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Michigan Trails Week

MARQUETTE —The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is encouraging locals to take a step outside during Michigan Trails Week, which began Saturday and runs Sept. 26. "Michigan's trails system is as diverse as the state itself," reads the DNR website. "Whether it's a meandering walk with ...

Suicide Prevention Month

WAUSAU, Wis. – September is Suicide Prevention Month and Aspirus Health is encouraging people to start conversations about mental health and suicide prevention. Behavioral health leaders say those conversations can help people feel supported and remind them that help is available. This ...

Suicide Prevention Training

HANCOCK — Community members are invited to a two-day Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) Oct. 28 and 29 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at UP Health System - Portage. This interactive training teaches participants how to recognize when someone may be experiencing thoughts of ...

Protecting the community 

LAURIUM — Flu season is right around the corner and health officials and educators are bracing for the increased volume in sick patients — old and young — and advising residents to get vaccinated for this year’s flu strains. Aspirus Keweenaw Director of Nursing Darcy Donnelly said ...

“Talk with a Doc”

HOUGHTON – As Breast Cancer Awareness Month approaches, Aspirus Keweenaw Hospital & Clinics is encouraging community members to start the conversation about breast health by attending an upcoming "Talk With A Doc" event focused on breast cancer early detection and treatment. The presentation ...

CDC Rabies advisory

ATLANTA, GA — Thursday the CDC issued a Health Alert Network (HAN) health advisory to inform clinicians, health departments, and the public about increases in recent animal rabies activity and associated human exposures. Rabies is preventable when people who have been exposed receive ...