State of Health
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State of Health

State of Health is a series about how Michigan communities are rising to address health challenges. Previous coverage examined health disparities and how they affect Michigan's children and seniors and integrated care and its potential to improve Michiganders' health. This series is made possible with funding from the Michigan Health Endowment Fund.

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Special report: How can Michigan fix a guardianship system that fails some kids and older adults?

Estelle SlootmakerWednesday, April 24, 2024
Longform Shelby Coolbaugh, administrative assistant for the Michigan Long Term Care Ombudsman Program (MLTCOP), and Salli Pung, state long term care omubdsman for MLTCOP. Second Wave - Michigan

Michigan ombudsman program advocates for residents in long-term care facilities

Estelle SlootmakerFriday, April 19, 2024
Feature Story Hillery Ross, How YOU Birth Doulas Services' administrative coordinator, and Allison Keessen, treasurer for How YOU Birth Doula Services. Second Wave - Michigan

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

Estelle SlootmakerMonday, April 15, 2024
Longform 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. Second Wave - Michigan

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

Estelle SlootmakerThursday, April 11, 2024
Feature Story Veronica Bilicki oversees the Patient as Caregiver program. Second Wave - Michigan

Henry Ford Health program helps unpaid caregivers stay healthy

Estelle SlootmakerMonday, April 8, 2024
Longform 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. Second Wave - Michigan

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

Estelle SlootmakerThursday, April 4, 2024
Longform Kristin Graham The Lakeshore

West Ottawa, other area schools adopting successful suicide prevention protocol

Estelle SlootmakerThursday, March 28, 2024
Longform Kristin Graham, principal of Macatawa Bay Middle School, confers with a student. Second Wave - Michigan

Successful suicide prevention protocol expands from Corewell hospitals to Western Michigan schools

Estelle SlootmakerThursday, March 28, 2024
Longform Christine Sauvé. Second Wave - Michigan

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

Estelle SlootmakerThursday, March 21, 2024
Feature Story Robert Sheehan, executive director of the Community Mental Health Association of Michigan Second Wave - Michigan

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

Estelle SlootmakerMonday, March 18, 2024
Longform Rabbi Yudi Mann. Second Wave - Michigan

West Bloomfield synagogue will train Jewish leaders on providing behavioral health support

Rylee BarnsdaleThursday, March 14, 2024
Feature Story Elizabeth Agius, WSU School of Social Work associate director of research administration, with Larry West, Peers to Higher Education project manager. Second Wave - Michigan

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

Estelle SlootmakerMonday, March 4, 2024
Longform Dr. Kelsey Sala-Hamrick is the Michigan Public Health Institute's MI ACE project director. Second Wave - Michigan

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

Estelle SlootmakerThursday, February 22, 2024
Longform 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. Second Wave - Michigan

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

Estelle SlootmakerMonday, February 12, 2024
Longform Social worker Nicole Klomp serves as a reserve member of the Newaygo Police Department. Second Wave - Michigan

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

Estelle SlootmakerThursday, February 8, 2024
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