State of Health

Load More Stories
Feature Story Since being diagnosed with dementia, Monica Downer (center, being interviewed) has become an activist for awareness of her disease. Healthy Communities

PODCAST: Dementia disparities in communities of color

PATRICK DUNNWednesday, July 5, 2023
Feature Story Students run a farm stand as part of Partridge Creek Farm's farm to school program in Ishpeming. Healthy Communities

Michigan programs empower kids to be community health leaders

ESTELLE SLOOTMAKER Thursday, June 29, 2023
Feature Story 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. Healthy Communities

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

PATRICK DUNNWednesday, June 28, 2023
Feature Story ep1 Healthy Communities

PODCAST: Dementia is not a death sentence

PATRICK DUNNWednesday, June 21, 2023
Feature Story Dr. Cathrine Frank is one of the co-creators of a new initiative to screen, assess, and treat patients for suicide risk. Healthy Communities

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

ESTELLE SLOOTMAKERFriday, June 16, 2023
Feature Story Dr. Tolulope Sonuyi, director of Detroit Life Is Valuable Everyday (DLIVE), and Juanita Houston, DLIVE's lead healthy minds coach. Healthy Communities

Michigan programs aim to stop violence against youth before it happens

ESTELLE SLOOTMAKERMonday, June 5, 2023
Feature Story Caregiver Incentive Project (CIP) founder Eric Paad and CIP spokesperson Dorothy Paad. Healthy Communities

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

ESTELLE SLOOTMAKER Thursday, May 18, 2023
Feature Story Employees at Brody's Be Cafe in Ada, which employs people living with disabilities. Healthy Communities

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

ESTELLE SLOOTMAKERThursday, May 11, 2023
Feature Story MiGen Executive Director Angela Gabridge and Program Director Kat Mehrer. Healthy Communities

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

ESTELLE SLOOTMAKERThursday, May 4, 2023
Feature Story soh3 Healthy Communities

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

ESTELLE SLOOTMAKER AND PATRICK DUNN Thursday, April 27, 2023
Feature Story Dr. Lynn Todman and Dr. Willie Lawrence at the Center for Better Health and Wellness. Equity

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

ESTELLE SLOOTMAKERMonday, April 24, 2023
Feature Story A man uses the care.coach tool, currently being deployed by Grand Rapids-based Care Resources PACE. Healthy Communities

New health care technologies improve outcomes for Michiganders of all ages

ESTELLE SLOOTMAKERMonday, April 17, 2023
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 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 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 soh7 Healthy Communities

Upper Peninsula program helps moms with opioid use disorder have healthier pregnancies

ESTELLE SLOOTMAKERThursday, February 9, 2023
Load More Stories
Sponsored By
Focus Areas
Copyright © Issue Media Group. All rights reserved.