Stephen Langel
Reporter/ProducerExpertise: Health care policy, health inequities, social determinants of health, gun violence as a public health crisis, international health policy regarding infectious disease threats in Ukraine, connections between environmental issues and health, government and labor unions
Education: Florida State University, Bachelor of Science, communication studies, Black studies
University of Florida, Juris Doctor - environmental law and policy
Favorite spot in Northeast Ohio: Van Aken District
Experience:
Stephen Langel is a health reporter and producer at Ideastream Public Media, focusing on health coverage across 22 counties in Northeast Ohio. He previously served as bureau chief of the Columbus Jewish News; senior editor of the health policy academic journal, Health Affairs; staff reporter for Congress Now, a daily Congressional wire service for the Roll Call Capitol Hill paper; editor of FDANews, a trade press publication covering medical device policy and politics; and associate editor of Superfund Report, a trade press publication covering policy and politics regarding national Superfund and Brownfield contaminated waste sites.
Highlights:
- Press Club of Cleveland, Ohio Excellence in Journalism awards, breaking news and community/local coverage
- Board member, Society of Professional Journalists Cleveland Chapter
- SPJ Cleveland Mentorship Committee Chair & Porter Scholarship Committee Chair
- Provided 24/7 Capitol Hill coverage of development of, negotiations over and passage of Affordable Care Act
- Covered President Barack Obama's first inauguration
Why trust Ideastream Public Media?
The mission of Ideastream Public Media is to be a trustworthy and dynamic multimedia source for illuminating the world around us. Our highest priority is providing news and information that is reliable and accurate, that is gathered with integrity and professional care and that is presented with precision and respect for the intelligence of our audiences. We are transparent about how we discover and verify the facts we present and strive to make our decision-making process clear to the public. We disclose relationships, such as with partners or funders, that might appear, but will never, influence our coverage.
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Cleveland Clinic and Amazon will partner in 2025 to build a medical facility in Northeast Ohio in effort to increase access to primary care. -
Snow shoveling can be risky, potentially leading to heart attacks or heart failure, especially for older individuals or people who do not regularly exercise. -
Setting New Year's resolutions can be good for mental health, but accomplishing them requires planning and setting realistic expectations. -
Women over 60 in Northeast Ohio are increasingly addressing feelings of loneliness and trauma by connecting with local women's social groups, national social media sites. -
The survey will assess residents' behaviors and health needs to implement policy changes in the coming year. -
University Hospitals and Cleveland Clinic published a peer-reviewed article this month detailing ways to reduce preventable harm during Parkinson's patients' hospital stays. -
A report issued by the Cuyahoga County Child Fatality Review Board found the child mortality rate in the county remains higher than state and national rates. -
Northeast Ohio advocates are concerned for the fate of nearly 200,000 immigrants when Donald Trump becomes president in January, but Republican officials say the concern is unfounded. -
Akron community members gathered Sunday to remember Jazmir Tucker, the teenager shot and killed by an Akron police officer on Thanksgiving. -
Tuscarawas County submitted a health needs assessment report earlier this month that found increased obesity rates and declining mental health were the county's most pressing problems.
