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Erica Hensley

Erica Hensley, a native of Atlanta, has been working as an investigative reporter focusing on public health for Mississippi Today since May 2018. She is a Knight Foundation fellow for our newsroom’s collaboration with local TV station WLBT and curates The Inform[H]er, our monthly women and girls’ newsletter. She is the 2019 recipient of the Doris O'Donnell Innovations in Investigative Journalism Fellowship. Erica received a bachelor’s in print journalism and political science from the University of Southern California Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism and a master’s in health and medical journalism from the University of Georgia Grady College for Journalism and Mass Communication.

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Posted inCoronavirus in Mississippi

Gov. Reeves again rejects statewide mask mandate, downplays soaring COVID-19 numbers

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Despite growing pressure from health experts, Gov. Tate Reeves on Tuesday doubled down on his opposition to a statewide mask mandate.

Posted inCoronavirus in Mississippi

COVID-19 highlights lung health gaps in Jackson, but a group of chest doctors is listening 

Avatar photo by Erica Hensley November 27, 2020May 10, 2021
Posted inCoronavirus in Mississippi

Most Mississippi nursing homes haven’t completed Medicare’s COVID-19 training

Avatar photo by Erica Hensley November 18, 2020May 10, 2021
Posted inCoronavirus in Mississippi

‘Zero margin for failure’: With vaccination approval expected soon for high-risk Mississippians, the state doesn’t have enough money to distribute it

Avatar photo by Erica Hensley November 16, 2020May 10, 2021
Posted inCoronavirus in Mississippi

Mississippi tops nation’s COVID-19 cases in nursing homes, where half of all residents have contracted the virus

Avatar photo by Erica Hensley November 13, 2020May 10, 2021
Posted inCoronavirus in Mississippi

Gov. Tate Reeves’ daughter tests positive for COVID-19

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Adam Ganucheau and Erica Hensley November 10, 2020May 10, 2021
Posted inHealth

An ACA overturn could threaten years of insurance gains, women’s health access

Avatar photo by Erica Hensley November 10, 2020May 10, 2021
Posted inHealth

Affordable Care Act protections at-risk for Mississippi patients, clinics

Avatar photo by Erica Hensley November 9, 2020May 10, 2021
Posted inElection 2020

‘It’ll be higher than Obama’: Mike Espy will benefit from record Black voter turnout in Mississippi

Avatar photoAvatar photoAvatar photo by Adam Ganucheau, Geoff Pender and Erica Hensley October 29, 2020May 10, 2021
Posted inCoronavirus in Mississippi

As COVID-19 cases surge, Mississippi voters wonder: How safe is voting in person on Election Day?

Avatar photo by Erica Hensley October 27, 2020May 10, 2021
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Jackson native disrupts downtown with new tech hub plans

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‘Just enough of the right stuff’: Why Mississippi’s COVID-19 numbers are flattening

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‘Forced to fight a war on two fronts’: How healthcare workers say misinformation and messaging worsen the toll COVID takes in Mississippi

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Posted inCoronavirus in Mississippi

In Mississippi visit, Dr. Deborah Birx credits masks and distancing for state’s COVID-19 gains

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Posted inHealth

Breastfeeding is stigmatized in Mississippi. This Delta program is working to change that. 

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Aallyah Wright and Erica Hensley September 11, 2020May 10, 2021

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