Aug 11, 2025 | News, Maternal & Infant Health, Featured
Since the launch of our Maternal & Infant Health Initiative, the Health Fund has invested in a number of efforts focused on expanding access to group prenatal care (GPNC) in Michigan. GPNC has been linked to a range of improvements in birth outcomes and health...
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...
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 | Grant Announcement, News, Press Release, Healthy Aging, Nutrition and Healthy Lifestyles, Community Health Impact, Capacity Building, Caregiving, Maternal & Infant Health, Featured
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,...
May 15, 2024 | Caregiving, Maternal & Infant Health, Featured, Grant Announcement, Capacity Building, News, Press Release, Healthy Aging, Community Health Impact
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...
Dec 18, 2023 | Uncategorized, Behavorial Health Services, News, Healthy Aging, Nutrition and Healthy Lifestyles, Community Health Impact, Capacity Building, Maternal & Infant Health
It’s clear 2023 was one of the Health Fund’s most dynamic years yet. Through our grantmaking, we sought to support organizations across Michigan working to address urgent health needs in their communities and develop better models for long-term health. To help frame...
Dec 6, 2023 | Maternal & Infant Health, Behavorial Health Services, News, Healthy Aging, Nutrition and Healthy Lifestyles, Community Health Impact, Capacity Building
At the Health Fund, we continually ask ourselves how we can listen better to improve our service to applicants, grantees, and communities. Last December, we shared results from our second independent survey of both grantees plus applicants whose proposals were not...
Oct 20, 2023 | News, Maternal & Infant Health
From the start, children’s health has been a critical, mission-level priority for the Health Fund. In 2022, our strategy for improving health for Michigan kids evolved with the launch of our Maternal & Infant Health Initiative, a grant program that supports new...
Oct 12, 2023 | News, Healthy Aging, Nutrition and Healthy Lifestyles, Community Health Impact, Maternal & Infant Health, Behavorial Health Services
The Health Fund’s 2022 Annual Report is now available online. As we looked back on the year, we were struck by the recurrent themes of listening, learning, and experimentation that emerged in our work. Efforts like our updated Behavioral Health Access Study,...
