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Carrie Hays McElroy and Michelle Moccia.
Michigan providers adopt age-friendly health system model to give elders better care

A Michigan hospital is one of five pioneers nationwide for the model, which aims to engage older adults directly in finding out what matters most to their health care.

R2AAA elder-abuse victims specialist program manager Angela Shepherd, R2AAA assistant director Kara Lorenz-Goings, and R2AAA executive director Julie Wetherby.
Safe Haven programs offer rare respite for Michiganders experiencing elder abuse

Michigan elders experiencing abuse often have comparatively few community resources to turn to for help. But the Safe Haven model offers them safe, temporary housing to escape and get back on their feet.

Community integrated paramedics Kim Whalen and Lt. Kevin Bailey of the Bloomfield Township Fire Department conduct a patient visit.
Michigan paramedics are using a new model to promote good health before emergency strikes

Through an increasingly popular new model called community integrated paramedicine, Michigan paramedics are using their downtime to proactively promote good health and nip emergency room trips in the bud.

Debra Chopp and law student Esther Vinarov.
Lawyers and doctors are teaming up to provide better health care – and legal aid – to Michiganders

Low-income residents' civil legal problems often receive inadequate or no legal help, and over a third of them are related to healthcare. Medical-legal partnerships are working to change that by integrating free, professional legal services directly into healthcare settings.

One of Cherry Health's dental clinics.
Here’s how Michigan providers are improving whole-body health by integrating dental and primary care

The negative effects of poor oral health extend into all elements of patients' lives. But Michigan providers have begun to address that by introducing integrated oral care into their practices.

Deidre Hurse, interim executive director of the Michigan Community Health Worker Alliance.
Community health workers provide vital care and peer support for vulnerable Michiganders

Michigan's many CHWs advance integrated care by providing culturally aware peer support, connections to community resources, and care coordination for clients facing chronic illness or other challenges.

Samantha McKenzie at Hidden Harvest.
Michigan wastes massive amounts of food. Here’s how it can be rescued to improve people’s health.

Food rescue operations in Michigan are doing their best to reclaim good food that would otherwise go to the landfill – and positively affecting public health in the process.

Dwayne Cole at Ruth Ellis Center.
Ruth Ellis Center helps LGBTQ youth feel “celebrated” through integrated primary and behavioral care

The Ruth Ellis Center Health and Wellness Center, an integrative health clinic opened in 2017, provides a wide range of services for the young people it serves.

Susan Salhaney at Judson Family Center in Warren.
Integrating behavioral health into pediatric care holds longterm benefits

Offering behavioral health care at the pediatrician’s office can not only cut costs but also create healthier, happier communities in the future. 

Michigan Department of Education partnership agreement liaison Lisa Francisco; Battle Creek Public Schools superintendent Kim Carter; and Battle Creek Community Foundation president and CEO Brenda Hunt at a Bearcat Meeting.
Battle Creek meetings bring schools, health providers, law enforcement together to help kids thrive

Numerous Battle Creek-area organizations convene monthly with the shared goal of helping improve kids’ academic performance and their physical and mental health. 

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