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Continuing the Fight Against HIV/AIDS – World AIDS Day 2020

December 1 is World AIDS Day, a day for the world to unite and continue the fight against HIV and AIDS.  It is a time to inform the public of… Read More

Protect yourself from the flu!

The 2020-2021 flu season is already underway and one of the most important things a person can do to protect themselves and others from the Influenza (flu) this season is… Read More

Healthy Literacy Month

What is health literacy According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Health Literacy is the degree to which an individual has the capacity to obtain, communicate, process, and… Read More

September 30th: Women’s Health & Fitness Day

September 30th marks National Women’s Health & Fitness Day, a day highlighting the importance of regular physical activity and health awareness among women.  Now is the perfect time to encourage… Read More

Looking to Reopening

Michiganders have been anxiously anticipating the reopening of Michigan so they may resume their normal lives. Recently, Governor Whitmer announced her MI Safe Start Plan. This plan includes six phases… Read More

COVID-19 FAQs

What is COVID-19? Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a respiratory illness that can spread from person to person. It is caused by a coronavirus called SARS-CoV-2. Coronaviruses are a large… Read More

Stress and Coping during COVID-19

The outbreak of Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) may be stressful for people. Fear and anxiety about a disease can be overwhelming and cause strong emotions in adults and children. Coping… Read More

Benefits of the Flu Vaccine

Once again, it’s flu season. During the 2018-2019 flu season, approximately 49 percent of the US population chose to get a flu vaccine and this prevented an estimated: 4.4 million… Read More

Project Fresh

The Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program (FMNP) is known in Michigan as Project FRESH and administrated by the WIC (Women, Infants, and Children) program. WIC Project FRESH helps to provide healthy… Read More

Back to School… Already?

It’s almost that time again… back to school. A time where parents rejoice at the thought of sending their kids back to school and teachers dream of receiving them with… Read More