For parents who live near state borders, especially those in rural communities with limited and distant shopping options, WIC’s limitations on formula purchases further exacerbate the ongoing shortage.
Author Archives: Christina Saint Louis / Kaiser Health News
Christina Saint Louis, Correspondent, covers rural health care. Based in Minneapolis, she reports primarily on the Upper Midwest. She joined KHN from the Star Tribune’s public safety team, where she reported on policing and crime in Minneapolis. Originally from Stuart, Florida, she was previously an investigative reporter at the Miami Herald after having become the first recipient of its Esserman-Knight Investigative Journalism Fellowship. She received her master’s degree from the Toni Stabile Program in Investigative Journalism at Columbia University.