Grand Rapids Business Journal
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A business leader has an opportunity to be a community leader. A community leader has the ability to transform into a community trustee. A community trustee, coined by the Grand Rapids Chamber Leadership Grand Rapids (LGR) program, is someone who passionately works to create great community for all, through their decisions, actions and influence. They embrace the ideals of pluralism, diversity, advocacy and the responsibility of social capital while remaining committed to continuously learn, connect and lead.
Since its inception in 1986 Leadership Grand Rapids has cultivated over 1,000 community trustees that have brought together cross-sector leaders from diverse communities, industries and viewpoints in order to build strong relationships. This 10-month program is extremely powerful, as it tackles relevant, provocative and often divergent content in order to carve tangible pathways to change. While enga
More than 136K COVID-19 vaccine doses administered so far in Kent County
Updated Feb 19, 2021;
Posted Feb 19, 2021
Vaccination area inside the COVID-19 vaccination clinic at DeVos Place in downtown Grand Rapids on Monday, Feb. 15, 2021. The clinic, serving those who are eligible to receive the vaccine, opened as part of a partnership between the Kent County Health Department, Spectrum Health and Mercy Health Saint Mary s. (Cory Morse | MLive.com)Cory Morse | MLive.com
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GRAND RAPIDS, MI About 86,000 people have received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine in Kent County, according to health officials.
Health data shows 50,261 have received two doses for full vaccination. Since last week, between Feb. 11 and Feb. 18, about 25,000 doses were administered across the county.
GRAAHI appoints 17-member advisory council
Courtesy GRAAHI
The Grand Rapids African American Health Institute is now aided by a consultative council intent on growing the nonprofit organization in fighting racial and ethnic health care disparities in West Michigan.
CEO Vanessa Greene formed a group of 17 people to GRAAHI’s newly formed advisory council. The diverse group is drawn from all sectors to tackle deeply rooted issues in the local Black and Latinx communities to achieve healthier outcomes, she said.
The advisory council is chaired by Ken James, director of inclusion for the Grand Rapids Area Chamber of Commerce, and Leon Hendrix, communications lead for Spectrum Health.