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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
This project is an implementation grant following the previous planning grant that uncovered barriers to care related to disparate care within the Saginaw community. This project aims to reduce well documented racial disparities in timely access to behavioral health...
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...
Development of a cohort of Black doulas to provide perinatal and delivery support to Black birthing women in Ingham County. The project will include doula recruitment, training, delivery of services, and cohort development all advised by parent and target population...
The Southwest Michigan Urban League (SWMUL), in partnership with Bronson Battle Creek, will engage the local African American and Black community in conversations around the distrust of healthcare providers and systems to encourage community members to gain a better...
