State of Health

Longform Elizabeth Koschmann, director of the University of Michigan's TRAILS program, which is offering free social-emotional learning training and curricula to Michigan schools.

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

Estelle SlootmakerThursday, September 16, 2021
Longform Pam Lynch, director of Harm Reduction Michigan.

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

Estelle SlootmakerWednesday, August 11, 2021
Longform Brian Nicholson, MiCAL program director for Oakland County-based crisis services agency Common Ground, takes a call for the Michigan Crisis and Access Line (MiCAL).

New mental health crisis line to roll out across Michigan

Estelle SlootmakerWednesday, July 14, 2021
Longform Eastern Market in Detroit.

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

Estelle SlootmakerThursday, July 8, 2021
Longform AARP Michigan volunteer Howard Pizzo, AARP Michigan Communications Manager Mark Hornbeck, and AARP Michigan State Director Paula Cunningham on the Lansing River Trail.

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

Estelle SlootmakerThursday, June 24, 2021
Longform Family Medical Center Behavioral Health Therapist Alexis Cavins and School Based Services Supervisor Meredith Gilliam at Wagar Middle School in Carleton.

Teletherapy and telepsychiatry visits help Southeast Michigan students improve mental health

Estelle SlootmakerThursday, June 17, 2021
Longform Isabel Romero looks at mementos of her family members who have died of COVID-19.

Grief in isolation: Michiganders navigate a disrupted grieving process during COVID-19

Estelle SlootmakerThursday, May 27, 2021
Special Report State of Health special report graphic

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

Estelle SlootmakerThursday, April 29, 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.

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

Estelle SlootmakerThursday, April 15, 2021
Longform Judy Stelling, GetSetUp's director of guide programming, first got involved with the program by taking classes herself.

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

Estelle SlootmakerThursday, March 11, 2021
Longform A person uses the DayTwo Precision Nutrition app.

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

Estelle SlootmakerThursday, February 25, 2021
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