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Medical Marijuana
The process leading to the implementation of the voter approved Medical Marijuana
ballot initiative is underway. A hearing on the proposed rules was held on
January 5, 2009. Please check the MDCH web page for additional information.
Michigan Sees Rise in Whooping Cough
As Michigan continues to see a high level of reported pertussis (whooping cough) cases in 2009, extending a trend noticed in the second half of 2008, health officials are reminding parents and doctors of the importance of vaccinating children, teens, and adults against this serious disease. Read more.
Care
of the Uninsured
Michigan’s uninsured citizens need health care they can
access and afford. Learn more about assistance programs and where patients
may go for care.
Michigan Steps
Up
The MOA supports Michigan Steps Up, a State of Michigan initiative to
encourage people to move more, eat better, and not smoke. The Michigan
Steps Up website contains all of the tools citizens need to start
improving their personal health, including personal planning tips that
help individuals set and track goals, free healthy recipes and snack
ideas, ideas for making healthy choices when eating out, daily health
tips from Wisdom, and links to hundreds of health-related resources.
For more information, call 877-422-4244.
Michigan Cancer Consortium
The Michigan Cancer Consortium (MCC) is a dedicated group of
public, private and voluntary organizations committed to reducing the
human and economic impact of cancer in Michigan. Visit
their website to see what resources are available to physicians.
U.S. Primary
Care Faces Crisis
Primary care physicians must care for more patients in less time
and are compensated less than subspecialists. They must absorb increasing
volumes of medical information and complete more paperwork. In a roundtable
discussion moderated by Dr. Thomas Lee, four experts in primary care
and related policy — Drs. Thomas Bodenheimer, Allan Goroll, Barbara
Starfield, and Katharine Treadway — explore the crisis, as well
as possible solutions for training, practice, compensation, and systemic
change. Click
here to watch the video discussion.
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