Health

Coverage of hospitals, clinics, public health, and mental health developments and initiatives.

Rebecca Fleming.

“Beyond Incarceration”: New program offers supportive services for people leaving Washtenaw County Jail

Packard Health's Beyond Incarceration initiative provides connections to primary care, behavioral health services, and recovery resources for individuals preparing for release from the Washtenaw County Jail.

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Jeff Tritten, president of Washtenaw Optimal Wellness, and Charlyn VanDeventer, health equity manager for the Washtenaw County Health Department.
Research shows ongoing life expectancy disparities between Ypsi and Ann Arbor

New research concludes that socioeconomic disparities continue to contribute to lower life expectancy in Ypsi, particularly for residents of color.

Recovery: Michigan offers many options outside of residential care.

Washtenaw County professionals providing substance use disorder services contend that Michigan's far from being a rehab desert.

A gentle mat yoga class at the Neighborhood Collaborative in Ypsilanti.
Ann Arbor Y opens low-cost Ypsi wellness center in former preschool collaborative

Ypsilanti's YMCA preschool collaborative closed its doors in March, but the facility reopened in June as something else entirely — a neighborhood center offering affordable wellness and community programs.

Jae Gerhart and Katelyn Smoger at The Farm at Trinity Health Ann Arbor.
Trinity Health and Michigan community groups will make fresh, local food a Medicaid benefit

A new Trinity Health initiative will allow people in the Ann Arbor, Detroit, and Grand Rapids areas to access fresh, affordable produce from local organizations through their Medicaid health plans.

An intergenerational chess event at the Ypsilanti Senior Center.
Washtenaw County seeks organizations’ input on senior millage before dollars begin to flow

A new request for information, aimed at local organizations that serve seniors, is designed to help Washtenaw County shape its spending of millage funds.

Peace Neighborhood Center Executive Director Bonnie Billups Jr.
Ypsi community center offers senior cafe, weekly dinner, free space for nonprofits

Programming has grown swiftly in the last year and a half at Ypsilanti Township nonprofit Peace Neighborhood Center’s HUB Community Center, which serves the West Willow, Gault Village, and Sugarbrook neighborhoods.

Ypsilanti Community Middle School Principal Charles Davis.
School mental health mini-grants have big impacts in Washtenaw County

Over the last seven years, many Washtenaw County students and their teachers have been empowered to lead mental health-related projects through a series of mini-grants.

Residents stand outside the first home established for use in Pittsfield Township nonprofit Exceptional Journeys' community living supports program.
Pittsfield Township nonprofit introduces supportive housing for adults with disabilities

Pittsfield Township-based nonprofit Exceptional Journeys recently announced that it will begin operating housing for some of the people with disabilities whom it serves.

People participate in summer programming at the Ypsilanti District Library.
Ypsi library launches new senior program promoting fitness and social connection

The Ypsilanti District Library recently launched a program called Moving Together, which is meant to keep Ypsilanti-area seniors active and fight social isolation.

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