Michigan News
News stories from the past 60 days.
Jul 23, 2024 - Highlights two programs created by the Michigan State University College of Human Medicine to address physician shortages in rural Michigan. Describes how the programs - in which students spend the last two years of medical school at sites in rural northern Michigan - offer students hands-on experiences with patients and exposure to life in a rural community.
Source: Michigan State University College of Human Medicine
Jul 10, 2024 - A new telehealth study done by the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians and Connected Nation Michigan provides insights into how tribal members use telehealth, what barriers exist, and attitudes toward telehealth. The study identifies ways tribal health clinics can expand telehealth efforts, identifies unmet demand, and addresses concerns that may prevent tribe members from adopting telehealth services.
Source: Connected Nation
Jul 10, 2024 - Announces funding awarded to the Full Plates Full Potential program in Maine and the Illinois Public Health Institute. The Maine program will help schools overcome the barriers to purchasing Maine-based foods for their school meal programs, and the Illinois grant will support the Lake Michigan Region School Food System, which includes Illinois, Indiana, Michigan and Wisconsin.
Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture
Jul 9, 2024 - Northern Michigan University in Marquette will study the feasibility of developing and sustaining a dental hygiene education program to meet workforce needs and enhance oral health services for residents of the Upper Peninsula. The study will be funded by a $71,500 grant from the Delta Dental Foundation.
Source: Radio Results Network
Jun 25, 2024 - Outlines new bird flu resources from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, including a hotline available in English, Spanish, and Haitian-Creole. Notes that two cases of bird flu have been confirmed in Michigan dairy workers this year.
Source: Michigan Advance
Jun 7, 2024 - Discusses the expansion of the Rural Readiness Program in Michigan to include the Rural Readiness Network. Rural Readiness Network aims to assist rural communities with applications for federal funds for infrastructure, jobs, and more.
Source: The 'Gander
Related funding:
Michigan Rural Readiness Network
Last Updated: 7/24/2024