Detroit nonprofit serving LGBTQ+ older adults adopts new name reflecting statewide focus
The Ferndale-based nonprofit MiGen is working to create safer, healthier communities for LGBTQ+ older adults across Michigan.
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Scholarship application window opens for BIPOC students looking to enter Michigan’s wine industry
BIPOC students have until Monday, May 15, to apply for the scholarship from the Michigan Wine Collaborative.
Center for Better Health and Wellness tackles health disparities beyond COVID in Benton Harbor
Established to address COVID-19-related health disparities, the center has pivoted to address additional unique health needs in predominantly Black Benton Harbor.
New wine from Michigan Wine Collaborative to raise funds for inclusion efforts in the industry
“The DREAM Project is an important step in the unification of the Michigan wine industry providing opportunity and awareness to all people and a starting point for universal access to what Michigan wine offers in both employment and enjoyment of Michigan wine for all people,” says Chuck Jackson, chairman of the MWC’s Inclusion and Expansion Committee.
Kalamazoo symposium to address mental health disparities in Black community
Black Americans face many unique mental health challenges, including higher rates of emotional distress and lower access to behavioral health care.
Issue Media Group relaunches Upper Peninsula publication
Issue Media Group is excited to announce the relaunch of its online, community-informed, digital publication in the Upper Peninsula. UPword will focus on innovation, talent, entrepreneurship, social innovation, and community development, while featuring U.P.-based talent.
Michigan project creates framework for communities to reduce racial disparities in infant deaths
The new effort aims to build community power, map local ecosystems, and provide equity training to reduce significant disparities in infant mortality.
Nearly 20 Michigan communities have declared racism a public health crisis. What happens next?
Here's a look at the actions three Michigan communities have taken since passing declarations that racism is a public health crisis.
Black ER patients are less likely to receive follow-up care, and this project is examining why
A new Michigan project is engaging community-based organizations to gather information on, and develop solutions to, disparities in ER follow-up care.
Scholarship application window opens for BIPOC students looking to enter Michigan’s wine industry
BIPOC students have until Monday, May 15, to apply for the scholarship from the Michigan Wine Collaborative.
Center for Better Health and Wellness tackles health disparities beyond COVID in Benton Harbor
Established to address COVID-19-related health disparities, the center has pivoted to address additional unique health needs in predominantly Black Benton Harbor.
New wine from Michigan Wine Collaborative to raise funds for inclusion efforts in the industry
“The DREAM Project is an important step in the unification of the Michigan wine industry providing opportunity and awareness to all people and a starting point for universal access to what Michigan wine offers in both employment and enjoyment of Michigan wine for all people,” says Chuck Jackson, chairman of the MWC’s Inclusion and Expansion Committee.
Kalamazoo symposium to address mental health disparities in Black community
Black Americans face many unique mental health challenges, including higher rates of emotional distress and lower access to behavioral health care.
Issue Media Group relaunches Upper Peninsula publication
Issue Media Group is excited to announce the relaunch of its online, community-informed, digital publication in the Upper Peninsula. UPword will focus on innovation, talent, entrepreneurship, social innovation, and community development, while featuring U.P.-based talent.
Michigan project creates framework for communities to reduce racial disparities in infant deaths
The new effort aims to build community power, map local ecosystems, and provide equity training to reduce significant disparities in infant mortality.
Nearly 20 Michigan communities have declared racism a public health crisis. What happens next?
Here's a look at the actions three Michigan communities have taken since passing declarations that racism is a public health crisis.
Black ER patients are less likely to receive follow-up care, and this project is examining why
A new Michigan project is engaging community-based organizations to gather information on, and develop solutions to, disparities in ER follow-up care.
