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Friendly reassurance calls help Michigan elders fight isolation during pandemic
COVID-19 has exacerbated the high levels of isolation today's older adults experience. But many providers are working to ease that loneliness by making calls to check in on Michigan’s elders.
What will COVID-19 mean for the November election? Secretary of State predicts safe polling
"We want every citizen to know that the election this fall will happen and that they have the right to vote in it regardless of what's changing, in regards to the pandemic or anything else," says Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson.
The Blog: Can I treat you like a normal person? Yes! Of course you can!
For LGBTQ people living with HIV — like me — the impact of discrimination and the fear of it is all too real, says Levi Berkshire.
Tribal chairman will serve on statewide coronavirus task force on racial disparities
The voices of the state’s Native American population will be represented in the Michigan Coronavirus Task Force on Racial Disparities through a leader with the Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi.
The Blog: The Gift of Children
KPS Assistant Superintendent Cindy Green says: The connectivity challenge is more than just technology. People need people and most children learn from watching, interacting directly, being around peers.
K-College student volunteers at COVID-19 testing site: ‘Not how I expected senior year to go’
Kalamazoo College's Maddie Odom has been working for seven weeks at working at Michigan’s busiest COVID-19 testing site. Maddie says that “it’s hard work but it’s rewarding."
Calhoun County official works to influence group setting standards for reopening Michigan
Eric Pessell is playing a major role in ensuring that Calhoun County is focusing its efforts on flattening the curve as the county’s Health Officer, and he's also offering guidance that's making its way to state officials charged with establishing consistent policies for the re-opening of businesses throughout Michigan.
The Blog: Transforming a working model — Leading with relationships
Just as the Communities In Schools of Michigan partnership with Battle Creek Public Schools was building momentum COVIC-19 brought everything to a halt. This is how CIS has found ways to keep up with its mission at a time when relationships are all at a distance.
‘I thought it was the flu,’ Kalamazoo survivor says as COVID-19 strikes blacks at high rates
As the coronavirus strikes a disproportionately high rate of African Americans, a Kalamazoo medical authority says those who don’t have obvious symptoms may suffer through, believing they have the flu.
Friendly reassurance calls help Michigan elders fight isolation during pandemic
COVID-19 has exacerbated the high levels of isolation today's older adults experience. But many providers are working to ease that loneliness by making calls to check in on Michigan’s elders.
What will COVID-19 mean for the November election? Secretary of State predicts safe polling
"We want every citizen to know that the election this fall will happen and that they have the right to vote in it regardless of what's changing, in regards to the pandemic or anything else," says Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson.
The Blog: Can I treat you like a normal person? Yes! Of course you can!
For LGBTQ people living with HIV — like me — the impact of discrimination and the fear of it is all too real, says Levi Berkshire.
Tribal chairman will serve on statewide coronavirus task force on racial disparities
The voices of the state’s Native American population will be represented in the Michigan Coronavirus Task Force on Racial Disparities through a leader with the Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi.
The Blog: The Gift of Children
KPS Assistant Superintendent Cindy Green says: The connectivity challenge is more than just technology. People need people and most children learn from watching, interacting directly, being around peers.
K-College student volunteers at COVID-19 testing site: ‘Not how I expected senior year to go’
Kalamazoo College's Maddie Odom has been working for seven weeks at working at Michigan’s busiest COVID-19 testing site. Maddie says that “it’s hard work but it’s rewarding."
Calhoun County official works to influence group setting standards for reopening Michigan
Eric Pessell is playing a major role in ensuring that Calhoun County is focusing its efforts on flattening the curve as the county’s Health Officer, and he's also offering guidance that's making its way to state officials charged with establishing consistent policies for the re-opening of businesses throughout Michigan.
The Blog: Transforming a working model — Leading with relationships
Just as the Communities In Schools of Michigan partnership with Battle Creek Public Schools was building momentum COVIC-19 brought everything to a halt. This is how CIS has found ways to keep up with its mission at a time when relationships are all at a distance.
‘I thought it was the flu,’ Kalamazoo survivor says as COVID-19 strikes blacks at high rates
As the coronavirus strikes a disproportionately high rate of African Americans, a Kalamazoo medical authority says those who don’t have obvious symptoms may suffer through, believing they have the flu.
