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
We are partnering with the League of Women Voters to hold voter registration drives. See below for the dates, times, and locations of these events. Tuesday, October 6th Montcalm Area Health Center 12:00 pm – 3:00 pm Parking lot Wednesday, October 7th Heart of the City Health Center 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm South entrance Read More
Women’s Lifestyle, September 11, 2020 – The September edition celebrates those who promote, embody, and encourage the inclusion of women. We are proud to partner with the Grand Rapids Chamber to elevate the voices and visibility of those being recognized at the 31st Annual ATHENA Awards Celebration, on September 24th. Visit: grandrapids.org for tickets. To see Women’s Lifestyle full September edition featuring Read More
MiBiz, September 13, 2020 — The Grand Rapids Area Chamber of Commerce’s annual Athena Award was created in 1989 to recognize professional excellence, community service and assistance to women for helping attain professional leadership skills. This year’s winner is Tasha Blackmon, who has served three years as president and CEO of Grand Rapids-based Cherry Health, the Read More
The fourth annual West Michigan Woman Brilliance Awards took place September 9, 2020, at Egypt Valley Country Club. The free live-streamed event celebrated trailblazers, innovators, mentors and more. Today, we highlight the top honorees, including the 2020 Woman of the Year—Tasha Blackmon, Chief Executive Officer, Cherry Health. Brilliant Woman of the Year | Tasha Blackmon Brilliant Tenacity Read More
