Anna Spidel
Health Reporter | KBIAAnna Spidel is a health reporter for the KBIA Health & Wealth Desk. A proud Michigander, Spidel hails from Dexter, Michigan and received her Bachelor of Arts in Journalism from Michigan State University in 2022. Previously, she worked with member station Michigan Radio as an assistant producer on Stateside.
Anna is thrilled to be working with KBIA and strives to cover a wide range of health issues across the state of Missouri. Additionally, she works with Side Effects Public Media to cover healthcare on a national scale. Anna loves camping, dining at local bars and restaurants, exploring Michigan’s beautiful Great Lakes beaches, and spending time with her family and boyfriend. She is always overjoyed to meet another Spartan and will never fail to respond to a “Go Green.”
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En los estados centrales de Estados Unidos, la información acerca de las tasas de mortalidad materna entre las mujeres hispanas no es fiable. Eso es un desafío para las organizaciones de salud que dependen de esas estadísticas para enviar recursos a esa población. -
In Missouri and Nebraska, information about maternal mortality rates among Hispanic women is not reliable. That’s a challenge for health care organizations that depend on those statistics to send resources to that population.
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Military medical providers serve alongside the patients they treat on a daily basis. It’s a unique way to practice medicine, and it can come with unique challenges.