The nation’s health department has distributed 900 million free at-home COVID tests since winter 2021. It restarted the program Thursday.
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Michigan repurposes COVID testing sites to reduce health disparities
The state is spending $17 million to expand 22 sites into wellness centers to provide preventive care in an effort to curb racial disparities in health outcomes.
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Focus: HOPE expands senior food program to 5 more Michigan counties
The Detroit-based nonprofit is expanding its Food for Seniors Program to five counties: Huron, Sanilac, St. Clair, Lapeer and Tuscola.
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‘Peak numbers of refugees’: Metro Detroit agencies prepare to help resettle families
Finding available and affordable housing options for refugees coming to Michigan is a major hurdle for refugee resettlement agencies.
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Detroit public schools adds another tool to combat chronic absenteeism: laundry machines
Every school in the Detroit district should soon have laundry facilities. Here’s why that could make a dent in chronic absenteeism.
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Detroit named third worst city to live in with asthma, report says
It’s gotten even worse to live in Detroit with asthma compared to last year. And there are many contributing factors.
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School is back in Michigan. So is COVID-19. What to know
Gone are the mask requirements and long COVID-19 isolation periods. But school leaders say it’s still important to stay home when sick.
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In Michigan, cases of whooping cough — pertussis — continue to climb
For most people, pertussis is a mild illness, but it can be deadly to infants who are too young for a vaccine.
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With more hot days, Detroit students’ learning and health suffers
Days over 90 degrees on the heat index are expected to quadruple over the next two decades, meaning more closures for Detroit public schools.
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Kalamazoo moms can apply to get $7,500 next year. Detroiters could be next.
Rx Kids, a program providing $7,500 to expectant mothers and families with babies, began in Flint. A year later, it’s slated to launch in Kalamazoo.