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Longform Jae Gerhart, manager of farm programs for Trinity Health Ann Arbor, at The Farm at Trinity Health in Ypsilanti. The Farm offers a produce prescription program for those who struggle to afford healthy food. Healthy Communities

Medicaid funding could expand and sustain Michigan's produce prescription programs

Estelle SlootmakerThursday, October 24, 2024
Longform Joe Volpe, program manager at Ferndale's Affirmations LGBTQ+ Community Center. Healthy Communities

Mental health takes heavy toll on Michigan's LGBTQ youth

Estelle SlootmakerMonday, September 23, 2024
Longform A rendering of the future Fresh! by Gleaners. Healthy Communities

Fresh food pantry set to open near Detroit, building upon other innovative Michigan models

Estelle SlootmakerThursday, September 12, 2024
Longform Danielle Atkinson, founder and national director of Mothering Justice, has been instrumental in advocating for paid leave in Michigan. Healthy Communities

Paid sick leave and family leave are moving forward in Michigan. Here's what's next.

Estelle SlootmakerThursday, August 29, 2024
Longform Produce from the Youth Mentor Garden at Marquette Park in Wyoming, Mich. Healthy Communities

Youth Mentor Gardens grow food, family, and community in Detroit and Grand Rapids area

Estelle SlootmakerThursday, August 8, 2024
Longform Amy Nichols, campus coordinator for the Region IV Area Agency on Aging, at the Campus for Creative Aging's booth in the South Haven Art Fair. She shows an example of the Window to Our World art project for care partners. Healthy Communities

Campus for Creative Aging helps Southwest Michigan seniors find purpose after retirement

Estelle SlootmakerThursday, July 11, 2024
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 Derek Miller, program supervisor for Kalamazoo County’s Healty Babies Healthy Start & 4Dad Fatherhood Program, with Sidni Miller, community health worker, inside Kalamazoo County’s Health and Community Services building. Healthy Communities

$5 million in federal funding will help 5 Michigan organizations reduce infant and maternal deaths

ESTELLE SLOOTMAKERTuesday, June 11, 2024
Feature Story Patricia Tillman-Meakins, Tracey Williams, and Becca Fleming at Packard Health Clinic at West Willow. Healthy Communities

Community-based health projects offer care for underserved residents in Detroit, Ypsi, and Jackson

ESTELLE SLOOTMAKER Thursday, May 23, 2024
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Special report: How can Michigan fix a guardianship system that fails some kids and older adults?

ESTELLE SLOOTMAKERThursday, April 25, 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 Hillery Ross, How YOU Birth Doulas Services' administrative coordinator, and Allison Keessen, treasurer for How YOU Birth Doula Services. Healthy Communities

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

ESTELLE SLOOTMAKER Monday, April 15, 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 Kristin Graham, principal of Macatawa Bay Middle School, confers with a student. Healthy Communities

Successful suicide prevention protocol expands from Corewell hospitals to Western Michigan schools

ESTELLE SLOOTMAKERFriday, March 29, 2024
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