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Health Officer Lisa Peacock resigned as the health officer for six counties in northern Michigan, citing a hostile workplace environment created by her board of health.
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Lisa Peacock's last day will be April 29, 2022, per her 60 days' notice requirement. She said she is willing to negotiate an earlier departure with the local health board.
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The leader of a northern Michigan health department has filed a complaint with the state Attorney General against her own Board of Health.
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The region’s percent positivity rate, at 15%, surpasses last December’s surge and is significantly higher than what is being reported across the state.
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As northern Michigan schools start up in a few weeks, local health departments say the pandemic has added to the need for increased youth mental health services.
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Northern Michigan schools and sports teams buck state requests for 2-week pause, will meet in-personUPDATE: Traverse City Area Public Schools' middle and high schools will continue with virtual learning the week of April 12, following a school board…
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Michigan is in the throes of the worst COVID surge in the nation. For the second straight day, the state is reporting more than 6,000 new cases.The rapid…
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Public health officials say the positivity rate, hospitalizations and new Covid cases are all trending downward.Current cases are close to where they were…
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The number of new coronavirus cases reported in northern lower Michigan appears to be falling, after surging to record highs last month. But public health…
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Northwest lower Michigan is seeing a rapid rise in the number of COVID cases. Until recently, the region has largely avoided COVID spikes.But as…