Community Stories Health improvement efforts from around the country 4 Stories Filtered by Act on Whats Important, Health Care, Public Health, and Michigan Just Waiting to Be Asked: The Beaverton Clinic Story April 30, 2013 Adolph Presidio is a tough, resilient 93 year old with ongoing health concerns. His 20 mile monthly drive to the clinic in Harrison, MI... Read more Working Together Creatively to Make the Healthy Choice the Easy Choice September 4, 2012 Twenty years ago George Sedlacek, the Director of Community Health inMarquette County, MI, was lambasted in the local news as a “health Nazi.” Now... Read more Part II: Collaborating to Improve Health Behaviors in Genesee County, Michigan March 21, 2011 In an April 2011 Rankings in Action webinar, Kirk Smith, president and CEO of the Greater Flint Health Coalition (GFHC) commented that the 2011... Read more Focusing on Unhealthy Behaviors in Muskegon County, Michigan January 20, 2011 When the 2010 County Health Rankings were released, Muskegon County’s Healthy on the Shore coalition was already in the planning stages. But the information... Read more
Just Waiting to Be Asked: The Beaverton Clinic Story April 30, 2013 Adolph Presidio is a tough, resilient 93 year old with ongoing health concerns. His 20 mile monthly drive to the clinic in Harrison, MI... Read more
Working Together Creatively to Make the Healthy Choice the Easy Choice September 4, 2012 Twenty years ago George Sedlacek, the Director of Community Health inMarquette County, MI, was lambasted in the local news as a “health Nazi.” Now... Read more
Part II: Collaborating to Improve Health Behaviors in Genesee County, Michigan March 21, 2011 In an April 2011 Rankings in Action webinar, Kirk Smith, president and CEO of the Greater Flint Health Coalition (GFHC) commented that the 2011... Read more
Focusing on Unhealthy Behaviors in Muskegon County, Michigan January 20, 2011 When the 2010 County Health Rankings were released, Muskegon County’s Healthy on the Shore coalition was already in the planning stages. But the information... Read more