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.

Longform Ken Nixon, director of outreach and community partnerships for Safe & Just Michigan. Second Wave - Michigan

Lack of data raises questions about quality and cost effectiveness of Michigan's prison health care

Estelle SlootmakerThursday, November 16, 2023
Longform Dr. Jordan Braciszewski demonstrates an iPad app used to screen children for mental health issues in Henry Ford Health clinics. Second Wave - Michigan

Michigan providers use innovative technologies to expand access to behavioral health

Estelle SlootmakerWednesday, November 1, 2023
Longform Angela Gabridge, MiGen executive director, co-chaired a coalition that requested Michigan state funding for LGBTQ+ health. Second Wave - Michigan

Michigan addresses LGBTQ+ health disparities with historic $10 million budget allotment

Estelle SlootmakerThursday, October 12, 2023
Longform Emily Miller, Crime Victims Legal Assistance Project managing attorney. Second Wave - Michigan

Scams rob Michigan elders of millions, but health providers and nonprofits offer help

Estelle SlootmakerThursday, September 28, 2023
Longform College student and former migrant worker Dilayla Martinez with Migrant Legal Aid attorney Molly Spaak. Second Wave - Michigan

Michigan's migrant farm workers face many health challenges, but help is available

Estelle SlootmakerThursday, August 17, 2023
Feature Story Actors Carol Sizer and Bill Klein rehearse "Memory of a Dance," a play about dementia commissioned by the Southwest Michigan-based Region IV Area Agency on Aging to spread community awareness of the experiences of people living with dementia. Second Wave - Michigan

PODCAST: Building more dementia-friendly communities

Patrick DunnWednesday, July 26, 2023
Feature Story Dr. Hank Paulson is a neurologist at University of Michigan Health and director of the Michigan Alzheimer’s Disease Center. Second Wave - Michigan

PODCAST: Inside the rapidly expanding field of dementia research

Patrick DunnWednesday, July 19, 2023
Feature Story Saline resident Jim Mangi is a care partner to his wife, Kathleen, who has Alzheimer's disease. Second Wave - Michigan

PODCAST: Building support for dementia caregiving challenges

Patrick DunnWednesday, July 12, 2023
Feature Story Since being diagnosed with dementia, Monica Downer (center, being interviewed) has become an activist for awareness of her disease. Second Wave - Michigan

PODCAST: Dementia disparities in communities of color

Patrick DunnWednesday, July 5, 2023
Longform Students run a farm stand as part of Partridge Creek Farm's farm to school program in Ishpeming. Second Wave - Michigan

Michigan programs empower kids to be community health leaders

Estelle SlootmakerThursday, 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. Second Wave - Michigan

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

Patrick DunnWednesday, June 28, 2023
Longform Students participate in the LIFT-UP program. Second Wave - Michigan

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

Estelle SlootmakerThursday, June 22, 2023
Feature Story MSOH episode 1 image

PODCAST: Dementia is not a death sentence

Patrick DunnWednesday, June 21, 2023
Feature Story SOH Podcast Ep 1 Second Wave - Michigan

PODCAST: Dementia is not a death sentence

Patrick DunnWednesday, June 21, 2023
Longform A mother holds her baby's hand. Second Wave - Michigan

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

Estelle SlootmakerThursday, February 9, 2023
Longform Jenifer Murray, a contracted grant coordinator with Munson Healthcare, works on programs for new parents in her office. Second Wave - Michigan

Northern Michigan works to build supportive services for parents in "maternity care deserts"

Estelle SlootmakerThursday, February 2, 2023
Longform Tina Swanton, Michigan Health Improvement Alliance (MiHIA) executive director of community impact and strategic partnerships, and MiHIA CEO Heidi Tracy at Hidden Harvest and East Side Soup Kitchen in Saginaw.

Despite agricultural hub, Michigan's Thumb has high food insecurity. Can collaboration change that?

Estelle SlootmakerThursday, January 12, 2023
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