WOOD TV 8, April 5, 2021 – Cherry Health is partnering with Mel Trotter and Degage ministries to provide a walk-in vaccine clinic for homeless individuals. The clinic, that will be open every other Monday, is putting the priority on people who have more barriers in the way of healthcare. Read more here>
WZZM 13, March 29, 2021 – The Grand Rapids Public Museum (GRPM) is partnering with Cherry Health – Westside Health Center to host the EatPlayGrow program, which uses an evidence-based curriculum to teach young children, typically under the age of five, and their caregivers about nutrition and healthy habits. Read more here>
Wood TV 8, March 10, 2021 – Dégagé Ministries in Grand Rapids hosted a vaccination clinic Wednesday for those who are homeless, immunizing more than two dozen people. Staff at Dégagé say it wouldn’t have been possible without the help of Cherry Health, which reached out to offer the vaccines. Read more here>
Fox 17, March 10, 2021 — Members of the men’s transitional housing program at Exodus Place had an opportunity to receive the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine through Cherry Health’s mobile vaccination unit. Read more here>
WKTV Journal, February 11, 2021 – The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services announced early this month that the state plans to offer a voluntary COVID-19 school-based testing program to provide weekly tests to educators with the “goal of having all Michigan school districts offer an in-person learning option for students by March 1.” Read More
Fox 17, January 19, 2021 – A health system in West Michigan is playing a key role in a COVID-19 vaccine candidate that expects to apply for emergency use authorization from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration by the end of the month. Read more here>
Fox 17, December 3, 2020 – Eric Hudson is the orchestra teacher at East Kentwood High School and one of about 60,000 participants in Phase 3 of Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies’ COVID-19 vaccine trial. Read more here>
Mlive, December 9, 2020 – Calling it a way to open up a conversation with the Black community in Grand Rapids, a virtual community forum brought together health leaders and community members focused on the coronavirus pandemic. Read more here>
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Oct. 30, 2020 – Cherry Health will be a testing site for the Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson’s Phase 3 clinical research study, ENSEMBLE trial, to evaluate the safety and efficacy of the Janssen’s investigational COVID-19 vaccine candidate, JNJ-78436735, also known as Ad26.COV2.S. The Phase 3 randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical Read More
September 24, 2020 – The U.S. Health Services and Resource Administration (HRSA) recently announced that Quality Improvement Awards (QIA’s) have been awarded to 1,318 health centers across nearly all U.S. states, territories and the District of Columbia. Funded by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), health centers will use these awards to improve the quality, efficiency, and Read More
