Rachel Sun
Journalist, Health CareRachel Sun is a multimedia journalist covering health care and other stories around the Northwest with a special interest in reporting on underrepresented groups. Sun writes and produces radio and print news stories as part of a collaborative agreement between Northwest Public Broadcasting, The Lewiston Tribune, and the Moscow-Pullman Daily News.
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Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library gives free books to millions of children annually. These are some of the stories of local families who benefited from the program. -
Six years after opening, the resource center has served over 600 teens, and is looking for support to expand operations and maintain day-to-day services -
How are goats being used as a fire mitigation tool in the Northwest? -
In rural Idaho, a group of elementary-aged children on the Nez Perce Reservation organized a summer hiking club. The kids say they like the exercise, seeing animals and getting to spend time with their friends -
TriState Health’s newest OB-GYN provider, Dr. Caroline Rolofson, says she’s excited to help build up healthcare access in the Lewis-Clark Valley. -
With wildfires battering much of the western United States, practitioners of one fuel mitigation strategy have seen increased public interest. They work long hours, remove brush on difficult terrain, and chew cud. -
Outdoor enthusiasts in the Northwest may need to hunker down for a while as smoke continues to spread in parts of Washington and Oregon -
Two nurse-midwives have returned to obstetrics care at a hospital in Lewiston, Idaho. They had temporarily lost their hospital privileges due to a lack of supporting physicians. -
For the first time, the United States Forest Service authorized the use of N95 respirators for federal wildland firefighters. -
Two nurse-midwives are currently unable to deliver babies at a Lewiston, Idaho hospital. That’s because a physician stepped down from their support role.
