Eliza Fawcett

Eliza Fawcett

NYC Reporter, Healthbeat

Eliza Fawcett is Healthbeat’s local reporter in New York City. Before joining Healthbeat, Eliza reported on national news as a fellow for The New York Times and covered public health for the Hartford Courant. Her work has also appeared in New York Focus, the Chicago Tribune, the Los Angeles Times, and the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. She lives in Brooklyn.

FROM Chalkbeat New York
New York Health Department reports measles case in Suffolk County, Long Island

Members of the public who visited the Cohen Children’s Medical Center last week may have been exposed to measles.

By 
Eliza Fawcett
 | March 12
FROM Chalkbeat New York
Measles cases are on the rise in the U.S. Here’s what to know about the disease in NYC.

With measles cases on the rise nationally, NYC public health experts are encouraging vaccination against the disease.

By 
Eliza Fawcett
 | March 7
FROM Chalkbeat New York
With cash transfers, NYC tries a new way to improve the health of homeless moms

The city is funding a guaranteed income program for the first time ever, joining a growing movement of antipoverty programs across the country.

By 
Eliza Fawcett
 | December 19, 2024