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Saginaw County Health Department Hosts First Naloxone Vending Machine in Great Lakes Bay Region  With a focus on harm reduction, the new and free resource aims to provide life-saving measures from opioid overdose (SAGINAW) – A Naloxone vending machine was installed today at the Saginaw County Health Department (SCHD). It is the first of its kind within the Great Lakes Bay Region and a vital tool to address the opioid crisis and...

[et_pb_section fb_built="1" admin_label="section" _builder_version="3.22"][et_pb_row admin_label="row" _builder_version="3.25" background_size="initial" background_position="top_left" background_repeat="repeat"][et_pb_column type="4_4" _builder_version="3.25" custom_padding="|||" custom_padding__hover="|||"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text" _builder_version="3.27.4" background_size="initial" background_position="top_left" background_repeat="repeat"] DeBay City, Michigan, August 9, 2022 – The ...

Covenant HealthCare and THRIVE Launch Stillbirth Prevention Campaign in the Region with Michigan’s First Count the Kicks® Campaign May 16, 2022 — An innovative and simple tool for monitoring babies in the third trimester of pregnancy is coming to the region with a track record of reducing stillbirths by more than 30 percent. Covenant HealthCare and THRIVE, (Transforming Health Regionally in a Vibrant Economy) an effort of the Michigan Health Improvement Alliance, Inc...

April 21, 2022 – For 15 years, the Michigan Health Improvement Alliance has been positively impacting health and economic sustainability in the Great Lakes Bay Region. Most recently, this has been driven through the THRIVE framework: Transforming Health Regionally in a Vibrant Economy. Launched in 2019 after extensive planning and collaboration, THRIVE is a transformational effort to positively shift health and economic success through a strategic focus on the actions that will pave the way...

Lunchtime Learning: State Budget Priorities + ARPA Funding - What does it mean for GLBR families and the region? A virtual event with Kim Trent of the Office of Labor & Economic Opportunity and Wayne Hofmann of Wade Trim and co-founder of Infuse Great Lakes Bay. Friday, January 28, 2022 12:00pm - 1:00 pm ET Zoom link will be sent with registration We are honored to bring you the opportunity to attend a special event covering some of t...

FREELAND, MICHIGAN, September 17, 2021 – In recognition of World Patient Safety Day and the organization’s commitment to Zero Harm in the region, THRIVE is excited to announce several milestones in the ongoing work to reduce adverse drug events and support patient safety in the region. Marking the vital importance...

“We know that loneliness is actually a real negative on people's health. It has a tendency turn into depression and depression carries some pretty significant adverse health consequences. So, you can imagine when COVID hit, we were watching loneliness skyrocket. Unfortunately, sometimes we don’t treat it very well. You can treat depression, but loneliness is a whole other animal. To be able to treat that, you have to think outside the box. With healthcare providers, we’re often best at ...