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

Longform Community Action House's Food Club and Opportunity Hub.
Feature Story Actors Carol Sizer and Bill Klein rehearse "Memory of a Dance," a play about dementia commissioned by the Southwest Michigan-based Region IV Area Agency on Aging to spread community awareness of the experiences of people living with dementia.

PODCAST: Building more dementia-friendly communities


Feature Story Dr. Hank Paulson is a neurologist at University of Michigan Health and director of the Michigan Alzheimer’s Disease Center.
Feature Story Saline resident Jim Mangi is a care partner to his wife, Kathleen, who has Alzheimer's disease.
Feature Story Since being diagnosed with dementia, Monica Downer (center, being interviewed) has become an activist for awareness of her disease.

PODCAST: Dementia disparities in communities of color


Longform Students run a farm stand as part of Partridge Creek Farm's farm to school program in Ishpeming.

Michigan programs empower kids to be community health leaders


Feature Story Cyndy Hund, pictured here with her husband Mike, quit her job due to her dementia symptoms – but it still took her another four years to get a diagnosis.
Longform Students participate in the LIFT-UP program.
Feature Story MSOH episode 1 image

PODCAST: Dementia is not a death sentence


Feature Story SOH Podcast Ep 1

PODCAST: Dementia is not a death sentence


Feature Story SOH Podcast Ep 1

PODCAST: Dementia is not a death sentence


Longform Dr. Cathrine Frank is one of the co-creators of a new initiative to screen, assess, and treat patients for suicide risk.
Longform Dr. Tolulope Sonuyi, director of Detroit Life Is Valuable Everyday (DLIVE), and Juanita Houston, DLIVE's lead healthy minds coach.
Longform Caregiver Incentive Project (CIP) founder Eric Paad and CIP spokesperson Dorothy Paad.
Longform Employees at Brody's Be Cafe in Ada, which employs people living with disabilities.
Longform MiGen Executive Director Angela Gabridge and Program Director Kat Mehrer.