Rebecca Grapevine

Rebecca Grapevine

Reporter, Healthbeat

Born and raised in Atlanta, Rebecca Grapevine is back home as a Healthbeat local reporter. Influenced by her hometown and extensive travels, she became fascinated by public health while working in hospitals in India and Atlanta. She got her start as a journalist writing for Georgia Health News and KFF Health News. She has also reported for the Atlanta Business Chronicle, Capitol Beat News Service and the Louisville Courier Journal. Along the way, Rebecca earned a Ph.D. in history from the University of Michigan and learned to speak Hindi (nearly) fluently.

Funding cuts sting, but groups gathered for the Saving Ourselves Symposium in Atlanta say community joy and resilience will keep them going.

Fired-then-reinstated workers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention worry about the future of public health amid proposed downsizing — and now a traumatic attack.

Lower immunization rates raise concerns as children return to school this week, and the U.S. sees the highest number of measles cases since the early 1990s.

Most of Georgia’s school bus fleet is fueled by diesel, contributing to air and noise pollution. Some districts have started purchasing electric buses using federal funds. The new buses have health and educational benefits for students and can even send power back to the grid.

The firings came amid delays in funding for HIV initiatives to state and local health departments from the CDC. Those funds have since arrived.

The county funded the new clinic, but recent cuts to public health funding have introduced new constraints. Seventeen people who worked on TB contact tracing and ensuring people took their medications have been laid off.

People who do intense physical labor in high temperatures and become dehydrated are at risk of kidney damage. A new chest patch alerts wearers to take a break and rehydrate.

Dr. Preeti Jaggi says pediatricians have a duty to protect the Earth’s future for their young patients: 'It’s becoming more and more obvious that the environment is affecting health.

Patricia Horton, founder of the Georgia Center for Nursing Excellence, says that listening to people's personal concerns can help with issues like vaccine hesitancy.

Peachtree Road Race is more than the city's sweatiest party. It bridges communities and promotes the healthy joy of movement.