Washtenaw County Health Department officials on March 25 confirmed a seventh measles case tied to the local outbreak and added a new public exposure location at Trinity Health Ann Arbor. Health officials said the newest case involves an unvaccinated Washtenaw County child who was a close contact of the county’s first reported case, announced March ...
By Steve Gwisdalla Quick question. What do apple trees eat? Do they grow the apples, so they fall and feed the very tree on which they were just growing? Those who have studied botany will tell you the purpose of a tree’s fruit is to grow and propagate more trees. Biologists will tell you that ...
Washtenaw County health officials are reporting a fourth suspected measles case tied to the county’s outbreak, with possible exposure locations including two classrooms at Washtenaw Community College and a Ypsilanti Kroger. The Washtenaw County Health Department said the suspected case is a close contact of the original case announced March 11. The newly identified exposure ...
The Washtenaw County Health Department and the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services have confirmed a third case of measles in Washtenaw County, with officials now classifying the situation as an outbreak. An outbreak is defined as three or more related cases. All three cases reported in the county are linked and have been ...
The Washtenaw County Health Department is alerting residents after identifying a second suspected measles case and expanding the list of locations where people may have been exposed earlier this month. According to the health department, the suspected case involves an unvaccinated Washtenaw County resident who had close contact with the first case announced March 11. ...
By Steve Gwisdalla Hello my friends. Here in the Tribe of Up, we seek to advocate for more joy and spread kindness when and wherever we are. We seek first to fill our emotional bank accounts, then use the dividends to free give to others. No other saying or phrase best illustrates this than one ...
As surgical volumes climb and advanced technology becomes more common in the operating room, Chelsea Hospital is expanding both the scope and sophistication of care available close to home. Nabeel Obeid, M.D., is a board certified general and bariatric surgeon, and the chief of surgery at Chelsea Hospital. In this Q&A, he discusses some of ...
By Steve Gwisdalla 30 months. It has been 30 months since this journey began, talking about tribes and moments, and advocating for more joy. We have shared stories of thankfulness, resolutions, my son (he says he doesn’t like those stories, but I kind of think he does). After over 100 articles and hundreds of messages ...
By Steve Gwisdalla I heard a quote the other day and I cannot unhear it. We in the Tribe of Up advocate for more joy, seek and spread happiness wherever and whenever possible and do our best to support and uplift our up tribe. Now for the quote. “Maybe the amount of good things in ...
By Steve Gwisdalla My friends, in The Tribe of Up, we strive to advocate for more joy in both us and others. We seek to find beauty, love, and kindness in all things. Today is a tough one, but we are strong enough to handle it. Think of the worst thing that has happened to ...
By Steve Gwisdalla My wife. Her favorite band growing up was Motley Crue. She went to their concerts, had all their albums, and had their posters on her wall as a teenager. I did not know her back then, but any girl who liked “The Crue” in high school was just fine by me. One ...
By Steve Gwisdalla When I was young, I enjoyed being in school plays. Each traditional play is comprised of three acts. Act I is the introduction. Act II is the conflict and act III is the resolution. It was fun dressing up and pretending to be someone else for a little while and performing for ...
January is National Radon Action Month, and the Washtenaw County Health Department is urging residents to test their homes for radon, a colorless, odorless radioactive gas commonly found at elevated levels in local homes due to area geology. Low-cost radon test kits are available for $5 through the end of January from the county’s Environmental ...
North Star Reach, the therapeutic residential camp in Pinckney serving children with serious health challenges, has received a $150,000 grant from The A.A. Van Elslander Foundation. The funding will fully support one of the organization’s two-week-long 2026 Residential Summer Camp sessions and one of four Family Camp Weekends, allowing participating children and families to attend ...
5 Healthy Towns Foundation continues to ask our community members to take five minutes of their time to complete the 5 Healthy Towns survey. Responses will be collected through December 7, 2025. Anyone 18 and older living within the boundaries of the Chelsea, Dexter, Grass Lake, Manchester and Stockbridge school districts can take the survey, ...
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