AHCJ Awards 2025 International Health Study Fellowships

The Association of Health Care Journalists has awarded the 2025 International Health Study Fellowships to four talented journalists to investigate comparative health care approaches in Europe and the U.S. These projects highlight the lessons that can shape U.S. health policy.

The program, supported by The Commonwealth Fund, is designed for mid-career journalists and is returning for the first time since the pandemic. Fellows will interview patients, health care providers and policymakers in the U.S. and abroad.

2025 fellows and their projects:

• Karen Brown of New England Public Media: Exploring how Norway and the United Kingdom have developed mental health guardrails to reduce problem gambling, through regulation and technology - and what U.S. public health leaders can learn from these policies geared to make gambling less addictive.
• Drew Hawkins of Gulf States Newsroom/NPR: Investigating what the Gulf South can learn from the Netherlands' approach to opioid use disorder treatment.
• Cecilia Nowell of The Guardian: Taking a close look at the work of Swedish midwives, who have been integrated into their country's health care system for the longest of any developed nation and who provide second-trimester abortion care in a model making its way to the U.S., Africa and humanitarian crisis zones.
• Sandhya Raman of CQ Roll Call: Examining how changing regulations of smokeless nicotine and tobacco affect youth and adult public health in Sweden and the U.S.

International Health Study Fellows will continue in their current jobs during the fellowship period and receive customized seminars, mentoring and financial support for field reporting. Projects are required to be completed by mid-2025.

Learn more about the International Health Study Fellowship .

Learn more about AHCJ's other health journalism fellowships.

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The Association of Health Care Journalists is an independent, nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing public understanding of health care issues. With about 1,500 members across the U.S. and around the globe, its mission is to improve the quality, accuracy and visibility of health care reporting, writing and editing. The association and its sister organization, the Center for Excellence in Health Care Journalism provide training, resources and support for journalists, including health journalism fellowships, webinars, networking and conferences.

The Commonwealth Fund is a private foundation that aims to promote a high-performing health care system that achieves better access, improved quality and greater efficiency, particularly for society's most vulnerable. The Fund carries out this mandate by supporting independent research on health care issues and making grants to improve health care practice and policy. The Fund is based in New York City.