Kenny Goldberg
Health ReporterKenny Goldberg covered health for KPBS, where he reported on a wide range of health-related topics. His radio and television work garnered three Golden Mike awards, Best in Show from the Society of Professional Journalists, and numerous other honors. He has also been awarded fellowships from the New York Times Foundation and the National Press Foundation. In addition to his work for KPBS, Kenny was a frequent contributor to the California Report, heard on public radio stations throughout California. A Seattle native, Kenny graduated from the University of Washington, and began his broadcasting career in the news departments of KOGO and KSDO in San Diego. In his spare time, Kenny loves to practice tai chi, hike, and travel with his wife, Angela.
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An ad designed to warn people of the risks of driving stoned is being criticized for promoting marijuana use. The Office of Traffic Safety said it's committed to warning people about the dangers of impaired driving and regrets the message was lost in the ad campaign. -
Part 3 — The stigma associated with mental illness is a destructive force. A number of efforts are underway in San Diego to combat it. -
Part 2 — People with serious mental health challenges are often considered to be different, dangerous or even beyond help. That kind of stigma against mental illness can exist in our health care system too.
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Part 1 — Nearly one out of five Americans suffer from it. But that hasn’t prevented the stigma of mental illness from being a powerful and damaging force.
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A deal to provide long-term funding for the popular Children's Health Insurance Program, known as CHIP, remains elusive. -
Congress has given community clinics some stop-gap funding, but it won't take them very far in 2018.
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- California sent investigators to ICE facilities. They found more detainees, and health care gaps