Health Department of Northwest Michigan

Funds will support staff positions to transport local fruits and vegetables from area farms.

The effort is a response to debates and infighting over grant-funded programs among the board for the Health Department of Northwest Michigan.

Practically every seat was full as the Health Department of Northwest Michigan congregated for its monthly board meeting.

This week, we hear about trouble on the board of the Health Department of Northwest Michigan, and we learn about how some local lake sturgeon have bodyguards.

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.

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.

The leader of a northern Michigan health department has filed a complaint with the state Attorney General against her own Board of Health.

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.

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.

UPDATE: Traverse City Area Public Schools' middle and high schools will continue with virtual learning the week of April 12, following a school board…