August 19, 2025
By Neha Chava As a medical student in Detroit, I have learned that a community being underserved is not just having a lack of access to affordable healthcare or...
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August 13, 2025
By Dennis Archambault Whether incidents of trauma are increasing, or whether our awareness of trauma is increasing – or both – is a matter of professional discussion. What is...
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August 6, 2025
By Dennis Archambault Medical debt is a problem that plagues low-income households struggling to “stay afloat.” It is a major contributing cause of poverty, and some argue that it...
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August 5, 2025
Above: Martese Trotter, 3rd grade student at Hope Academy By Dennis Archambault Fifteen years ago, President Obama established a Task Force on Childhood Obesity, and First Lady Michele Obama...
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July 22, 2025
By Dennis Archambault It’s not about politics, it’s about principle, notes James Bell III, assistant administrator for the Michigan Health and Human Services. As a health equity thought leader,...
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July 21, 2025
By Dennis Archambault The journey to a career in medicine requires a lot of help along the way. Often that help comes from peers who are well into that...
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July 21, 2025
Leading often leads to opportunity. That’s how Angela Eke-Usim, M.D., concluded her psychiatry residency at Authority Health. As a resident, she was accepted into the Leadership Fellowship program...
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July 18, 2025
By Dennis Archambault It goes without saying that eviction is a stressful, disruptive experience for anyone. Housing insecurity has been known as a social determinant of health, but how...
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June 17, 2025
By Dennis Archambault When Dr. Sherry Li was young, she was healthy and didn’t visit a pediatrician often. However, she developed a mild, persistent cough while playing. She was...
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April 29, 2025
Authority Health’s Finance Director, Neha Kasalkar, began her journey toward a healthy diet with some early challenges. As a baby, her milk was sweetened to make it more palatable,...
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April 28, 2025
By Dennis Archambault The growing awareness of the correlation between poor nutrition and chronic disease has been evident at the community health level for years. However, policy and funding...
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April 28, 2025
By Dennis Archambault In the face of conflicting messages regarding the value and safety of vaccines, parents appear to be struggling to sort through the misinformation pervading social media...
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