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Officials overseeing the University of Michigan's Ypsilanti Health Center plan to move operations downtown by the end of the year. Not only will it more than triple their square footage and allow for more specialty care, but it could spawn further partnerships and entrepreneurial enterprises to boost economic development in Ypsilanti. Rylee Barnsdale talks with Concentrate Media reporter Sarah Rigg about the certainties and possibilities.
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Michigan could soon require a license to practice medical nutrition therapy. As Colin Jackson reports, that’s under a bill heading for the governor.
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The department will now tackle improving access to mental health resources, health care and health food. WEMU's Taylor Bowie has more.
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Residents at the Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine, or WMed, are becoming the latest in the state to vote to unionize. Colin Jackson has more.
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Studies show that integrated, whole person care provides better health outcomes than traditional medical practices. The Hope Clinic in Ypsilanti has provided such care for many residents who struggle with health and their finances. The Hope Clinic's behavioral health manager, Julie Payne, discusses whole-person treatment services with Rylee Barnsdale.
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March is Women’s History Month, and each week on "Washtenaw United," we’ll bring you a different story highlighting the amazing accomplishments and progress being led by women and organizations in our community. This week, WEMU's David Fair talks with Alfreda Rooks. She is director of community health at Michigan Medicine and is being honored as the United Way for Southeastern Michigan's Washtenaw County Woman of the Year.
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There are a number of health care issues we are dealing with: lack of affordable service for the uninsured, lack of affordable health insurance, inadequate adolescent health care and health education and a lack of people of color as health care providers. The Corner Health Center in Ypsilanti is specifically designed to address those issues. WEMU's David Fair spoke with the center’s executive director, Alex Plum, to find out what is working and what more needs to be done.
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State officials are calling for legislative action following a data breach impacting around 1 million southeast Michigan residents. WEMU’s Taylor Bowie has more on how officials are looking to prevent future breaches.
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An additional 1,300 healthcare employees at Michigan Medicine have joined a union for health professionals. WEMU’s Taylor Bowie reports.
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A bill repealing a requirement for Michiganders to purchase abortion coverage through a separate health insurance rider was signed into law Monday. Colin Jackson has more.