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The many faces of public health

Monique BedfordTuesday, May 7, 2024

Corktown Health staff

CDFI funding helps Corktown Health expand services for Detroit area's LGBTQ residents

Sarah SpohnMonday, April 29, 2024

Leaders from Mackinac Straits Health System and the public health departments implemented the assessment in the communities of Mackinac County.

Community health needs assessments drive priorities for local health departments and hospitals

Leslie CieplechowiczMonday, April 29, 2024

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.

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

Estelle SlootmakerMonday, April 15, 2024

Hillery Ross, How YOU Birth Doulas Services' administrative coordinator, and Allison Keessen, treasurer for How YOU Birth Doula Services.

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

Estelle SlootmakerMonday, April 15, 2024

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.

Oral health care is inaccessible to many Michiganders. This coalition is working to change that.

Estelle SlootmakerMonday, April 8, 2024

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New dental center increases access to urgent dental care

Ashley King Friday, March 29, 2024

Christine Sauvé.

New state law will help ensure health care access for non-English-speaking Michiganders

Estelle SlootmakerMonday, March 25, 2024

Amber Desgranges and Rachel Ruddock of the Michigan Primary Care Association.

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

Estelle SlootmakerMonday, March 25, 2024

Robert Sheehan, executive director of the Community Mental Health Association of Michigan

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

Estelle SlootmakerMonday, March 18, 2024

Head Start students at St. John's Universal Church of Christ in Jackson learn about cucumbers and dragonfruit in a lesson on mindful eating.

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

Estelle SlootmakerMonday, March 11, 2024

Girl getting vaccinated

Boosting childhood immunization rates vital to community health

Rylee BarnsdaleMonday, March 4, 2024

Elizabeth Agius, WSU School of Social Work associate director of research administration, with Larry West, Peers to Higher Education project manager.

Wayne State University program helps peer support specialists pursue higher ed in mental health

Estelle SlootmakerMonday, March 4, 2024

MDHHS staff early 20th century.

State of Michigan public health celebrates 150 years of service to Michiganders

Rylee BarnesdaleMonday, February 26, 2024

Dr. Kelsey Sala-Hamrick is the Michigan Public Health Institute's MI ACE project director.

200-partner collaborative raises awareness about impact of adverse childhood experiences in Michigan

Estelle SlootmakerMonday, February 26, 2024

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.

Northern Michigan health department spearheads effort to expand behavioral health workforce

Estelle SlootmakerMonday, February 26, 2024

MiGen staff and community in MiGen's office space/Senior Center at Affirmations.

Michigan’s first LGBTQ+ senior center is now open in Ferndale – and another one is coming to Detroit

Estelle SlootmakerMonday, February 19, 2024

Kendall College of Art and Design partnered with Corewell Health to bring a little artistic joy to the hospital's Lemmen-Holton Cancer Pavilion.

Art and Healing: Collaborative project at Corewell Health's cancer pavilion

Laura BergellsMonday, February 12, 2024

Social worker Nicole Klomp serves as a reserve member of the Newaygo Police Department.

Grand Rapids-based Arbor Circle partners social work with police work in Newaygo

Estelle SlootmakerMonday, February 12, 2024

Dr. Tiffany Abrego, executive director of behavioral health at the Boys and Girls Club of Southeast Michigan and associate professor of psychology at Wayne State University, and Jeremiah Green, whose idea led to the Mentally Fit Program.

Program offering free mental health support for youth aims to create future mental health pros

Estelle SlootmakerMonday, February 12, 2024

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