Tips to support a loved one living with heart failure
PHOTO SOURCE: (c) kali9 / Getty Images (StatePoint) Heart failure is a chronic condition in which the heart cannot pump as it should and is...
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Know your kidneys-how to prevent and manage kidney disease
Photo courtesy of Getty Images (Family Features) You may not think much about your kidneys unless there’s a problem, but they play a vital role...
Additional February emergency food assistance benefits related to pandemic to be issued
LANSING, Mich. – All Michigan families who are eligible for food assistance benefits are receiving an additional monthly payment in February in response to the...
Genesee County Health Department Update on Public Health Orders and School Guidance
As COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations continue to decline in Genesee County and throughout the state, the Genesee County Health Department (GCHD) is updating its mask...
Who is eligible for an extra dose of COVID-19/5-17
Question: Who is eligible for an extra dose of COVID-19 vaccine in the 5-17 age group? Answer: For those 5-17 who have completed their vaccine series...
Who’s eligible for an extra dose of COVID-19 vaccine 18+
Questions and Answers Question: If I am 18+, got the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine and am moderately to severely immunocompromised am I eligible for an extra...
Snow shoveling causes cardiovascular failure
FLINT, MI – With the impending heavy snow fall set to arrive tonight, we know the shoveling and clean up won’t be far behind. That...
Flint/Genesee County 5-12 grade students invited to write essay about current health/COVID-19 impact
FLINT – Genesee Health Plan (GHP) announced it is accepting entries for its Seventh Annual Health Heritage Essay Contest. Sovita Credit Union is the contest sponsor, which is open to all Flint and Genesee County students in grades 5-12,...
Local couple find immense value in being vaccinated and boosted
Featured photo-Photo credit: Sylvia Jones Written by Tanya Terry Christel Drew and Bernard Drew are a local couple who have no regrets about getting vaccinated,...
Fight stress during uncertain times by volunteering in your community
(StatePoint) New research suggests that Americans are volunteering to give back to their communities and fight stress during uncertain times. A recent KEEN/Harris Poll Survey...