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. “I’m looking forward to bringing what I learn back home to strengthen our coverage of health issues in Mississippi.”
Fellow Mississippi Today health team member and reporter Sophia Paffenroth was selected as a fellow last year.
“Gwen has done amazing work during her time at Mississippi Today, and I’m incredibly excited for her to be able to deepen her knowledge and skills through this fellowship,” said Kate Royals, Mississippi Today’s health editor. “I can’t wait to see what new ideas and information she comes back with.”
The fellowship is designed to help media improve its coverage of critical health care issues. Fellows will hear from more than 75 health officials, practitioners, researchers and patients. It also brings journalists out to watch firsthand how the system works, from walking the streets at night with mental health case workers to visiting labs that make stem cells and vaccines.
The nine-day program will focus on a series of pressing issues, including preventing future pandemics, treating mental illness, rooting out racial and ethnic inequities, redressing homelessness and rethinking later-life care.
The post Reporter Gwen Dilworth selected for Harvard health coverage fellowship appeared first on Mississippi Today.