To address high rates of nutrition-related chronic diseases and food insecurity in Michigan’s Tribal communities, the Inter-Tribal Council of Michigan (ITCM) will expand the Food Farmacy program to seven Tribes, providing culturally appropriate produce...
The Fruit and Vegetable Prescription Program at MSU partners with pediatric clinics, OBGYN clinics, and farmers’ markets to distribute fruit and vegetable prescriptions. This project will address the lack of information regarding utilization and effectiveness of the...
Produce prescription programs (PPRs) have shown to improve health behaviors and outcomes for low-income individuals at risk for chronic disease. Management of these programs is often labor intensive, requiring staff to oversee a surplus of duties (e.g., client...
In the 2020 Nutrition & Healthy Lifestyles cohort, the Health Fund awarded a pilot grant to the Food BankCouncil of Michigan in which patients of Grace Health Federally-Qualified Health Center (FQHC) were offered a free, bi-weekly grocery box and one-on-one...
In the 2021 Community Health Impact program, the Health Fund awarded a planning grant to IshpemingPublic School District (IPSD), to work in collaboration with Partridge Creek Farms (PCF), and Jasperlite Senior Housing to develop a strategic plan, a curriculum...
This work builds upon a previous award from the Health Fund (Developing Health Education Lessons for Tribal Home Visiting, DHEL-THV; Community Health Impact, 2020) to promote traditional food and cultural practices that support the Indigenous community. N-MICCHE will...
This project engages students who often have the highest health risk factors and gives them ownership over their own health and influences their school climate and health culture. Student Wellness Teams (SWT) consisting of fifth-to twelfth-grade students will...
Building on a successful award by the Health Fund in 2020, Michigan State University (MSU) will expand their evidence-based 14-week “Eat My ABCs” curriculum to promote lifelong healthy habits in children. In Phase I, MSU targeted Head Start teachers to provide the...
Midland County Cancer Society’s program, Eating Right of your Cancer Fight, will ensure cancer patients receive individualized nutrition education based on their unique cancer journey. By collaborating with MyMichigan Health, they will provide at least one session of...
