Caring for an older relative despite having no formal caregiving training can be stressful, but a new pilot project in the Grand Rapids area is using smart glasses to help.
A program called InPACT offers schools strategies that deliver 20 minutes of daily physical activity in the classroom.
More robust mental health care delivery and reduced stigma are among the silver linings emerging from the COVID cloud.
1.9 million Michiganders experienced food insecurity during the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, leading Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to launch the council.
Even as mental health issues have risen worldwide, Michigan has fallen behind on having enough health professionals to address that trend.
Every other Thursday, a small group of people gathers in a meeting room at the Back Office Studio in downtown Ypsilanti for an unusual type of therapy with the motto "Let yourself play!"
With funding from the Michigan Health Endowment Fund, the national nonprofit Generations United is bringing generations together to build communities that work better for all.
The term "food apartheid" has increasingly supplanted "food desert" as a way to describe the conditions affecting urban and rural communities that lack access to healthy foods.
The COVID-19 pandemic has raised awareness about how Michigan communities can bridge gaps in care and improve quality of life for older residents.
The Engage@EMU Resource Guide for Washtenaw and Wayne Counties offers a list of local supportive resources in ebook format and organized by categories.
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