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

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

ESTELLE SLOOTMAKER Thursday, April 6, 2023
Feature Story Grand Rapids Assistant Planning Director Jay Steffen describes these new benches in Grand Rapids' Creston neighborhood as a "direct result" of Michigan's Age-Friendly Action Plan. Healthy Communities

Michigan Age-Friendly Action Plan aims to make it easier for adults to age in place

ESTELLE SLOOTMAKERThursday, March 30, 2023
Feature Story Check-in area of St. Clair Community Mental Health in Port Huron. Healthy Communities

Michigan community mental health agencies recognize families' role in treatment

JOANNE BAILEY-BOORSMATuesday, March 21, 2023
Feature Story Dr. Kimberlydawn Wisdom, founder of the Women-Inspired Neighborhood Network: Detroit. Healthy Communities

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

BROOKE MARSHALLFriday, March 17, 2023
Feature Story 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. Healthy Communities

Gardens growing change in Flint

ESTELLE SLOOTMAKERWednesday, March 15, 2023
Feature Story mimental2 Healthy Communities

Community mental health offers BIPOC youth hope through mental health supports

Sarah SpohnTuesday, March 14, 2023
Feature Story Hamilton Community Health Network is hosting several vaccine pop-up clinics in Flint throughout March 2023. Healthy Communities

Hamilton Health Network hosts several vaccine pop-up clinics throughout March

Jarielle Tasha NettlesMonday, March 13, 2023
Feature Story Christine Vanlandingham, Region IV Area Agency on Aging CEO. Healthy Communities

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

ESTELLE SLOOTMAKERThursday, March 9, 2023
Feature Story Aisha Sanders, owner and creator of Wicksup Candle Co. in Oak Park, explains the candle making process to a Food and Friendship Connections group. Healthy Communities

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

ESTELLE SLOOTMAKERThursday, February 23, 2023
Feature Story Sanilac County Sheriff Paul Rich and Sanilac County Community Mental Health CEO Wilbert Morris. Healthy Communities

Michigan’s community mental health and law enforcement agencies team up to keep people out of jail

Tuesday, February 14, 2023
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Upper Peninsula program helps moms with opioid use disorder have healthier pregnancies

ESTELLE SLOOTMAKERThursday, February 9, 2023
Feature Story Washtenaw County Community Mental Health is a Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic Healthy Communities

Michigan's CCBHCs open mental health access to all

JOANNE BAILEY-BOORSMATuesday, February 7, 2023
Feature Story OnPoint provides care at its facility and via its mobile crisis team. Healthy Communities

OnPoint’s mobile crisis team brings help to Allegan County residents with urgent mental health needs

KELSEY SANDERSTuesday, January 24, 2023
Feature Story Jalondria D. is a licensed cosmetologist, makeup artist, and owner of J. Nicole Custom LLC which specializes in natural hair care and hair education. Entrepreneurship

Flint entrepreneurs discuss caring for others in 100K Ideas' latest client storytelling episode

Qiana TownsMonday, January 23, 2023
Feature Story Susan Sheppard, COO of Arbor Circle, which recently facilitated a statewide collaboration to better support medically fragile foster children. Healthy Communities

Michigan project highlights needs of medically fragile foster children

ESTELLE SLOOTMAKERThursday, January 19, 2023
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