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Creating community and pride within the design scene in West Michigan

The design scene has grown organically in West Michigan over the past decade. Design industry contributors have continued to help in the rise of the design scene since the COVID pandemic, and more social events for designers in the region are coming up.

Dr. Hank Paulson is a neurologist at University of Michigan Health and director of the Michigan Alzheimer’s Disease Center.
PODCAST: Inside the rapidly expanding field of dementia research

One of the most frustrating and scary things about dementia is that we still know breathtakingly little about it. But the medical community in Michigan, as in the rest of the U.S., is currently working at unprecedented speed to change that.

Sensory rooms in doctor’s offices can improve the experience for ASD families.
Corner Health sensory room makes accessing healthcare easier for people living with autism

For people on the autism spectrum, simple healthcare tasks such as routine vaccinations or annual check-ups can be a challenge. Sensory rooms are one way to overcome that challenge.

Judy Crockett, outpatient therapist, North Country Community Mental Health
Michigan’s tribal community has specific mental health needs, many stemming from historical trauma

MI Mental Health spoke with North Country Community Mental Health Outpatient Therapist Judy Crockett on the importance of addressing the unique needs of Michigan’s tribal communities. 

Elizabeth Wygant and Kimberly Armstrong
Peer support specialists’ lived experience helps those they serve

Peer support specialists provide Summit Pointe clients with hope through sharing personal stories of recovery.

SOCIAL Program volunteers Keen Parra and Brooklynn Wilton with their client, Tammirah, at center.
Student volunteers relieve caregivers and build intergenerational friendships through new program

Students are connecting with, caring for, and learning from older adults through a new intergenerational program that also addresses Michigan’s caregiver shortage.

Staff and board members of the Park Theatre participated in a hands-only CPR class earlier this year as part of the Heart Safe Holland initiative.
Where arts and community intersect, Park Theatre joins Heart Safe Holland initiative

Community means taking care of each other. For the staff at Holland's Park Theatre, that meant taking a CPR class as part of the Heart Safe Holland initiative.

The Muskegon County Bicycling Coalition has a lot of cycling-friendly projects in the works, including piloting a new program: bike libraries.
Muskegon County Bicycling Coalition expands mission, sets up bike library

The Muskegon County Bicycling Coalition has a lot of cycling-friendly projects in the works, including piloting a new program: bike libraries.

The treatment uses ultrasound and radio wave technology. (Holland Hospital)
Holland Hospital first in West Michigan to offer a new noninvasive procedure

Holland Hospital is the first facility in West Michigan to offer a new noninvasive uterine fibroid procedure. The treatment uses ultrasound and radio wave technology.

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Advocating for STEAM opportunities this summer in West and SW Michigan

Throughout our region, supporting STEAM’D (science, technology, engineering, art, math and design) is the focus of organizations and programs that are working to encourage the next generation to pursue opportunities within these industries.

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