DHD#10 uses a variety of evidence-based programs and approaches to create a broader culture of health through their policies, systems, and environmental change work.
Virtual consultants with doctors became a way of life for many rural residents during the pandemic. Healthcare providers are advocating for continued use of telemedicine as a way to cut costs and increase access to medical care, especially in rural areas.
"Through inclusive collaboration, we are committed to investing in our rural communities and businesses through job creation, infrastructure and housing expansion, and environmental sustainability" says Gary McDowell, director of MDARD. "[Deputy Lucas] will be laser-focused on reinvigorating Michigan's rural economies and being their partner on the critical issues they are facing."
“A healthy creative economy is critical to driving meaningful growth and development in our communities,” says Michele Wildman, MEDC Senior Vice President of Community Development.
Creative Dining Services received the Triple Bottom Line Leadership Award from the West Michigan Sustainable Business Forum for its sustainability and social justice efforts in the foodservice industry.
As a result of an increase in demand for reliable power, one family-owned business is expanding its Mt. Pleasant location helping to meet the need and create jobs in the local community.
Mushers Justin and Jaimee High left Alaska for the Upper Peninsula, where they produce durable outdoors gear and run a retail shop in downtown Calumet.
For nearly two decades, Traverse City Area Public Schools (TCAPS) has delivered SNAP-Ed programming in area schools to encourage students and families to eat more fruits and vegetables and engage in more physical activity.
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.
Genesee Intermediate School District and Crim Fitness Foundation are encouraging Genesee County residents to eat healthy and move more, while also addressing barriers to make healthy choices more accessible to county residents.
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