Improving access to care for pregnant women with SUDs

To improve maternal and infant health outcomes for pregnant and postpartum people with substance use disorders (SUDs) in Northwest Michigan, this project will provide equitable access to evidence-based treatment and services. By integrating a community health worker...

Neighborhood-Specific CHW for Southern Macomb County

To address the concerning trend of sleep-related infant deaths in Macomb County, this project focuses on reducing infant mortality rates through community health workers (CHWs) recruited from target communities, who will provide holistic education, mental health...

Using AI to Target Maternal SDoH Needs for CHW Intervention

To create more equitable screening and enhance community health worker (CHW) impact that leverages the CHW Medicaid reimbursement policy, this program will utilize artificial intelligence (AI) to identify social determinants of health (SDOH) associated with adverse...

Community Health Doulas: Improving Birth Outcomes in Flint

To address the significant impact of social determinants of health (SDOHs) on maternal health outcomes, this project will implement a Community Health Doula program, consisting of doulas training community health workers (CHWs) as doulas to provide support for both...

Rural Community Care Transitions with Transportation

This initiative addresses medical care access for rural older adults by mitigating transportation barriers post-hospitalization, enhancing health outcomes, and reducing hospital readmission rates. Using an integrated care transition model involving Community Health...

Addressing Mid-Michigan Disparities through CHAP Expansion

Funding will enable the expansion of the Mid-Michigan Community Health Access Program (CHAP) to reach residents in Michigan’s 8th Congressional district (Flint, Saginaw, and Bay City). The project aims to identify individuals with unmet social needs, provide...

Addressing Disparities: Hypertension Disorders of Pregnancy

The purpose of this project is to reduce barriers and improve timely access to quality care for Medicaid-insured women of color by integrating a hypertension disorders of pregnancy (HDP) intervention into community home visiting and clinical sites to address...

Seeding Success to Behavioral Health thr Cross-Sector Action

The proposed Behavioral Health Center will develop a comprehensive behavioral health continuum of care focused on providing Michigan patients with the right treatment, at the right time, in the appropriate setting. The program serves as a step-down option for...

Behavioral Health at Home

This project will meet the needs of homebound older adults by enhancing in-home telehealth counseling with on-site assistance by a community health worker (CHW) and expanding therapy services beyond the current program to provide therapy in the homes of homebound...

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