The loss of health journalism has had wide-ranging impacts on the communities health reporters once served. But a variety of innovative solutions have arisen to fill the gap and restore some of the coverage that's been lost.
What do a postal carrier, police officer, semi-truck driver, barista, butcher, dairy farmer, and a gunsmith all have in common? For starters, they’re all considered "essential workers" in the time of Covid-19, and they’re all featured alongside other local essentials in a new photography series titled "The Essentials."
"In times like these, it’s easy to push the arts aside. But theater has been around for thousands of years and has been there through plagues and wars," says Regina Spain, executive director for Enter Stage Right. "This shows that art is something we need, that producers and audiences have a reason to come together."
McLaren Port Huron Foundation, McLaren Greater Lansing Foundation, and the Karmanos Cancer Institute have each come up with their own signature cocktail — for McLaren Port Huron, it’s their take on the martini, the Quarantini. Guests are invited to make a donation to the organization of whichever drink is their favorite.
Demonstrations of new physical activities are just one way the Rec-Connect program aims to inspire more physical activity as part of healthy living in the community in a culturally-appropriate way.
The COVID-19 pandemic and its related shutdowns not only affect local businesses, but nonprofit organizations like the Port Huron Museums, too. Find out what they're doing to stay relevant — and afloat.
"The problem is that fresh food is perishable and tends to be more expensive. The way to make it less expensive is to grow your own," MIgardener's Luke Marion says. The Port Huron Sprouts program provides free seed packets to do just that.
The Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs has launched a new program providing more than $500,000 in grants to the state’s nonprofit arts and culture organizations.
Linking Lessons puts registered dietitians, chefs, and other community health educators in Michigan middle and high schools to teach kids about how to make impactful changes in their diets and physical activity.
The model of integrated health is creating positive outcomes through a more holistic approach to care, but providers say our society is just beginning a larger, necessary paradigm shift.
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