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Prescribing Fresh Produce in the U.P.
UPword’s feature looks at the U.P. Food as Medicine program and other local efforts connecting residents to fresh, nutritious food as part of their health care.
SHF Breast Health Fund Featured on My UP Now
A breast cancer diagnosis brings financial strain alongside the medical challenges. Copays, deductibles, and travel to treatment outside the area can quickly add up, even for people with insurance. This Breast Cancer Awareness Month, My UP Now featured the Superior Health Foundation Breast Health Fund.
Manoomin as Medicine Initiative Receives Grant Funding
A $13,800 grant from the Superior Health Foundation will help support Northern Michigan University's Manoomin as Medicine Initiative. Led by NMU's Office of Opportunity, Empowerment and People, the initiative will focus on community outreach, local revitalization of wild rice or “manoomin” beds, monitoring watersheds and working on youth-centered projects in conjunction with a number of partners.
UP organizations convene around programs to improve care for aging adults
MARQUETTE, Mich. (WLUC) - U.P. organizations shared new initiatives to improve care for aging adults in the region. The Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Foundation, Superior Health Foundation and Michigan Health Endowment Fund held the “Investing in the Health of the Upper Peninsula Grantee Convening” event in Marquette.
Play Therapy Room Gives Escanaba Children a New Way to Heal
For Delta County families, finding a mental health provider who specializes in treating children and accepts Medicaid can be very difficult. Pathways Community Mental Health is working to close that gap.