An annual collaboration among a slew of cross-sector organizations and community members has created 15 teams working to develop solutions to community challenges in Muskegon County.
Prioritizing children’s health and wellness is the first step toward ensuring they are prepared for a successful school year and able to fully participate in learning.
Parity means if an insurance provider covers behavioral health care that coverage must be similar to the access provided to physical health care.
Many of Michigan’s migrant farm workers risk injuries, illness, and chronic disease, which often go untreated. State and nonprofit programs are available to help.
Collaborations between community mental health and law enforcement are helping people with mental health issues get the help they need and stay out of jail.
Food clubs are small nonprofit grocery stores that make healthy food available to low-income families at a truly affordable price.
Some of Michigan's best-kept secrets are the small towns of the U.P. Long-time U.P. resident and writer Jennifer Donovan shares some cool things she's discovered about three towns off the beaten path in the Upper Peninsula.
“Superior Watershed Partnership has been partnering with the Ottawa (National Forest) for eight years. We are grateful to be able to provide a lot of people with their first job connecting with environmental restoration. They can take this experience and knowledge with them over their careers,” says Tyler Penrod, program manager for the Great Lakes Climate Corps.
Last year the state formed 11 regional councils to spend about a year addressing health disparities in underserved communities – and they're already set to continue their work beyond that period.
Many people living with dementia don't feel valued or respected in their communities. But some activists in Michigan are working to change that by creating dementia-friendly communities, where the general public better understands dementia and people living with dementia have more opportunities to engage in public life.
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