public health

The infant mortality rate spiked during the pandemic. This reality is especially true for Black women in Detroit. Today, why this is happening, and what can be done to make a change.

New leadership for Wayne County Health and Human Services in a familiar face. Also: environmental writer Dan Egan, and new takes on Irish cuisine.

On the podcast, we try to piece together the law that allowed for someone with a prior gun-conviction to legally own another gun. We also hear from a public health researcher about why stronger policies alone aren’t enough.

On today's show, 1A host Jenn White joined for a conversation about her Michigan roots. Plus, more on proposed manufacturing plants, the Reconstruction era revisited, and Dearborn's new health department.

Michigan State University will not provide quarantine and isolation housing for students who test positive for COVID-19 in the upcoming academic year.

How one local health official decided to spend COVID funds. Metro-Detroit poet discussed his latest work. Just how expensive has political petition gathering got?

Dearborn will become just the second city in Michigan with its own health department, the city’s new mayor announced this week. Abdullah Hammoud said he’ll revive it with what he calls a modern approach to public health.

On today's show, hear some of Stateside's favorite conversations from this year - made possible by our supporters and listeners like you.

Researchers were able to put some hard numbers on the backlash local health officials faced over COVID restrictions and mask mandates, including some 1,500 documented incidences of harassment and more than 200 people leaving their jobs.

During the pandemic, local public health officials have had the hard job of writing the road rules for their communities. Add to that harassment from the public and lack of support from health boards. Today, we hear from a NW Michigan health director who recently decided enough is enough.