Dr. Leslie Pelkey, Cherry Health’s chief medical officer.

Lack of broadband access is a barrier to health care – and Michigan is aiming to eliminate it

COVID-19 exposed Michigan's digital divide, and its sobering effect on residents' ability to access health care during the pandemic. But efforts are underway to address it.

The Thumb Blessing Box on the Thumbody Express.
Thumb-area collaboration blesses bus riders with food and more

For over a decade, Tuscola County Intermediate School District has worked with Michigan Fitness Foundation to respond to needs in the community by delivering nutrition education and physical activity promotion through Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education programs. 

Inside Hummingbird Home, a vintage and home decor shop in downtown Richmond.
Vintage and home decor store Hummingbird Home renovates historical building in downtown Richmond

Built in 1914, this historical building in downtown Richmond was home to numerous businesses before local entrepreneurs Dianna and Michael Maniaci purchased it and began renovations.

St. Clair County offers plenty of opportunities for fall-time fun.
Autumn in St. Clair County: 5 things to do on the Thumb Coast this fall

With so many beautiful vistas by the lakes and rivers, the colors on the trees, and the feeling of a hometown vibe found nowhere else, the communities of St. Clair County offer a variety of fall experiences for those visiting the area — or for those looking for some fun in their own backyard.

PODCAST: From health inequity to a “hyperjump” for Michigan

On this week's episode of Michigan's State of Health, we're digging into  how COVID-19 has helped to raise awareness of Michigan's health inequities and the importance of addressing them.

Commercial real estate watch: Autumn edition

We took a look around St. Clair County and found some commercial spaces for sale that sparked our imagination. Maybe they’ll spark someone else’s, too.

Amy St. Germain, a nutrition educator at the YMCA of Greater Grand Rapids, works as a Farmers Market Food Navigator at the Muskegon Farmers Market.
Food Navigators deliver healthy food to the people

While many farmers markets draw people to their location to buy local fresh fruits and vegetables, the YMCA of Greater Grand Rapids takes the farmers market to the people of Muskegon Heights. 

Participants in Macomb's October birding trail launch event look for birds at Lake St. Clair Metropark.
St. Clair and Macomb counties announce new details for coastal birding trail

Progress is being made on a joint project between St. Clair and Macomb counties that aims to make birdwatching much more accessible for residents and visitors alike.

The Knowlton Museum has been at its current location since the year 2000.
The Knowlton Museum expands hours, finds new artifacts to display

The expanded hours allow visitors better access to the museum, the type of small, local museum so unique and specific in its focus that it puts Port Huron in the pages of travel guides like Atlas Obscura, which documents off-the-beaten-path travel destinations throughout the world.

A DIGs workshop on asemma, or tobacco.
Here’s how the UP’s Debweyendan Indigenous Gardens build health, community, and food sovereignty

The sprawling community gardens aim to celebrate and preserve the knowledge and cultural identity of tribal people living in and around the village of L’Anse.

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