Tarryn Mento
Health ReporterTarryn Mento served as KPBS' health reporter. She had previously worked as the multimedia producer for MetroFocus at WNET in New York City. She was also a Pulliam Fellow at the Arizona Republic. Tarryn has reported from three countries and in two languages. Her work has been published by The Washington Post, the Center for Public Integrity’s iWatch News, and El Nuevo Herald. She completed her master's degree at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University, where she was named a Carnegie-Knight News 21 Fellow. A native of Syracuse, N.Y., Tarryn completed her undergraduate education in journalism at SUNY-Albany.
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Local health experts say stay-home orders likely curbed behaviors that contribute to infections but that the pandemic may have also kept patients from seeking care. -
KPBS Midday EditionThe coronavirus pandemic’s disproportionate impact on Black and Hispanic communities has highlighted long-existing health disparities. -
KPBS Midday EditionIf supervisors vote yes, $25 million of the funding would be spent on child care providers; $5 million would support the county Department of Public Health's Testing, Tracing, and Treatment strategy specifically dedicated for K-12 schools; and $18.8 million would be put toward senior food programs. -
A study involving local researchers found no evidence that racial justice protests across the US led to a surge in COVID cases. -
Unless case numbers and hospitalizations change, San Diego County could be forced to restrict dine-in seating and other indoor business activities as soon as Monday. -
A local physician and advocate said low turnout is linked to barriers caused by a history of inequity.
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San Diego County's public health agency is one of six across the state that will receive $750,000 over three years to help address issues of dementia, the California Department of Public Health announced Tuesday. -
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