Michigan’s first LGBTQ+ senior center is now open in Ferndale – and another one is coming to Detroit
The Senior Center at Affirmations expands programs and services for LGBTQ+ seniors in an accessible, welcoming environment.
State of Health
State of Health is a series about how Michigan communities are rising to address health challenges. Previous coverage examined health disparities and how they affect Michigan's children and seniors and integrated care and its potential to improve Michiganders' health. This series is made possible with funding from the Michigan Health Endowment Fund.
From social workers on the force to crisis centers, Michigan is improving behavioral health care
Here's a look at three ways Michigan providers are offering new ways to help people experiencing a mental health crisis.
Free EMS education program helps ease EMT shortage in Lapeer County
In Lapeer County, east of Flint, a new EMT education program is helping to grow the county's EMT and paramedic workforce.
Inflation, aging population, and loss of COVID funding impact Michigan Meals on Wheels programs
Many Meals on Wheels providers report that challenges have arisen as their client lists continue to grow thanks to an aging population, even as pandemic relief funding dries up.
How can Michigan solve its growing health care workforce shortage?
One study found that nearly all of the 36 Michigan health care occupations it analyzed are projecting workforce shortages between now and 2032. What can be done?
Michigan’s Indigenous children receive culturally sensitive nutrition education through new program
The 13 Moons Curriculum enriches the lives of children up to age 5 with an academic foundation focused on culturally relevant, healthy eating.
After a Traverse City food distributor’s closure, Michigan farmers work to keep produce in state
Cherry Capital Foods closed in November, leaving Michigan farmers and produce buyers scrambling to figure out what's next.
As Oakland County pays off 80,000 residents’ doctor bills, how can Michigan solve medical debt?
Oakland County's debt relief initiative highlights the overwhelming burden of medical debt for countless others in Michigan and beyond.
Finding temporary care is a challenge for Michigan’s many unpaid caregivers, but help is available
Approximately 1.7 million Michiganders are unpaid caregivers, and they often desperately need a break from that work. Resources, like a new voucher program to pay for respite care, can help.
Michigan initiatives create new supports for parents experiencing postpartum depression
Over 23,000 Michigan women and their families per year are affected by perinatal mood and anxiety disorders, but several innovative initiatives are working to change that.
