Jun 11, 2025 | News, Healthy Aging, Caregiving, Featured
Dementia Friendly Services is providing people with dementia and their caregivers an important opportunity for fun and respite through its Dementia Friendly Movie program. The program provides a welcoming environment carefully tailored to meet the needs of people with dementia — offering a relaxing and enriching experience and a critical illustration of dementia friendly principles to other members of the community.
May 7, 2025 | News, Press Release, Healthy Aging, Capacity Building, Maternal & Infant Health, Featured, Grant Announcement
The Health Fund Board of Directors has approved 37 grants totaling $6,108,697 with an aim to provide resources and implement new health solutions that improve the health of Michigan residents. Most new investments will support projects and organizations through our...
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...
Nov 7, 2024 | News, Press Release, Healthy Aging, Nutrition and Healthy Lifestyles, Community Health Impact, Capacity Building, Caregiving, Maternal & Infant Health, Featured, 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,...
Sep 12, 2024 | Featured, Built Environment, Capacity Building, Behavorial Health Services, News, Press Release, Healthy Aging, Nutrition and Healthy Lifestyles, Community Health Impact
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...
May 15, 2024 | Featured, News, Press Release, Healthy Aging, Community Health Impact, Capacity Building, Caregiving, Maternal & Infant Health, Grant Announcement
The Health Fund board of directors today approved 41 new grants totaling $7,058,472 aimed at improving health and advancing equity in communities across the state. These investments will support a variety of projects ranging from community-level programs to broadscale...
May 1, 2024 | Uncategorized, News, Healthy Aging
Since 2017, the University of Michigan’s National Poll on Healthy Aging has been a valuable source of information on aging, and an important tool for engaging older adults around the country on the issues that affect their lives. With support from AARP, the poll...
Apr 24, 2024 | News, Healthy Aging, Uncategorized
When we talk about aging programs with an intergenerational focus, it’s difficult to overstate the impact: over and over, we see stories of connection shine through in the relationships older adults form with people from younger generations. Intergenerational...
