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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...
Prenatal Care Programs and Resources Within Grand Rapids
by (Oatment)
Submitted 12-05-2009 under NEWS
By Eric Nodge and Jenna Martens, Fredrick Meijer Honors College, Grand Valley State University. Part three of a three-part series In 2005, with a rate of 7.9 per 1,000 live births, Michigan ranked 40th in the nation in overall infant...
Moving Towards Adequate Prenatal Care: Preventing Low Birth-weight and High Infant Mortality Rates in GR
by (Oatment)
Submitted 12-04-2009 under OPINION
By: Annie Hakim, Frederick Meijer Honors College, Grand Valley State University Part two of a three-part series on prenatal care in Grand Rapids Government and non-profits within Kent County have already made significant strides...