Apr 23, 2025 | News, Healthy Aging
On April 7, our Healthy Aging team brought grantees, partners, and aging leaders together for a day of learning, networking, and connecting through our annual grantee convening. This year’s convening was timed with the release of our 2025 RFP and took place against a...
Apr 11, 2025 | Access to Healthy Food, News, Nutrition and Healthy Lifestyles
We’ve long known that encouraging healthy habits and providing access to nutritious foods to children at an early age can support a lifetime of health benefits. School food systems provide a critical pathway for achieving these goals. Our Nutrition & Healthy...
Dec 6, 2024 | Uncategorized, News, Maternal & Infant Health
Doulas are incredible resources for birthing families, providing vital non-clinical support to birthing parents before, during, and after childbirth. There’s strong evidence that having access to a doula will support better birth and health outcomes for infants and...
Nov 7, 2024 | Featured, News, Press Release, Healthy Aging, Nutrition and Healthy Lifestyles, Community Health Impact, Capacity Building, Caregiving, Maternal & Infant Health, Grant Announcement
The Health Fund Board of Directors has approved 65 new grants totaling $13,776,934, with investments touching five different grant programs. The majority of grants will support projects through the Health Fund’s Community Health & Capacity Building, Healthy Aging,...
Oct 30, 2024 | Capacity Building, Community Health Impact, News
People with lived experience of health-related issues bring unique and valuable expertise for creating solutions that address their needs. That’s why we encourage organizations seeking grant support from the Health Fund to develop community engagement strategies that...
Sep 12, 2024 | Behavorial Health Services, News, Press Release, Healthy Aging, Nutrition and Healthy Lifestyles, Community Health Impact, Capacity Building, Featured, Built Environment
The Health Fund is announcing 60 new grants totaling over $14.7 million aimed at improving health for Michigan. The majority of these funds will fuel new projects through our Behavioral Health and Nutrition & Healthy Lifestyles initiatives. Together, these...
Sep 4, 2024 | Uncategorized, News, Technology Enhancements, Healthy Aging, Caregiving
The onset of dementia brings many changes and challenges, but the right supports can help people with dementia maintain their independence and quality of life for longer. That’s why supporting effective solutions for people with dementia and the people who care for...
Aug 21, 2024 | Behavorial Health Services, News, Foster and Adopted Children
In July, a group of five Health Fund squaddies packed into a minivan for a summer road trip and meeting tour with Behavioral Health grant partners in northern Michigan. Over three days, we visited six projects stretching from Traverse City to Negaunee. In each...
Jun 28, 2024 | Community Health Impact, News
The Health Fund’s Community Health Impact (CHI) Initiative is designed to help ensure that communities and people with lived experience of health issues are influencing resources created to serve them. This blog post digs into the CHI program’s purpose and...
