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There is an increase in the number of HIV diagnoses occurring locally-and Northern Michigan Public Health Alliance and Health Department of Northwest Michigan (HDNW) are encouraging residents to be proactive and get tested. The noted increase was determined by comparing information collected from 2019-23 with data from 2014-18.
Northern Michigan Public Health Alliance and Health Department of Northwest Michigan (HDNW) are promoting the Great American Smokeout and encouraging community members to quit-starting with day one. Each year, on the third Thursday in November, the American Cancer Society marks the day as the Great American Smokeout. HDNW is joining the American Cancer Society to encourage tobacco users to quit by joining the smokeout and by taking advantage of the available resources.
If you want to know how to improve, ask the people/students you serve. The staff at Ironmen Health Center (IHC), located adjacent to the Mancelona Public Schools campus, has spent more than a year asking students, school staff, and parents questions to better meet their needs. In recognition for the detailed self-assessment, IHC has earned Bronze Adolescent-Centered Environment Certification through the University of Michigan's Adolescent Health Initiative. The certification is based on the center minimizing barriers to health and improving care for kids.
