April 10, 2019 (GRBJ) – A national association has rated a large group of organizations among the best places to work in the region. The National Association of Business Resources, or NABR, based in Warren, will honor 158 employers at West Michigan’s Best and Brightest Companies to Work For awards banquet on May 7 from Read More
February 22, 2019 (Grand Rapids Business Journal) – February is National Children’s Dental Health Month, which serves as a time each year for dentists and health care providers to highlight the importance of good oral health for children, their parents and caregivers, educators, communities and beyond. Last year, more than 1 in 3 Head Start Read More
February 7, 2019 (WZZM13) Qualifying individuals and families with a household income of $55,000 or less, can get their taxes prepped and filed for free. IRS trained and certified volunteers can help individuals and families receive their returns and Earned Income Tax Credit. This event is part of the Kent County Tax Credit Collation (KCTCC) Read More
February 4, 2019 (Washington D.C.) – U.S. Senators Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Ranking Member of the Health Subcommittee of the Senate Finance Committee, and Gary Peters (D-MI) today announced seven school-based health centers in Michigan will receive $696,861 from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). This funding will Read More
January 18, 2019 (FOX17) – Brett Gingrich, PharmD, Director of Pharmacy Services, shares tips on how to avoid the flu this season. Read more >
January 11, 2019 (MLIVE) – Gov. Rick Snyder recently signed legislation designating $31.3 million for School Mental Health and Support Services within the K-12 budget. Advocates for children say years of lobbying and advocacy finally paid off in December. School leaders say every year they try to meet the growing needs of students with mental, Read More
December 11, 2018 (WOODTV) – You haven’t been bombarded with ads or phone calls about insurance coverage this year. That’s making health experts worried that patients won’t have the coverage they need. “The information just isn’t out there,” Analiza Mejia-Urias with Cherry Health in Grand Rapids. The agency received federal grants when the Affordable Care Read More
November 29, 2018 (Second Wave Michigan) – In December 2008, Classic Chevrolet shuttered its location in Wyoming, just outside Grand Rapids. The huge building stood empty. But in 2012, Cherry Health transformed the dealership’s showroom and offices into spaces for medical, behavioral health, and dental clinics, later adding a vision clinic in the former service Read More
November 14, 2018 (Greenville Daily News) – The Montcalm Youth Wellness Committee strongly believes in that idea, as they want all middle and high school students to be aware of the dangers that substances like alcohol, marijuana, cigarettes and prescription drugs can hold. During the Lakeview Community Schools Board of Education meeting on Monday evening, Read More
November 13, 2018 (Grand Rapids, MI) – As the largest Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) in Michigan, Cherry Health serves over 80,000 patients annually, many of whom are legal immigrants. The public charge proposal announced by the Administration is cause for profound concern for us, and FQHCs across the nation and the 28 million patients they Read More