HHS Region 5
Michigan
Michigan Health Equity Team
Detroit, Flint, & Lansing , MI
Cohort 10 - 2021 & Cohort 11 - 2022
NLAPH
Overview
Their goals are to build programs, provide education, and inform policy to address the social determinants of health that contribute to health inequities for racial and ethnic minorities in Michigan.
This will include a series of webinars focused on: eliminating health inequities through educational attainment, neighborhood and built environment, health care access and quality, social and community context, and economic stability.
Community members will be engaged through various social media channels and through the team members in Detroit and Flint who are embedded and work in those communities.
Team members
Apryl Brown
Wayne County Community College District
Lorena Dish
Michigan Department of Health & Human Services
Ella Greene-Moton
Community Ethics Review Board, Community Based Organization Partners
Jihan Aiyash
Hamtramck Public Schools
Gregory Pitts
Michigan Public Health Association
Laura Dewberry
Centene Corporation
Ambassadors for Preparedness
Lansing, MI
Cohort 3 - 2014
NLAPH
Overview
The project focuses on conducting activities to establish an effective volunteer ambassador program (aimed at disaster or emergency preparedness) by 2015. These activities include: 1) building a curriculum, policies, and procedures; 2) developing a marketing plan; 3) developing a recruitment plan; 4) creating a community toolkit for each ambassador; and 5) building sustainability plans.
Team members
Carol Barrett
So What Evaluation
Erika Mahoney
do1thing
Christine Hendrickson
Ingham County Health Dept.
Elise Magen
So What Evaluation
Lenawee Health Network
Lenawee County, MI
Cohort 2 - 2013
NLAPH
Overview
The project will continue to implement the three-year strategic plan for the Lewanee Health Network which seeks to engage residents and encourage the adoption of behaviors that reduce risk factors for chronic diseases. The team will identify best-practice programs currently underway in the county, state, and nation. The project seeks to:
Increase healthy eating, physical activity, access to information on healthy food and exercise options, and access to health coverage
Decrease tobacco, alcohol, and illegal or inappropriate substance abuse use; risky sexual behavior among youth; bullying; and suicide ideation
Team members
Amy Palmer
Lenawee United Way
Anne Barton
ProMedica
Patricia Bourgeois
Lenawee County Health Department
Kathryn Szewczuk
Lenawee Community Mental Health Authority
Sue Lewis
Catholic Charities
Documents
Metro Detroit Health Partnership
Wayne County, MI
Cohort 2 - 2013
NLAPH
Overview
The high rate of hypertension among this population has many underlying causes including the environment, genetics, and individual lifestyle behaviors. The project will focus on self-empowerment, individual accountability, and education through health literacy and peer-to-peer support to reduce hypertension rates. The project will have two interventions:
Creation and distribution of DVDs that use personal stories to promote adherence to prescribed hypertension medication instructions
Completion of a health literacy screening for patients and training for physicians to modify patient communications based on screenings’ results
Team members
Quentin Moore
Trinity Health
Tawana Nettles-Robinson
Greater Detroit Area Council
Leseliey Welch
Institute Population Health
Parada Jordan
Voices of Detroit Initiative
Michigan Can-Do Step-Up Team
Ottawa, Muskegon, & Kent Counties
Cohort 2 - 2013
NLAPH
Overview
The project focuses on built environment improvements to support behavioral changes and to serve as a model for other Michigan counties. The main activities will include:
Providing more health information about expanding bicycle lanes and infrastructure
Distributing pedometers
Adding support to the “StepUp” exercise program in schools
Expanding stair campaigns
Supporting urban agriculture and sustainable foods in schools
Promoting downtown farmers’ markets
Team members
Joyce Lee
American Institute of Architects
Mary Boyd
Mercy Health
Bradley Thomas
Progressive AE
Wayman Britt
County of Kent
Childhood Obesity Prevention
Hannahville Indian Community, MI
Cohort 1 - 2012
NLAPH
Overview
The project seeks to address a community epidemic of obesity by specifically targeting children 0–5 years of age in an effort to instill healthy lifestyle choices early in life by working with the tribal childcare center and referring children to nutritional counseling and support. The project also seeks to identify evidence-based policies for consideration by the tribal administration for implementation in all aspects of the community, including the school.
Team members
Kris Blahnik
Hannahville Indian Community Health Center
Erin Davis
Hannahville Indian Community Health Center
Tammy Dlugas
Nah Tah Wahsh Public School Academy
Julia Schroeder
Keepers of the Future Childcare Center