COVID-19 has taken a toll on mental health in Michigan and across the world, but new Wayne State University (WSU) research shows that burden has been heaviest for people of color.
Four organizations are working to cooperatively leverage their combined skills, talents, networks, and financial resources to achieve optimal physical and mental health.
A scholarship is available to cover tuition, fees, housing and dining, plus a book stipend -- essentially a full ride -- for eight semesters as part of a partnership between GVSU, the W.K. Kellogg Foundation to partner and Battle Creek Public Schools.
The state is currently undertaking a major effort to address implicit bias in its health care sector, developing rules that require implicit bias training for all health care professionals licensed and registered in the state.
There’s a limit to how much stress hospitals can handle, Battle Creek medical experts are warning. COVID-19 cases are currently testing those limits.
For those undergoing a psychiatric crisis, urgent care may be the help they need. In the Spring of 2021 that type of care will be be offered in Battle Creek.
For these essential workers, social distancing is impossible – and personal protective equipment (PPE) is both indispensable and alarmingly difficult to obtain.
One agency has already distributed 80 robotic pets to elders in its service area, and others across Michigan are either considering or actively preparing efforts to hand out hundreds more.
Those taking five or more prescriptions, over-the-counter medications, or supplements concurrently can be at risk for serious combined side effects.
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