Read our latest award-winning stories, plus special recognitions, fellowships, and grants
We’re excited to share the honors that Caregiving and Chicago Health magazines have received this past year for outstanding work. Congratulations to all, and please enjoy reading through our honored entries.
Awards
After the Darién
By Clavel Rangel and Katie Scarlett Brandt
- American Psychoanalytic Association’s Special Recognition Award
- National Association of Hispanic Journalists Ñ Awards Finalist for Print/Digital Journalism
After the Raids
By Katie Scarlett Brandt
- Illinois Woman’s Press Association Second Place for Health reporting
Alzheimer’s Research Cuts
By Anushree Vashist
- Illinois Woman’s Press Association First Place for Science or Technology Reporting
- National Women’s Press Foundation — Science or Technology Reporting (awards announced in September)
Crossing Lines
By Megy Karydes
- Illinois Woman’s Press Association First Place for Education Reporting
- National Women’s Press Foundation — Education Reporting (awards announced in September)
Fall 2025/Winter 2026 Chicago Health
Edited by Catherine Gianaro and Katie Scarlett Brandt
- Illinois Woman’s Press Association Second Place for Magazine Editing
How Did This Happen?
By Katie Scarlett Brandt
- Chicago Health Clubs’s Peter Lisagor Awards Finalist for Best Business Reporting
- Illinois Woman’s Press Association First Place for Business Reporting
- National Women’s Press Foundation — Business Reporting (awards announced in September)
Privacy vs. Public Health
By Catherine Gianaro
- Chicago Journalists Association Awards Finalist for Health/Science Reporting
- Illinois Woman’s Press Association Honorable Mention for News Reporting
The Precarious State of Illinois’ Health Cover Section
Design by Erin Sullivan and Dan Leu
- Chicago Health Clubs’s Peter Lisagor Awards Finalist for Best Print Design
The Price We Pay Cover Section
Design by Erin Sullivan
- Illinois Woman’s Press Association First Place for Page Design
- National Women’s Press Foundation — Page Design (awards announced in September)
Undoing Debt
By Dawn Reiss
- Illinois Woman’s Press Association First Place for In-depth Reporting
Weight Loss Drug Revolution
By Catherine Gianaro, Victoria Shanta Retelny, and Rebecca Stiles
- Illinois Woman’s Press Association Second Place for Feature Story
Fellowships and Grants
Association of Health Care Journalists
Editor-in-Chief Katie Scarlett Brandt and reporter Clavel Rangel were selected to present at the organization’s annual conference in May, about the power of journalistic collaboration.
Carter Center Mental Health Parity Newsroom Collaborative
The Carter Center selected Chicago Health to join its collaborative of 45 newsrooms across the country, focusing on mental health care access and inequities. This year, Chicago Health’s focus for the parity is on healthcare workers’ access to mental health care.
Gerontological Society of America’s Journalists-in-Aging Fellowship
The Gerontological Society of America invited editor-in-chief Katie Scarlett Brandt as a returning fellow for the Journalists-in-Aging fellowship. As a result of the program, she produced a story in collaboration with Ellen Eldridge of Georgia Public Broadcasting on grandparents raising grandchildren as the result of the opioid crisis.
Kiplinger Fellowship
Editor-in-Chief Katie Scarlett Brandt was selected as a Kiplinger fellow this past spring. This year’s program, hosted at Ohio University, focused on saving local news.
National Press Foundation Covering Workforce Mental Health Fellowship
Reporters KJ Bannan and Ali Hickerson, with support letters from Chicago Health, were selected as part of the National Press Foundation’s fellowship covering workforce mental health.
Northwestern University’s Media Innovation and Leadership Academy
Northwestern University’s Local News Initiative selected Editor-in-Chief Katie Scarlett Brandt to join this year’s Media Innovation and Leadership Academy (MILA). The intensive program focuses on business strategy frameworks and product development for local newsrooms.
