This project builds on a 2024 Healthy Aging grant to develop the Michigan Community Care Collaborative to establish and manage contractual agreements with health-based organizations and insurance companies. This grant will implement and deploy a comprehensive system...
Through a sponsorship of the 2025 Grantmakers in Aging Midwest Regional Funders Forum, the Health Fund has the opportunity to help plan the event and highlight Healthy Aging partners throughout Michigan. The forum will bring together funders of all types and sizes...
This project would develop a statewide rural palliative care Project ECHO program, which would offer virtual care-based learning and mentoring sessions aimed at increasing knowledge, skills and confidence with providers engaging in palliative care. In addition, it...
To improve access to care for birthing individuals with substance use or opioid use disorders in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, the CIRCLE UP program will integrate evidence-based pharmacotherapy, mental health services, and support for social determinants of...
To establish accessible and culturally relevant maternal health services for Indigenous families, the Gun Lake Tribe will launch a comprehensive program at the Gun Lake Tribal Health Center. The initiative will train staff, develop referral systems and care protocols,...
To improve maternal and infant health outcomes for Black and Brown families in Benton Harbor, the Continuum of Care Initiative will deploy Maternal and Infant Health (MIH) Navigators to strengthen care coordination and support. Through partnerships with local health...
To improve maternal and infant health outcomes in Genesee County, the Daddy as a Doula (DAD) program will train fathers to serve as non-professional doulas for their partners. Through a culturally relevant, doula-adjacent model led by InvolvedDad and other partners,...
To expand access to culturally responsive maternal care, the Ingham County Health Department will strengthen and support a network of Black doulas through training, peer support, and systems integration. Building on prior efforts, the project will offer postpartum...
To reduce racial disparities in maternal and infant health outcomes in Kalamazoo, the Connect Care Doula Program will integrate doulas into clinical care teams and establish a sustainable, community-based doula workforce. The program will create a culturally...
