Heidi de Marco
Health ReporterHeidi de Marco is an award-winning photojournalist and health reporter who has focused her work on producing multimedia stories that help humanize the complex health and humanitarian issues impacting marginalized and vulnerable communities in the United States and abroad.
Most recently, she covered health care and policy for KFF Health News from the Southern California bureau where she produced bilingual multimedia stories for news outlets nationwide.
Previously, Heidi was a freelance video journalist and photographer specializing in covering social disparities, health, and general news abroad.
She has a bachelor’s degree in international journalism from DePaul University, a post-graduate diploma in multimedia journalism from an International Center for Journalists sponsored program in India, and a certificate in Spanish-language broadcast journalism from UCLA.
She has extensive multimedia training, is HEFAT certified (Hostile Environment and First Aid Training), and has spent more than a decade covering health. Her work has been published in The Atlantic, The Los Angeles Times, USA Today, CNN, PBS Newshour, The Washington Post, TIME, Radio Bilngüe, The New York Times, NPR and La Opinión, among others.
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California state program offers up to $35,000 to students training in behavioral health. The deadline to apply is Thursday, Feb. 13. -
A new California law raises penalties for assaulting emergency room workers, but hospital staff say more protections are needed as violence against health care workers continues. -
An updated California law allows involuntary psychiatric holds for people with severe substance use disorders. San Diego County officials expect an increase in mental health holds and are working with community partners to expand treatment options. -
Health experts say that lingering wildfire smoke may be making flu cases more severe, as latest county data show a 14% increase in infections between Jan. 18 and 25. -
As wildfires force evacuations across San Diego, experts warn that the chaos can be especially harmful to people with Alzheimer's and other cognitive conditions. -
First responders include law enforcement officers, firefighters, emergency medical service providers, and, in some cases, military personnel and prison firefighters who assist during emergencies like wildfires.
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom has issued an executive order to direct state agencies on how to remove homeless encampments. -
San Diego County Public Health officials Thursday urged people to get up to date on COVID-19 vaccinations. -
The number of people experiencing homelessness in San Diego County in 2024 increased by an estimated 3% over the previous year, according to data released Wednesday from January's Point-in-Time Count.
- Californians picked up in recent ICE raids include kids, volunteers
- Gaylord Pacific Resort prepares for grand opening with March hiring blitz
- Trump’s foreign aid freeze cuts medical care, food for thousands of migrants in Tijuana
- Military pilots rescued following crash into San Diego Bay
- Lawsuit claims Vista-based Dr. Bronner’s fosters risky drug culture