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Feature Story Steve Harryman Rapid Growth

How hope and joy can be found in the darkest times

Steve HarrymanThursday, April 15, 2021
Longform Joyanne Huston-Swanson, community relations for the Kent District Library, works with a wi-fi hotspot that is available for checkout at the library. Patrons have used the hotspots to access telehealth appointments, among other needs. Rapid Growth

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

Estelle SlootmakerThursday, April 15, 2021
Feature Story Seeds of Promise 1 Rapid Growth

How one Grand Rapids community is fighting for equitable health care access

Michelle Jokisch PoloThursday, April 15, 2021
Longform Second graders at Petoskey’s Central Elementary School practice mindfulness in 2019. Rapid Growth

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

Estelle SlootmakerThursday, April 1, 2021
Feature Story Vaccines Rapid Growth

Excitement is in the air: Health care workers emboldened with new supply of COVID-19 vaccines

Matthew RussellWednesday, March 17, 2021
Longform Judy Stelling, GetSetUp's director of guide programming, first got involved with the program by taking classes herself. Rapid Growth

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

Estelle SlootmakerThursday, March 11, 2021
Longform Terry Dangerfield, superintendent of Lincoln Park Public Schools, talks with Nicole Chubb, the district's executive director of special education. The district received funding from Michigan's Education Equity Fund. Rapid Growth

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

Estelle SlootmakerThursday, March 4, 2021
Longform A person uses the DayTwo Precision Nutrition app. Rapid Growth

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

Estelle SlootmakerThursday, February 25, 2021
Feature Story Hope Network Rapid Growth

Affordable resources for non-emergency medical transportation needs throughout Kent County

Leandra Nisbet, Managing EditorThursday, February 25, 2021
Longform Camren Stott. Rapid Growth

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

Estelle SlootmakerThursday, February 18, 2021
Feature Story Leslie Griswold 2 Rapid Growth

Vaccination effort spurs massive collaboration between Kent County and local health care providers

Matthew RussellThursday, February 18, 2021
Feature Story Rob McCarty 1 Rapid Growth

Providing equitable access to the Black community during COVID-19

Megan SarnackiTuesday, February 16, 2021
Feature Story For the second year in a row, GRCC Nursing students posted perfect pass rates on their licensure exams. Rapid Growth

GRCC Nursing students pass licensing exams on first try

Shandra MartinezSunday, February 14, 2021
Feature Story Kwame Alexander will visit Hope College virtually during a Big Read Black History Month event Feb. 26. Rapid Growth

Celebrating Black History Month on the Lakeshore

andrea goodellThursday, February 11, 2021
Longform Maribeth Leonard in the crisis residential services unit at LifeWays Community Mental Health's new mental health crisis service center, funded by Jackson County's mental health millage. Rapid Growth

Mental health millages meet crucial needs in four Michigan counties

Estelle SlootmakerThursday, February 11, 2021
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