COVID19

New state program paired with local funds help tax-delinquent homeowners in Kalamazoo County

The Michigan Homeowners Assistance Fund program was created last year to prevent homeowners from losing their homes as a result of mortgage delinquencies the program and was established under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 to mitigate hardships associated with the pandemic. Kalamazoo County Treasurer Thomas Whitener tells how it can work for county residents.

Michigan works to bridge gaps in elder care, allowing more adults to age at home

The COVID-19 pandemic has raised awareness about how Michigan communities can bridge gaps in care and improve quality of life for older residents.

Disruption continues in many areas of civic, public life in Battle Creek even as COVID cases drop

Battle Creek officials and businesses are learning how to deal with the virus that keeps changing, as viruses do. 

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. 

Let’s talk: Why get vaccinated? COVID-19 is not done with us, public health figures say.

With every wave of cases, the pandemic has had a huge impact on both Bronson and Borgess, from their main hospitals to the small-town clinics. We recently spoke with three figures in Kalamazoo public health about the pandemic and where it stands now.

Michigan network takes preventive approach to address rising opioid overdoses

The Michigan Opioid Prescribing Engagement Network focuses on setting prescribing recommendations for providers, distributing Naloxone, reducing surplus opioids, and more.

Disruption Calhoun County: Pandemic generation comes of age in a time of masks and anxiety

Calhoun County Administrator Kelli Scott looks ahead to 2022, sees call for strength

"We have shown how we have not just held down the fort over the last couple of years, but have also improved things for the public that we serve," Calhoun County Administrator Kelli Scott says. What will 2022 bring? She has some projections.

Vaccination, masks, and distancing remain keys to fighting COVID-19, Kalamazoo’s medical leaders say

As the fight against COVID-19 continues, the development of a vaccine has been viewed as an intervention and a possible sign of relief. But many people continue to go unvaccinated and unmasked and sickness continues to spread. Medical community leaders in Kalamazoo are asking people to help stop it.