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10/28/2026

Upper Great Lakes Family Health Center is replacing aging dental equipment at its Sawyer Family Health Center, located in KI Sawyer, keeping local care in place for a community where it's one of only two dental providers, and the only one that accepts Medicaid.

SHF awarded a $100,000 U.P. Health Impact Grant to support this work.

10/27/2026

Head Start staff and families rely on hands-on CPR training to know exactly what to do in an emergency. Community Action Alger Marquette is upgrading its training manikins so staff can get accurate, hands-on practice in CPR, First Aid, and AED use for adults, children, and infants.

SHF awarded an $840 Equipment Grant to support this purchase.

10/23/2026

Manoomin, or wild rice, is central to Anishinaabe food traditions and health. Through a new student position, Northern Michigan University will support the larger Manoomin restoration efforts already underway by the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community, Lac Vieux Desert Band, Bay Mills Indian Community, and Sault Ste. Marie Tribe, including field monitoring, youth events, and community education.

SHF awarded a $13,800 U.P. Health Impact Grant to support this work.

Photo: Christopher Shawa, NMU's Outdoor Assistant, parching wild rice at the KBIC Wild Rice Camp alongside other NMU and MTU Students.

10/22/2026

Lions of Michigan Service Foundation provided vision testing for more than 700 U.P. children and follow-up testing and treatment for 88 residents across eight counties, working alongside eight local Lions Clubs. Catching vision and hearing problems early helps kids learn and helps adults keep working and living independently.

Read the full story:

Undetected vision and hearing problems can hold children back in school and limit adults’ ability to work and live independently, while delayed treatment drives up costs. Lions of Michigan Service Foundation set out to sustain and expand audiology and eye care for underinsured and low-income famil...

10/19/2026

Law enforcement officers are frequently the first responders on scene, sometimes before EMS can safely get there. The Marquette Police Department will equip all ten patrol vehicles with Rapid Response Trauma Kits, giving officers tourniquets, pressure dressings, and other supplies to stabilize individuals in the critical minutes before paramedics arrive.

SHF awarded a $4,628 Equipment Grant to support this purchase.

10/15/2026

One in seven people in the Upper Peninsula can’t afford nutritious food. UPCAP Services and more than two dozen partner organizations are working to change that through the U.P. Food as Medicine program. Doctors can prescribe $15 weekly vouchers for fresh produce, which patients can use at 28 farmers’ markets and farm stands across the U.P.

UPword’s new story looks at this program and other local efforts, including work at the Alger County Commission on Aging and Schoolcraft Memorial Hospital. Read it here: https://upwordmichigan.com/food-as-medicine-prescription-for-a-healthier-u-p/

This story was made possible by Superior Health Foundation.

Backed by a two-year, $682,776 grant from the Superior Health Foundation, a powerful Upper Peninsula coalition is launching a "Food as Medicine" program to fight regional food insecurity and directly improve community health through fresh produce prescriptions. You can read more about this initiativ...

10/14/2026

Pregnant and postpartum women experiencing substance use disorder in the Western U.P. often delay or avoid prenatal care, due to stigma, past experiences, and fear, resulting in poor outcomes during pregnancy and postpartum. The Western Upper Peninsula Health Department's UP MOM Program is strengthening Community Health Worker capacity and transportation assistance serving these individuals, across five Western U.P. counties, from pregnancy through 12 months postpartum.

SHF awarded a $22,406 U.P. Health Impact Grant to support this work.

10/13/2026

Access to fresh, locally grown food can disappear fast once the growing season ends. Keweenaw Bay Indian Community is launching food preservation workshops, teaching canning, dehydrating, and other techniques rooted in Indigenous foodways, with take-home starter kits so families can keep applying the skills at home.

SHF awarded a $72,300 U.P. Health Impact Grant to support this work.

10/12/2026

When child welfare cases go unassigned, kids can wait months for an advocate. CASA of Menominee/Marinette is training a second advocate trainer and launching a recruitment campaign to grow its volunteer base and close that gap.

SHF awarded a $27,030 U.P. Health Impact Grant to support this work.

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