A health coach within the rural counties of Arenac, Iosco, and Ogemaw, will engage patients with the healthcare system and connect them to services based on their specific needs. Individuals across the perinatal continuum will be identified to participate in the first...
Through this funding, the collaborative will advance three goals developed during their formation: 1.) maintain and enhance the capacity of the Alianza Washtenaw coalition by building on existing partnerships and developing new relationships with other Latinx...
Calvin University will integrate the community-driven Women Supporting Women (WSW) model into the existing Maternal Infant Health Program (MIHP) in partnership with the Kent County Health Department. Using a 20-year partnership with Kent County neighborhoods, public...
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...
The Keep It Movin’ (KIM) program will address LGBTQ health disparities in hypertension, diabetes, and obesity. KIM will bring together nutrition and physical activity partners across Southeast Michigan to create an initiative that will prioritize long-term LGBTQ+...
This project will position students to propose and carry out healthy changes in their school food ecosystem by increasing the availability of fresh, local food. Locally Integrated Food Teams (LIFTs) at five UpperPeninsula schools consisting of students, teachers, food...
This proposal expands Detroit Public Schools Foundation’s award from the Health Fund in 2021, which was a planning grant that created a “farm-to-table” curriculum within Detroit Public School Community District’s(DPSCD) existing Culinary Arts programs and also...
In 2007, the Saginaw County Health Department (SCHD), as a part of a coalition called Step Up Saginaw(SUS), spearheaded a county effort to improve the health of the citizens of Saginaw County. SUS main objectives were to increase physical activity in the community and...
