Michigan agencies offer in-home COVID-19 vaccinations for homebound residents
More than 21,000 of the state's estimated 110,000 homebound residents have received their shots through a state initiative in partnership with local agencies.
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Special report: How COVID-19 changed Michigan’s health care system for the better
Despite the tragedy, COVID-19 in Michigan is also a story of people rallying, innovating, protesting, and collaborating to meet needs for food, housing, medical care, education, and equity.
Program created by U-M professor adopts Weight Watchers model for mental health support
The Mood Lifters program brings adults together in peer-facilitated classes where they learn science-based strategies for improving their mental health.
Telehealth expansion has made health care more accessible during the pandemic – but not for everyone
Michiganders who are older, live in rural areas, or have income challenges may have trouble navigating, accessing, or affording the technology they need to keep their telehealth appointments.
Meals and mindfulness: How Michigan schools are connecting nutrition and behavioral health
In northwest Michigan, educators, mental health professionals, and food service directors are teaming up to support the children they serve by connecting the dots between good nutrition and good mental health.
New platform offers free, live online classes to reduce loneliness for Michigan’s older adults
A variety of interactive sessions are now available to older adults through the San Francisco-based company GetSetUp.
CARES Act dollars support Michigan children’s mental health through state’s Education Equity Fund
328 Michigan public school districts and charter schools have received dollars from the new state fund to support students' mental health and bridge the digital divide.
Saginaw health workers among first to try new tech that creates personalized diets for diabetics
Over the past year at Covenant HealthCare in Saginaw, employees living with Type 2 diabetes have participated in a pilot program that develops personalized diets for them based on the unique population of microbes found in their digestive systems.
For Michigan’s Indigenous residents, decolonized food is medicine that decreases health disparities
Educators across Michigan are working to improve the health of the state's Indigenous people by reconnecting them to the foods and agricultural practices that are their pre-colonial heritage.
Mental health millages meet crucial needs in four Michigan counties
When state budget cuts gutted community mental health budgets in 2014 and 2015, voters in Ottawa, Jackson, Hillsdale, and Washtenaw counties all approved millages that have significantly expanded mental health services.
