As cases continue to rise, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) has activated the Community Health Emergency Coordination Center (CHECC) to coordinate the response of the multiple jurisdictions involved in the hepatitis A outbreak. “To help coordinate Michigan’s response to the hepatitis A outbreak, we are opening the Community Health Emergency Coordination […]
The Detroit Health Department’s announcement that it is investigating two separate cases of Hepatitis A should serve as a reminder to Detroiters that the Hepatitis A warnings are real and should be heeded. The first case is in connection with a Detroit resident who works at Firewater Bar and Grill located at 107 E. Milwaukee. The […]
Osborn is a neighborhood on the rise. The community, which lies on the northeast side of Detroit, has seen its fair share of challenges but knows how to get down to the business at hand: improving the neighborhoods for businesses and residents alike. This past Tuesday night, an organization at the heart of that neighborhood, […]
Jenine Walker, 57, said while she had battled depression for decades, when she came to Central City Integrated Health (CCIH) for services 17 years ago, she was about as “down” as she could be. “I had lost my job and was left without insurance and was out of medicine.” Walker was dubious about what CCIH […]
Don’t be surprised if you find a bag on your doorstep on Saturday, November 4. It’s a Scouting for Food bag put there by area Boy Scouts and Girls Scouts who are partnering to collect more than 250,000 pounds of food November 4-11. It’s part of their third annual “Scouting for Food” drive to […]
Dan Gilbert has spent well over $3 billion on buildings in the Motor City the past several years, with bigger plans ahead. That from Matt Cullen principal of Gilbert’s Rock Ventures who appeared with Carol Cain, senior producer and host of CBS Channel 62’s “Michigan Matters,” who talked about the game plan. Matt Cullen, principal […]
It was called the fight of the century but it was so much more. Seventy nine years agothe boxing match between American and Detroiter Joe Louis and German boxing champion Max Schmeling had cultural, racial and political ramifications. In those days many white Americans were not thrilled a black man was the heavyweight champion.When Louis […]
The risks of contracting hepatitis A are still high, and possibly getting higher. That according to an announcement released today by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS). Those with the highest risk factor: men having sexual contact with other men, or MSM. But they are not the only individuals at risk. Women […]
Detroit-based nonprofit Southwest Housing Solutions received an Honorable Mention for pioneering work in sustainable innovation last week during the Governor’s Energy Excellence Awards, hosted on the river at The Port of Detroit. The event was attended by Governor Rick Snyder, who also recognized fellow Detroiters Saunteel Jenkins, the CEO of the THAW Fund and Carla […]
At the North End Christian CDC, outside a hoophouse in Detroit’s North End, Kimberly Hill-Knott recounted the origins of the Detroit Climate Action Collaborative, or DCAC, in 2011. At the time, the dialogue surrounding sustainability was eclipsed by bigger questions about the future of the city itself. “Bankruptcy was looming, the threat of the appointment […]