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Michigan’s healthcare disparities stark for Black residents, study finds

Michigan’s healthcare disparities stark for Black residents, study finds

by Eleanore Catolico | Apr 19, 2024 | Health Equity

Michigan has more severe racial disparities in its health care system than other Great Lakes states, with Black residents experiencing the poorest outcomes, a new national analysis shows.  In a scorecard released Thursday by the Commonwealth Fund, Michigan placed 29th...
How New York ranks in U.S. racial health disparities

How New York ranks in U.S. racial health disparities

by Eleanore Catolico | Apr 18, 2024 | Health Equity

New York was among six states found to have better-than-average health care system performance among all racial or ethnic groups. (Shutterstock) New York has less severe racial and ethnic health inequities than other Mid-Atlantic states, yet, even so, a new analysis...
Art therapy helps family caregivers cope with challenging times

Art therapy helps family caregivers cope with challenging times

by Eleanore Catolico | Mar 5, 2024 | Caregiving

For Michelle McBurney, healing starts with a scribble.  Quiet and determined, the 41-year-old caregiver draws thick, swirling lines onto a piece of paper—a form of meditation. The sketch resembles veins protruding from flexed muscles.  “This is just helping...
Music cafe lifts dementia patients and caregivers as recollections dim

Music cafe lifts dementia patients and caregivers as recollections dim

by Eleanore Catolico | Feb 12, 2024 | Caregiving

Florence Kollatz takes photos of Kristen Dixon and her grandmother, Jeanne Corby, at the Musical Memories Cafe at the West Falls Center for the Arts. Kollatz, 82, walks around to each table, greeting friends old and new, snapping images with her cellphone. At the next...
Whitmer calls for $5,000 tax credit for caregivers. Will it help those who need it the most?

Whitmer calls for $5,000 tax credit for caregivers. Will it help those who need it the most?

by Eleanore Catolico | Jan 24, 2024 | Caregiving

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is expected to provide further details on the cost to the state program and who would qualify during her Feb. 7 budget presentation to the Legislature for the fiscal year that begins Oct. 1. (Kate Kildee / The Detroit News) Gov. Gretchen Whitmer...
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