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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 - MichiganHealthy Communities

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

Estelle SlootmakerThursday, April 11, 2024
Feature Story The Om Garden Metromode - Metro DetroitHealthy Communities

Trending in 2024: 10 unique wellness spaces in Metro Detroit

Monique BedfordThursday, April 11, 2024
Innovation News Washtenaw County logo Concentrate - Ann Arbor/YpsiHealthy Communities

Community health assessment reveals key health priorities for Washtenaw County

Rylee BarnsdaleWednesday, April 10, 2024
Innovation News A promotional image for "Autism: 10 Lessons for the Course of Life." Concentrate - Ann Arbor/YpsiHealthy Communities

Autism expert heads up new podcast for Ann Arbor District Library

Jaishree DrepaulWednesday, April 10, 2024
Feature Story Veronica Bilicki oversees the Patient as Caregiver program. Second Wave - MichiganHealthy Communities

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 - MichiganHealthy Communities

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

Estelle SlootmakerThursday, April 4, 2024
Feature Story Kevin Heye, executive director of Safe and Sound Child Advocacy Center, with Luke Drumright of "3-2-1 Connection" Catalyst MidlandDiversity

MCTV’s 3-2-1 Connection celebrates those who make a difference . . . ‘Where everyone has a story’

Amy HutchinsonThursday, April 4, 2024
In The News MyMichiganHealth logo Catalyst MidlandHealthy Communities

Big change in health care landscape

Ron BeacomThursday, March 28, 2024
Longform Home of New Vision’s Chris Sudduth with a naloxone vending machine at YDL's Whittaker Road branch. Concentrate - Ann Arbor/YpsiHealthy Communities

Naloxone machines and other harm reduction efforts aim to reduce Ypsi-area opioid overdose deaths

Rylee BarnsdaleWednesday, March 27, 2024
Longform John Fuse, Community Health Worker with the Berrien County Health Department, stands outside the department’s building in Benton Harbor. Second Wave - MichiganCommunity Development

Community Health Workers: Michigan's public health messengers

Sarah SpohnTuesday, March 26, 2024
Feature Story Amber Desgranges and Rachel Ruddock of the Michigan Primary Care Association. Second Wave - MichiganHealthy Communities

New initiative offers Michigan nursing students opportunity to build careers in underserved areas

Estelle SlootmakerMonday, March 25, 2024
Longform Christine Sauvé. Second Wave - MichiganHealthy Communities

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

Estelle SlootmakerThursday, March 21, 2024
Development News Ariel Rak, Keren (15), Iris Mehler, Hillel (11) Catalyst MidlandHealthy Communities

Mom of child with disability helps create Midland area support group for parents and caregivers

Sarah SpohnThursday, March 21, 2024
Development News "This is a school district leading the electric charge in an area needing clean air solutions,” says Elizabeth Hauptman from Moms Clean Air Force, a member of the Michigan clean school bus coalition. Metromode - Metro DetroitKids and Education

Pontiac schools to replace all diesel buses with electric buses for 2024-25 school year

MJ GalbraithThursday, March 21, 2024
Feature Story Community health worker Lindsay Bechtel Second Wave - MichiganHealthy Communities

Community health worker on the job at Vantage Plastics

Rylee BarnsdaleTuesday, March 19, 2024
Feature Story Robert Sheehan, executive director of the Community Mental Health Association of Michigan Second Wave - MichiganHealthy Communities

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

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

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

Rylee BarnsdaleThursday, March 14, 2024
Feature Story “It is time for our community to rally behind these vital professionals, to elevate their status and acknowledge the indispensable role they play." Catalyst MidlandCommunity Development

Disability Coalition of Midland County tackles local employment issues

Carly LillardThursday, March 14, 2024
Longform Staff and clients at Hope Clinic in Ypsilanti. Concentrate - Ann Arbor/YpsiHealthy Communities

Ypsi-area organizations find new ways to eliminate barriers to mental health care

Rylee BarnsdaleWednesday, March 13, 2024
Longform Head Start students at St. John's Universal Church of Christ in Jackson learn about cucumbers and dragonfruit in a lesson on mindful eating. Second Wave - MichiganHealthy Communities

Pilot program in Jackson County aims to support preschoolers' mental health through mindfulness

Estelle SlootmakerThursday, March 7, 2024
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