State of Health

Longform Michael Williams, president and CEO of Orchards Children's Services, a child and family services agency with locations in Genesee, Macomb, Oakland, Washtenaw, and Wayne counties.
Longform Grand Haven resident Lesa Jordan with Sheyenne Cole, a counselor in Senior Resources of West Michigan's Behavioral Health at Home program.
Longform Grand Haven resident Lesa Jordan with Sheyenne Cole, a counselor in Senior Resources of West Michigan's Behavioral Health at Home program.
Longform A Livability Lab meeting.
Longform College student and former migrant worker Dilayla Martinez with Migrant Legal Aid attorney Molly Spaak.
Longform College student and former migrant worker Dilayla Martinez with Migrant Legal Aid attorney Molly Spaak.
Longform Children at Baxter Community Center in Grand Rapids.
Longform Community Action House's Food Club and Opportunity Hub.
Longform A group of community health workers were trained as part of the Macomb County Regional Health Equity Advisory Council's work.
Feature Story Actors Carol Sizer and Bill Klein rehearse "Memory of a Dance," a play about dementia commissioned by the Southwest Michigan-based Region IV Area Agency on Aging to spread community awareness of the experiences of people living with dementia.

PODCAST: Building more dementia-friendly communities


Longform Citizen action team members in the Citizenship for Health program discuss their mission and vision for community issues they want to take action on.
Feature Story Dr. Hank Paulson is a neurologist at University of Michigan Health and director of the Michigan Alzheimer’s Disease Center.
Longform SOCIAL Program volunteers Keen Parra and Brooklynn Wilton with their client, Tammirah, at center.
Feature Story Saline resident Jim Mangi is a care partner to his wife, Kathleen, who has Alzheimer's disease.
Feature Story Since being diagnosed with dementia, Monica Downer (center, being interviewed) has become an activist for awareness of her disease.

PODCAST: Dementia disparities in communities of color


Longform Students run a farm stand as part of Partridge Creek Farm's farm to school program in Ishpeming.

Michigan programs empower kids to be community health leaders


Feature Story Cyndy Hund, pictured here with her husband Mike, quit her job due to her dementia symptoms – but it still took her another four years to get a diagnosis.
Longform Students participate in the LIFT-UP program.
Feature Story MSOH episode 1 image

PODCAST: Dementia is not a death sentence


Feature Story SOH Podcast Ep 1

PODCAST: Dementia is not a death sentence