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March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month and Munson Healthcare is encouraging community members to get screened. 

Worldwide, Colon Cancer is the third most common form of cancer and second leading cause of cancer-related deaths. In Northern Michigan, colorectal cancer rates are 4-5 percent higher...

Healthy kids make better learners is the driving premise behind a collaboration between Shape Up North and Traverse City Area Public Schools (TCAPS), as the organizations partner to explore the health and wellness needs of area students and their teachers.
 
Shape Up North – a collaboration between...

The Community Health Library at the Foster Family Community Health Center is a free service to the community and offers many resources on a variety of topics. They can help guide to reliable sources online and experts on topics. Resources include books, health magazines, DVDs, CDs, anatomical models...

Munson Healthcare Charlevoix Hospital Celebrating 100 Years and patient Tommy Dorsek shares his path to wellness in order to live a long, healthy life.

“What I like about Munson’s philosophy is there promoting wellness, which is why we’re here. I found that to be quite enlightening and quite...

Munson Healthcare Charlevoix Hospital celebrates a century of hometown care in 2019.

The hospital plans a series of community-related activities for the year, including the granting of “100 Wishes” that will allow community members to submit a “wish for wellness” involving various departments...

Community members spoke and staff at Betsie Hosick Health & Fitness Center listened. Now youth in the area have a place for fun and fitness in the new year.

Last year, the center launched a survey of members and non-members to learn how the facility could better serve the community. Responses were...

Manistee Health and Fitness Center, formerly The Health Connection, has reopened in new space at the Munson Healthcare Manistee Community Center.

The full-service fitness facility offers group fitness classes, flexible membership options, and certified instructors and exercise specialists.

“We are...

The Health and Wellness Suite at the Cowell Family Cancer Center provides opportunities for physical, emotional, and spiritual healing for those receiving treatment for cancer, as well as those in recovery. Classes include yoga, pilates, massage, meditation, painting, and much more.

“The mental...

The leaves may be changing, but exercise remains a constant health benefit in every season.

Manistee Health Connection offers a wide range of group classes to keep the body toned for the ski season, hiking fall pathways, or overall vigorous health. Exercise specialists will lead 14 classes designed...

Munson Healthcare Charlevoix Hospital's Wellness Workshop in downtown Charlevoix provides low-cost health screenings and wellness activities, such as yoga, diabetes education, support groups, strength training, smoking cessation, nutrition counseling, healthy living workshops, natural childbirth...