This project will implement the nationally-recognized model – Rides to Wellness – in 15 rural counties where transportation, especially across county lines, is a huge barrier to accessing services.
MidMichigan Health Foundation will increase access to behavioral health care for people who are experiencing crisis in its 23-county service area by providing a connection to telehealth for patients in seven emergency rooms across the area. The project will be...
The Health Fund’s Michigan Food Environment Scan demonstrated that Saginaw and the surrounding communities were a high need area with low resources specific to food access. The Michigan Health Improvement Alliance’s THRIVE initiative will engage stakeholders to...
Michigan Health Improvement Alliance (MiHIA) will improve its Health Dashboard 4.0, including adding more interactive features, geo-mapping, and communications tools. This website is a critical tool for monitoring progress as MiHIA and THRIVE work toward improving...
This initiative will improve the health and quality of life for older adults by ensuring that prescribed medications are necessary and appropriate. Partners will improve organizational policies and practices around prescribing and deprescribing patterns, integrate...
The Living FREE program aims to prevent recurrent falls among rural older adults by partnering with five health systems, local providers, community organizations, and older adults to develop and implement a person-centric integrated approach to recurrent fall...
This project will strengthen the collaboration and connectivity of the medical field and the judiciary in treating individuals with substance use disorders. The project will increase access to medication assisted treatment related counseling and other supports for...
This grant was awarded as part of the Rapid Response: Safety Net Telehealth Initiative, a collaborative funding opportunity sponsored by the Health Fund, the Ethel and James Flinn Foundation, the Metro Health Foundation, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, and the...
This project will support workforce training in infant mental health (IMH) for dependency court staff by transitioning content to an online, self-paced format. The online training will be more efficient and will make this proven model more easily replicable beyond...
