Allison Engstrom

Cronkite News Health Disparities Reporter @cronkitenews

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“It was like 10 cases .. then it was 100 ... then it was 200.” @UAZPublicHealth’s SAFER team helps underfunded agencies trace #COVID19 cases. Read @KatieSypher’s story in @cronkitenews: https://t.co/7kSx3EndZ2

[Pauline Arrillaga @parrillaga]

Researchers at @asuSOLS are studying #COVID19 samples to learn more about how it spreads. Infected people can be superspreaders or avoid passing the virus to anyone, depending on behavior. By @cronkitenews reporter @anthonyjwallace: https://t.co/3fpwY4EmU1

[Mitchell Zimmermann @mitch_zimm]

Ignore the fact that the beginning is off but I think we can ALL relate rn...

[Christina Leonard @caleonard]

Take a look at the excellent story @MeganMarples did for @CNN. Love to see the photos she took for @cronkitenews featured - and there's a link at the bottom to the story she worked on with @anthonyjwallace, too! https://t.co/QLFjkdH6Pr

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“It's going to lead, in my opinion, to a hospital crisis.” Health experts worry about spiking #COVID19 cases in Arizona as a study shows 1 in 10 Maricopa County residents have likely had the virus. Read more: https://t.co/7rPaqxRB5R

[Economic Hardship Reporting Project @econhardship]

The underrepresentation of people of color in both research and textbooks has caused patients of color to be misdiagnosed and undertreated in the field of dermatology — with sometimes fatal consequences. @allisonengstro1 @cronkitenews @MelanomaReAlli
https://t.co/WhjSd53KtD

[Melanoma Research @MelanomaReAlli]

From @cronkitenews - Lack of representation of People of Color in #research & textbooks has created gaps of inequality that cause Black patients to be misdiagnosed & undertreated in #dermatology https://t.co/AirxazsPnK

[Allison Engstrom @allisonengstro1]

“Right now, the standard for dermatology is white skin,” said Dr. Chesahna Kindred. Read my latest for @cronkitenews below on inequalities in dermatology.

[Pauline Arrillaga @parrillaga]

Research is uncovering how few people of color are included in medical textbooks and studies. @SkinOfColor is one group working to address those inequities. Read the @cronkitenews story by @allisonengstro1: https://t.co/r6KFLWeoOs

[Pauline Arrillaga @parrillaga]

Ending the week with this: I adore my @cronkitenews team. They work SO hard. Thank you, team. @allisonengstro1 @EndiaRain @lewisjake24 @dajaehenry @FrancoLaTona @thecrote @lukedegeorgia @KatieSypher @MeganMarples @anthonyjwallace @l_serrato20

[Pauline Arrillaga @parrillaga]

Faced with financial uncertainty, community health centers like those run by @NOAHHELPS are struggling to survive during #COVID19. Watch the @cronkitenews video by @FrancoLaTona and read the story: https://t.co/9muialpppm

[Allison Engstrom @allisonengstro1]

The only thought in my head today is Trader Joe’s soy chorizo

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Latino children may be at greater risk of psychological ramifications of #COVID19 in large part because of what their parents are experiencing. A recent survey found that Hispanic adults were more likely to report higher stress levels due to the pandemic.
https://t.co/PbKnprz4jL

[Jamie Landers @jamielandersx]

this seems like a timely moment to remind everyone it is not biased to say someone is lying when they are...lying. Including the president. ESPECIALLY the president.

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“My students have never had a single day of fully funded education,” says an Arizona teacher with @investinedaz. The movement backs Prop. 208, which would raise taxes on high earners to boost education funding. Stories by @anthonyjwallace + @TylerManionTV: https://t.co/K6uTaozyyw

[Allison Engstrom @allisonengstro1]

When the canvassers knock on your door like FBI agents for the second time today while you are in the middle of an interview

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Black children across the U.S. face disproportionate rates of food allergies. As the medical community works to develop a deeper understanding of why these gaps exist, Black families living with food allergies say such inequities shouldn’t be surprising. https://t.co/FkiTuVBW52

[Allison Engstrom @allisonengstro1]

This is a must read story by @l_serrato20. I would be lying if I said that I did not shed a tear! (or a couple)

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At 79, Toni Clayton is caregiver to her 93-year-old husband. She used to have help, but #COVID19 has made life that much harder for those helping relatives with dementia. Read the @cronkitenews story by @l_serrato20: https://t.co/rVhkhCA3gn

[Allison Engstrom @allisonengstro1]

Excellent story by @EndiaRain about the challenges special education students face during virtual learning.

[Cronkite News @cronkitenews]

Kareem Neal, a teacher at Maryvale High School at @PhoenixUnion, said the most difficult part of teaching special education online is that it has become much harder to give each student individual attention while still keeping the others engaged. https://t.co/83lqwwjCGk

[Allison Engstrom @allisonengstro1]

I was having such an off day today, but after the interview I just had my mood has completely flipped. Journalism allows me to talk with so many awesome people and I sometimes forget how fulfilling those conversations can be!

[Allison Engstrom @allisonengstro1]

@_kiarralanae I am still irrationally angry about this and it wasn't even me