Liz Seegert is an award-winning, independent health journalist based in New York’s Hudson Valley, who writes about aging and related issues, including caregiving, dementia, access to care, nursing homes, and health policy. In her role as AHCJ’s health beat leader for aging. she helps provide context for reporting on this multidimensional issue with story posts, tip sheets, analysis, data interviews with aging experts.

Liz is a contributing writer for Fortune.com, the American Journal of Nursing, and PBS/NextAvenue.org, reporting on myriad health topics, including social determinants of health and women’s health. She has also written for TIME Health, The Wirecutter, Money.com, Medscape, Consumer Reports, The Guardian and Medical Economics, as well as dozens of other trade and mainstream media. Her articles have been syndicated in Forbes.com, the Los Angeles Times, the Hartford Courant, The Saturday Evening Post and other major outlets.

She also co-directs two fellowships, mentoring and training emerging journalists in aging and in health reporting. Liz recently launched “Menopause Matters: Empowering Women’s Health,” on Medium to bring evidence-based, trustworthy information and resources to women experiencing this time of transition. Read more about Liz here.