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 | 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,...
May 15, 2024 | Grant Announcement, News, Press Release, Healthy Aging, Community Health Impact, Capacity Building, Caregiving, Maternal & Infant Health, Featured
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 | News, Healthy Aging, Nutrition and Healthy Lifestyles, Community Health Impact, Capacity Building, Maternal & Infant Health, Behavorial Health Services, Uncategorized
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 | Behavorial Health Services, News, Healthy Aging, Nutrition and Healthy Lifestyles, Community Health Impact, Capacity Building, Maternal & Infant Health
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 | Healthy Aging, Behavorial Health Services, News, Nutrition and Healthy Lifestyles, Community Health Impact, Maternal & Infant Health
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,...
Jul 5, 2023 | Behavorial Health Services, News, Technology Enhancements, Healthy Aging, Nutrition and Healthy Lifestyles, Maternal & Infant Health
One of the many transformational shifts brought on by COVID-19 was the widespread adoption of telehealth technology. Though it existed as a tool previously, the pandemic prompted patients, policymakers, and providers to rapidly adjust their approach to telemedicine,...
May 19, 2023 | News, Press Release, Healthy Aging, Community Health Impact, Capacity Building, Maternal & Infant Health, Behavorial Health Services
The Health Fund is awarding 42 new grants totaling more than $6 million to recipient organizations from across the state. Grants range in size from $25,000 to $500,000 and will support projects and organizations committed to improving health for Michigan residents....
