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From 2018-2024, the Health Fund partnered with Issue Media Group to produce articles covering health issues and solutions in Michigan through the State of Health series. Past articles supported through this partnership are linked below:

$5 million in federal funding will help 5 Michigan organizations reduce infant and maternal deaths

6.11.24

Michigan's free school meals yield high returns for student health and academic success

5.30.24

Community-based health projects offer care for underserved residents in Detroit, Ypsi, and Jackson

5.23.24

Metro Detroit project focuses on culturally relevant home care for older Chinese Americans

5.8.24

Special report: How can Michigan fix a guardianship system that fails some kids and older adults?

4.24.24

Michigan ombudsman program advocates for residents in long-term care facilities

4.19.24

Initiative rapidly expands doula ranks in Muskegon County, with major implications for birth equity

4.15.24

Here's how Michigan organizations are working to reduce cancer treatment's crushing financial burden

4.11.24

Henry Ford Health program helps unpaid caregivers stay healthy

4.8.24

Oral health care is inaccessible to many Michiganders. This coalition is working to change that.

4.4.24

Successful suicide prevention protocol expands from Corewell hospitals to Western Michigan schools

3.28.24

New initiative offers Michigan nursing students opportunity to build careers in underserved areas

3.25.24

New state law will help ensure health care access for non-English-speaking Michiganders

3.21.24

Proposed licensure changes aim to ease Michigan's social worker shortage

3.18.24

West Bloomfield synagogue will train Jewish leaders on providing behavioral health support

3.14.24

Pilot program in Jackson County aims to support preschoolers' mental health through mindfulness

3.7.24

Wayne State University program helps peer support specialists pursue higher ed in mental health

3.4.24

Northern Michigan health department spearheads effort to expand behavioral health workforce

2.26.24

200-partner collaborative raises awareness about impact of adverse childhood experiences in Michigan

2.22.24

Michigan’s first LGBTQ+ senior center is now open in Ferndale – and another one is coming to Detroit

2.15.24

Program offering free mental health support for youth aims to create future mental health pros

2.12.24

From social workers on the force to crisis centers, Michigan is improving behavioral health care

2.8.24

Free EMS education program helps ease EMT shortage in Lapeer County

1.29.24

Inflation, aging population, and loss of COVID funding impact Michigan Meals on Wheels programs

1.25.24

How can Michigan solve its growing health care workforce shortage?

1.22.24

Michigan's Indigenous children receive culturally sensitive nutrition education through new program

1.18.24

After a Traverse City food distributor's closure, Michigan farmers work to keep produce in state

1.11.24

As Oakland County pays off 80,000 residents' doctor bills, how can Michigan solve medical debt?

12.20.23

Despite its conveniences, telehealth can be frustrating. These doctors are working to change that.

12.14.23

Michigan works to continue residents' lifesaving health coverage after post-pandemic Medicaid cuts

12.7.23

Finding temporary care is a challenge for Michigan's many unpaid caregivers, but help is available

11.30.23

Lack of data raises questions about quality and cost effectiveness of Michigan's prison health care

11.16.23

Michigan providers use innovative technologies to expand access to behavioral health

11.1.23

Mental health ambassadors and prenatal coaches: Michigan orgs tackle social determinants of health

10.30.23

Michigan initiatives create new supports for parents experiencing postpartum depression

10.26.23

Michigan addresses LGBTQ+ health disparities with historic $10 million budget allotment

10.12.23

Michigan organizations work to improve poor health outcomes through "path to a prosperous future"

10.5.23

Scams rob Michigan elders of millions, but health providers and nonprofits offer help

9.28.23

Michigan's foster children face mental health challenges – but these agencies set them up to succeed

9.21.23

Behavioral health at home helps Muskegon-area older adults improve quality of life

9.14.23

Livability Labs bring Muskegon County leaders together to solve community challenges

8.23.23

Michigan's migrant farm workers face many health challenges, but help is available

8.17.23

Consultants empower child care providers to meet mental health needs of the youngest Michiganders

8.10.23

Michigan's nonprofit food clubs offer healthy foods at low costs to combat food insecurity

8.3.23

Michigan's regional health equity councils pursue long-term efforts to eliminate health disparities

7.27.23

PODCAST: Building more dementia-friendly communities

7.26.23

Detroit program engages community members to democratically develop solutions to health disparities

7.20.23

PODCAST: Inside the rapidly expanding field of dementia research

7.19.23

Student volunteers relieve caregivers and build intergenerational friendships through new program

7.13.23

PODCAST: Building support for dementia caregiving challenges

7.12.23

PODCAST: Dementia disparities in communities of color

7.5.23

Michigan programs empower kids to be community health leaders

6.29.23

PODCAST: No more "diagnose and adios": Rethinking dementia diagnosis

6.28.23

Students help ensure farm sustainability and bring local food to cafeterias in UP program

6.21.23

PODCAST: Dementia is not a death sentence

6.21.23

Michigan doctors challenge others to join them in a quest for "Zero Suicide"

6.15.23

Michigan programs aim to stop violence against youth before it happens

6.6.23

UP nonprofit offers education and support in effort to end caregiver shortage

5.18.23

Here's how three Michigan nonprofits empower people living with disabilities

5.11.23

Detroit nonprofit serving LGBTQ+ older adults adopts new name reflecting statewide focus

5.4.23

Special report: Michigan prepares for a rapidly aging population by becoming more "age-friendly"

4.27.23

Center for Better Health and Wellness tackles health disparities beyond COVID in Benton Harbor

4.20.23

New health care technologies improve outcomes for Michiganders of all ages

4.17.23

Michigan's new Medicaid coverage for birth doulas brings benefits and new challenges

4.6.23

Michigan Age-Friendly Action Plan aims to make it easier for adults to age in place

3.30.23

Detroit initiatives combat high Black infant mortality rate with dignity and compassion

3.16.23

New program offers physical and behavioral health care at home for Southwest Michigan's older adults

3.9.23

Program brings friendship, needed resources to older adults living with HIV in Detroit and Lansing

2.23.23

Michigan's breastfeeding networks educate parents, address disparities, advocate for parent rights

2.16.23

Upper Peninsula program helps moms with opioid use disorder have healthier pregnancies

2.9.23

Northern Michigan works to build supportive services for parents in "maternity care deserts"

2.2.23

Michigan project highlights needs of medically fragile foster children

1.19.23

Here's how a collaboration in Southwest Michigan helped older adults avoid hospitalization for COVID

1.12.23

Despite agricultural hub, Michigan's Thumb has high food insecurity. Can collaboration change that?

1.5.23

As it prepares to disband, Michigan task force on COVID racial disparities leaves a healthy legacy

12.15.22

State program helps Michigan schools handle students with extra care if they've experienced trauma

12.8.22

New data management tool aims to help medically vulnerable Michiganders escape homelessness

12.1.22

Here's how Michigan is working to ensure court-appointed guardians don't take advantage of elders

11.17.22

Medical respite care helps Michigan’s most vulnerable recuperate after hospitalization

11.10.22

Inflation Reduction Act will cut crucial health costs for older Michiganders

11.3.22

Researchers seek solutions for Michigan's 700,000 COVID long haulers

10.27.22

New project aims to increase health literacy among Southeast Michigan's older adults

10.20.22

Kalamazoo symposium to address mental health disparities in Black community

10.13.22

Michigan health providers work to reverse falling childhood vaccination rates in pandemic's wake

10.6.22

Michigan schools expand mental health services in wake of Oxford school shooting

9.29.22

Major expansion coming for program that offers schools "10 Cents a Meal" to serve Michigan produce

9.22.22

Grand Rapids offers nation's only safe recreation center for immunocompromised kids

9.15.22

Many happy returns: GPS ID bracelets help Michiganders living with dementia find their way home

9.8.22

Michigan project creates framework for communities to reduce racial disparities in infant deaths

8.25.22

Here's what the new national 988 Suicide Crisis and Lifeline means for Michigan

8.18.22

Detroit Area Agency on Aging receives national awards for work to stop Detroiters dying prematurely

8.11.22

Nearly 20 Michigan communities have declared racism a public health crisis. What happens next?

7.28.22

Michigan programs aim to prevent preschool expulsions, reducing lifelong harmful effects

7.21.22

Kids on autism spectrum get physical activity, nutrition support through Detroit program

7.14.22

How COVID strengthened relationships between Michigan health departments and community organizations

6.30.22

Neglect far outpaces other forms of elder abuse in Michigan – and here's what can be done about it

6.23.22

How can Michigan maintain care for 500k residents who gained Medicaid health insurance during COVID?

6.9.22

Black ER patients are less likely to receive follow-up care, and this project is examining why

6.2.22

Michigan’s recovery communities offer a "total ecosystem" of services for getting and staying sober

5.27.22

Smart glasses help family caregivers connect to professional help for loved ones aging at home

5.12.22

New program helps Michigan kids maximize physical activity in the classroom

5.5.22

Special report: COVID-19's silver linings for mental health care in Michigan

4.28.22

Michigan Food Security Council releases recommendations to expand access to healthy, affordable food

4.21.22

How can Michigan address its dire shortage of mental health professionals?

4.14.22

Intergenerational programs bring younger and older Michiganders together to promote healthier aging

4.7.22

Michigan tackles dramatic rise in problem gambling

3.31.22

Michiganders take action against food apartheid

3.16.22

Michigan works to bridge gaps in elder care, allowing more adults to age at home

3.3.22

Michigan's Social-Emotional Learning Network helps schools serve the whole child

2.10.22

Michigan network takes preventive approach to address rising opioid overdoses

2.3.22

In rural Washtenaw County, faith leaders work with mental health providers to address COVID impacts

1.27.22

Michigan docs tackle youth mental health crisis with on-demand psychiatric support from U-M program

1.13.22

Michigan organizations help people living with autism reduce risks of COVID-19

1.6.22

With COVID cases peaking, Michigan seeks solutions to health care worker shortage

1.3.22

Michigan prepares for long-term mental health effects of COVID-19

12.16.21

Michigan's Medicaid expansion leads to lower uninsured rates, improved health, and cost savings

12.9.21

Michigan projects aim to dismantle racism at the root of maternal and infant deaths

12.2.21

Michigan schools adopt new software to expand mental health services

11.18.21

Under-recognized frontline workers help spread word on COVID-19 vaccine in Michigan

11.11.21

Lack of broadband access is a barrier to health care – and Michigan is aiming to eliminate it

11.4.21

Here's how the UP's Debweyendan Indigenous Gardens build health, community, and food sovereignty

10.28.21

Michigan agencies seek strategies to address child welfare worker shortage

10.21.21

More paramedics give proactive, non-emergency care as community paramedicine grows in Michigan

10.14.21

New clinic helps Michiganders overcome traumas of intensive care

10.7.21

Michigan hospitals offer meals tailored to patients' medical needs

9.30.21

Michigan health care providers find success with "prescriptions" for fresh produce and exercise

9.23.21

Michigan is expanding mental health services in schools – and equipping teachers to implement them

9.16.21

"We're exhausted": Michigan's school nurses take on heavy burden with COVID-19

9.2.21

COVID has hit jails hard, but this Wayne County-based collaboration is making them safer

8.26.21

"Just keep that person alive": Michigan's harm reduction strategies prevent opioid overdoses

8.11.21

Respite care provides a much-needed break from caregiving for parents of kids with disabilities

7.29.21

New mental health crisis line to roll out across Michigan

7.14.21

How do you feed a state in crisis? Michigan Food Security Council report plans ahead

7.8.21

Little-known Michigan programs provide all-inclusive support for older adults to age at home

7.1.21

Michigan pursues "age-friendly everything" to support growing older adult population

6.24.21

Teletherapy and telepsychiatry visits help Southeast Michigan students improve mental health

6.17.21

COVID reshaped how Michigan schools provide meals. Will the changes stick?

6.10.21

Palliative care maximizes quality of life for Michiganders facing serious illness and death

5.20.21

Michigan agencies offer in-home COVID-19 vaccinations for homebound residents

5.13.21

Special report: How COVID-19 changed Michigan's health care system for the better

4.29.21

Program created by U-M professor adopts Weight Watchers model for mental health support

4.27.21

Telehealth expansion has made health care more accessible during the pandemic – but not for everyone

4.15.21

Meals and mindfulness: How Michigan schools are connecting nutrition and behavioral health

4.1.21

Traverse City-based program sends hospital patients home with healthy meals

3.18.21

New platform offers free, live online classes to reduce loneliness for Michigan's older adults

3.11.21

CARES Act dollars support Michigan children's mental health through state's Education Equity Fund

3.4.21

Saginaw health workers among first to try new tech that creates personalized diets for diabetics

2.25.21

For Michigan’s Indigenous residents, decolonized food is medicine that decreases health disparities

2.18.21

Mental health millages meet crucial needs in four Michigan counties

2.11.21

Michigan Dementia Coalition seeks to maximize quality of life for those living with dementia

2.4.21

Michigan health care professionals work to assuage skepticism as they roll out COVID-19 vaccines

1.21.21

Michigan grapples with COVID-19's disproportionate impact on people of color's mental health

1.14.21

Major health care players collaborate to rethink how they invest in Washtenaw County's well-being

1.7.21

Michigan makes strides towards implementing implicit bias training for all health care workers

12.17.20

Emergency food programs are plentiful in Michigan – but many residents are still going hungry

12.10.20

Michigan's direct care workers confront shortages of PPE and providers as pandemic rages

12.3.20

Michigan agencies distribute robotic pets to help elders combat loneliness during pandemic

11.19.20

Here's how Michigan health care experts are reducing risks of medication overload

11.12.20

COVID-19 prompts many Michigan farmers and farmers markets to offer online sales for the first time

11.5.20

As awareness of racism's role in infant mortality grows, Michigan takes action

10.29.20

Michigan offers "10 Cents a Meal" for all schools to serve healthy, local food

10.15.20

State task force leads the way on reducing Michigan's COVID-19 racial disparities

10.8.20

Michigan schools once lagged in behavioral health care. Here's how they made it a priority.

10.1.20

Michigan clinicians rally to address climate change as a public health issue

9.24.20

Michigan health care workers grapple with stress and trauma during pandemic

9.17.20

Data sharing among health providers boosts Michigan's pandemic response

9.10.20

COVID-19 a "potential positive" for how Michiganders receive and perceive mental health services

8.26.20

State of Michigan and Detroit nonprofit team up to reduce child abuse through proactive support

8.20.20

New report analyzes state data to find that older Detroiters are "dying before their time"

8.10.20

With numerous barriers to health care, Michigan immigrants are among hardest hit by COVID-19

8.6.20

Over 40 Michigan organizations join collaboratory to center equity in evaluation practices

7.30.20

Leading the nation, Michigan’s Opioid Treatment Ecosystems save lives through holistic model

7.23.20

Michigan's Meals on Wheels programs adapt to surging demand and new safety protocols during pandemic

7.16.20

Michigan's local food economy rises to meet COVID-19's challenges

7.2.20

Pandemic prompts Michigan communities to open streets for safer exercise and transportation

6.25.20

During pandemic, food banks and rescues innovate to feed more Michiganders than ever before

6.18.20

In COVID-19 crisis, Michigan's public health pros leverage social media for good

6.11.20

Michigan's mental health "warmline" offers free peer support during pandemic

6.4.20

Telehealth use surges in Michigan during pandemic, with "tremendous" benefits

5.21.20

Friendly reassurance calls help Michigan elders fight isolation during pandemic

5.14.20

Michigan innovators step up to reverse nationwide decline in health journalism

4.30.20

Improving Michigan's health care system requires changing how we think about health

4.16.20

Here’s how Michigan helps elders stay where they want to be: at home

3.26.20

Michigan providers adopt age-friendly health system model to give elders better care

3.13.20

Safe Haven programs offer rare respite for Michiganders experiencing elder abuse

2.20.20

Michigan paramedics are using a new model to promote good health before emergency strikes

2.13.20

Lawyers and doctors are teaming up to provide better health care – and legal aid – to Michiganders

1.23.20

Here's how Michigan providers are improving whole-body health by integrating dental and primary care

1.9.20

Community health workers provide vital care and peer support for vulnerable Michiganders

12.19.19

Michigan wastes massive amounts of food. Here's how it can be rescued to improve people's health.

12.5.19

Ruth Ellis Center helps LGBTQ youth feel "celebrated" through integrated primary and behavioral care

11.21.19

Integrating behavioral health into pediatric care holds longterm benefits

11.7.19

Battle Creek meetings bring schools, health providers, law enforcement together to help kids thrive

10.24.19

Lack of child care can be a barrier to Michigan parents' health care. Here's how we can do better.

10.10.19

Here's how educators are learning to empathetically foster resilience in children affected by trauma

9.26.19

Here's how educators are learning to empathetically foster resilience in children affected by trauma

9.26.19

For new moms, mood disorders are more common than you think – but here's how we can help

9.12.19

Michigan’s home visiting programs bring support to new parents

8.22.19

Infant mental health programs create better futures for little Michiganders and their parents

8.15.19

Michigan moms-to-be are trading traditional prenatal OB visits for group sessions – and loving it

7.25.19

Michigan providers seek to improve whole communities by integrating behavioral and physical health

7.11.19

Michigan providers pursue holistic model for more affordable and effective healthcare

6.20.19

How technology is bridging gaps between healthcare and underserved populations

5.16.19

Why Michigan needs a more diverse healthcare workforce – and what we can do about it

4.25.19

Many Michigan caregivers need care themselves – but they aren't getting it

4.4.19

Here's how we can address rural Michigan's alarmingly high infant mortality and poor maternal health

3.21.19

Urban Michigan initiatives recognize racism as major factor in infant and maternal mortality

3.14.19

Health literacy initiatives help Michiganders and their doctors speak each other's language

2.21.19

As Michigan immigrants struggle to get healthcare, nonprofits fill the gaps

2.7.19

How Michigan's place-based initiatives are addressing health equity at a regional level

1.24.19

These initiatives are improving Michigan seniors' health by making sure they're not alone

1.9.19

Michigan programs get creative in addressing transportation barriers to good health

12.20.18

How once-vacant sites are becoming hubs for health equity in Michigan

11.29.18

How Michigan's age-friendly communities are making health more accessible to seniors

11.8.18

These innovative solutions are addressing the unique health challenges of rural Michigan living

10.25.18

Fresh food is a luxury, but these programs are making it more accessible to all

10.11.18

Michigan's homeless face major barriers to healthcare. Here's how care providers are trying to help.

9.27.18

How can we address Michigan students' desperate need for behavioral health services?

9.12.18

How telemedicine brings healthcare into vulnerable patients' homes

8.23.18

One million Michiganders have little or no dental care access. Here's how we can change that.

8.9.18

Prescriptions for nutrition: How culinary medicine is advancing health equity in Michigan

7.26.18

How community health workers bridge the gap between at-risk communities and healthcare providers

7.12.18

Untangling the complex issue of health equity in Michigan

6.21.18

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