Journalism Grants
Funding For:
Beyond the Doctor’s Office: How Community Health Coaches Are Improving Disease Outcomes (And What it Means for Patients and Health Systems)
Health Care Management / Health Care Reform
Recipient:
Katti Gray - Freelance, MLK50
Grant Period:
Jan 01, 2026 - Dec 31, 2026
AMOUNT:
$20,000.00
Summary of the Project:
Katti Gray is an award-winning journalist with bylines in The Washington Post, The Guardian, Public Health Watch, Health Affairs, Arkansas Times, MLK50, and others. MLK50: Justice Through Journalism is a Memphis-based nonprofit news outlet focusing on the intersection of poverty, power, and policy.
About the Grantee:
Amid a persistent shortage of clinicians, certified community health coaches have emerged as a vital resource and supplement to short-staffed, overburdened health systems, especially those serving low-income communities with disproportionate levels of illness. This project will spotlight the value of this growing workforce and share solutions-focused stories that inform patients, policymakers, legislators, medical insurers, and other stakeholders about how these coaches are improving patient outcomes and lowering costs for health systems.