To enhance community health and well-being in Missaukee County, the Missaukee Conservation District will transform an 80-acre land gift into the Jamieson Nature Education Center, featuring ADA-accessible trails and natural play areas. The project prioritizes community...
The Kent County Eviction Prevention Task Force, comprised of various community partners, aims to reduce the high rate of eviction filings by addressing underlying issues causing rent arrears, particularly for families with children facing health-related challenges....
NCCHIR received CDC funding in 2022 to develop an SDOH Accelerator Plan for a four-county area with significant poverty and disability rates, identifying barriers to healthcare access, social connections, and transportation. With this grant, NCCHIR will implement two...
To create more equitable screening and enhance community health worker (CHW) impact that leverages the CHW Medicaid reimbursement policy, this program will utilize artificial intelligence (AI) to identify social determinants of health (SDOH) associated with adverse...
To address the significant impact of social determinants of health (SDOHs) on maternal health outcomes, this project will implement a Community Health Doula program, consisting of doulas training community health workers (CHWs) as doulas to provide support for both...
Emergent Health Partners aims to reduce health disparities by improving the demographic data collection skills of EMS clinicians, including sensitive information like sexual orientation and gender identity. EHP plans to create training modules, involve a community...
This initiative addresses the health disparities faced by aging Muslim Americans, due to racial and religious discrimination. By leveraging a Participatory Asset Map and forming community-driven working groups, the project aims to identify barriers to accessing care,...
This project pilots an innovative eviction prevention approach for older adults in subsidized housing complexes in Wayne County, drawing from successful strategies and collaborations. The program offers training, mediation, and tenant services to prevent and address...
Funding will enable the expansion of the Mid-Michigan Community Health Access Program (CHAP) to reach residents in Michigan’s 8th Congressional district (Flint, Saginaw, and Bay City). The project aims to identify individuals with unmet social needs, provide...
