Healthy Communities

Jamison Lundy and Danny Villa host The Fallout Shelter.

Weekly “freeform electronic music night” in Ypsi fosters new talent in welcoming environment

Every Thursday night at 734 Brewing Company in Ypsilanti, up-and-coming DJs, VJs, and electronic musicians are invited to spin records and share their talents at an event called The Fallout Shelter.

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300 W. Michigan Ave. in Ypsilanti under renovation.
U-M’s Ypsilanti Health Center to move downtown, tripling space and adding specialty care

The move will place the center in a more accessible location and allow Michigan Medicine to establish a more prominent presence in the Ypsi community.

The Ypsilanti Community Middle School girls' Ten80 team, Golden Grizzly.
Ypsi middle school students win big at national Black engineers’ convention

YCMS' boys' and girls' teams both brought home wins, and the girls' team, Golden Grizzly, has been invited to advance to the next level in the Ten80 racing competition.

"Solo Acts" is a theatrical performance about the experience of solo aging.
Symposium and theater production on solo aging come to Ann Arbor

"Solo Acts: A Solo Aging Symposium and Theatrical Performance" will offer a panel discussion, breakout sessions, a free lunch, and free transportation options.

David Tucker, be nice. volunteer team leader
Business symposium kicks off series of spring be nice. mental health events

The Mental Health Foundation of West Michigan and its be nice. program will host four spring mental health events this year.

Leaders from Mackinac Straits Health System and the public health departments implemented the assessment in the communities of Mackinac County.
Community health needs assessments drive priorities for local health departments and hospitals

To better serve their communities, many health departments and hospitals undertake community health needs assessments (CHNA) by surveying the people they serve.

Corktown Health staff
CDFI funding helps Corktown Health expand services for Detroit area’s LGBTQ residents

Corktown Health has evolved and grown from offering end-of-life services during the HIV/AIDS epidemic to providing primary care for the LGBTQ community. Through financial support from IFF, and through partnerships with local organizations including MiGen, the health network continues to provide a life-changing impact on the patients it serves.   

Special funds are a step toward leveling the playing field for Black farmers

For the first time, BIPOC farmers in West Michigan will be able to apply for a grant through the West Michigan Farmers of Color Land Fund to help them buy, maintain, and improve agricultural land.

Shelby Coolbaugh, administrative assistant for the Michigan Long Term Care Ombudsman Program (MLTCOP), and Salli Pung, state long term care omubdsman for MLTCOP.
Michigan ombudsman program advocates for residents in long-term care facilities

The Michigan Long Term Care Ombudsman Program improves quality of care and quality of life for people living in nursing homes, homes for the aged, and adult foster care homes. 

Jordan Keeley and Rachel Mount at a Carefree Capping event.
U-M lymphoma patient’s nonprofit advocates for treatment that saved her hair during chemo

Carefree Capping focuses on promoting the use of cold-capping, a treatment used alongside traditional chemotherapy to help reduce hair loss in cancer patients.

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