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Saline resident Jim Mangi is a care partner to his wife, Kathleen, who has Alzheimer's disease.

PODCAST: Building support for dementia caregiving challenges

Patrick DunnWednesday, July 12, 2023

Students run a farm stand as part of Partridge Creek Farm's farm to school program in Ishpeming.

Michigan programs empower kids to be community health leaders

Estelle SlootmakerThursday, June 29, 2023

Cyndy Hund, pictured here with her husband Mike, quit her job due to her dementia symptoms – but it still took her another four years to get a diagnosis.

PODCAST: No more "diagnose and adios": Rethinking dementia diagnosis

Patrick DunnWednesday, June 28, 2023

Students participate in the LIFT-UP program.

Students help ensure farm sustainability and bring local food to cafeterias in UP program

Estelle SlootmakerThursday, June 22, 2023

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PODCAST: Dementia is not a death sentence

Patrick DunnWednesday, June 21, 2023

Dr. Cathrine Frank is one of the co-creators of a new initiative to screen, assess, and treat patients for suicide risk.

Michigan doctors challenge others to join them in a quest for "Zero Suicide"

Estelle SlootmakerThursday, June 15, 2023

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Lack of staff in Michigan hospitals: What happened and why people are leaving

Christina KashindiWednesday, June 7, 2023

Dr. Tolulope Sonuyi, director of Detroit Life Is Valuable Everyday (DLIVE), and Juanita Houston, DLIVE's lead healthy minds coach.

Michigan programs aim to stop violence against youth before it happens

Estelle SlootmakerMonday, June 5, 2023

Caregiver Incentive Project (CIP) founder Eric Paad and CIP spokesperson Dorothy Paad.

UP nonprofit offers education and support in effort to end caregiver shortage

Estelle SlootmakerThursday, May 18, 2023

Employees at Brody's Be Cafe in Ada, which employs people living with disabilities.

Here's how three Michigan nonprofits empower people living with disabilities

Estelle SlootmakerThursday, May 11, 2023

MiGen Executive Director Angela Gabridge and Program Director Kat Mehrer.

Detroit nonprofit serving LGBTQ+ older adults adopts new name reflecting statewide focus

Estelle SlootmakerThursday, May 4, 2023

AARP Michigan volunteer Howard Pizzo, AARP Michigan Communications Manager Mark Hornbeck, and AARP Michigan State Director Paula Cunningham on the Lansing River Trail.

Special report: Michigan prepares for a rapidly aging population by becoming more "age-friendly"

Estelle Slootmaker and Patrick DunnThursday, April 27, 2023

Dr. Lynn Todman and Dr. Willie Lawrence at the Center for Better Health and Wellness.

Center for Better Health and Wellness tackles health disparities beyond COVID in Benton Harbor

Estelle SlootmakerThursday, April 20, 2023

A man uses the care.coach tool, currently being deployed by Grand Rapids-based Care Resources PACE.

New health care technologies improve outcomes for Michiganders of all ages

Estelle SlootmakerMonday, April 17, 2023

Shonte' Terhune-Smith is a doula health educator, lactation consultant, and birth doula practicing in Genesee County.

Michigan's new Medicaid coverage for birth doulas brings benefits and new challenges

Estelle SlootmakerThursday, April 6, 2023

Dr. Kimberlydawn Wisdom, founder of the Women-Inspired Neighborhood Network: Detroit.

Detroit initiatives combat high Black infant mortality rate with dignity and compassion

Brooke MarshallThursday, March 16, 2023

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The Greater Flint Health Coalition’s work in gardens grew out of its SNAP-Ed direct education programming like Fresh Conversations and Rec-Connect™, pictured here at Burton Senior Activity Center.

Gardens growing change in Flint

Estelle SlootmakerWednesday, March 15, 2023

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New rules requiring lead dust testing would “keep kiddos safe”

Estelle Slootmaker, Development News EditorMonday, March 13, 2023

Christine Vanlandingham, Region IV Area Agency on Aging CEO.

New program offers physical and behavioral health care at home for Southwest Michigan's older adults

Estelle SlootmakerThursday, March 9, 2023

Aisha Sanders, owner and creator of Wicksup Candle Co. in Oak Park, explains the candle making process to a Food and Friendship Connections group.

Program brings friendship, needed resources to older adults living with HIV in Detroit and Lansing

Estelle SlootmakerThursday, February 23, 2023

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