PODCAST: From health inequity to a “hyperjump” for Michigan
On this week's episode of Michigan's State of Health, we're digging into how COVID-19 has helped to raise awareness of Michigan's health inequities and the importance of addressing them.
Partner Partner Content Food Navigators deliver healthy food to the people
While many farmers markets draw people to their location to buy local fresh fruits and vegetables, the YMCA of Greater Grand Rapids takes the farmers market to the people of Muskegon Heights.
Here’s how the UP’s Debweyendan Indigenous Gardens build health, community, and food sovereignty
The sprawling community gardens aim to celebrate and preserve the knowledge and cultural identity of tribal people living in and around the village of L’Anse.
Frances Dahmer, 103, moved with her husband many times and they loved to dance together
At 103, Frances Dahmer says the secret to living a long life is to exercise and eat healthy.
Bond vote put forward after students and parents ask Battle Creek Schools to boost arts experiences
Expanding arts education and renovating aging school buildings are on the ballot for residents of the Battle Creek Public School district.
Let’s talk: Rural and urban service organizations discuss common concerns around food insecurity
Local food banks that serve both rural and urban constituencies are being hit hard by fluctuations caused by the pandemic. In 2020, donation sources closed, food drives stopped. In 2021, food prices rose, deliveries slowed, food was being diverted to commercial use as restaurants and other businesses opened. Nonprofits' needs continue to be great.
A POD community? Kalamazoo nonprofit has a modular plan for the homeless – just in time for winter
Kalamazoo's Housing Resources Inc. says it wants to develop “A Kzoo POD Community,” of small modular housing pods to safeguard people who have been living outdoors in harsh and often unsafe conditions to be located in a space where residents define how they want to live.
PODCAST: How COVID-19 helped Michiganders reconnect to care
Welcome to the Michigan's State of Health podcast, where we'll be sitting down with Michigan health leaders to discuss the myriad ways that COVID has exposed our health system's flaws and resulted in positive change.
Non-traditional casting for BCSO’s ‘Guys and Dolls’ a first step in more equitable roles for actors
For actors of color, many roles are not available to them. The Battle Creek Symphony Orchestra is taking one step toward reversing that practice.
Memory Care Learning Center in Kalamazoo hopes to be an answer for Alzheimer’s caregivers
Connecting caregivers and professionals who work with Alzheimer’s patients with those partners like the Alzheimer’s Association, Bronson Healthcare Group and other resources began last fall. That's one of the goals of the new Memory Care Learning Center at the Heritage Community in Kalamazoo.
