While K-12 teachers and administrators are considered to be essential workers—and perhaps never more so than during the COVID-19 pandemic—research shows that the well-being of these people has been on the decline.
The new effort aims to build community power, map local ecosystems, and provide equity training to reduce significant disparities in infant mortality.
Michigan has joined the nation in implementing an ambitious, transformative vision for mental health crisis services.
In July 2020, a report from the Detroit Area Agency on Aging found that Detroit's older adults were dying earlier than others. Two years later, the agency's work to reverse that trend has won two national awards.
Jess Ronne found a play space where her son Lucas, who is autistic, could come along with his siblings. The accessible playground and barn at Benjamin’s Hope in Holland is a place designed for those with disabilities but welcomes everyone.
Here's a look at the actions three Michigan communities have taken since passing declarations that racism is a public health crisis.
Some early childhood professionals use the term "preschool to prison pipeline" to describe the way preschool and daycare expulsions and suspensions rock children's lives.
Recovery Institute of Southwest Michigan, Inc. in Kalamazoo, is run entirely by peers. The nonprofit was established in 2006 on the peer support concept. All but one of the 16 staff members have all traveled the challenging path of recovery with various mental health and/or substance abuse issues and now they help others like themselves.
PLANE, short for Physical Literacy and Nutrition Education, offers adaptive strategies to get kids moving, as well as a nutrition curriculum that shares ways to introduce kids to healthier foods.
The pandemic has caused health departments and community-based organizations to establish and strengthen relationships that are continuing to pay dividends for their communities.
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