community health

The Health Department of Northwest Michigan continues to defend itself in three lawsuits stemming from mask mandates and restrictions on large gatherings.

During a Antrim County Board of Commissioners meeting on last Thursday, on Jan. 18, the board’s chairman, Terry VanAlstine, removed Rubingh from his role and replaced him with himself.

The health system announced today that Gar Atchison will become president and CEO of its operation in Petoskey.

For the past several weeks, a group called Friends of Hiland Cottage Hospice has been gathering community support for the inpatient facility located at 1 Hiland Drive.

Hiland Cottage is owned and operated by McLaren Northern Michigan. But it was built in the early 2000s thanks to grassroots fundraising.

Residents gave more than an hour of public comment, both supporting and condemning the county’s decision to have Ginop removed from the Board of Health.

Listening sessions took place around the time the board became divided over whether to apply for a school nutrition grant from the Michigan Health Endowment Fund.

One board member from Antrim County wants his committee to review each new and existing grant. That request has, so far, only resulted in gridlock.

Unlike registered nurses, practical nurses only require a certificate rather than an associate's or bachelor's degree.

A new community wellbeing project is coming to northern lower Michigan. ‘Stories That Heal’ aims to help people heal from trauma through music and storytelling. It’s the brainchild of composer Molly Sturges.