Stephanie Kuzydym
Sports Enterprise Reporter
Stephanie is a Center for Health Journalism 2022 Data Fellow. She took the long way around to the The Courier Journal. She started her journalism career in the sports departments of newspapers in Oklahoma, Ohio and Texas before flipping over to the broadcast side where she learned investigative and accountability reporting, specifically focused on safer sidelines for high school athletes. She is currently focused on the intersections of topics, including health and safety in sports. She is a DuPont and Emmy-award winning reporter. She is always down for a road trip if it includes a stop at Buc-ees.
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To investigate safety in high school athletics, a reporter organized a national network of advisers.
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"Safer Sidelines is the best and most impactful series I have encountered highlighting the risk associated with not prioritizing athlete health, safety and wellbeing," said Dr. James Borchers, a physician.
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AEDs. Cold tubs. Emergency action plans. Here’s what to ask to get a better picture of the level of preparedness for your child’s school.
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The 4 H's refer to head (trauma), heart (sudden cardiac arrest), hemoglobin (blood) and heat.
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A lot of thought and effort went into one outlet's investigation of sudden deaths among high school athletes. Here’s an inside look into how they did it.
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An in-depth look at sudden death in youth sports and the struggle to assure every athlete has a fighting chance when the worst happens.
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The Courier Journal looks at the different steps needed to reach a positive outcome when the worst happens in high school sports.
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As part of its "Safer Sidelines" project, The Courier Journal created a database of every sudden death of an athlete in the U.S.
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Kentucky is one of 37 states requiring schools to have plans for what to do in a sports-related emergency. But are schools following through?
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The Courier Journal traced years of inaction on the part of legislators and school leaders when faced with the deaths of high school athletes