Oakland County leaders give voters bad directions on RTA

Oakland County leaders give voters bad directions on RTA

“Transit myths,” Deputy Oakland County Executive Gerald Poisson’s recent guest column in the Daily Tribune, excoriating Warren Evans’ regional transit millage proposal, raises some interesting questions – and should raise some eyebrows when we consider Southeast Michigan’s future. Poisson mocks the idea of spending money on transit, as his boss L. Brooks Patterson has in […]

MDHHS activates Community Health Emergency Coordination Center in response to hepatitis A outbreak

MDHHS activates Community Health Emergency Coordination Center in response to hepatitis A outbreak

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 […]

Hepatitis A cases increase, particularly among men

Hepatitis A cases increase, particularly among men

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 […]