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...stability is key to improving residents’ health, WZMQ TV19 (November 19) Michigan Business Beat: Health, Workforce, Michigan, Michigan Business Network (November 18) Why do Michiganders have worse

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May 8, 2026

A Tale of Two Urban Farms: Public Health Happens in Communities, Not Just in Clinics

...harm health in a community, but also how they might improve a community’s health or buffer it from factors that contribute to poor health. On the surface,

Council Briefs

August 23, 2018
Tags Agriculture, Arts, Culture, Environment, Farm, health, Public, Urban, Zoning

Michiganders are Among the Least Healthy Americans

Ranked 39th in overall health outcomes, Michigan has persistent disparities in health by race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and geography. Livonia, MI – Altarum and the Citizens Research

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August 3, 2023

Lansing’s Attention to Mental Health is Encouraging and Long Overdue

...health treatment include behavioral health integration, payment reforms, and adopting a public health approach to reduce mental health risk factors and provide multiple levels of treatment and

Council Briefs

January 28, 2022
Tags Anxiety, Behavioral Health, Behavioral Health Integration, Community Mental Health, Counseling, Depression, Healthcare, Integrated Care, Loan Forgiveness, Mental Health, Mental Health Parity, Michigan, Nursing, psychiatry, psychology, Public Health, school-based health, social work

Low vaccination rates in some Michigan communities are no surprise

...Dashboard, County Health Rankings Unfortunately, these differences in vaccination rates further contribute to the larger health disparities that exist among different communities. These data also suggest that

Council Briefs

December 10, 2021
Tags Coronavirus, COVID-19, Health Disparities, Health Literacy, Michigan, Public Health, Vaccination, Vaccine, Vaccine Hesitancy

Everyone is Tired of the Pandemic, Especially Public Health Workers

...patients, leaving health care workers weary and overwhelmed. Yet, lost in this discussion is the fact that Michigan’s public health capacity is also stretched too thinly, and

Council Briefs

December 18, 2020
Tags Coronavirus, COVID-19, Epidemic, Exhaustion, Expertise, Fatigue, Immunization, Mandate, Masks, Pandemic, Physical Distancing, Politicization, Public Health, Vaccination, Vaccine, Vaccine Hesitancy

Public-health spending lags in Michigan, and we have the poor outcomes to show for it

...disease and injury and management of environmental factors (physical and social) that affect health. Medicine improves the health of one individual at a time; public health improves

Press Release

August 21, 2018

The Kids Aren’t Alright

...medical and behavioral health services. These centers may be operated by hospital systems, federally qualified health centers, or by governmental entities (i.e., local public health departments). School-based

Council Briefs

July 27, 2021

Reducing the Stresses of Parenting Belongs on the Policy Agenda

...with mental health conditions are at greater risk of depression, anxiety, and other mental health conditions. All of these negative health effects are individually undesirable, but also

Council Briefs

October 9, 2024
Tags COVID-19, Maternal Health, Mental Health, Michigan, Parents, Public Health, stress

Improving Heart Health in the Mitten State

...encourage broader utilization of these practices. Community Health Workers Community Health Workers (CHWs) are considered frontline public health workers who improve the quality and cultural competency of

Council Briefs

April 12, 2023
Tags cardiovascular disease, heart disease, heart health, legislature, Michigan, Public Health
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