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Michigan (pronounced ) is a Midwestern state of the United States. It was named after Lake Michigan, the word 'Michigan' itself being a French derivative of the Ojibwe misshikama (read "mish-ih-GAH-muh"), meaning "big lake" (compare kitchikama, meaning "Great Lake" - pronounced "gitch-ih-GAH-ma," or "Gitchee-Gumee" as rendered by Longfellow).
Bounded by four of the five Great Lakes, plus Lake Saint Clair, Michigan has the longest freshwater shoreline in the United States, the longest total shoreline after Alaska (including island shorelines)"Does Michigan have the longest coast line in the United States?" Michigan.gov, and more recreational boats than any other state in the union. A person in Michigan is never more than 85 miles (137 km) from open Great Lakes water and is never more than 6 miles from a natural water source.
Michigan is the only bi-peninsular state. The Lower Peninsula of Michigan, to which the name Michigan was originally applied, is sometimes dubbed "the Mitten," owing to its shape. When asked where in Michigan one comes from, a resident of the Lower Peninsula may often point to the corresponding part of his or her hand. The Upper Peninsula (U.P.) is separated from the Lower Peninsula by the Straits of Mackinac, a five-mile channel that joins Lake Huron to Lake Michigan. The Upper Peninsula (whose residents are often called "Yoopers") is economically important for tourism and its natural resources.
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Michigan HospitalsPhysicians in Michigan
AIDS Partnership - Recruiting, training and placing professional and volunteer personnel for the Michigan AIDS Hotline.
Meta Description: [ AIDS Partnership Michigan: Education and prevention are our primary goals, followed by early intervention and support. ]
AIDS Walk Detroit - Home page for AIDS Walk Detroit, A Steppin' Out Event.
Detroit Community AIDS Library - A gateway to HIV/AIDS information for Detroit and Southeastern Michigan.
Friends Alliance - Information about the non-profit organization dedicated to helping those infected and affected by HIV/AIDS in the Detroit and Metro Detroit Area. Includes news, services offered, publications and a calendar of events.
Michigan AIDS Drug Assistance Program Contact and Eligibility - Contact information for MI ADAP director, financial and medical eligibility criterias for the Michigan ADAP.
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and eligibility information for the Michigan AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP), financial and medical eligibility
criterias for the Michigan ADAP, financial availability of Hepatitis treatments, Patient Assistance Programs, Expanded Access Programs for HIV and Hepatitis Drugs ]
Michigan AIDS Fund - Contact information. How to help. Information on the Michigan AIDS epidemic.
Meta Description: [ Official Homepage of the Michigan Aids Fund. ]
Midwest AIDS Prevention Project - Serving the Midwest with HIV/AIDS Education.
Meta Description: [ MAPP is one of Michigan's largest non-profit, community-based organizations whose mission is health promotion, harm and risk reduction, and HIV and sexually-transmitted disease prevention education. ]
University of Michigan HIV/AIDS Treatment Program - Designed as a one-stop resource for those living with HIV/AIDS and the people who care for them.
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