Health

Coverage of hospitals, clinics, public health, and mental health developments and initiatives.

Children in the Three Sisters Garden in Buckley.

SNAP-Ed programs grow change in Michigan’s northwestern rural communities

Covering five northern Michigan counties, Northwest Education Services (NES) nutrition educators use a community-based approach that recognizes the unique strengths and challenges of each community they serve.

Latest in Health
Shelby Township resident Nicholas Tabarias has rediscovered his love of writing and performing music since recovering from gambling addiction.
Michigan tackles dramatic rise in problem gambling

Numerous Michiganders have struggled with problem gambling since online gambling was legalized in the state, but help is available.

Like others in Battle Creek, drop-in center’s consumers have mixed reactions to COVID vaccinations

At the daytime drop-in facility serving Calhoun County’s chronically homeless, those who visit the SHARE Center do not have to show proof of vaccination to receive services, but they do go through a temperature check upon entering the building and wear a mask when they’re inside.  

Signage promoting physical activity in Baldwin.
District Health Department #10 builds healthier communities in 10 Michigan counties

DHD#10 uses a variety of evidence-based programs and approaches to create a broader culture of health through their policies, systems, and environmental change work. 

Devita Davison, executive director of FoodLab Detroit.
Michiganders take action against food apartheid

The term "food apartheid" has increasingly supplanted "food desert" as a way to describe the conditions affecting urban and rural communities that lack access to healthy foods.

Students at Flint's Brownell STEM Academy participate in MI Apple Crunch Day.
Genesee County organizations collaborate to create healthy local places

Genesee Intermediate School District and Crim Fitness Foundation are encouraging Genesee County residents to eat healthy and move more, while also addressing barriers to make healthy choices more accessible to county residents. 

Students participate in an Apple Crunch Fall Festival facilitated by Traverse City Area Public Schools.
Traverse City Area Public Schools becoming a healthier place to learn

For nearly two decades, Traverse City Area Public Schools (TCAPS) has delivered SNAP-Ed programming in area schools to encourage students and families to eat more fruits and vegetables and engage in more physical activity.

Kellogg Community College helps fill the growing healthcare shortage

As the pandemic challenged teaching models, board scores for KCC health care students have remained above 80, while there are schools in other states that have dipped down to 60. It’s a testament to the ingenuity of the KCC staff. Find out the changes they have made to keep their students learning.

Mickenzy Crowder, Tiffany Jackson, Alexandria Rowe, Janiyah Sherrill, Faith Smith, and Xynese Frazier are among the student leaders helping implement Rec-Connect™ physical activity programming in Detroit schools.
Rec-Connect™ empowers Detroit high school student leaders to foster physical activity among peers

Student leaders in the Detroit Public Schools Community District are helping design and implement SNAP-Ed funded Rec-Connect™ programming, which promotes physical activity.

Pam Lynch, director of Harm Reduction Michigan.
Michigan works to reverse rising substance use disorder during pandemic

Across Michigan, health professionals are racing to understand which communities have been hit hardest by substance use disorder during the pandemic – and how to turn the trend back around. 

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