Eighteen Michigan laboratories are collaborating with dozens of municipalities and health departments to detect COVID-19 outbreaks before local health care systems are overwhelmed. In West Michigan, the effort involves molecular biologists, waste water experts, interns, and a plumber.
New wayfinding signs are encouraging public housing residents to get out and walk routes in their neighborhoods, as part of a greater effort to promote physical activity and healthier lifestyles.
For these essential workers, social distancing is impossible – and personal protective equipment (PPE) is both indispensable and alarmingly difficult to obtain.
As an eighth-grader, Daisy Manriquez loved learning to garden through programming supported by Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program education (SNAP-Ed) funding. Today, Manriquez is 24 and her job is leading SNAP-Ed programming for a new generation.
Motu Viget Spirits’ partners have had to modify their operations in the wake of COVID-19. Even with this unexpected hurdle, Motu Viget has been able to secure placements in over 260 locations to date. Moving forward, they hope to see more underrepresented businesses appear at local restaurants and retail shelves.
One agency has already distributed 80 robotic pets to elders in its service area, and others across Michigan are either considering or actively preparing efforts to hand out hundreds more.
A grant from the Mott Foundation to the Genesee County Land Bank could help neighborhoods like Brownell-Holmes fight blight.
At Mt. Pleasant’s Island Park Farmers Market and St. Louis Farmers Market, friendly Farmers Market Food Navigators share nutrition tips and teach low-income residents how to make the most of their food dollars.
Those taking five or more prescriptions, over-the-counter medications, or supplements concurrently can be at risk for serious combined side effects.
COVID-19 has made their work more difficult, but these Detroit community development organizations are still doing their utmost to support elders during this difficult time.
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