Life Remodeled exists to bridge people across divides in order to help transform each other’s lives– investing approximately $5 million in cash, labor and materials into one Detroitneighborhood each year. Projects are determined by the community’s needs and vision. Life Remodeled partners assist in three areas: Remodeling a community asset, repairing owner-occupied homes, and mobilizing 10,000 volunteers to beautify 300 city blocks in six days.Every phase is about people transformation, those served and those who are serving.

Ewa Matuszeweski, CEO of MedNetOne Health Solutions (MedNetOne), a health care management organization offering infrastructure, clinical and technology services to more than 800 private practice physicians and other independent care providers, announced that MedNetOne will join with Oakland University’s School of Health Sciences to present a first of its kind symposium in Michigan focused on the social determinants of health. EntitledBetter Upstream Health, Better Downstream Care,the April 18 event is part of the Oakland University School of Health Sciences 2018 Healthology Symposium series,“where science, practice, and social interests meet” and which provides a culminating focus for faculty, students and community partners to celebrate impactful research and scholarship that affect health outcomes.