Aaron Schrank
As LAist’s Health and Housing reporter, I aim to help Southern Californians understand the impact of the housing crisis on public health — how where people live can affect their overall well-being. I will also hold public officials accountable for serving the most vulnerable among us, including unhoused people and families.
I grew up in Phoenix, and I’ve covered many topics for public radio outlets in the Western U.S. — including education in Wyoming and religion in Los Angeles. My work has earned multiple Edward R. Murrow awards, and I served as senior producer for the Mobituaries with Mo Rocca podcast.
Please reach out to me with any story ideas, questions or feedback. You can contact me at aschrank@scpr.org or on the website formerly known as Twitter: @aaronschrank.
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The mortality rate rose 1% in 2023 over the previous year. That’s about 2,500 deaths of unhoused people in Los Angeles County in 2023, 45% of which were caused by drug overdoses. -
More than 90,000 L.A. County households rely on the Housing Choice Voucher program, or Section 8, to afford housing in the private market.
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An infant infected with the highly contagious disease was at the airport last week. Here's what you need to know.
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Officials report that people who signed up to volunteer didn't show as well as technical issues with an app after the final night of the annual effort to count the region's unhoused population.
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Service providers worry disaster recovery efforts will take priority over the yearly survey of homelessness.
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Eaton Fire evacuees at the Pasadena shelter have been wondering where they'll go next for more than a week. On Friday, they got the answer.
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Evacuation orders remain in place for some areas as the risk of mudslide and debris flows remains from heavy rain overnight Thursday.
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A team of researchers say they want to look at what exposure to toxins from thousands of burned structures does to people over time.
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Recent ocean water testing found no risks to human health, according to health officials.
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As of Tuesday, around 3,400 volunteers had signed up. That's less than half of the total number of volunteers LAHSA requested.
