The work of employees of the public health departments is heavily based on the communities they serve and the safety of the people that live in them. Prevention, protection and promotion is the name of the game for the workforce in this field.
Hangups about our bodies are common, especially in teens who identify as female. Sometimes, these dislikes evolve into obsessions and distortions. VOY Writer Lila McCarthy talks to a Battle Creek therapist about body dysmorphic disorder (BDD).
Voting is a rite of passage. The State of Michigan now allows 16-year-olds to register to vote. While most high school teens are not old enough to vote, they re old enough to get involved in issues they care about. Voices of Youth s Eleanor Cook expl