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Author Archives: Brittany Callan

Brittany Callan covered health and environment at The Beacon, and was a Report for America corps member for 2020-2021. Funding for this reporting was provided in part by the Health Forward Foundation.

brittany@thebeacon.media
Posted inHealth Care

COVID-19 Help Desk: Your questions answered

by Brittany Callan February 15, 2021April 5, 2021
Posted inHealth Care

What you need to know about the COVID-19 vaccine in Missouri

by Brittany Callan February 8, 2021March 15, 2021
Posted inHealth Care

What you need to know about the COVID-19 vaccine in Kansas

by Brittany Callan February 8, 2021March 8, 2021
Posted inHealth Care

To avoid a superspreader Super Bowl Sunday, officials say ‘stay home.’

by Brittany Callan February 3, 2021February 3, 2021
Posted inHealth Care

How the pandemic is complicating mental health services for Kansas City kids

by Brittany Callan February 1, 2021February 3, 2021
Posted inHealth Care

Bringing the COVID-19 vaccine’s ‘life-saving science’ to the Black community

by Brittany Callan January 11, 2021February 3, 2021
Posted inHealth Care

Vaccines trials need diverse participants to work. Here’s how a Kansas City trial is working with the Latinx community.

by Brittany Callan January 6, 2021February 24, 2021
Posted inEnvironment

Fate of monarch butterfly up in the air

by Brittany Callan January 4, 2021February 3, 2021
Posted inHealth Care

This holiday season, Kansas Citians are seeking rent and utility assistance more than food

by Brittany Callan December 21, 2020February 3, 2021
Posted inHealth Care

‘It’s heartbreaking’ — For grieving families and funeral workers, the pandemic has changed everything

by Brittany Callan December 14, 2020February 3, 2021

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