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Feature Story Since being diagnosed with dementia, Monica Downer (center, being interviewed) has become an activist for awareness of her disease. Second Wave - MichiganHealthy Communities

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 - MichiganHealthy Communities

Michigan programs empower kids to be community health leaders

Estelle SlootmakerThursday, June 29, 2023
Development News Chllin' at Plymouth Pool Catalyst MidlandScene

Make a Splash in Midland this Summer

Carly LillardThursday, June 29, 2023
Feature Story STIR Craft Cocktails & Modern Kitchen door exterior Epicenter - Mount PleasantTalent

Local culinary legends create a “stir” at Mt. Pleasant restaurant

Sarah R. AdamsThursday, 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 - MichiganHealthy Communities

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

Patrick DunnWednesday, June 28, 2023
Longform EMU students Ren Lands, Lauren Masserant, and Ruth Mella work at Swoop's Food Pantry. Concentrate - Ann Arbor/YpsiHealthy Communities

Ypsi nonprofits step up efforts to address rising food insecurity

Sarah RiggWednesday, June 28, 2023
Longform Shannon Novara is program manager for community and school partnerships at WISD, one of many local organizations that have sought out mental health first aid training for staff. Concentrate - Ann Arbor/YpsiHealthy Communities

Mental health first aid training prepares all Washtenaw County residents to respond in a crisis

Rylee BarnsdaleWednesday, June 28, 2023
Feature Story LaTanya Nobles is one of many Black Americans who've experienced racial inequities in the health care system. Concentrate - Ann Arbor/YpsiHealthy Communities

Voices of Youth: How racism affects America's health care system

Kennedy FlowersWednesday, June 28, 2023
Development News A ribbon cutting for the new Shalom Commercial Kitchen. Concentrate - Ann Arbor/YpsiHealthy Communities

Jewish Family Services to launch new commercial kitchen and expanded food pantry

Natalia HoltzmanWednesday, June 28, 2023
Longform Students participate in the LIFT-UP program. Second Wave - MichiganHealthy Communities

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

Estelle SlootmakerThursday, June 22, 2023
Longform A Way Home: Tamika Williams Southwest MichiganBuilding Communities

Nine months of searching for housing proves frustrating for a mom with three children

Mark WedelWednesday, June 21, 2023
Feature Story SOH Podcast Ep 1 UPword - UPHealthy Communities

PODCAST: Dementia is not a death sentence

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

PODCAST: Dementia is not a death sentence

Patrick DunnWednesday, June 21, 2023
Feature Story Nome B., an eighth grader in Ann Arbor Public Schools, is one of many young people who experienced mental health challenges as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Concentrate - Ann Arbor/YpsiHealthy Communities

Voices of Youth: Washtenaw County students grapple with COVID's long-term mental health effects

Felix BrownWednesday, June 21, 2023
Longform Dr. Cathrine Frank is one of the co-creators of a new initiative to screen, assess, and treat patients for suicide risk. Second Wave - MichiganHealthy Communities

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

Estelle SlootmakerThursday, June 15, 2023
Development News The team ready to serve patients at Gateway. Catalyst MidlandCommunity Development

Bridge, Gateway moving, expanding

Ralph E. WirtzThursday, June 15, 2023
Feature Story This year, the farm is growing lettuce, radishes, cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, tomatoes, peppers, squashes, melons, asparagus, rhubarb, herbs, and more. Catalyst MidlandCommunity Development

Phoenix Community Farm rises to combat food insecurity in Midland County

Crystal GwizdalaThursday, June 15, 2023
Feature Story Photography by Alexa Oguejiofor. Concentrate - Ann Arbor/YpsiKids and Education

Voices of Youth: Photography and poetry on mental health and racism

Alexa OguejioforWednesday, June 14, 2023
Longform Kalamazoo Lyceum Southwest MichiganSustainability

Kalamazoo Lyceum on Nature: Act locally, think globally

Mark WedelThursday, June 8, 2023
Longform Dr. Tolulope Sonuyi, director of Detroit Life Is Valuable Everyday (DLIVE), and Juanita Houston, DLIVE's lead healthy minds coach. Second Wave - MichiganHealthy Communities

Michigan programs aim to stop violence against youth before it happens

Estelle SlootmakerMonday, June 5, 2023
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