This pilot program will create a replicable, sustainable model for Michigan Federal Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) to integrate food prescription programs into their slate of comprehensive services. Food Bank Council of Michigan will use results of the pilot program...
This project will address health inequities for older adults in Michigan rural and urban communities associated with limited access to quality health care, hypertension treatment, healthy food access, and physical activity. This project builds on the American Heart...
This project will improve and increase prevention, early identification, and treatment of mental health and substance use disorders for youth and senior citizens in Manistee County. Manistee CareConnect will partner with Manistee Area Public Schools and the Manistee...
Using a proven clinic training and competency model, this project will increase capacity for rural clinics in the Upper Peninsula to integrate behavioral health services for adolescents into primary care health centers.
This project will use telemedicine to improve the behavioral health outcomes of rural Michigan adolescents, by increasing the recognition of depression and providing timely and effective treatment. Altarum and its partners will train 45 primary care and family...
This initiative will address childhood obesity by working with parents and caregivers to teach young children healthy habits. LAHC will partner with four Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) in Wayne County to provide nutrition education for staff and implement...
Feeding America West Michigan will partner with Upper Peninsula Health Care Solutions to determine ways to address food security and access to healthcare in the Upper Peninsula. The project team will explore issues around collaboration, potential models, and the...
Great Lakes Bay Health Centers (GLBHC) will create a stronger continuum of care for older adults who are using opioids to manage chronic pain. GLBHC will form fully integrated pain management team in Saginaw, providing high-quality, person-centered care; offering...
This initiative will address the negative health effects of poor blood pressure measurement, diagnosis, and treatment at 10 Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs), and improve hypertension control rates within the FQHC practices by implementing an enhanced version...
