Grand Rapids offers nation’s only safe recreation center for immunocompromised kids
Children with weakened immune systems can play and learn without fear at the Children's Healing Center – and their families can find support as well.
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Entrepreneurship residency program gives Memphis youth a leg up on path to starting a business
“We came up with this residency where we work with two to three students each semester, giving them studio space and stipends to purchase materials to make their goods,” says Abby Phillips, executive director and co-founder of Arrow Creative.
Many happy returns: GPS ID bracelets help Michiganders living with dementia find their way home
A new collaboration in Calhoun County has helped 135 missing people with dementia return safely home – and made life easier for their caregivers, local law enforcement, and health care providers.
Michigan project creates framework for communities to reduce racial disparities in infant deaths
The new effort aims to build community power, map local ecosystems, and provide equity training to reduce significant disparities in infant mortality.
Environmental Justice: Why access to reliable public transportation matters
It’s hoped that the nation’s successful transit systems will continue to inspire Memphis to evolve. Maybe one day Memphis will become an inspiration for other cities to evolve, too. Here’s how we’re getting there.
Here’s what the new national 988 Suicide Crisis and Lifeline means for Michigan
Michigan has joined the nation in implementing an ambitious, transformative vision for mental health crisis services.
Detroit Area Agency on Aging receives national awards for work to stop Detroiters dying prematurely
In July 2020, a report from the Detroit Area Agency on Aging found that Detroit's older adults were dying earlier than others. Two years later, the agency's work to reverse that trend has won two national awards.
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Henry Ford Health SNAP-Ed collaborations creating healthy change
From creating free farm stands in Detroit to promoting healthier drinking water in the Jackson area, the Henry Ford Health initiative Generation with Promise is supporting healthier families and communities across Michigan.
Nearly 20 Michigan communities have declared racism a public health crisis. What happens next?
Here's a look at the actions three Michigan communities have taken since passing declarations that racism is a public health crisis.
Michigan programs aim to prevent preschool expulsions, reducing lifelong harmful effects
Some early childhood professionals use the term "preschool to prison pipeline" to describe the way preschool and daycare expulsions and suspensions rock children's lives.
Entrepreneurship residency program gives Memphis youth a leg up on path to starting a business
“We came up with this residency where we work with two to three students each semester, giving them studio space and stipends to purchase materials to make their goods,” says Abby Phillips, executive director and co-founder of Arrow Creative.
Many happy returns: GPS ID bracelets help Michiganders living with dementia find their way home
A new collaboration in Calhoun County has helped 135 missing people with dementia return safely home – and made life easier for their caregivers, local law enforcement, and health care providers.
Michigan project creates framework for communities to reduce racial disparities in infant deaths
The new effort aims to build community power, map local ecosystems, and provide equity training to reduce significant disparities in infant mortality.
Environmental Justice: Why access to reliable public transportation matters
It’s hoped that the nation’s successful transit systems will continue to inspire Memphis to evolve. Maybe one day Memphis will become an inspiration for other cities to evolve, too. Here’s how we’re getting there.
Here’s what the new national 988 Suicide Crisis and Lifeline means for Michigan
Michigan has joined the nation in implementing an ambitious, transformative vision for mental health crisis services.
Detroit Area Agency on Aging receives national awards for work to stop Detroiters dying prematurely
In July 2020, a report from the Detroit Area Agency on Aging found that Detroit's older adults were dying earlier than others. Two years later, the agency's work to reverse that trend has won two national awards.
Partner Partner Content Henry Ford Health SNAP-Ed collaborations creating healthy change
From creating free farm stands in Detroit to promoting healthier drinking water in the Jackson area, the Henry Ford Health initiative Generation with Promise is supporting healthier families and communities across Michigan.
Nearly 20 Michigan communities have declared racism a public health crisis. What happens next?
Here's a look at the actions three Michigan communities have taken since passing declarations that racism is a public health crisis.
Michigan programs aim to prevent preschool expulsions, reducing lifelong harmful effects
Some early childhood professionals use the term "preschool to prison pipeline" to describe the way preschool and daycare expulsions and suspensions rock children's lives.
