Heidi de Marco
Health ReporterHeidi de Marco is an award-winning photojournalist and health reporter who has focused her work on producing multimedia stories that help humanize the complex health and humanitarian issues impacting marginalized and vulnerable communities in the United States and abroad.
Most recently, she covered health care and policy for KFF Health News from the Southern California bureau where she produced bilingual multimedia stories for news outlets nationwide.
Previously, Heidi was a freelance video journalist and photographer specializing in covering social disparities, health, and general news abroad.
She has a bachelor’s degree in international journalism from DePaul University, a post-graduate diploma in multimedia journalism from an International Center for Journalists sponsored program in India, and a certificate in Spanish-language broadcast journalism from UCLA.
She has extensive multimedia training, is HEFAT certified (Hostile Environment and First Aid Training), and has spent more than a decade covering health. Her work has been published in The Atlantic, The Los Angeles Times, USA Today, CNN, PBS Newshour, The Washington Post, TIME, Radio Bilngüe, The New York Times, NPR and La Opinión, among others.
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A local ride-share program helps seniors get to their medical appointments. But recruiting enough volunteer drivers has been difficult. -
More than 300 mental health workers at Kaiser Permanente in San Diego have been on strike for seven weeks. -
A report reveals only 21% of hospitals in California fully comply with federal rules for providing accurate cost estimates. -
A complaint filed by the union representing Kaiser mental health workers claims that understaffing during the strike has led to gaps in hospice patient care. -
Doctors and health officials are warning San Diego residents about rising cases of whooping cough and walking pneumonia, especially among young children. -
A new Scripps Research study highlights the link between heavy alcohol use and the acceleration of Alzheimer’s disease.
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom has issued an executive order to direct state agencies on how to remove homeless encampments. -
San Diego County Public Health officials Thursday urged people to get up to date on COVID-19 vaccinations. -
The number of people experiencing homelessness in San Diego County in 2024 increased by an estimated 3% over the previous year, according to data released Wednesday from January's Point-in-Time Count.
- Critics say Diablo Canyon nuclear plant produces too much power at too high a price
- California appointed someone to review deaths of people held by law enforcement. She’s visiting San Diego first
- 'Hotels' as housing: How San Diego paved the way for a 22-story high-rise in Pacific Beach
- Local senior ride-share program struggling to meet demand
- Evictions at Green Oak Ranch RV community halted — for now