Gov. Gretchen Whitmer was joined by Michigan State University Interim President Teresa K. Woodruff, Ph.D., MSU College of Human Medicine Dean Aron Sousa, Flint Mayor Sheldon Neeley and Charles Stewart Mott Foundation President Ridgway White for a historic launch of Rx Kids, Jan. 10, at Hurley Children’s Hospital.
Two Michigan research nonprofits have compiled an updated health measurement for the state, and it’s grim. Michigan has fallen to 39th of 50 states in overall health, but policy changes can make a difference.