The Genesee County Chiefs of Police Association, Genesee Intermediate School District, Weiss Child Advocacy Center, Easterseals, Genesee Health System (GHS), Whaley Children’s Center and Michigan Department of Health and Human Services – Genesee County office all collaborated to launch a Handle With Care pilot program in Genesee County schools for the 2018-19 school year.

Jason Caya, Vice President of the Hurley Board of Managers, recently graduated from the year-long Excellence in Governance Fellowship through The Michigan Hospital Association (MHA). He walks in the footsteps of fellow board members Chris Flores, Charlotte Edwards, Carl Bekofske, Phil Shaltz and Frances Gilcreast.

In 1990, the international science community undertook a massive task: The Human Genome Project was started with the goal of mapping the complete sequence of the human genome. After 13 years, the project was successful and by 2003, it enabled mapping of the sequence of the human genome’s almost three billion base pairs. It was a phenomenal feat of research and its impact on the medical and biological fields has been incalculable. We, as a race, now hold an “instruction manual” for making the human body. The full map is made freely accessible to all, for public or private use, by the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NIH, 2008). Since completion of the project, the applications of this knowledge have been numerous.

On June 28, Hamilton Community Health Network (HCHN) saluted the 2018 Family Medicine Residency class and Dental Residency graduating classes with a graduation and ceremony at Brick Street Bar and Grille in Grand Blanc.

Dental decay is the disease of the hard tooth tissue, namely enamel and dentin, that affects children and adults, alike. It is called a cavity because it manifests as a hole in a tooth.

Your doctor needs to order diabetes education. If you don’t have a doctor, Hurley can help you find one. Many insurance companies will cover diabetes education. If you do not have insurance, or if your insurance will not cover diabetes education, Hurley Medical Center will help you get the care and education you need.

For many people, the thought of having surgery is terrifying. So, My City Wellness has “scrubbed in” with talented local surgeons as they performed a variety of procedures – a peek behind the curtain, if you will. Our sincere thanks to Michael Engel, DO; Mustafa Hassan, MD and Niraj Parikh, MD for their gracious cooperation in creating this ongoing special section.

Meet Dexter. He’s the “baby” on the farm and very photogenic. Zorro is an excellent climber and hopes to compete in the 2020 Goat Olympics. Rudy was voted “Most Popular” last year and Kathryn Nicolai, owner of ETHOS Yoga in Downtown Holly, feels that Rudy will retain her title. Rambo likes chin scratches, chewing on your hair, and long walks on the farm. These are just a few of the goofy, funny, friendly goats you will romp with in a Yoga On The Farm class. This is the second summer ETHOS has offered the unique yoga sessions, which are held at a farm in Holly in a charming, historic barn with an area designed just for yoga. Classes are held from June through October, and anyone can participate. Kids age 12 and up are welcome if accompanied by a guardian.

Associated with the leading causes of death in the U.S. and worldwide, obesity is a very complex disease with a variety of causes and effects. In Part 3 of this article series, I will present the effects of obesity on an individual’s mental health and personal well-being.

On his seventh birthday, a young boy from a small farming community in Baylis, IL was involved in an auto accident that would set the trajectory of his life. The accident left him badly scarred, and for years he was in and out of surgery for functional and cosmetic repairs. His positive interactions with numerous physicians influenced more than just his healing. In fact, this youngster would soon become singularly focused on attending medical school in order to become a physician caring for patients the way his doctors cared for him.

Teeth are meant to last a lifetime – often, they do not. The phrase “you are what you eat” is very evident by looking into a person’s oral health.