalists is hosting a workshop Oct. 3-4 in Anaheim, Calif. The first day of the Health Data Journalism Workshop will feature hands-on classes focused on spreadsheet basics for the novices. The second day will show how data will transform coverage of health care; the opening of data in the era of health reform; health stories done through Census data; online exchanges and other health insurance; data on doctors and drugs; drawing the facts through data visualization; and a bonus state-data session for California reporters.

Faculty include: Katherine Hempstead, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation;  Larry Levitt, Kaiser Family Foundation, Karl Stark, The Philadelphia Inquirer; Charles Ornstein, ProPublica; Cheryl Phillips, The Seattle Times; Ronald Campbell, The Orange County Register; and Stephen Doig, professor, Cronkite School of Journalism, Arizona State University. A limited number of travel assistance stipends are available. Deadline to register for the workshop is noon on Sept. 23. To register click here.