Aging Non-Emergency Medical Transport Needs in Iosco County

The Northeast Michigan Community Service Agency (NEMCSA), in partnership with the Rural Health Group – a group of retired professionals in the region – will work together to document the challenges faced by older rural residents in Iosco County when seeking medical...

Baraga County Sheriff’s Office/Avel eCare Partnership

The Baraga County Sheriff’s Office partners with Avel eCare, an organization that provides Virtual Crisis Care (VCC). This partnership will empower the Sheriff’s Office to offer 24/7 access to behavioral health professionals using iPads and VCC team expert...

Expansion of Integrated Care

This grant will allow Great Lakes Recovery Centers (GLRC) to provide enhanced care by training a psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, currently on staff, as well as provide clinical integration training for all the staff across the Upper Peninsula. The training will focus...

Making Telehealth Accessible for Michigan’s Central UP

Connected Nation Michigan (CN Michigan) and the Central U.P. Planning and Development (CUPPAD) Regional Commission will conduct a telehealth study in the central Upper Peninsula. As part of the project, they hope to foster greater equity by enabling broadband for...

Maternal & Infant Care Coaching, Connections and Capacity

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...

Centering Pregnancy

This project aims to establish a centering pregnancy-group prenatal care (CP-GPNC) model in rural communities to provide an underserved population with care that engages patients in their prenatal and postpartum healthcare. The model will allow patients to receive a...

Regional Caregiver Resource Center – A Rural Model

This project will support family caregivers through the development and implementation of a new caregiver resource center that will improve family caregivers’ physical, emotional, and financial wellbeing through expanded awareness, outreach and education, and...

Expanding Dementia Care Support in Underserved Communities

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...

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