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Rose Hoban
rhoban@wunc.org
Rose Hoban
After a decade of interviewing patients while she practiced nursing, Rose Hoban put down her stethoscope, picked up a microphone and enrolled in UC Berkeley's journalism school where she concentrated in radio. While at Berkeley, she also earned a Masters in public health policy.
A New York native, Rose worked for several years on an island in Micronesia where she managed the infirmary at a rural school. She's also worked in Thailand with refugees and ethnic minorities and in Indonesia managing a health project for survivors of an ethnic conflict with Medecins Sans Frontieres/ Doctors Without Borders. She's worked in an inner-city emergency room, as a home hospice and community health nurse and as the director of health services at a small trades college.
Before coming to WUNC, Rose aired stories on Living on Earth, the California Report and KQED FM news. She's also published in the San Francisco Chronicle, the Contra Costa Times and the Anchorage Daily News. Rose reads obsessively and enjoys cooking Asian dishes with ingredients that confound her guests.
Beginning March 2, 2009, she prepares a series of Global Health Connections as part of the WUNC North Carolina Voices series.
Reports and features by Rose Hoban
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Telehealth Program Lets Providers Monitor Rural Patients
Thursday, March 18 2010 Rose HobanA groundbreaking program in the northeastern part of the state is monitoring people with chronic diseases over the telephone line.
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Covering Abortion
Friday, February 19 2010 Rose HobanMunicipal and county officials around the state are wondering what to do about abortion coverage for their employees.
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Mental Health Cuts Shortsighted?
Wednesday, February 17 2010 Rose HobanImpact of mental health care cuts in North Carolina.
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AIDS Drug Assistance Program Capped
Tuesday, January 26 2010 Rose HobanThe state program that provides drugs for poor patients with AIDS has been capped.
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New Changes Proposed to Mental Health
Wednesday, January 20 2010 Rose HobanOnce again, changes are afoot in North Carolina's mental health system.
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New Hospice Facility Opens in the Triangle
Monday, January 11 2010 Rose HobanThe Triangle has a new inpatient hospice facility.
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Fire Safe Cigarettes
Thursday, December 31 2009 Rose HobanA new law goes into effect tomorrow requiring cigarettes to burn more slowly.
