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...
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...
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 Thumb Community Health Partnership (TCHP) aims to address health disparities among populations such as veterans, aging individuals, low-income individuals, and those with mental health or substance use disorder. Through financial partnerships, technology adoption,...
MI AIM seeks to reduce disparities in maternal morbidity and mortality by assuring access to consistent healthcare for all birthing families through the implementation of evidence-based patient safety bundles and data-driven quality improvement initiatives in the 10...
The purpose of this project is to reduce syphilis infections and congenital syphilis through community-informed prevention intervention that increases awareness about risks, testing, and treatment of syphilis among women of childbearing age. This project will address...
The Women-Inspired-Neighborhood (WIN) Network aims to reduce disparities in infant mortality by addressing preterm birth and low birth weights through the increased accessibility to group prenatal care (GPNC) in Berrien, Oakland, and Wayne Counties. WIN Network will...
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...
This project addresses the disparities in access to dementia support and services in underserved rural communities and among ethnic minority populations (i.e., Asians and Latinos) through a technology-assisted model built on university and community partnerships....
