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A meal at El Azteco West in Lansing. The restaurant partnered with NorthWest Initiative to feature only 100% organic juice with its kids' meals.

NorthWest Initiative collaborates with community to create a healthier Lansing

NorthWest Initiative offers food distribution, community gardens, nutrition education, cooking programs, school-based gardens, and a mobile farmers market.

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Your CBD Store/Sunmed moves to Perkins Township’s Outback Plaza

Your CBD Store/Sunmed finds a news home in Outback Plaza.

Dale Robertson, president and CEO, Grand Rapids Public Museum
Leaders overcoming stigma: Community mental health is for everyone.

Despite an increased awareness around symptoms and treatment options, a lot of stigma around seeking mental health care still exists. For leaders and professionals in esteemed positions and industries, this stigma can be even more difficult to overcome. 

MiGen Executive Director Angela Gabridge and Program Director Kat Mehrer.
Detroit nonprofit serving LGBTQ+ older adults adopts new name reflecting statewide focus

The Ferndale-based nonprofit MiGen is working to create safer, healthier communities for LGBTQ+ older adults across Michigan.

Bike racks support active living in Grand Traverse County.
Active communities are healthier communities

Michigan Fitness Foundation’s Promoting Active Communities assessment offers a set of online tools to help Michigan communities create safe places for people to be active.

Michigan’s community mental health agencies take action to reduce stigma around getting care

During May, which is Mental Health Awareness Month, many Michigan CMHs are offering opportunities to take action to "stomp out stigma" that prevents Michiganders from seeking mental health care.

PHOTO ESSAY: Scenes from the Young Writers Expo at EES Success Academy

"I hope the pictures will help tell the story of an amazing night with some amazing students living right here in our city," says photographer Reginald Johnson.

File photo / Brandon Dill (2022)
Q&A: On the importance of addressing childhood trauma early and often

There’s a term for the trauma that our children experience: Adverse Childhood Experiences, or ACEs for short. It can impact young people for the rest of their lives.

Raquel Garcia, Executive Director of Southwest Detroit Environmental Vision
Trucks, ports and pollution in Southwest Detroit

Southwest Detroit Environmental Vision engages residents to organize and act on environmental issues in their neighborhood. Some of its most significant work is around air quality, stormwater management, and truck traffic.  

AARP Michigan volunteer Howard Pizzo, AARP Michigan Communications Manager Mark Hornbeck, and AARP Michigan State Director Paula Cunningham on the Lansing River Trail.
Special report: Michigan prepares for a rapidly aging population by becoming more “age-friendly”

We took a look at several Michigan initiatives that are working to create new age-friendly support systems as the state ages.

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