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Feature Story 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. Healthy Communities

Oral health care is inaccessible to many Michiganders, this coalition is working to change that

ESTELLE SLOOTMAKER Friday, April 5, 2024
Feature Story Amber Desgranges and Rachel Ruddock of the Michigan Primary Care Association. Healthy Communities

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

ESTELLE SLOOTMAKERMonday, March 25, 2024
Feature Story Robert Sheehan, executive director of the Community Mental Health Association of Michigan. Healthy Communities

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

ESTELLE SLOOTMAKER Monday, March 18, 2024
Feature Story Head Start students at St. John's Universal Church of Christ in Jackson learn about cucumbers and dragonfruit in a lesson on mindful eating. Healthy Communities

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

ESTELLE SLOOTMAKER Thursday, March 7, 2024
Feature Story 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. Healthy Communities

Northern Michigan health department spearheads effort to expand behavioral health workforce

ESTELLE SLOOTMAKERMonday, February 26, 2024
Feature Story MiGen staff and community in MiGen's office space/Senior Center at Affirmations. Healthy Communities

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

ESTELLE SLOOTMAKER Thursday, February 15, 2024
Feature Story Social worker Nicole Klomp serves as a reserve member of the Newaygo Police Department.  Healthy Communities

From social workers on the force to crisis centers, Michigan is improving behavioral health care

ESTELLE SLOOTMAKERThursday, February 8, 2024
Feature Story Lapeer County EMS Education Program Manager Luke Bowen leads a session of the new EMT training program. Healthy Communities

Free EMS education program helps ease EMT shortage in Lapeer County

ESTELLE SLOOTMAKER Monday, January 29, 2024
Feature Story A Meals on Wheels Western Michigan volunteer makes a delivery. Healthy Communities

Inflation, aging population, and loss of COVID funding impact Michigan Meals on Wheels programs

ESTELLE SLOOTMAKERFriday, January 26, 2024
Feature Story Melanie Brim, former president and CEO of the Michigan Health Council. Healthy Communities

How can Michigan solve its growing health care workforce shortage?

ESTELLE SLOOTMAKERMonday, January 22, 2024
Feature Story Photos of Indigenous family food traditions submitted to the Inter-Tribal Council of Michigan. Healthy Communities

Michigan's Indigenous children receive culturally sensitive nutrition education through new program

ESTELLE SLOOTMAKERFriday, January 19, 2024
Feature Story Dr. Denise White-Perkins is one of several Henry Ford Health practitioners working to improve the telehealth experience for patients. Healthy Communities

Despite its conveniences, telehealth can be frustrating. These doctors are working to change that

ESTELLE SLOOTMAKERThursday, December 14, 2023
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