Trinity Health Ann Arbor Relaunches Health Exploration Station in Canton, Boosting Investment in Youth Wellness Education

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CANTON, Mich. (Dec. 8, 2025) – Trinity Health Ann Arbor, in partnership with the Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum and Leslie Science & Nature Center, announced the reopening of its Health  Exploration Station at Trinity Health Medical Center – Canton. This beloved community resource, which served Southeast Michigan for more than two decades, closed in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The reopening of the facility follows a significant investment from the partnership to update exhibits and ensure that health topics are current, engaging, and impactful for today’s youth.

“For more than 20 years, the Health Exploration Station inspired thousands of young minds through larger-than-life interactive exhibits that taught important health lessons,” said Shekinah Singletery, the director of Community Health and Well-Being at Trinity Health Ann Arbor and Trinity Health Livingston. “Now, we’re bringing that legacy back with a renewed vision and powerful partnerships with organizations known for their ability to engage and educate youth.”

Trinity Health Ann Arbor’s 2024 Community Health Needs Assessment identified mental health, food/nutrition access, and substance use disorders as top priorities across the region. By revitalizing the Health Exploration Station, a 3,500-square-foot facility located in the lower level of Trinity Health Medical Center – Canton, Trinity Health Ann Arbor is directly addressing these needs by supporting engaging, age-appropriate education that empowers students to make healthy choices and better support one another.

“We’ve worked to develop meaningful, engaging, and relevant curriculum alongside our partners at Trinity Health,” said Susan Westhoff, president and CEO of the Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum and Leslie Science & Nature Center. “By collaborating and sharing resources and expertise, we’ve created a program that will inspire curiosity and empower children to understand body systems, healthy choices, and their relationship to the world around them.”

The Health Exploration Station launched its pilot educational program with students from Ypsilanti in December 2025. The partnership is currently seeking funding to underwrite full programming and offerings with the goal of rolling it out more broadly in 2026. Programs will begin with a focus on preschool through 6th grade, with two tracks on Healthy Bodies and Healthy Choices.

To learn more about the Health Exploration Station or to schedule a visit, please visit https://discoverscienceandnature.org/exploration.