January 29, 2024
By Dennis Archambault As a young religious minister, Albert Schweitzer told his congregation in the early 20th century that he was leaving his church to study medicine and use...
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January 29, 2024
By Dennis Archambault The World Health Organization believes a healthy community is not defined merely by health status. It is a process of improving health. The “built environment” or...
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January 29, 2024
By Dennis Archambault I discovered the art and science of soup years ago when I was first experimenting with serious cooking on a low budget. As I wrote in...
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January 29, 2024
By Dennis Archambault As we have seen with Medicaid redetermination, the administrative process is responsible for a majority of failed redetermination efforts. Navigation is key to maintaining Medicaid coverage,...
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January 29, 2024
By Dennis Archambault The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid announced that 21.3 million people selected an Affordable Care Act Health Insurance Marketplace plan during the 2024 Open Enrollment Period....
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January 11, 2024
By Rep. Julie Rogers, D-Kalamazoo – Chair, House Health Policy Committee (guest commentator) Over the past 13 years, the people of Michigan have benefited from the Affordable Care Act...
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January 9, 2024
“The youth in the community are a vital resource that must be protected, nourished. and loved.” – Excerpts from Claire Hawthorne’s essay on humanitarianism. CLAIRE HAWTHORNE is a Michigan...
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December 13, 2023
By Dennis Archambault Dr. Robert Graham, a physician and chef, noted in a recent Detroit News commentary that “over the last 50 years, food has become more accessible than...
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December 13, 2023
By Dennis Archambault For an increasing number of older adults, the financial struggle to stay healthy, housed, and fed is becoming a silent, invisible crisis. Health care costs/debt are...
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November 25, 2023
By Dennis Archambault A troubling report about the significant decline in the life expectancy of American men has raised the urgency of more effective men’s health education and promotion....
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November 24, 2023
By Dennis Archambault “Hope is a verb with the sleeves rolled up.” This saying gives definition to an otherwise passive ideal. It’s actionable, and arguably a prerequisite for change....
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November 24, 2023
Above: Dr. Ira Land Healthy kids learn better. It’s a simple, common-sense idea which was referenced by several speakers at the dedication of the Ira Land Family Health Center...
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