COVID19

Tri-County Office on Aging volunteer Robin Barfoot makes a friendly reassurance call from her home.

Friendly reassurance calls help Michigan elders fight isolation during pandemic

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May 14, 2020

COVID-19 has exacerbated the high levels of isolation today's older adults experience. But many providers are working to ease that loneliness by making calls to check in on Michigan’s elders.

Michigan innovators step up to reverse nationwide decline in health journalism

By Patrick Dunn

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Health

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April 30, 2020

The loss of health journalism has had wide-ranging impacts on the communities health reporters once served. But a variety of innovative solutions have arisen to fill the gap and restore some of the coverage that's been lost.