Racquel Stephen
Health/environment reporterRacquel Stephen is WXXI's health reporter. She joined the newsroom in 2021.
Racquel’s multifaceted radio background includes reporting for WAER in Syracuse and as a host for WLGZ-HD2 in Rochester.
Racquel holds a bachelor's degree in English literature from the University of Rochester and a master's degree in broadcasting and digital journalism from the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University.
Racquel’s interest in health reporting stems from navigating through the developmental disabilities of her toddler son, and witnessing inequities within the health care system.
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The just-passed state budget includes new laws aimed at improving maternal health.
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The Rochester Lilac Festival is taking another step toward making the festival more inclusive for individuals with disabilities.
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Black Maternal health week kicked off on Thursday with both local health care systems coming together to address inequities in the birthing experience.
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Life expectancy in the Finger Lakes region has declined by three years from 2013-2021. That’s according to a recent report by Common Ground Health.
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In Rochester, health care workers, leaders, and advocates assembled outside the Anthony Jordan Health Center pushing for more funding including an increase in the Medicaid reimbursement rate.
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Rochester Regional Health has partnered with a local charter school in hopes of getting more young men interested in health care as a career.
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In Monroe County, a health care center is launching a pilot program that will allow physicians to write “food prescriptions” for those who are eligible.
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Rochester Regional Health opens first Women's Health & Wellness Center in Pittsford.
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is now recommending that individuals 65 and older receive an additional dose of the most recent covid-19 vaccine to boost protection.
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Finger Lakes Community College in Canandaigua has been approved to launch its first licensed practical nursing program in the fall.