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 Pharmacists handle cancer medications at the cancer drug repository at the Trinity Health Reichert Medical Center in Superior Township.

Ann Arbor nonprofit and Sault Tribe of Chippewa partner to redistribute unused cancer drugs for free

Patrick DunnWednesday, June 4, 2025
Longform Jessica Rickert Second Wave - Michigan

Breaking Barriers: Dr. Jessica Rickert inspires native dentists

Shandra MartinezMonday, March 31, 2025
Longform Jae Gerhart, manager of farm programs for Trinity Health Ann Arbor, at The Farm at Trinity Health in Ypsilanti. The Farm offers a produce prescription program for those who struggle to afford healthy food. Second Wave - Michigan

Medicaid funding could expand and sustain Michigan's produce prescription programs

Estelle SlootmakerThursday, October 24, 2024
Longform Danielle Atkinson, founder and national director of Mothering Justice, has been instrumental in advocating for paid leave in Michigan. Second Wave - Michigan

Paid sick leave and family leave are moving forward in Michigan. Here's what's next.

Estelle SlootmakerThursday, August 29, 2024
Longform Lunchtime at Oehrli Elementary School in Montague, Mich. Second Wave - Michigan

Michigan's free school meals yield high returns for student health and academic success

Estelle SlootmakerThursday, May 30, 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 - Michigan

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

Estelle SlootmakerThursday, April 4, 2024
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 SOH Podcast Ep 1

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 Caregiver Incentive Project (CIP) founder Eric Paad and CIP spokesperson Dorothy Paad. Second Wave - Michigan

UP nonprofit offers education and support in effort to end caregiver shortage

Estelle SlootmakerThursday, May 18, 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
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