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Culture and LanguageHealth and SafetyJuly 2023Literacy and Education
Breaking Barriers: Interpreters Enhancing Access in Healthcare, Education, and Employment
Breaking Barriers: Interpreters Enhancing Access in Healthcare, Education, and Employment

Breaking Barriers: Interpreters Enhancing Access in Healthcare, Education, and Employment

In our vibrant and culturally diverse society, effective communication plays a pivotal role in ensuring equal access to vital services and opportunities in healthcare, education, and the workforce. Addressing the challenges posed by language barriers, the Latinx...

Culture and LanguageHealth and SafetyJuly 2023Literacy and Education
Breaking Barriers: Interpreters Enhancing Access in Healthcare, Education, and Employment
Rompiendo barreras: Intérpretes mejorando el acceso en salud, educación y empleo

Rompiendo barreras: Intérpretes mejorando el acceso en salud, educación y empleo

En nuestra sociedad vibrante y culturalmente diversa, la comunicación efectiva desempeña un papel fundamental para garantizar un acceso equitativo a servicios vitales y oportunidades en salud, educación y empleo. Abordando los desafíos planteados por las barreras...

Community InfoGovernment and VotingHealth and SafetyMay 2023Michigan
Fighting for Change in the Battle Against Gun Violence
Fighting for Change in the Battle Against Gun Violence

Fighting for Change in the Battle Against Gun Violence

An interview with Lt. Governor Garlin Gilchrist II Nearly half of individuals who engaged in mass shootings (48%) leaked their plans in advance to others, according to the National Institute of Justice. The National Institute of Justice website also states of all...

City of FlintCommunity InfoHealth and SafetyMay 2023Travel
City of Flint Updates Detour Route for Saginaw Street Brick Restoration and Construction
City of Flint Updates Detour Route for Saginaw Street Brick Restoration and Construction

City of Flint Updates Detour Route for Saginaw Street Brick Restoration and Construction

Now through July 30, a segment of Saginaw Street from Court Street to Third Street will be closed for brick restoration and infrastructure upgrades. Northbound traffic will detour to Church Street and southbound traffic will detour to Beach Street. Fourth Street...

Community InfoHealth and SafetyMarch 2023UM-Flint
UM-Flint Physician Assistant Students Help to Launch Free Narcan Vending Machine
UM-Flint Physician Assistant Students Help to Launch Free Narcan Vending Machine

UM-Flint Physician Assistant Students Help to Launch Free Narcan Vending Machine

UM-Flint students Emily Barrie (left), Lauren Allen and Zehra Alghazaly worked with the Genesee Community Health Center to install a Narcan vending machine in Flint. Naloxone, the medication that reverses opioid overdoses and is delivered via the Narcan nasal...

Health and SafetyMarch 2023Michigan
Kildee Secures Millions for Mid-Michigan in 2023 Budget
Kildee Announces $11 Million in New Federal Funding Supporting Affordable Health Care in Mid-Michigan

Kildee Announces $11 Million in New Federal Funding Supporting Affordable Health Care in Mid-Michigan

Congressman Dan Kildee) announced on February 24 new federal grants to provide high-quality, affordable health care to Michigan children, families and seniors. The $11,940,869 in federal grants, awarded through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, will...

City of FlintFebruary 2023Government and VotingHealth and Safety
City of Flint, EPA, EGLE Advise Flint Residents to Continue Water Filters
City of Flint, EPA, EGLE Advise Flint Residents to Continue Water Filters

City of Flint, EPA, EGLE Advise Flint Residents to Continue Water Filters

Free water filter units and replacement cartridges are available at Flint City Hall On April 7, 2018, following the MDEQ release of water quality data, the State of Michigan announced that it would discontinue state-funded bottled water for Flint residents,...

Community InfoFamilyHealth and SafetyJanuary 2023
Genesee Health System Hosts Community Open House for New Children’s Center
Genesee Health System Hosts Community Open House for New Children’s Center

Genesee Health System Hosts Community Open House for New Children’s Center

Genesee Health System (GHS) and the Greater Flint Mental Health Facilities hosted a community open house for the new state-of-the-art Center for Children’s Integrated Services that brings comprehensive care for Flint and Genesee County children to a single...

August 2022Health and Safety
Greens 101
Greens 101

Greens 101

From Dairy Hollow House, Soup and Bread You can’t have a 'green,' the word is always plural, 'greens.' A "mess of greens" usually means you have enough! But usually that is about 1½ pounds. Chard, turnip greens, kale, collard greens, all have a distinct flavor but...

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