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Ehrmann, D.O., is on a mission to improve the health of residents in com- munities across the state through an initiative he developed a few years ago and continues to spread across Southeast Michigan. “The three cornerstones of good health start with improved nutrition, exercise and lifestyle behavior,” says Ehrmann of West Bloomfield, a doctor for nearly 40 years and a member of Volunteers teach about bone health in Flint. Congregation B’nai Moshe . “Nutrition is a great place to start. If we can teach people how to eat right that Hamady Brothers partnered with the really puts them in a very good position event, which coincided with the grand to stay healthy and encourages them to opening of the first Hamady Complete move on to other healthy activities and Food Store in 25 years. Ehrmann says behavior.” the store is a significant step in improv- Ehrmann’s pro- ing access and availability of fresh fruit, gram, HealthyTown vegetables and other whole foods in the Everywhere, is a com- northwest Flint community. There, limited munity-based health access to nutritious and affordable food and wellness initiative has contributed to high rates of obesity, founded in 2014 that often leading to an increased incidence focuses on optimiz- of chronic diseases such as diabetes, high ing health by working blood pressure and heart disease. toward achieving Ehrmann says the mission of Paul Ehrmann healthy weight by HealthyTown Everywhere is to have physi- improving nutrition, cians in training and in practice partner exercise and lifestyle behavior education with allied health professionals to repli- in individuals, families and communities. cate, execute and sustain a healthy living The program was initially piloted program in their own practice community that promotes a culture of wellness where in Royal Oak with success and has they live, work and play. recently expanded its outreach efforts to He hopes the Flint event leads to Genesee County in Flint with an event continued efforts in the region. “In each during August with volunteer students, community where we have introduced physicians and registered dieticians HealthyTown Everywhere, I like to think of from Ascension/Genesys, Michigan our effort as a catalyst to getting residents State University College of Osteopathic to think about eating right, moving more Medicine, Central Michigan University, and living well. Oakland University/William Beaumont “We recognize we need to sustain the Hospital School of Medicine and Wayne message to have improved outcomes,” State University. Nicole LeClair, a third-year MSU medi- he says. “Our efforts serve as a start cal student and Flint native, sees events toward that effort, building strong inter- like HealthyTown Everywhere as a way to professional cooperative health teams on give back to her community. the way, delivering the best value to the “I was born and raised in Flint. There people we serve.” are not enough doctors here. I decided to Plans for HealthyTown Everywhere stay to help the people in my community,” include expanding the initiative through- LeClair says. out the state by identifying “champions” The HealthyTown Everywhere event to lead the program within their own included a fun walk with the help of walk- practice community. That includes work- withadoc.org, grocery tours run by regis- ing with local stakeholders to build mod- els and tailoring the program to suit the tered and student dieticians, and a health needs of their respective communities. fair offering screenings for blood sugar, “We want to expand our collective blood pressure and Body Mass Index group effort, offering our services to (BMI). A mini medical school program jump-start the health of the communities was offered through a partnership with we serve,” Ehrmann says. the nonprofit Michigan Health Council To learn more, visit healthytownev- that engages children in interactive health activities, encourages healthy lifestyle hab- erywhere.org. • its and promotes careers in health care.