Interview: Reporter Discusses ZIP Code Data Revealing Inequities In Heat-Related Illness
Listen • 7:19 An investigation by Orlando Sentinel and Columbia Journalism Investigations found that farmworkers, Black residents, and low-income residents are most affected by heat-related illnesses in Arizona and Florida. Two stories recently published by Orlando Sentinel, Columbia Journalism Investigations and the Center for Public Integrity explore heat-related illnesses by ZIP code in Florida and Arizona — two of the hottest states in the country. They also reveal how many government officials and health providers in Florida are not properly tracking and treating ...