The Grand Rapids African American Health Institute’s 2020 Community Outreach Survey and Health Equity Index ranked mental health as one of the top priorities for the African American communities in Kent County. The Youth Wellness and Mental Health Program will...
This project will address racial disparities between Black and White infants by linking families to resources that address the social, material, and medical needs of pregnant women and parenting families in collaboration with local maternal and infant health service...
This project builds off a 2020 Community Health Impact grant where the Michigan Breast Feeding Network (MIBFN) engaged communities in strategies around improving breastfeeding resources for Black women. Based on the targeted feedback from women engaged during the...
Key service providers in Washtenaw County will address health, legal, and economic needs among Latinx families, a community that faces stark health disparities. The collaborative will create asset maps, standardize communication protocols, and improve outreach and...
The project partners will recruit and train health coaches to provide wellness and fitness support within their own Asian American communities to address and reduce physical inactivity and health disparities among older Asian Americans with cardiovascular disease....
Ferris State University will investigate the effectiveness and feasibility of using a pharmacy as a hub for telehealth substance use disorder (SUD) services in a rural setting while also enhancing the role of clinical pharmacists in medication-assisted treatment...
Special Olympics Michigan will expand health programming within their Unified and Inclusion Center, which is the world’s largest Special Olympics facility for people with intellectual disabilities (ID). The programming will focus on improving the physical and...
This project aims to break the cycle of youth homelessness by ensuring youth in crisis are connected to appropriate resources as quickly as possible through cross-organizational case management and leveraging a Youth Stability Fund. The key social service and...
Migrant Legal Aid, Inc will provide education to the families of migrant and immigrant food workers, clinicians serving those populations, and farmers about COVID vaccine access, hesitancy, and safety; recently revised Environmental Protection Agency Worker Protection...
