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Longform The Inclusive Health Care Taskforce hosted an information and resource fair on June 13. Healthy Communities

Michigan coalition works to address health disparities for older adults

Estelle SlootmakerThursday, June 27, 2024
Feature Story Lunchtime at Oehrli Elementary School in Montague, Mich. Healthy Communities

Michigan's free school meals yield high returns for student health and academic success

ESTELLE SLOOTMAKERThursday, May 30, 2024
Feature Story Homg Miller leads a fitness class for in person participants at the Detroit office of the Association of Chinese Americans and participants on Zoom. Healthy Communities

Metro Detroit project focuses on culturally relevant home care for older Chinese Americans

ESTELLE SLOOTMAKERWednesday, May 8, 2024
Feature Story Shelby Coolbaugh, administrative assistant for the Michigan Long Term Care Ombudsman Program (MLTCOP), and Salli Pung, state long term care omubdsman for MLTCOP. Healthy Communities

Michigan ombudsman program advocates for residents in long-term care facilities

ESTELLE SLOOTMAKERSunday, April 21, 2024
Feature Story Dr. Theresa Hastert (right) helped develop the Michigan Community Outreach to Address Financial Toxicity (MI-COST). Ali Fakih (left) is a research assistant with MI-COST, and Cornelius Wilson (center) sits on its Community Advisory Board. Healthy Communities

Here's how Michigan organizations are working to reduce cancer treatment's crushing financial burden

ESTELLE SLOOTMAKERFriday, April 12, 2024
Feature Story Veronica Bilicki oversees the Patient as Caregiver program. Healthy Communities

Henry Ford Health program helps unpaid caregivers stay healthy

ESTELLE SLOOTMAKERMonday, April 8, 2024
Feature Story Kimberly Singh (right), Michigan Oral Health Coalition board member and chief community and governmental affairs officer for My Community Dental Centers, chats with Dental Assistant Kortney Jones. Healthy Communities

Oral health care is inaccessible to many Michiganders, this coalition is working to change that

ESTELLE SLOOTMAKER Friday, April 5, 2024
Feature Story Amber Desgranges and Rachel Ruddock of the Michigan Primary Care Association. Healthy Communities

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

ESTELLE SLOOTMAKERMonday, March 25, 2024
Feature Story Robert Sheehan, executive director of the Community Mental Health Association of Michigan. Healthy Communities

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

ESTELLE SLOOTMAKER Monday, March 18, 2024
Feature Story Head Start students at St. John's Universal Church of Christ in Jackson learn about cucumbers and dragonfruit in a lesson on mindful eating. Healthy Communities

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

ESTELLE SLOOTMAKER Thursday, 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. Healthy Communities

Northern Michigan health department spearheads effort to expand behavioral health workforce

ESTELLE SLOOTMAKERMonday, February 26, 2024
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