The goal of this project is to ensure every K-12 student in Michigan has equitable access to a fully trained school nurse who can provide critical and timely support for both mental and physical health care needs. Funding will be used to create training, resources,...
This project will examine ways to develop and sustain Affordable Assisted Living in communities across Michigan. Partners will use currently available payment mechanisms to pilot a model, and if successful, will share the model with other providers across the...
This initiative will address malnutrition, equity, and food insecurity across the lifespan by creating a roadmap and web-based facilitation guide for communities to address deficiencies and inequities in nutrition and healthy lifestyle options for their residents. The...
The Caregiving Collaborative Network – Metro Detroit will bring together 15-30 public and private organizations to create an integrated and coordinated infrastructure that fosters and supports improved nutrition practices, healthy lifestyle behaviors, and...
This project aims to improve accessibility and quality of mental health care services. The Grand Rapids African American Health Institute will develop a toolkit for mental health centers, create a mental health mobile app, offer cultural humility training for...
MDHHS will address two significant barriers to implementing Community Integrated Paramedicine (CIP) programs: lack of CIP specific education and inadequate clinical data collection. MDHHS will develop and pilot training programs in community colleges and other...
This pilot project will train pharmacists to screen older adults for social isolation and connect those adults to community resources through the person’s primary medical home.
This project will create a toolkit to help local organizations recruit, train, and sustain volunteer caregivers and prepare those caregivers to provide in-home care to frail elders who need assistance with Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADLs), including...
This project aims to increase the number of aging services professionals exposing students at the Central Michigan University School of Medicine to careers in gerontology and aging services. Presbyterian Villages of Michigan Foundation will place future health...
