Community Health Doulas: Improving Birth Outcomes in Flint

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...

Using AI to Target Maternal SDoH Needs for CHW Intervention

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...

Building EHP’s Capacity to Identify Health Disparities

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...

Participatory Asset Mapping: Supporting Older Muslim Adults

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,...

Senior Housing Eviction Diversion Pilot Program

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...

Addressing Mid-Michigan Disparities through CHAP Expansion

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...

Grandmont Rosedale Master Plan for Equitable Health

The GRDC will educate community members on the social determinants of health and how the built environment plays a large role in health outcomes and will provide a platform for community members to voice their concerns about environmental factors that impact their...

Improving Detroit Parks through Community-Centered Planning

The City of Detroit aims to improve the built environment of Detroit parks to increase access to greenspace and promote physical activity through planning and community engagement efforts. Rouge Park, Eliza Howell Park, Farwell Park, and O’Hair Park were selected to...

P3: Parks, People, Produce in Grand Rapids

P3 will support access to nutritious foods and physical activity programs at underutilized greenspaces to help residents engage with parks in their communities. Community townhalls will provide residents with opportunities to share health issues that are impacting...

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