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Feature Story On the Ground Calhoun County Centenarians Southwest MichiganHealthy Communities

Calhoun Centenarian: Doris Farmer's children say she gave them the perfect childhood

Wednesday, September 1, 2021
Partner Content HFHS Farmers Market Food Navigators Amanda Krieg and Emma Shepherd at the Mt. Clemens Farmers Market. Second Wave - MichiganHealthy Communities

Henry Ford Health System Food Navigators build better nutrition in Wayne and Macomb counties

Estelle SlootmakerMonday, August 30, 2021
Partner Content A Minges Brook Elementary student tastes herbs from the school garden planted by students. Second Wave - MichiganHealthy Communities

Calhoun ISD: Schools grow gardens and healthy habits with students and communities

Estelle SlootmakerFriday, August 27, 2021
Feature Story Child care Epicenter - Mount PleasantKids and Education

Gratiot-Isabella RESD first in region to split employee child care costs through new state program

Beth McKennaThursday, August 26, 2021
Longform Antonio Cleveland, a disease intervention specialist with the Jail Health division of Wayne County’s Department of Health, Human, and Veterans Services, conducts COVID-19 contact tracing and testing for an individual booked into a Wayne County Jail. Second Wave - MichiganHealthy Communities

COVID has hit jails hard, but this Wayne County-based collaboration is making them safer

Estelle SlootmakerThursday, August 26, 2021
Longform Ypsilanti Township CommUNITY Skatepark. Concentrate - Ann Arbor/YpsiHealthy Communities

Safer trails, new signage, and other improvements on the way for Ypsi-area parks and trails

Sarah RiggWednesday, August 25, 2021
Innovation News Left to right, students Goddess Smith and Louisa Stuhee; facilitator Angela Knight; and students Connor Sabo-LaPorte, Jaylin Wilson, and Elvin Sahijdak at the first youth data collection meeting for the One Love Symposium. Concentrate - Ann Arbor/YpsiCommunity Development

Washtenaw County-based symposium to create certification path for human services professionals

Sarah RiggWednesday, August 25, 2021
Feature Story “In Midland, we want people to understand and realize and know that everybody here belongs." Catalyst MidlandCommunity Development

Neighboring Week promotes inclusive communities

Marta ManningThursday, August 19, 2021
Feature Story On the Ground Battle Creek Missing NAtive American Women Southwest MichiganEquity

As Native American women go missing and are murdered, who is keeping track?

Jane SimonsWednesday, August 18, 2021
Feature Story On the Ground Battle Creek Centenarians "Madear" Havard Southwest MichiganDiversity

Calhoun Centenarian: Weekends at Grandma's started off with breakfast and dancing to 'Soul Train'

Wednesday, August 18, 2021
Feature Story A vaccine clinic was held at the Midland Center for the Arts. Catalyst MidlandHealthy Communities

COVID-19 vaccine clinics open to teens with school set to start

Erika M. HirschmanThursday, August 12, 2021
Longform Pam Lynch, director of Harm Reduction Michigan. Second Wave - MichiganHealthy Communities

"Just keep that person alive": Michigan's harm reduction strategies prevent opioid overdoses

Estelle SlootmakerWednesday, August 11, 2021
Partner Content Campers at the YMCA summer day camp at Petoskey's Ottawa Elementary School play a game, hosted by Health Department of Northwest Michigan staff, in which they try to guess what fruit or vegetable is in a bag without looking. Second Wave - MichiganHealthy Communities

SNAP-Ed plays a part in creating community health hubs in schools

Estelle SlootmakerTuesday, August 10, 2021
Partner Content John Peterson and Lauren Potorek in AIHFS' garden. Second Wave - MichiganHealthy Communities

SNAP-Ed program connects southeast Michigan’s Indigenous peoples with traditional, local food

Estelle SlootmakerMonday, August 9, 2021
Development News Butterflies in the Park Epicenter - Mount PleasantCommunity Development

Butterflies in the Park honors loved ones who have passed

Quinn KirbyThursday, August 5, 2021
Feature Story On the Ground Battle Creek Eviction Southwest MichiganHealthy Communities

Calhoun County gets out money to halt evictions, seeks those who don't know funds are available

Jane SimonsThursday, August 5, 2021
Longform Nathaniel Bergman administers a COVID-19 vaccine to a homebound resident in her home. Second Wave - MichiganHealthy Communities

As Delta variant threatens, Michigan works to address lingering vaccine hesitancy

Estelle SlootmakerThursday, August 5, 2021
Longform Skyler and Krista Assman. Second Wave - MichiganHealthy Communities

Respite care provides a much-needed break from caregiving for parents of kids with disabilities

Estelle SlootmakerThursday, July 29, 2021
Feature Story Voices of Youth KYD NET Southwest MichiganHealthy Communities

Kalamazoo Youth Development Network brings youth in to help build their own spaces

Mark WedelWednesday, July 28, 2021
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