AIDS
HIV testing initiative uses social networks to target MSM in Kent County
by (KCHD)
Submitted 01-28-2010 under NONPROFITS
(Grand Rapids, MI) – The Kent County Health Department (KCHD) is seeking community members to recruit their peers to get tested for HIV through a new program. The Ambassador program, funded through the Michigan Department of Community Health, relies...
Clean Works helps lower HIV transmission from intravenous drug use
by (Michael Tuffelmire)
Submitted 01-05-2010 under LOCAL LIFE
I recently interviewed Steve Alsum. He is the coordinator for Clean Works, a needle exchange and disease prevention program that operates on Mondays and Thursdays out of Heartside Ministry. Clean Works is a ancillary program of The Grand Rapids Red...
Where I Want to Be When I Go
by (Roberta F. King)
Submitted 10-20-2009 under OPINION
When I pray, which is usually as I drift off to sleep, I almost always thank God for my good health and my ability to run. Sure, there are other things I am thankful for: a good job, a great husband, my kids who challenge and delight me, true...