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Healthy Food to Build Healthy Communities

WEBToday the concept of “food security” links nutritious food to individual and community health. This blog features historical resources in the collections of The Henry Ford that …

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Medical MacGyver

WEBOne segment from every episode of The Henry Ford's Innovation Nation features The Henry Ford's own experts, artifacts, and experiences. Learn more about that segment in this …

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What Does a Sustainable Food System Need to Look Like

WEBThe answer lies in understanding what local populations need and finding solutions with zero negative consequences. That’s sustainable. Many argue, however, that the health …

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Henry Ford Quotes

WEBDate: 9/15/1922. "With all the wealth of the world at hand, there are human beings who hunger, whole nations who suffer cold. The judgment for this condition, for misusing …

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COVID-19 Policies

WEBCOVID-19 Policies. The following guidelines are based on policies and guidelines from the CDC and Wayne County Health and are subject to change. Parents/guardians are …

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Dr. Howard’s “Medicine Cabinet”

WEBDr. Howard’s Office, as it looks today in Greenfield Village. / THF1696 Dr. Alonson B. Howard, Jr., whose modest office is located today in Greenfield Village, was one such …

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Mission & Vision

WEBWe are passionate: We are flexible and resilient as we think big, work smart, and grow wisely to create engaging and fulfilling experiences for everyone. The Henry Ford's …

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Wrist Air Conditioner

WEBWrist Air. Conditioner. featuring historic trains. Host Mo Rocca shows us the inventor of an app to monitor your sleep and health; unique trains throughout history; the inventors of …

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Uncovering Medical Innovations in the Collections

WEBRepresented in The Henry Ford's large American public life collection is the late 19th-and early 20th-century phenomenon of patent medicines, over-the-counter drugs that …

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Early Safety Innovations

WEBSafety, however, was taken very seriously at Ford and was seen as so important that early on in the 1910s the role of safety engineering and inspection was removed from the …

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The Ford Motor Company Medical Department

WEBTo learn even more about the Ford Medical Department, visit our Benson Ford Research Center. Its open Monday-Friday 9:30 am to 5:00 pm. You can set up an appointment in …

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Battle Creek’s Percy Jones General Hospital

WEBPostcard of Percy Jones General Hospital, 1944./ THF184122 When most people think of Battle Creek, Michigan, breakfast cereal comes to mind--the industry created there by …

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Plan ahead Venue Operations & Safety Protocols

WEBGreenfield Village. Operating Hours: Member Opening: April 12. Public Opening: April 13. April 13-May 20. Open to the Public: Tuesday-Sunday. Closed Monday. May 21 …

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Battle Creek Sanitarium, Battle Creek, Michigan, circa 1938

WEBDr. John Harvey Kellogg became director of the Battle Creek Sanitarium in 1876. Under his leadership, the "San" grew into a leading health resort with treatment programs focused …

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Dr. Tutt's Liver Pills, circa 1907

WEBNineteenth-century entrepreneurs promised cures with patent medicines. Some of these concoctions, however, contained harmful ingredients or ingredients used in unsafe …

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