This project will increase healthy food access in Michigan by allowing Double Up Food Bucks participants to purchase more fruits and vegetables, encouraging more SNAP users to take advantage of Double Up Food Bucks, and integrating the program as an electronic...
This project uses an intergenerational, community-based model to empower Detroit high school students to make healthy choices. Participants will develop and lead cooking and nutrition education workshops at elementary schools, community centers, farmers markets, and...
This project will improve health outcomes and parental self-efficacy for children with Type 1 diabetes. The project will pilot a new model of care for Type 1 diabetes that utilizes telemedicine care visits, in-person workshops, peer-to-peer virtual group training, and...
This two-year pilot project will demonstrate integration of health and wellness into the school improvement planning process in 24 elementary and middle schools across the state. The selected schools will receive training in the Whole School, Whole Community, Whole...
The Community Foundation of Greater Flint will align the local food system with Flint’s Master Plan and improve access to high-quality affordable food to build a healthier community and mitigate the effects of lead in children. There are three components to the...
This grant will fund a pilot project to provide 120 families served by food assistance programs in Detroit, Lansing, and Ann Arbor with free Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) shares from June through October of 2017. Through careful design and assessment of this...
This grant supported the development and evaluation of the Engaged Father Program, a pilot project of Genesee County Healthy Start, the Genesee County Health Department, and the University of Michigan School of Social Work. The Engaged Father program seeks to improve...
The Helping Kids Grow program addresses severe feeding disorders in children. A lack of adequate nutrition can negatively impact growth, brain development, and heart heath, as well as mental health and social development. This grant will create a triage system for...
Munson Healthcare and Shape Up North (SUN) will pilot a modified version of the Prescription for Health program from Washtenaw County for children who have been diagnosed by their doctor as being overweight/obese and/or food insecure and their families. After...
