The goal of this project is to provide students with the necessary tools needed to make healthy decisions about how they fuel their bodies through exposure to new foods, the health benefits of those foods, and ways to prepare them in delicious meals. Specifically, a...
This initiative will address the current lack of coordination between multiple stakeholders concerning childhood overweight and obesity by creating a learning health system comprised of experts from health systems, community programs, and other stakeholder...
Eastern Michigan University (EMU) will develop a screening tool to identify caregivers who are at-risk for encountering high-conflict situations with the person for whom they care. EMU will provide direct behavioral health services to caregivers through its psychology...
The Medically Complex Case Management Model integrates social, medical, and behavioral health services into a single delivery system with one community case manager, removing barriers to care and allowing older adults to remain independent in the least restrictive...
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services aims to increase the recruitment and retention of providers offering medication assisted treatment (MAT) and substance use disorder (SUD) counseling/therapy services in 21 of Michigan’s highest need counties. by...
This project aims to reduce caregiver stress related to financial management. Wayne State University will provide online and in-person training as well as one-on-one counseling sessions to help caregivers, who often inherent fiscal duties with no preparation or...
The Area Agency on Aging 1-B will reduce expected hospitalizations for the Medicaid MI Choice population by operationalizing new technologies that identify risks and connect participants to appropriate care. This grant will support incorporating the Smart Survey...
This project will train foster and adoptive parents to prevent or remediate adverse childhood experiences of foster care children, ages 0-3, who are at a significantly higher risk for long-term health and mental health problems. The project will pilot and evaluate...
Playworks uses play, a universally accessible activity, to increase activity levels and establish new norms for respectful social behavior for every kid. Playworks will expand its program to additional elementary schools statewide and build organizational capacity to...
