Documenting an emerging culture of health in Wayne County
Historically, Wayne County has the worst health ranking of all the counties in Michigan. But a culture of health is emerging. Here's what Metromode found in our 2018 reporting project.
Dennis Archambault's Latest Articles
What does it to take to make school food healthy?
You can create the most nutritious school lunch meals, but you can’t make students eat them. That’s the quandary of food service professionals trying to meet federal dietary requirements and feed their customers. Here's how they're doing it.
Helping grandparents raising grandchildren in Metro Detroit
The opioid crisis has meant that suddenly grandparents across the nation are being forced to step in and take care of their grandchildren. Here's how one Southgate-based group is helping,
Iron Belle Trail now passes through ‘Trail Town’ Trenton
A fitness trail, less than a mile, could go a long way to promote a healthier Trenton.
UM-D summer academy on environmental health empowers students to take action
“I want to fight for my community. I want to be a part of something bigger. This program gave me a platform to stand right beside my fellow community activists" to advocate for environmental justice.”
Building a culture of health, one community at a time
Betty Priskorn hadn’t seen much progress in promoting healthy lifestyles. So she decided to organize communities, one at a time.
Saving seeds to save healthy communities
Libraries are sources of information. And what’s more vital than bringing people together to share information about growing and cultivating healthy food?
Eastern Market’s 10-year plan will shape our region’s food economy
The ambitious plan will modernize the market by creating an enterprise zone for food processing and a new entity to act as broker between Southeast Michigan farmers and commercial consumers.
Lake St. Clair: Celebrating, cleaning up Metro Detroit’s blue jewel
Lake St. Clair is both a major economic asset and a challenged waterway with ongoing water quality issues. Metromode's Dennis Archambault brings us up to speed on the latest efforts to clean, restore and study this keystone of the region's "blue economy."
The 7 environmental wonders of southeast Michigan
We may not have mountains (or even molehills, for that matter), but southeast Michigan is home to unique natural wonders that are being rediscovered and restored in the postindustrial era.
