Health Fund announces $15 million in new funding
We’re pleased to announce 39 new awards through our 2019 Behavioral Health and Nutrition & Healthy Lifestyles programs! The funded projects are innovative efforts to improve the state of health in every part of Michigan.
Helping Our Grant Partners Build Capacity
Like most funders, the Health Fund asks grant applicants to describe how a project will be sustainable in the long run. After five years of grantmaking, we feel we can do more than ask about sustainability—we can support it.
Celebrating Five Years: 2018 Annual Report
Check out our 2018 annual report for information on our grantmaking, our investments in evaluation, and how our grant partners see us!
Hundreds of thousands of Michigan residents lack behavioral health treatment
38% of Michigan residents with a mental illness and 80% with a substance use disorder are not receiving treatment.
The Unpleasant Reality of LGBT Health Disparities in Michigan
And as important as it is to celebrate, it’s also critical to recognize the challenges the LGBT community faces and to support the organizations combatting those inequities.
Tech Tuesday: Streamlining Health Workflows for Children in Corrections
In 2016, Washtenaw County Community Mental Health’s Correctional Care Integration Project sought to improve health outcomes by integrating a Health Information Exchange into adult and youth correctional facilities in Washtenaw County.
Health Fund awards $4 million through community health impact program
We’re pleased to announce that 50 organizations will receive funding through our 2019 Community Health Impact program! The funded projects align both with our mission of improving health and wellness of Michigan residents, as well as with one of our eight focus areas.
Tech Tuesday: Transitional Telecare a Boon to Older Vets
The Home-Based Transitional Telecare project is helping recently discharged older veterans address medication issues, avoid in-home risks, and return to their pre-hospital-stay selves, while demonstrating important findings about how clinicians can effectively use telehealth-enabled tablets and wearable sensors with this population.
Tech Tuesday: Revamped SNAP model expands program’s reach
With the support of a 2017 Health Fund grant, the Fair Food Network expanded Double Up Food Bucks electronic payment technology in grocery stores and farmers markets in five regions across Michigan.
Tech Tuesday: Rural telehealth program models new method
The Family Medical Center of MI, Inc. (FMC) provides resources for ADHD, depression, anxiety, and substance use disorders using telemedicine in ten schools throughout rural Southeast Michigan.
Helping Mid-Michigan THRIVE
Systemic change is always an ambitious goal, but one Mid-Michigan initiative is rising to the challenge. THRIVE (Transforming Health Regionally In a Vibrant Economy), is a collaborative effort led by Michigan Health Improvement Alliance, Inc. (MiHIA) and the Great Lakes Bay Regional Alliance (GLBRA).
Tech Tuesday: “Mommy Checkup” App is High Touch, High Tech
Wayne State University’s High Touch High Tech (HT2) initiative uses a tablet-administered tool, the Mommy Checkup app, to screen expectant mothers for mental health and substance use-related risk.