Jazmin Orozco Rodriguez
Contributor And Media PartnerJazmin Orozco Rodriguez is a reporter for KHN’s rural health desk based in Elko, Nevada. She explores the ways health issues affect communities in rural areas, including food security, climate change, and agriculture practices. Jazmin joined KHN from The Nevada Independent, where she focused on the state’s Latino and Native American communities.
Before joining The Nevada Independent, Jazmin interned with KUNR Public Radio as a bilingual reporter, focusing on issues within the local Latino community. Also, an alum of NPR's Next Generation Radio Bootcamp fellowship, she created a multimedia project about a local EMT working the night shift for REMSA. Additionally, Jazmin had the opportunity to produce a bilingual short film documentary about a local Latinx drag queen, “Reyna Latina.”
An alumnus of UNR with degrees in journalism and Spanish literature and culture, Jazmin received the Robert Laxalt Distinguished Writer award from the Reynolds School of Journalism in 2019.
Jazmin was born and raised in Reno, and loves spending her free time exploring the Silver State with camping trips that include dips into freshwater lakes and natural hot springs.
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Community health workers, who often help patients get to their appointments and pick up prescriptions for them, have increasingly been recognized as an integral part of treating chronic illnesses. But state-run Medicaid programs don’t always reimburse them equally, usually excluding those who work on tribal lands. -
Smoke blew into Nevada in Sept., sending air pollution to hazardous levels. People could increasingly face such risks as climate change makes wildfires more frequent. -
The fight for Nevada’s attorney general is heating up as Republican Las Vegas attorneys Sigal Chattah and Tisha Black battle for the chance to face Democratic incumbent Aaron Ford. Editor’s note: This story contains disturbing language. -
Read or listen to the morning news headlines for Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2021. -
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Here are the local news headlines for the morning of Friday, Oct. 15, 2021.Climate change warming ski resorts faster than averageBy Bert Johnson, Mountain… -
Here are the local news headlines for the morning of Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2021.Sparks seeing record high prices for single-family homesBy Noah… -
Read in English.Piezas de correo enviadas recientemente por el Servicio Postal de los EE. UU. (USPS) contienen dos recomendaciones incorrectas para los… -
Lee en español.Mailers recently sent by the U.S Postal Service (USPS) make two incorrect recommendations to Nevada voters, including direction to request… -
Read in English.Eloisa Mendoza, quien dirige Elko Hispanic Services, está acostumbrada a días lentos y constantes en su oficina, donde ayuda con trámites…
