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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University Hospitals formally opened its diabetes center in MidTown April 11 to serve a community with a far higher diabetes rate than the national average. -
The Cleveland City Council's Zoning-Development, Planning and Sustainability Committee unanimously passed ordinances April 8 placing zoning and advertising restrictions on vape shops in the city. -
Summit County is home to hundreds of Afghan immigrants, many who worked alongside the U.S. during the war in Afghanistan. They now fear for those left behind amid a pending migrant travel ban. -
Local public health officials are urging residents to get measles vaccinations as the first Ohio case of 2025 was reported March 19 in Ashtabula County. -
Cleveland public officials are voting on a series of ordinances to regulate smoke and vape shops in the city amid concerns about a lack of oversight. -
The Cleveland Maidan Association, a Ukrainian-American humanitarian organization, shipped an estimated $1 million in donated medical supplies and equipment to Ukraine on March 14. -
The Hospice of the Western Reserve is now less than $5 million from its $25 million goal for a new hospice facility in Cleveland's Collinwood neighborhood. -
The Cuyahoga County Board of Health reported March 5 that the number of flu-related deaths in the county has exceeded those of the 2023-24 flu season. -
Northeast Ohio Jewish and Muslim residents share their perspectives with Ideastream Public Media on how to bring an end to the Israel-Hamas war. -
Local officials are concerned about the health impacts of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's decision to pull certain information from its website and not run a flu vaccination campaign.
