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Partner Content Children play at the Children's Healing Center. Healthy Communities

Grand Rapids offers nation's only safe recreation center for immunocompromised kids

ESTELLE SLOOTMAKERThursday, September 15, 2022
Partner Content Carol Sodman-Morris serves as a home visit nurse for the Achieving Birth Equity Through Systems Transformation program. Equity

Michigan project creates framework for communities to reduce racial disparities in infant deaths

ESTELLE SLOOTMAKERThursday, August 25, 2022
Partner Content An operator in the call center at Network 180, Kent County's community mental health agency. Healthy Communities

Here's what the new national 988 Suicide Crisis and Lifeline means for Michigan

ESTELLE SLOOTMAKERThursday, August 18, 2022
Partner Content Detroit Area Agency on Aging staff recently accepted two awards from USAging. Healthy Communities

Detroit Area Agency on Aging receives national awards for work to stop Detroiters dying prematurely

ESTELLE SLOOTMAKERThursday, August 11, 2022
Partner Content Katherine Rosenblum, co-director of the University of Michigan's Zero to Thrive program. Healthy Communities

Michigan programs aim to prevent preschool expulsions, reducing lifelong harmful effects

ESTELLE SLOOTMAKERThursday, July 21, 2022
Partner Content Kimberly Singh, My Community Dental Centers chief of community and governmental affairs, with Rebekah Condon, Barry-Eaton District Health Department emergency preparedness coordinator. Healthy Communities

How COVID strengthened relationships between Michigan health departments and community organizations

ESTELLE SLOOTMAKERThursday, June 30, 2022
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How can Michigan maintain care for 500k residents who gained Medicaid health insurance during COVID?

ESTELLE SLOOTMAKERThursday, June 9, 2022
Partner Content Paula Nelson, Sacred Heart Rehabilitation Center president and CEO, with Jessica Horton, a former Sacred Heart client and now a Sacred Heart peer support coach. Healthy Communities

Michigan’s recovery communities offer a "total ecosystem" of services for getting and staying sober

ESTELLE SLOOTMAKERFriday, May 27, 2022
Partner Content Students at North Elementary School in Birch Run participate in an InPACT physical activity break. Healthy Communities

New program helps Michigan kids maximize physical activity in the classroom

ESTELLE SLOOTMAKERThursday, May 5, 2022
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Special report: COVID-19's silver linings for mental health care in Michigan

ESTELLE SLOOTMAKERThursday, April 28, 2022
Partner Content Diana Marin, Food Security Council member and supervising attorney with the Michigan Immigrant Rights Center, at the Ypsilanti Farmers Marketplace. Healthy Communities

Michigan Food Security Council releases recommendations to expand access to healthy, affordable food

ESTELLE SLOOTMAKERThursday, April 21, 2022
Partner Content Timothy Michling, research associate in health affairs at the Citizens Research Council of Michigan and author of a report entitled "Michigan Falls Short on Mental Health Services." Healthy Communities

How can Michigan address its dire shortage of mental health professionals?

ESTELLE SLOOTMAKERThursday, April 14, 2022
Partner Content An intergenerational Spanish class at the Ypsilanti Senior Center. Healthy Communities

Intergenerational programs bring younger and older Michiganders together to promote healthier aging

ESTELLE SLOOTMAKERThursday, April 7, 2022
Partner Content Shelby Township resident Nicholas Tabarias has rediscovered his love of writing and performing music since recovering from gambling addiction. Healthy Communities

Michigan tackles dramatic rise in problem gambling

ESTELLE SLOOTMAKERThursday, March 31, 2022
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