McLaren Flint’s Trauma Program to host free fall prevention fair September 7
FLINT, Mich. — In honor of Fall Prevention Awareness Month in September, McLaren Flint’s Trauma Program will be hosting its Fall Prevention Fair from 10...
Category : Health and Wellness
Are you all caught up? Adult vaccines you need
Written by Dr Aisha Harris Are you over 18 years old? Well, there are still vaccines that are recommended for you. Not just the flu...
Hope Squad suicide prevention training being implemented to help serious situation in area
Written by Tanya Terry According to the CDC, in 2021, suicide was the second leading cause of death for people ages 10-14 and 20-34. It was...
COVID immunization updates
Featured photo: Kathy Wolfe, RN, administers a COVID-19 vaccine to Jowanne Carrigan. Photo by L. M. Land Written by L. M. Land On August 11,...
Stay up to date with your COVID vaccine
COVID vaccines work well to prevent severe illness, hospitalization, and death from COVID. Stay up to date with your COVID vaccine to get the most...
How to help keep your child safe and healthy this school year
PHOTO CAPTION: American Medical Association President Jesse M. Ehrenfeld, M.D., and his son Ethan. (StatePoint) As students return to classrooms, doctors say that it’s important...
‘The Cancer Patient’s Journey: What You Need to Know’ symposium to take place September 9
The Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, in partnership with the Karmanos Cancer Advocacy Program (KCAP), Karmanos Cancer Network and McLaren Health Care, will host the...
Legionnaires’ disease and warm weather
As summer continues, the Genesee County Health Department (GCHD) reminds residents of the ongoing risk of Legionnaires’ Disease (LD). Although exposure can occur at any...
Mental health needs of the BIPOC community continue to be addressed in August and beyond
Featured photo: Mama Sol, of Flint, who advocates for mental health for the BIPOC community Written by Tanya Terry A mountain can’t be climbed without...
Keeping up with COVID in Genesee County
Image by Egonetix_xyz from Pixabay By L.M. Land Recent Genesee County statistics show that few people have the most recent COVID bivalent booster shots. Non-hispanic (NH) Black residents...