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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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High school students participate in a free one-week public health advocate summer camp, a collaboration between San Diego County's education and health services.
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While mpox is no longer considered a public health emergency, infections are still occurring.
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Seniors gather at community centers to stay cool and safe during hot weather, which poses heightened risks for older adults.
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While the number of fentanyl-related deaths among children under 18 in San Diego County are decreasing — from 15 deaths in 2021 to two last year according to county data — advocates said education remains crucial.
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Google searches for microdosing psychedelics surged in the last decade. Some physicians say: proceed with caution.
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As migrants persist in scaling the border wall amid limited port access, concerns over public health implications grow among asylum advocates.
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom has issued an executive order to direct state agencies on how to remove homeless encampments.
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San Diego County Public Health officials Thursday urged people to get up to date on COVID-19 vaccinations.
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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.
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