NUTRICO (Nutrition and Cooking) Education in Wayne County, Michigan
By Amanda Dawnrich ISSUE: Lack of transportation, local fresh food options and the perceived expense of fresh foods were stated barriers identified by justice-involved women in a court-mandated... continue reading.
Hearts & Soles Community Foot Care Clinics Expanding Service Delivery & Educational Offerings for Wolverine Street Medicine: Re-centering the Voices of People with Lived Experience
By Molly Fessler Introduction & Overview The project, Hearts & Soles Community Foot Care Clinics, Expanding Service Delivery & Educational Offerings for Wolverine Street Medicine: Re-centering the Voices of... continue reading.
Optimizing Glucometer Use at a Free Clinic in Rural Southeast Michigan
By Chris Harvey ISSUE: Michigan has a unique heritage of small family farmers that resist the consolidation of commercial farming, and profit margins are razor thin. Often, the produce... continue reading.
Healing Collective
By Esther Lee Gun violence has been a persistent public health issue in the U.S. Gun violence is the leading cause of death for all children and teens between... continue reading.
A Daily Dose of the Color Blue – How Seeing Blue May Help Keep Us From Feeling Blue
By Artina Dozier-Gage What impact, if any, do the visual characteristics of our environment, in this case color, have on our mental or emotional health? There are more than... continue reading.
Being ‘Present’ During Mental Health Month, and beyond
By Dennis Archambault It may seem strange to “celebrate” Mental Wellness Month, especially after a month of celebrating. To “commemorate” doesn’t seem to give it a proper profile. In... continue reading.
Schweitzer Fellows Meet for Their Mid-Year Seminar
By Artina Dozier-Gage On an early Saturday morning in October Detroit’s 2022 Schweitzer Fellows chapter came together to share about how their respective community health focused projects are coming... continue reading.
Jannah Bierens Presented on Racial Equity and Equality
By Artina Dozier-Gage A cornerstone of the Schweitzer Fellowship program here at Authority Health is to provide the Fellows with opportunities to learn about the historical plight of not... continue reading.
Determination, Community Support, and Good Whole Food
By Artina Dozier-Gage Hamissi Mamba, Owner and Operator of Baobab Fare Shared his Story on the Power of Faith, Sacrifice, and Triumph Another special guest speaker who graced this... continue reading.
Growing Housing Insecurity Needs Advocacy at State and National Level
By Dennis Archambault If education and housing security are factors affecting health, the increasing numbers of families facing homelessness are experiencing double jeopardy. A brief reference in a Detroit... continue reading.
Anxiety Screening in the Primary Care Setting Advances Integrated Health
By Dennis Archambault Many have referred to this period as the “age of anxiety” and “future shock.” Coming out of the coronavirus pandemic, amid domestic and international disruption and... continue reading.