KFF’s Kaiser Health News (KHN) is launching a weekly one-minute health segment for CBS News that will help millions of listeners stay informed and make better health decisions.
CBS News Radio began airing the KHN Health Minute to its more than 700 stations each week on January 12. These short segments will feature health and consumer information reported by KHN reporters across the country. Audiences can expect topics ranging from health care costs and credit, health care reform and policy to public health. The signing of the minutes will be about what all the changes and debates about the principles people are hearing mean to them.
In KHN’s first health minute, hear how noise pollution affects health and why optimism can help people live longer.
The deal is the latest in an ongoing partnership between CBS News and KHN.
“Expanding KHN’s partnership with CBS, I am thrilled to offer radio audiences around the world the KHN Health Minute,” said KHN editor-in-chief Elisabeth Rosenthal. “It provides a fun, fast and informative way to keep people informed about the latest and most important health issues.”
“Every day health issues are in the headlines as we deal with new and emerging threats. Our audience will benefit greatly from this accessible and actionable topic information,” said Craig Swagler, vice president and general manager of CBS News Radio. “Powerful audience reach on television connects on-the-go audiences with the information they need and can use immediately. “
Listeners can watch the KHN Health Minute on their CBS News Radio channel.
This association is also regularly seen by Dr. Céline Gounder, KHN’s executive director and senior public health editor, on all CBS News platforms, as well as news, segments, and specials filmed for reporting from the KHN newsroom. and offices. It includes the famous “Bill of the Month” series, in which Rosenthal regularly appears on “CBS Mornings” to discuss the extraordinary medical bills and what they tell us about the US health care system. “Bill of the Month” is a joint investigative project of KHN and NPR.
KHN, a KFF program, is an award-winning news service with a news station in Washington, DC, as well as a rapidly growing network in California, the Midwest, the Mountain States, and the South, as well as new locations. Rural Health Desk. KHN works with many editorial partners, and media outlets may republish KHN news without payment. Media organizations interested in working with KHN should contact media at KHNPartnerships@kff.org.
About KFF and KHN
KHN (Kaiser Health News) is a national news outlet that produces in-depth health journalism. Along with Policy Analysis, Polling and Survey Research and Social Impact Media, KHN is one of the four major programs operating at KFF. KFF is a non-profit organization that provides health information to the nation.
About CBS News:
CBS News Radio provides news, talk, information, entertainment, and special events to more than 700 radio stations in the United States, with 24 affiliates in the top 25 markets. CBS News Radio is also heard hourly on the SiriusXM Platform on POTUS (Channel 124). CBS News Radio is home to “CBS World News Roundup,” the country’s longest-running news program, which began in 1938. In addition to providing current affairs, the group also presents national news shows. CBS MAZULU NEWS, HAVE A NATIONand 60 minutes to partners. CBS News Radio programs are available digitally through the CBS News Radio app, Apple Music, Amazon’s Alexa service, and online.
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