Featured Projects
News
Latest Speak To Your Health! News Brief
We are pleased to bring you the latest issue in a series of short news briefs based on the results of our Speak To Your Health! Community Survey. This month’s topic is: Overweight and Obesity. Here are some highlights: The average BMI of Genesee County residents is 29. The average BMI of Flint residents is 31. 23% of [...]
Congressman Kildee visits YES program
As part of the Youth Empowerment Solutions (YES) program, the young people meet with community leaders to discuss issues they feel are important. On April 29, YES students from Church Without Walls met with U.S. Congressman Dan Kildee. Congressman Kildee said he came away with a four point agenda after talking with the young people. [...]
Working with MICHR to Engage Communities
For several years, we have worked in close partnership with the Outreach, Partnership and Implementation Science (OPIS) program at the Michigan Institute for Clinical and Health Research (MICHR), an NIH-funded center that provides education, support, and funding for clinical and translational research and helps to connect research teams and engage communities. Several of our community board partners [...]
Free Screening of HBO’s The Weight of the Nation
The Speak To Your Health! Community Survey Committee of the Prevention Research Center of Michigan (PRC/MI) in collaboration with the University of Michigan-Flint School of Health Studies and Professions is sponsoring a free screening of the Weight of the Nation, followed by a panel discussion including Erin Lamb, Director, Youth Programs Crim Fitness Foundation, Dr. Sara Pendleton, Genesys Health System, and [...]
