Michigan Center for Rural Health

Recovery is all about CONNECTIONS. Don’t miss your opportunity to connect with rural Michigan’s prevention, treatment and recovery stakeholders and sign up now to exhibit or sponsor the 2026 Rural Michigan Opioid and Substance Use Summit!

Attendees are eager to learn about new as well as established resources to help them help others through their recovery journey.

For more information, follow this link: https://mcrh.msu.edu/news-and-events/opioid-summit-info

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Advancing Community Health Requires Whole-Person Care In my years at the bedside and now as a nurse leader in Northern Michigan, I’ve witnessed healthcare at its most complex and its most human.

Last week, MCRH had the opportunity to present at the 2026 Small Town & Rural Development Conference. Joyce Fetrow and Laura Stoddard shared insights on Medicaid policy changes, opioid settlement investments, the Rural Health Transformation Program, and other statewide initiatives shaping the future of rural Michigan.

As rural communities navigate significant policy and funding changes, collaboration across sectors remains essential to addressing local challenges, strengthening community resources, and supporting long-term community well-being.

Thank you to Rural Partners of Michigan for hosting this important event and to everyone who joined the conversation.

To learn more about MCRH's programs and connect with the team members leading this work, visit our staff directory and explore opportunities for collaboration. https://mcrh.msu.edu/aboutus/staff

The Women in Emergency Services - Michigan Chapter is hosting Stacy Munday, founder and owner of Damsel in Defense, a self-defense basics course, along with a self-defense product website. There is no hands on contact in this course. However, you will learn techniques such as proper use of pepper spray, kubaton and other self-defense techniques. There are 2 CEUs for EMS providers (operations & preparatory). This course is sponsored by MMR EMS and is free to those who have registered and received confirmation of their attendance. Seating is limited to the first 50 confirmed registrations. Light refreshments will be available at the event. Check it out below!

Our next Keep them Safe with Damsel in Defense course is scheduled for June 24, 2026 in Mason, Michigan. The link below will take you to the registration form, or simply use the QR code on the post.

This is a great course for women! Seating is limited.

The course is being sponsored and hosted by Mobile Medical Response and is free to the public. Women in EMS is honored to partner with the Damsel in Defense training as part of our soft networking this year!


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