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USDA Expands Local Foods in School Meals through Cooperative Agreement with Michigan

      The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) announced recently it has signed a cooperative agreement with Michigan for more than $5.8...

Stay Connected With the FCC Emergency Broadband Benefit

Unfortunately, the internet is not optional in the modern world. There is a real digital divide in the United States and millions of households...

First Independence Bank: USDA Rural Development Programs

  What First Independence Bank wants you to know about USDA Rural Development Programs   Detroit is a bustling city that features many amenities expected in...

Gleaners launches campaign to work towards a Hunger Free Summer for Michigan children

According to the USDA, more than 20 million children rely on free or reduced-price school lunches. Gleaners Food Bank is working to bring down...

UAW-Ford Makes Holidays Brighter for Thousands of Families

The holidays can be a time of joy for many, but this time of year puts additional stress on low-income families who not only...

DPS Gets Grant to Increase Local Foods in Schools

(Pictured: Jack Martin) Detroit Public Schools is pleased to announce that the district is among 82 projects spanning 42 states and the Virgin Islands receiving...

Health Apps: Helpful…Or Harmful?

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today announced it is seeking input on its proposed oversight approach for certain mobile applications specific to medicine or health care called mobile medical applications (“apps”) that are designed for use on smartphones and other mobile computing devices. READ: The Healthy Things You Need To Do Every Day[1] LIKE BlackDoctor.org on Facebook! Get Your Daily Medicine…For LIFE! [ione_facebook_likeUsers[2]_box url_segment=blackdoctor.org height="260"] This approach encourages the development of new apps, but focuses only on a select group of applications, and will not regulate the sale or general consumer use of smartphones or tablets. READ: Little Richard Recovers From Heart Attack[3] The FDA drew a line between which smartphone medical apps it will regulate and which ones it will not, saying it will focus only on those that turn the phone into an actual diagnostic tool. “Today, mobile apps are fast becoming a staple of everyday life,” Dr. Jeffrey Shu ...

Food Assistance Dollars Spent at Supermarkets on Nutritious Foods

A majority of people on government food programs get their food from large grocery stores according to a new report, which...

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