After a successful collaborative grant and process, The Kent County Health Department (KCHD) plans to utilize Health Fund support to provide mini-grants to community-based organizations (CBOs) focused on priority health issues and community health equity, particularly...
This collaborative pilot project between A Brighter Way (ABW) and Packard Health will address a gap in integrated health care for formerly incarcerated individuals in Washtenaw County, engaging returned citizens to improve health outcomes and quality of life. Peer...
This initiative aims to address health disparities in pediatric care in Michigan by forming a Pediatric Health Equity (PHE) collaborative network of community health systems and hospitals. Building off a 2022 Health Fund project that explored issues in child health...
DCHC will establish a community advisory board (CAB) to identify and address healthcare needs, design culturally responsive programs, and bridge gaps in sexual health and preventative care. This approach aims to enhance access, reduce disparities, and improve the...
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...
This project will promote physical education teachers’ content knowledge, educational skills, and dispositions for implementing Quality Physical Education (QPE) in schools statewide, specifically to address the negative health impacts of physical inactivity for...
Motor skills At Playtime (MAP) is an evidence-based intervention designed to promote positive developmental health in preschoolers (3-5 years) who are at-risk for future health disparities, implemented by teachers during standard playtime at preschool centers....
P3 will support access to nutritious foods and physical activity programs at underutilized greenspaces to help residents engage with parks in their communities. Community townhalls will provide residents with opportunities to share health issues that are impacting...
Jefferson East, Inc. (JEI), in partnership with Wayne State University’s Center for Urban Studies (WSU-CUS), will engage community members of Detroit to become empowered to identify and prevent simple household hazards that can dramatically impact an individual’s...
