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mattie-quinn

Mattie Quinn

Staff Writer

Mattie covers all things health for Governing. A native of Arkansas, she graduated with her M.S. from Northwestern’s Medill School of Journalism with a focus on public health reporting. Her work has been published in National Geographic, New York Magazine and The Atlantic.

Community paramedicine, which can drastically reduce unnecessary ER visits, could be the future of emergency care.
People in remote areas have long lacked access to mental health services. The movement to fix that is showing signs of life.
A Q&A with Umair Shah, director of one of the nation's biggest public health departments.
Officials don't know why the disease is disproportionately impacting gay men in big cities. They're getting the CDC involved to find out.
More states are rejecting federal funding for evidence-based sex education. That could mean a return of abstinence-only instruction in many schools.
It's the latest government to rewrite the rules for getting out of fiscal distress.
Lawmakers are pouring millions of dollars into making their states a destination for patients around the world. Will their investments pay off?
After Congress left cities to fend for themselves, four new cases -- possibly the first to be contracted by mosquitoes in the U.S. -- suggest how difficult it is for them to combat the virus on their own.
Boulder County, Colo., pioneered the movement. What can others learn from their experience?
In a small but growing number of states, expectant inmates are getting help dealing with the trauma of giving birth and then having to say goodbye.