Project Expand aims to increase access to group prenatal care (GPNC) in socioeconomically disadvantaged communities of mid/central Michigan. Group prenatal care consists of a small cohort of women in similar stages of pregnancy who participate in a structured prenatal...
This project aims to reduce racial disparities in access to behavioral health services for African Americans by utilizing a targeted community-based navigator to connect individuals to care, deploy a communications campaign to reduce anti-behavioral health treatment...
Women of Colors (WOC) will utilize an additional six months of funding to continue planning for a community-wide solution to the disparity African Americans face when accessing care after an emergency visit for mental health or substance use disorder. The time will...
The Synergy Health Center will lead a community anti-stigma campaign for the African American population aimed at reducing interpersonal stigma in seeking mental health services, lessen institutional stigma or discrimination against individuals seeking care in an...
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...
Leaders Advancing and Helping Communities (LAHC) will establish a hub of health and wellness services in Dearborn to provide nutrition education, physical wellness, and cooking programming. Dearborn is home to one of the largest concentration of immigrants and...
Building on a successful planning grant awarded by the Health Fund in 2021, Residents in Action (RiA) will continue to address food insecurity among Black families in Jackson. RiA is a Black-led organization that has demonstrated success in achieving systems change...
Henry ford health System (HFHS) will implement systems changes to streamline screening and automate referrals to further evaluation at the HFHS’s Center for Autism and Developmental Disorders (CADD) or other community providers. Based on successful system changes seen...
In the 2020, the Health Fund awarded a planning grant to the University of Michigan (UM) to implement their interrupting Prolonged sitting with ACTivity (InPACT) program to address the negative health impacts associated with limited access to physical activity...
