Georgia has one of the largest and most diverse populations of women military veterans nationwide. It’s only expected to grow. To better serve their complex needs, the VA health system has expanded its programs to include care for trauma and other mental health conditions before, during and after pregnancy. WABE is documenting the ways that women veterans, their loved ones, health providers and advocates are coming together to support veterans.
Meet Jess Mador
Health Reporter
Jess Mador follows public health issues, health policy and health disparities and explores their impacts on people and communities across the Atlanta area and beyond. In this role, she also participates in the National Health Reporting Partnership between NPR and KFF Health News. Mador is a 2024 Reporting Fellow with the Association of Health Care Journalists.
Mador’s prior public radio journalism and multimedia documentary work has taken her around the country. She joined WABE after stints at Georgia Public Broadcasting, WYSO in Ohio, producing the Localore project TruckBeat at WUOT in Knoxville, and at Minnesota Public Radio. She has produced stories for West Virginia Public Broadcasting and 100 Days in Appalachia. She has also worked as a freelancer in film and for PBS television.
She has a master’s degree from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.