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LANSING – Rural Michigan residents who suffer from a chronic illness that requires specialized treatment may have to drive hours to receive care.

LANSING — Steve Hall used to call public health “the invisible profession.”

The State of Michigan’s public health system recently celebrated its sesquicentennial: 150 years in service to Michiganders. To mark the occasion, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services has shared a nice collection of sesquicentennial i

Q&A with Norm Hess, executive director of the Michigan Association for Local Public Health.

Michigan Alliance for Local Public Health advocates for policies, initiatives, and collaborations that build health across the state and individually through trainings and workforce assistance.

Tensions between the health department and Ottawa Impact continue, but this time with much higher stakes.

Tensions between the health department and Ottawa Impact continue, but this time with much higher stakes.

From an emphasis on reproductive rights, maternal care and mental health to millions of dollars aimed at tackling racial disparities, funding public health and increasing wages for health care …

Michigan Democrats are taking another pass at introducing a statewide septic code, continuing a decades-long effort in the Legislature. Despite the issue’s bipartisan history, Michigan remains the …