Abundance of agricultural resources make eating healthy easier

by Stephanie Brown, Vision Mid Michigan

Buying meat at a local grocery store or meat market can be overwhelming, if not scary. Where did that steak come from? Should it smell like that? Is this expiration date accurate?
But, mid-Michigan is fortunate to have an abundance of agricultural resources within reach to help you eat healthier.
Jerry Stutzman of Stutzman’s Butcher Shop located at [...]

CMU senior promotes health and sustainability with campus project

Two years ago, Central Michigan University senior Chris Venegas had an idea to promote health and sustainability within the CMU and local communities. Today, his idea has turned into the Campus Grow project, which focuses on an organic community garden and composting.
“Campus Grow offers our communities sustainable alternatives to the industrial food system through [...]

Walking for a cure: Hundreds expected at Gratiot County Relay for Life

by Tracy Burton, Vision Mid Michigan

Over the past 15 years, members of the Gratiot County community have collectively raised nearly $1,000,000 to support cancer research and other programs and services connected to helping those affected by cancer.
And beginning at 3 p.m. Aug. 13, hundreds more will make their way around St. Louis High School’s track and field to raise additional [...]

CMCH offers comprehensive care for cardiovascular conditions

Patients in need of diagnostic catheterization or peripheral vascular studies, and interventional procedures now have access to these services at the new Heart & Vascular Center at Central Michigan Community Hospital. CMCH’s experienced, board-certified cardiologists and specially-trained medical staff will advise patients and their families throughout the stages of diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation. The $3.7 [...]

CMU dietetics students reach out to improve lives

With one-third of Americans dealing with obesity, healthy lifestyle education is more important than ever. CMU dietetics students are reaching out to assist fellow students and members in the Central Michigan community change their lives and create healthy lifestyles.
Students in Najat Yehia’s community nutrition class have developed educational programs to implement outside of the classroom. [...]

MSU, MidMichigan Health announce new regional medical campus

MidMichigan Health and Michigan State University College of Human Medicine have agreed to establish a new regional medical campus in Midland. MSU officials say the partnership is the result of shared goals to educate medical students within a health care system that values quality and provides care to a widely dispersed city and rural community.
The [...]

At local co-op, it’s easy being green

by Brooke Adams, Vision Mid Michigan

Downtown Mount Pleasant’s Green Tree Cooperative Grocery is not your typical grocery store—and that’s a good thing.
The co-op currently has about 900 plants sprouting, using only organic or heirloom seeds along with organic soil. There is no single owner of a cooperative grocery store. Green Tree is owned by approximately 700 households in the surrounding [...]

Patient safety a top priority at mid-Michigan hospital

MidMichigan Medical Center-Midland has received a top rating for patient safety from HealthGrades, the nation’s leading healthcare rating agency, for the sixth consecutive year.
As one of only 238 hospitals to receive the HealthGrades 2010 Patient Safety Excellence Award™, the medical center also was the only Michigan hospital to receive this award six years in a row.
“The [...]

An apple a day

Students from Gladwin Junior High School and Beaverton Middle School will have the chance to learn more about their health at two Youth Health Fairs to be held in April.
In a collaborative effort by community health and safety organizations, along with the staff at MidMichigan Medical Center-Gladwin, the fairs will be held from 8 a.m. [...]

Just say ‘Omm’

by Rachel Esterline, Vision Mid Michigan

OmBodies Yoga Studio and Boutique in downtown Mount Pleasant is brightly lit in the front area with yoga mats and organic clothing available for purchase. Behind a wall, the muted lighting, candles and soft yoga music lend a sense of calmness to the people who are participating in the 5,000 year old practice of yoga [...]

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