Tag Archive: childrens health

Open letter to the #Michigan Legislature regarding the School Aid Budget

September 24, 2025

Note: 📓 Child and Adolescent Health Centers are an essential component of the primary care system, particularly for children who do not have pediatricians. #AuthorityHealth sponsors two school-based health... continue reading.

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Rx Kids begins to demonstrate return on social investment

September 23, 2025

By Dennis Archambault Often an idea is sparked by persistent observation: Low-income pregnant women tend to have poorer maternal health outcomes than society at large. What if we provide... continue reading.

Vision health is an essential component of holistic wellbeing

September 17, 2025

By Ambika Salwan Public health has always inspired me because it gets to the root of health by preventing illness, promoting well-being, and creating healthier environments for whole communities.... continue reading.

How Climate Change is Exacerbating Asthma for Children in Detroit

September 2, 2025

By Shawn Kaura Climate change is exactly what it sounds like- an ever-changing phenomenon that is ruled both by the wrath of nature as well as of man.... continue reading.

Bridging the Gap in Maternal Health

August 20, 2025

By Manal Alzubaidy In Dearborn, Michigan, many expecting and new mothers face a quiet but persistent challenge: accessing the care and support they need for a healthy pregnancy... continue reading.

Irony abounds on the anniversary of the ‘Let’s Move’ campaign

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... continue reading.

Authority Health resident honored by his medical school, publishes children’s book

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... continue reading.

Authority Health Pediatrics resident promotes healthy relationships with children

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... continue reading.

British researchers call for greater systemic approach to address childhood obesity

February 19, 2025

By Dennis Archambault For over a decade professionals from health and human service agencies, academia, and other private sector organizations have networked through the MOTION Coalition, hosted by Authority... continue reading.

Something good has come from the COVID pandemic

January 9, 2025

By Dennis Archambault A surprisingly positive outcome seems to have occurred as a result of the coronavirus pandemic: Substance use by youth has remained significantly diminished, despite the return... continue reading.

Afterschool offers added education and lifestyle enrichment for students

November 4, 2024

By Dennis Archambault The after-school hours are fertile periods for additional learning, including health literacy. The leaders of the Skillman, Mott, and Ralph C. Wilson, Jr., foundations, in a... continue reading.

Yoga Day at Hope Family Health Center

October 13, 2024

By Artina Dozier-Gage AUDRIA Mixon, Clinical Practice Manager and Chantal Mattar, Nurse Practitioner, both members of the team at Hope Family Health Center located in side of Hope Academy... continue reading.

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