I reconnected recently with a friend that I hadn’t heard from in years. We talked on the phone for a good hour at least. He asked me how things had been going in my life since we last talked. For the first time in a long time, I realized that I had grown a lot [...]
The 9th Annual Northwest CMH Affiliation Regional Conference By, For, and About Consumers is planned for Wednesday, June 16 at the Northern Lakes CMH Traverse City Office. Learn & Lead to Succeed is the theme and the topics will be: Discover The Leader Within… Inspire, Lead, Succeed Strategic Sharing and Advocacy Stepping Out and Sharing [...]
More than 1,500 advocates flooded the state Capitol May 11 for the sixth annual “Walk A Mile In My Shoes” rally promoting mental health and developmental disability awareness. Among these were over 25 people representing the Northern Lakes CMH area, including people who use community mental health services, people who work in the CMH system [...]
May 9-15, 2010 celebrates the 11th Annual National Women’s Health Week. The theme, “It’s Your Time,” reminds women that even though they are often caregivers for children, spouses, and parents, they must not forget to take time to focus on their own health. This nationwide celebration urges women to make their own health their top [...]
Artwork by Traverse City resident Robert J. Morey has been selected for inclusion in the statewide “Creative Minds Changing Minds” traveling art show. Morey’s collage featuring faces and eyes will be one of thirty-five pieces in the show sponsored by the Michigan Association of Community Mental Health Boards (MACMHB), and will represent the six counties [...]
Did you know that people with a mental illness are dying on average 25 years earlier than people without a mental illness? (You can read more about this in the Report on Morbidity (Illness) and Mortality (Death) in People with Serious Mental Illness at the bottom of the Northern Lakes CMH Links page under Important [...]
National Poison Prevention Week, the third week in March each year, is a week nationally designated to highlight the dangers of poisonings and how to prevent them. However, every day people can and do prevent poisonings. We invite you to review the information compiled by the Poison Prevention Week Council and become actively involved in [...]
February 28 – March 6, 2010 is National Eating Disorders Awareness Week. If you are an individual living with an eating disorder (such as anorexia or bulima), a family member, or a friend looking to offer support to a loved one, or a treatment professional looking to help others, check out the National Eating Disorders [...]
February 5, 2010 – 5:41 am
On the first Friday of February, Americans nationwide wear red to show their support for women’s heart disease awareness on National Wear Red Day. This observance provides an opportunity for everyone to unite in this life-saving awareness movement by showing off a favorite red dress, shirt, or tie. The message of the day is: Heart [...]
February 1, 2010 – 5:07 am
This is an ideal time to expand your knowledge of heart health, risk factors and making good lifestyle choices. Visit the new Heart Health section of our Health Education Answers area and you’ll find new screeners, ‘empower tools’ that you can print for your health care team, and other interactives to help you move toward [...]
