State of Health
State of Health Susan Andress

State of Health

State of Health is a series about how communities and organizations are addressing Michigan's health challenges and concerns.  This series is made possible with funding from a building coalition of funders, including Delta Dental Foundation and Michigan Health Endowment Fund. 

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Feature Story Hillery Ross, How YOU Birth Doulas Services' administrative coordinator, and Allison Keessen, treasurer for How YOU Birth Doula Services. The Lakeshore

Initiative rapidly expands doula ranks in Muskegon County, with major implications for birth equity

Estelle SlootmakerMonday, April 15, 2024
Feature Story Veronica Bilicki oversees the Patient as Caregiver program. Second Wave - Michigan

Henry Ford Health program helps unpaid caregivers stay healthy

Estelle SlootmakerMonday, April 8, 2024
Longform Kristin Graham The Lakeshore

West Ottawa, other area schools adopting successful suicide prevention protocol

Estelle SlootmakerThursday, March 28, 2024
Feature Story Amber Desgranges and Rachel Ruddock of the Michigan Primary Care Association. Second Wave - Michigan

New initiative offers Michigan nursing students opportunity to build careers in underserved areas

Estelle SlootmakerMonday, March 25, 2024
Longform Christine Sauvé. Second Wave - Michigan

New state law will help ensure health care access for non-English-speaking Michiganders

Estelle SlootmakerThursday, March 21, 2024
Feature Story Robert Sheehan, executive director of the Community Mental Health Association of Michigan Second Wave - Michigan

Proposed licensure changes aim to ease Michigan's social worker shortage

Estelle SlootmakerMonday, March 18, 2024
Longform Head Start students at St. John's Universal Church of Christ in Jackson learn about cucumbers and dragonfruit in a lesson on mindful eating. Second Wave - Michigan

Pilot program in Jackson County aims to support preschoolers' mental health through mindfulness

Estelle SlootmakerThursday, March 7, 2024
Feature Story Holly Campbell, deputy director of the Health Department of Northwest Michigan, and Dr. Pennie Foster-Fishman, project leader for the Northwest Michigan Community Health Innovation Region Behavioral Health Initiative. Second Wave - Michigan

Northern Michigan health department spearheads effort to expand behavioral health workforce

Estelle SlootmakerMonday, February 26, 2024
Longform MiGen staff and community in MiGen's office space/Senior Center at Affirmations. Second Wave - Michigan

Michigan’s first LGBTQ+ senior center is now open in Ferndale – and another one is coming to Detroit

Estelle SlootmakerThursday, February 15, 2024
Longform Dr. Tiffany Abrego, executive director of behavioral health at the Boys and Girls Club of Southeast Michigan and associate professor of psychology at Wayne State University, and Jeremiah Green, whose idea led to the Mentally Fit Program. Second Wave - Michigan

Program offering free mental health support for youth aims to create future mental health pros

Estelle SlootmakerMonday, February 12, 2024
Longform Social worker Nicole Klomp serves as a reserve member of the Newaygo Police Department. Second Wave - Michigan

From social workers on the force to crisis centers, Michigan is improving behavioral health care

Estelle SlootmakerThursday, February 8, 2024
Longform Lapeer County EMS Education Program Manager Luke Bowen leads a session of the new EMT training program. Second Wave - Michigan

Free EMS education program helps ease EMT shortage in Lapeer County

Estelle SlootmakerMonday, January 29, 2024
Longform A Meals on Wheels Western Michigan volunteer makes a delivery. Second Wave - Michigan

Inflation, aging population, and loss of COVID funding impact Michigan Meals on Wheels programs

Estelle SlootmakerThursday, January 25, 2024
Longform Melanie Brim, former president and CEO of the Michigan Health Council. Second Wave - Michigan

How can Michigan solve its growing health care workforce shortage?

Estelle SlootmakerMonday, January 22, 2024
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