Under-recognized frontline workers help spread word on COVID-19 vaccine in Michigan
Community health workers have been integral to getting the word out about COVID-19 vaccine safety and effectiveness.
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PODCAST: How COVID-19 helped Michiganders reconnect to care
Welcome to the Michigan's State of Health podcast, where we'll be sitting down with Michigan health leaders to discuss the myriad ways that COVID has exposed our health system's flaws and resulted in positive change.
Michigan agencies seek strategies to address child welfare worker shortage
Michigan's child welfare workers have served on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic, but the state is currently facing what one industry leader described as a "critical shortage" of child welfare workers.
New clinic helps Michiganders overcome traumas of intensive care
Henry Ford Health System's Post ICU Brain Health Clinic provides specialized care for adults 55 and older who have survived intensive care.
Michigan is expanding mental health services in schools – and equipping teachers to implement them
A University of Michigan program is providing teachers much-needed support to implement social-emotional learning in the classroom.
As Delta variant threatens, Michigan works to address lingering vaccine hesitancy
While COVID-19 vaccination efforts have plateaued, Michigan health care professionals are working overtime to understand and address vaccine hesitancy.
New mental health crisis line to roll out across Michigan
The new service is now available in Oakland County and Michigan's Upper Peninsula – and it's just the first step of a larger plan to roll out improved mental health crisis services across the state.
Training for Calhoun County Vaccine Ambassadors a model for statewide street teams promoting vaccine
Calhoun County's COVID Vaccine Ambassadors want to get information out to the community and for some of them, the work is personal.
How do you feed a state in crisis? Michigan Food Security Council report plans ahead
A recent report by the state's new Food Security Council examines response to food security issues during COVID-19 and how we can learn from it in the long term.
Teletherapy and telepsychiatry visits help Southeast Michigan students improve mental health
The Family Medical Center of Michigan has developed a successful school-based behavioral telehealth program in partnership with 20 schools in Lenawee, Monroe, and Wayne counties.
PODCAST: How COVID-19 helped Michiganders reconnect to care
Welcome to the Michigan's State of Health podcast, where we'll be sitting down with Michigan health leaders to discuss the myriad ways that COVID has exposed our health system's flaws and resulted in positive change.
Michigan agencies seek strategies to address child welfare worker shortage
Michigan's child welfare workers have served on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic, but the state is currently facing what one industry leader described as a "critical shortage" of child welfare workers.
New clinic helps Michiganders overcome traumas of intensive care
Henry Ford Health System's Post ICU Brain Health Clinic provides specialized care for adults 55 and older who have survived intensive care.
Michigan is expanding mental health services in schools – and equipping teachers to implement them
A University of Michigan program is providing teachers much-needed support to implement social-emotional learning in the classroom.
As Delta variant threatens, Michigan works to address lingering vaccine hesitancy
While COVID-19 vaccination efforts have plateaued, Michigan health care professionals are working overtime to understand and address vaccine hesitancy.
New mental health crisis line to roll out across Michigan
The new service is now available in Oakland County and Michigan's Upper Peninsula – and it's just the first step of a larger plan to roll out improved mental health crisis services across the state.
Training for Calhoun County Vaccine Ambassadors a model for statewide street teams promoting vaccine
Calhoun County's COVID Vaccine Ambassadors want to get information out to the community and for some of them, the work is personal.
How do you feed a state in crisis? Michigan Food Security Council report plans ahead
A recent report by the state's new Food Security Council examines response to food security issues during COVID-19 and how we can learn from it in the long term.
Teletherapy and telepsychiatry visits help Southeast Michigan students improve mental health
The Family Medical Center of Michigan has developed a successful school-based behavioral telehealth program in partnership with 20 schools in Lenawee, Monroe, and Wayne counties.
