State of Health

Longform Katie Wendel, director of planning and advocacy at Area Agency on Aging 1B, which recently launched a voucher program to help unpaid caregivers afford respite care.
Longform Ken Nixon, director of outreach and community partnerships for Safe & Just Michigan.
Longform Dr. Jordan Braciszewski demonstrates an iPad app used to screen children for mental health issues in Henry Ford Health clinics.
Longform Datasha Chapman, a member of Calvin University's Lay Ambassadors for Mental Health program, chats with a colleague.
Longform Amy Romain, program director of behavioral medicine, Sparrow Health System/MSU Family Medicine Residency, and Emalie Karp, Sparrow Health System/MSU Family Medicine Residency behavioral medicine faculty member.
Longform Angela Gabridge, MiGen executive director, co-chaired a coalition that requested Michigan state funding for LGBTQ+ health.
Longform Eric Lupher, president of the Citizens Research Council of Michigan.
Longform Emily Miller, Crime Victims Legal Assistance Project managing attorney.
Longform Michael Williams, president and CEO of Orchards Children's Services, a child and family services agency with locations in Genesee, Macomb, Oakland, Washtenaw, and Wayne counties.
Longform Grand Haven resident Lesa Jordan with Sheyenne Cole, a counselor in Senior Resources of West Michigan's Behavioral Health at Home program.
Longform Grand Haven resident Lesa Jordan with Sheyenne Cole, a counselor in Senior Resources of West Michigan's Behavioral Health at Home program.
Longform A Livability Lab meeting.
Longform College student and former migrant worker Dilayla Martinez with Migrant Legal Aid attorney Molly Spaak.
Longform College student and former migrant worker Dilayla Martinez with Migrant Legal Aid attorney Molly Spaak.
Longform Children at Baxter Community Center in Grand Rapids.
Longform Community Action House's Food Club and Opportunity Hub.
Longform A group of community health workers were trained as part of the Macomb County Regional Health Equity Advisory Council's work.
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.

PODCAST: Building more dementia-friendly communities


Longform Citizen action team members in the Citizenship for Health program discuss their mission and vision for community issues they want to take action on.
Feature Story Dr. Hank Paulson is a neurologist at University of Michigan Health and director of the Michigan Alzheimer’s Disease Center.