Price Child Health and Welfare Journalism Awards

These awards have been presented annually since 1992 for excellence in journalism to reporters and photographers for a story or series of stories that make a significant impact on the welfare and well-being of children in California and advances the understanding of child health and well-being issues, including but not limited to child health, health care reform, child nutrition, child safety, child poverty, child care, education, child abuse, foster care, former foster youth, juvenile justice, and children with special needs.. 

The 2007 Award cycle is now closed. Information on the 2008 Award cycle will be posted in May 2008.

2007

• 1st Place (tie): The Pasadena Weekly series, "Throwaway Kids," written by Joe Piasecki, a five-part series chronicling the dangers and pitfalls that await thousands of youth aging out of the foster care system each year.
• 1st Place (tie): The San Francisco Chronicle series of editorials and news stories entitled, “No Refuge,” exposing the failings and deficiencies of California’s foster care system, and urging positive change for the children involved.
• 3rd Place: The Press-Enterprise article entitled, "No Rescue," an in-depth report by Paige Austin on how social services agencies and others failed to protect two young boys from being tortured and eventually beaten to death.
• Special Interest Award: Daniel Heimpel, for "Foreign Turf," a series of articles appearing in Tu Ciudad Magazine and InsideLacrosse.com on how a lacrosse team in South Los Angeles is offering high school students a positive alternative to gangs and drugs.

2006

• 1st Place: The Sun (San Bernardino) series, "Enough," written by The Sun's staff, illuminates the violence that plagues the San Bernardino area, its direct effect on children and youth, and the community's response.
• 2nd Place (tie): The Los Angeles Daily Journal article, “Landfill Blamed for Student Illnesses,” reported by Anat Rubin, details the possible link between respiratory infections in a Los Angeles school and a neighboring waste management facility.
• 2nd Place (tie): The Sacramento Bee series, "Put to the Test,” reported by Laurel Rosenhall, with photos by Carl Costas, examines the struggles of some California students attempting to pass the newly-instated California High School Exit Exam.

2005

• 1st Place: San Francisco Chronicle series, "Too Young to Die," reported by Erin McCormick and Reynolds Holding, a five-part series revealing the glaring disparities in infant mortality rates among certain San Francisco neighborhoods, examining factors potentially contributing to the disparities, and introducing readers to the personal stories of California families impacted by infant death rates comparable to those of Bulgaria or Jamaica.
• 2nd Place: The Sun (San Bernardino) series, "Table to Grave - America's Childhood Obesity Epidemic" by reporters Annette Wells, Selicia Kennedy-Ross, and Leigh Muzslay and photographer Jennifer Cappuccio, a four-day series examining the physical, emotional, and financial consequences of childhood obesity.
• 3rd Place: The Los Angeles Daily Journal article, "Death at 4, With Complications," by Susan McRae, detailing the difficulty foster children have in obtaining quality medical care.

2004

• 1st Place: The Orange County Register series, "Toxic Treats," reported by Jenifer B. McKim, Valeria Godines, William Heisel, Keith Sharon, and Hanh Quach, a six-part investigation which sheds light on a hidden health threat facing our children: lead contained in Mexican candy.
• 2nd Place: The San Mateo County Times for series, "A Tiny Life Lost—The Short, Sad Life of Angelo" by Emily Fancher and Amy Yarbrough, detailing the tragic loss of an eight-month-old infant who was allegedly killed by his father while under the supervision of San Mateo County's child welfare system.
• 3rd Place: The Oakland Tribune for its compilation of stories entitled "Chazarus Hill's Story & Follow Up" by Michele Marcucci, Harry Harris, Brenda Payton, and Douglas Fischer, detailing the death of a three-year-old child, allegedly at his father's hands, and the child protection agency that had been informed of potential abuse but refused to provide an immediate response.  

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