Health & Fitness

JVS Human services is halfway through a “Work from Home Success Group” seminar tailored to help people navigate challenging times. For more information on the new program, contact employmenthelp@jvshumanservices.org or call Gerard Baltrusaitis at (248) 967-0383.

Published November 20, 2020

Southfield nonprofit helps to promote healthy work-from-home life

SOUTHFIELD — While the COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread across the United States, many Americans have been displaced from their offices and forced to work from home. As nice as it sounds, being able to roll out of bed and work in your pajamas isn’t all it’s made out to be.

Abigail Tucker is able to participate in school activities after starting a new treatment for Crohn’s disease.

Published November 20, 2020

Troy Times

Teen’s Crohn’s treatment helps her keep playing music

TROY — School can be challenging enough for many young people, but having symptoms of Crohn’s disease can make it an even bigger struggle.

Published November 18, 2020

C&G Newspapers

Macomb County Health Dept. supportive of state’s three-week restrictions

MACOMB COUNTY — On Nov. 15, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services issued a new emergency order enacting a three-week “pause” of indoor gatherings and other social activities to try to curb increasing positive COVID-19 cases statewide.

Home flu shots available for older adults

Published November 10, 2020

C&G Newspapers

Oakland County Health Division offers at-home flu shots for seniors

OAKLAND COUNTY — Beverly Hills resident Marilyn Ferber, 87, who has been homebound, especially since the onslaught of the coronavirus pandemic, couldn’t fathom having to leave her house this year to receive an influenza vaccination.

Victoria McGill, left, of Royal Oak, and her 7-month-old labradoodle, Biscuit, stand beside Ellen Marshall, who coaches at Trainers Academy in Troy. Marshall wears a see-through face mask in order to help McGill lip-read.

Published October 27, 2020

Troy Times

See-through masks help local hearing-impaired woman

TROY — Victoria McGill has long visited Trainers Academy in Troy to train her pooches. Recently she took her third dog, a labradoodle named Biscuit, there for an intermediate-level class.

Health experts advise getting flu vaccine to avoid ‘twindemic’

Published October 27, 2020

Royal Oak Review

Health experts advise getting flu vaccine to avoid ‘twindemic’

ROYAL OAK — Doctors at Beaumont Health are advising that people get the flu vaccine now more than ever in order to prevent the possible double whammy of an outbreak of influenza combined with COVID-19.

Outreach program is statewide model for leaving behind anti-overdose kits, conducting wellness checks

Published October 23, 2020

C&G Newspapers

Outreach program is statewide model for leaving behind anti-overdose kits, conducting wellness checks

MACOMB COUNTY — Macomb County is setting a statewide trend when it comes to innovative approaches to prevent future overdoses.

Published October 20, 2020

C&G Newspapers

Don’t let isolation lead to stagnation

METRO DETROIT — Many of us, fortunately, have been able to avoid contracting the dangerous COVID-19 virus.

Published October 16, 2020

C&G Newspapers

Macomb County receives $2.5 million to combat opioid crisis

MACOMB COUNTY — Tens of millions of dollars were recently allocated to continue to support the opioid crisis response.

Published October 16, 2020

Sterling Heights Sentry

Police: Watch for signs of suicide in loved ones

STERLING HEIGHTS — As the end of 2020 draws nearer, the Sterling Heights Police Department is assuring the public that it is OK to seek help when thoughts about committing suicide arise.

Published October 12, 2020

C&G Newspapers

Macomb County receives $2.5 million to combat opioid crisis

MACOMB COUNTY — Tens of millions of dollars were recently allocated to continue to support the opioids crisis response.

Grady Smith, 10, and Southfield resident Jessica Carroll were able to meet for the first time via Zoom in September at the DKMS Gala. Carroll was the bone marrow donor that helped save the boy’s life.

Published October 7, 2020

Southfield Sun

Southfield woman meets boy she saved with bone marrow donation

SOUTHFIELD — If you were to take one look at 10-year-old Grady Smith, you’d see a young boy who enjoys sports and school.

Coping strategies offered for seniors during pandemic

Published October 6, 2020

C&G Newspapers

Coping strategies offered for seniors during pandemic

CLINTON TOWNSHIP/MACOMB TOWNSHIP — As part of its “Living Well at CMPL” series, the Clinton-Macomb Public Library hosted a Zoom presentation Sept. 23 regarding mental health during COVID-19.

Published October 5, 2020

C&G Newspapers

State, Oakland County see uptick in substance abuse during COVID

OAKLAND COUNTY — Long before the United States was battling the COVID-19 pandemic, an epidemic plagued our neighborhoods and took lives without prejudice.

Akins Team Wellness Center is expanding the availability of its opioid treatment program and ensuring that there are no wait times for those seeking help.

Published October 2, 2020

C&G Newspapers

Team Wellness Center expands opioid addiction services

METRO DETROIT — Treatment options for those suffering from opioid addiction are now easier to obtain as Team Wellness Center is launching an expansion of its opioid treatment programming.

Gold ribbons decorate the trees at Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak in recognition of September being Childhood Cancer Awareness Month.

Published September 22, 2020

Royal Oak Review

‘Go gold’ for childhood cancer awareness

ROYAL OAK — While accidents are the leading cause of death in children, cancer is the No. 1 cause of death due to disease in children.

Published September 22, 2020

Woodward Talk

Gym, fitness studio owners in Ferndale speak on reopening after 6-month closure

FERNDALE — After many months of closures, gyms and fitness studios across Michigan were allowed to reopen Sept. 9.

Published September 22, 2020

Macomb Township Chronicle

Recreation center reopens under state guidelines

MACOMB TOWNSHIP — For the first time in six months, patrons could be seen in the Macomb Township Recreation Center. On Sept. 9, the center, located at 20699 Macomb St., opened at 25% capacity.

Published September 21, 2020

C&G Newspapers

Annual Men’s Health event moves online, drive-thru

METRO DETROIT — If the COVID-19 crisis has taught us anything, it’s that our health is never something to take for granted.

COVID-19 testing site opens in Roseville

Published September 18, 2020

Roseville - Eastpointe Eastsider

COVID-19 testing site opens in Roseville

ROSEVILLE — Roseville is the home of one of several new testing sites for COVID-19 that are being organized by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services.