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UBE Custard by JP Makes and Bakes

Second Wave - Michigan

JP Makes and Bakes to launch limited-run Ube purple yam soft-serve

Dorothy HernandezFriday, April 16, 2021

Joyanne Huston-Swanson, community relations for the Kent District Library, works with a wi-fi hotspot that is available for checkout at the library. Patrons have used the hotspots to access telehealth appointments, among other needs.

Second Wave - MichiganHealthy Communities

Telehealth expansion has made health care more accessible during the pandemic – but not for everyone

Estelle SlootmakerThursday, April 15, 2021

Members of the cycling group Spoke Junkies head off on their bi-weekly ride from River's Edge Brewing Company in Milford.

Second Wave - MichiganEconomic Development

Studies show major economic benefits from parks and trails – and Michigan leaders are catching on

Patrick DunnThursday, April 15, 2021

Second Wave - MichiganSustainability

New Great Lakes climate change report suggests green infrastructure could help address equity issues

David SandsWednesday, April 7, 2021

Second graders at Petoskey’s Central Elementary School practice mindfulness in 2019.

Second Wave - MichiganHealthy Communities

Meals and mindfulness: How Michigan schools are connecting nutrition and behavioral health

Estelle SlootmakerThursday, April 1, 2021

Healthy meals are prepared for the Northwest Michigan Community Action Agency's Meals on Wheels program.

Second Wave - MichiganHealthy Communities

Traverse City-based program sends hospital patients home with healthy meals

Estelle SlootmakerThursday, March 18, 2021

People walking along the Dequindre Cut in Detroit.

Second Wave - MichiganHealthy Communities

Mental health is a driving factor in a year of surging attendance at Southeast Michigan parks

Patrick DunnFriday, March 12, 2021

Judy Stelling, GetSetUp's director of guide programming, first got involved with the program by taking classes herself.

Second Wave - MichiganHealthy Communities

New platform offers free, live online classes to reduce loneliness for Michigan's older adults

Estelle SlootmakerThursday, March 11, 2021

Terry Dangerfield, superintendent of Lincoln Park Public Schools, talks with Nicole Chubb, the district's executive director of special education. The district received funding from Michigan's Education Equity Fund.

Second Wave - MichiganHealthy Communities

CARES Act dollars support Michigan children's mental health through state's Education Equity Fund

Estelle SlootmakerThursday, March 4, 2021

A person uses the DayTwo Precision Nutrition app.

Second Wave - MichiganHealthy Communities

Saginaw health workers among first to try new tech that creates personalized diets for diabetics

Estelle SlootmakerThursday, February 25, 2021

The B2B Trail between Dexter and Hudson Mills Metropark.

Second Wave - MichiganCommunity Development

"Everyone seems to agree on this": Southeast Michigan comes together to plan connected trails system

Patrick DunnWednesday, February 24, 2021

Camren Stott.

Second Wave - MichiganHealthy Communities

For Michigan’s Indigenous residents, decolonized food is medicine that decreases health disparities

Estelle SlootmakerThursday, February 18, 2021

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Second Wave - MichiganHealthy Communities

Vaccination effort spurs massive collaboration between Kent County and local health care providers

Matthew RussellThursday, February 18, 2021

Dr. Debra Furr Holden is a Flint native and Associate Dean for Public Health Integration at Michigan State University, Division of Public Health in the College of Human Medicine.

Second Wave - MichiganHealthy Communities

Flint medical professionals working to build trust in COVID-19 vaccine

Jenifer VelosoWednesday, February 17, 2021

The Greenhouse, a marijuana dispensary in Walled Lake.

Second Wave - Michigan

Cannabis in Metro Detroit: How the marijuana industry is taking root in the suburbs

David SandsTuesday, February 16, 2021

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