Health Care and Wellness

Education reformer challenges community to save its children

Kathy Jennings Thursday, August 25, 2011

Geoffrey Canada has a theory: If you want poor kids to be able to compete with their middle-class peers, you need to change their schools, neighborhoods, even the child-rearing practices of their parents. Second Wave editor Kathy Jennings shares the evidence suggesting nothing short of the nation's future may depend on it.

Learning and growing go together in urban garden

Kathy Jennings Thursday, August 18, 2011

It doesn't take long for a youngster to find the joy in growing something he or she can eat. At the Fair Food Matters Garden on Westnedge programs are tailored to teach them what they need to know.

Light and magnification turn science to artwork

Kathy Jennings Thursday, July 28, 2011

Some people are satisfied to do one thing well in their life. Scott Aldrich isn't one of them. Not only is the scientist consulting across the country to help companies control contamination in food and drugs, he's also lighting up the organic chemical world with his artwork.

Kalamazoo People's Food Co-op builds green into its future

Kathy Jennings Thursday, May 26, 2011

When the Kalamazoo People's Food Co-op decided it was time for a new building it wanted more than a new location. The co-op wanted to see just how green it could get. The co-ops' Chris Dilley talks with Second Wave's Kathy Jennings about some of the energy saving features built into the new store.

Kalamazoo's first marathon is part of movement to create a place for healthy choices

Jane C. Parikh Thursday, May 05, 2011

As thousands of runners aim for their personal best in the first Kalamazoo marathon, they serve as role models for a lifestyle that's on the move. Jane C. Parikh talks with people who are passionate about a city that's a place where it's easy for children and adults choose to move and to make better decisions about eating, too.

Health Care and Wellness

Education reformer challenges community to save its children

Learning and growing go together in urban garden

Light and magnification turn science to artwork

Kalamazoo People's Food Co-op builds green into its future

Kalamazoo's first marathon is part of movement to create a place for healthy choices

Sawall Health Foods leads the way organically

Critical care: Borgess researchers' goal is saving women's lives

State of the heart specialist: Dr. Liu brings advanced expertise to Borgess

Borgess doctor prescribes reasons to love Kalamazoo

Dog mushing: It's not just a winter pastime

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