The North Was Hardly Innocent

The North Was Hardly Innocent

by | Apr 23, 2021 | Blog

‘Hidden History’ Panel participants (clockwise from upper left): Kabria Baumgartner, Ph.D, ABC57’s Brian Conybeare, Christy Clark-Pujara, Ph.D., and Jonathan Daniel Wells, Ph.D.   ‘Hidden History’ Panel Depicts How the Slave Trade Enriched Whites and How African...
An ‘Outside-the-Walls’ Vision for Hospitals

An ‘Outside-the-Walls’ Vision for Hospitals

by | Apr 8, 2021 | Blog

“Health Equity in Action” panelists were (clockwise from upper left): Aletha Maybank, MD, MPH; Lynn Todman, PhD; Reneé Canady, PhD, MPH; and Nicki Britten, MPH ‘Health Equity in Action’ Panelists Urge Health Systems to Reach into Their Communities ST....
Health Equity Moves into the Neighborhood

Health Equity Moves into the Neighborhood

by | Dec 21, 2020 | Blog

Medically Underserved Benton Harbor Gets a Med Center, with Social Services, in the Center of Downtown BENTON HARBOR, Mich.— In the heart of this small city, a place opened in early November where people can get flu shots, or home water filters, or masks and hand...
He’s a True Believer in the Center

He’s a True Believer in the Center

by | Dec 21, 2020 | Sidebar

‘Come down here to 100. Maybe they can help you with the situation that you have.’ BENTON HARBOR, Mich.—Jamal McGee is one motivated man. You could think of him as a recruiter for the Center for Better Health. The 40-year-old Benton Harbor resident estimates that...