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Longform Amy Romain, program director of behavioral medicine, Sparrow Health System/MSU Family Medicine Residency, and Emalie Karp, Sparrow Health System/MSU Family Medicine Residency behavioral medicine faculty member.

Michigan initiatives create new supports for parents experiencing postpartum depression

Estelle SlootmakerTuesday, November 7, 2023
Longform Datasha Chapman, a member of Calvin University's Lay Ambassadors for Mental Health program, chats with a colleague. Diversity

Mental health ambassadors and prenatal coaches: Michigan orgs tackle social determinants of health

Estelle SlootmakerMonday, October 30, 2023
Longform Emily Miller, Crime Victims Legal Assistance Project managing attorney.

Scams rob Michigan elders of millions, but health providers and nonprofits offer help

Estelle SlootmakerTuesday, October 10, 2023
Longform Michael Williams, president and CEO of Orchards Children's Services, a child and family services agency with locations in Genesee, Macomb, Oakland, Washtenaw, and Wayne counties.

Michigan's foster children face mental health challenges – but these agencies set them up to succeed

Estelle SlootmakerMonday, September 25, 2023
Longform A Livability Lab meeting. Diversity

Livability Labs bring Muskegon County leaders together to solve community challenges

Estelle SlootmakerMonday, August 28, 2023
Longform Community Action House's Food Club and Opportunity Hub.

Michigan's nonprofit food clubs offer healthy foods at low costs to combat food insecurity

Estelle SlootmakerTuesday, August 8, 2023
Feature Story Actors Carol Sizer and Bill Klein rehearse "Memory of a Dance," a play about dementia commissioned by the Southwest Michigan-based Region IV Area Agency on Aging to spread community awareness of the experiences of people living with dementia.

PODCAST: Building more dementia-friendly communities

Patrick DunnTuesday, August 1, 2023
Feature Story Dr. Hank Paulson is a neurologist at University of Michigan Health and director of the Michigan Alzheimer’s Disease Center.

PODCAST: Inside the rapidly expanding field of dementia research

Patrick DunnTuesday, July 25, 2023
Feature Story Saline resident Jim Mangi is a care partner to his wife, Kathleen, who has Alzheimer's disease.

PODCAST: Building support for dementia caregiving challenges

Patrick DunnTuesday, July 18, 2023
Feature Story Since being diagnosed with dementia, Monica Downer (center, being interviewed) has become an activist for awareness of her disease. Diversity

PODCAST: Dementia disparities in communities of color

Patrick DunnMonday, July 10, 2023
Feature Story Cyndy Hund, pictured here with her husband Mike, quit her job due to her dementia symptoms – but it still took her another four years to get a diagnosis.

PODCAST: No more "diagnose and adios": Rethinking dementia diagnosis

Patrick DunnMonday, July 3, 2023
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