Healthcare funding goes to several agencies in mid-Michigan

Among 42 projects in Michigan awarded healthcare innovation grants, several are in mid-Michigan.

 

The Health Innovation Grants came from the Michigan Department of Community Health, which had asked for proposals that will allow creative, collaborative approaches to health care to be implemented in communities in Michigan. Each project could be up to $35,000. 

 

In mid-Michigan, that includes $35,000 to Honoring Healthcare Choices--Michigan for education, training and tools to address barriers for individuals who need acute or long-term care, including in Genesee, Lapeer, and Shiawassee counties.

 

The National Kidney Foundation of Michigan in Genesee County got $18,853 for pre-diabetes and diabetes self-management support, while Hope Network Behavioral Health in Genesee County got $35,000 for a pilot program called Pitch4KIDZ, a social workshop designed to help children affected by substance abuse. Also in Genesee County, the Genesee Health System got $35,000 to design a substance use disorder delivery system using peer recovery coaches and other resources to reach individuals living in recovery housing, and the Greater Flint Health Coalition got $35,000 to implement a single, systematic approach to advance care planning in Genesee County.

 

The Community Mental Health Authority of Clinton, Eaton and Ingham Counties got $5,164 for trainings on fetal alcohol syndrome for several counties including Gratiot County, and the Central Michigan District Health Department got $32,497 to provide employee wellness education to businesses which have a sustainable growth plan in place, in several counties including Clare, Gladwin and Isabella.

 

The Ten16 Recovery Network got $20,900 for an integrated primary care program that combines medical and behavioral health services, and last but not least, Community Mental Health for Central Michigan got $33,270 to provide training to its clinical staffers to help high-risk families with "Mom Power" services, both in Clare, Gladwin, Mecosta and Osceola counties.

 

There also are several grants to agencies to provide statewide services like a free smartphone app, and seminars for prescribers on opioids. 

 

Most applicants also provided matching funds to create more widespread impact with the grant money.