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Amarica Rafanelli

Amarica Rafanelli is a multimedia journalist for Direct Relief, where she produces audio stories on humanitarian health issues. She has reported for several NPR member stations, including Los Angeles’ KCRW and San Luis Obispo’s KCBX covering politics, the environment, and international affairs. Her reporting on social issues has appeared in UC Irvine’s InSight Magazine and the Santa Barbara Independent. Amarica earned her B.A. in political science, with a minor in professional writing, from UC Santa Barbara.

Direct Relief's podcast can be found on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Soundcloud, and Stitcher.

Recent Posts

As disasters become more frequent and more intense, technology can be a tool to coordinate response. California's wildfires, as seen here in the San Bernardino mountains in Sept., 2020, are an example of extreme weather events that prompt protracted disaster responses.(Photo courtesy of San Bernardino County Fire Department)

Health Mapping

As Disaster Response Changes, Data Leads the Way

February 27, 2021

Opioid Epidemic

Treating an Opioid Use Disorder Is Difficult. A Pandemic Doesn’t Help.

February 23, 2021
In Brazil, 79% of respondents are likely to accept a Covid-19 vaccine, according to data compiled by Direct Relief, Facebook, and the University of Maryland.

Covid-19

Direct Relief Launches Map Tracking Global Vaccine Acceptance Rates

February 10, 2021
A provider administers a flu vaccine at the QueensCare Flu Clinic on November 9, 2020.(Noah Smith/Direct Relief)

Covid-19

Annual Flu Clinics Provide Template for Covid Vaccinations

February 3, 2021
Children break for snack time at Venice Family Clinic in Los Angeles, Ca. The health center runs an early head start program for newborns to children up to three years of age. (Photo Courtesy of Venice Family Clinic)

Covid-19

Growing Up in a Pandemic: How Covid is Affecting Children’s Development

January 19, 2021
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