A voluntary, county-wide collaboration focused on improving the health of low-income, uninsured, and under-insured populations.
Recent News
- Voice of the WHI: Jimena Loveluck, health officer for the Washtenaw County Health Department (7/8/2020)
- Refer clients to MI Community Care, the free community-wide care coordination program launched by Livingston-Washtenaw SIM (7/8/2020)
- Health department’s ‘It is POSSIBLE’ campaign launched to combat the opioid epidemic in Washtenaw County (7/8/2020)
- May stakeholder’s meeting focuses on Washtenaw’s COVID-19 response, observed and anticipated needs, and ways to address them (7/8/2020)
- Disproportionate impact of COVID-19 drives new and enhanced collaborations between Washtenaw County’s diverse community organizations (7/8/2020)
Upcoming Events
Washtenaw County Opioid Summit
September 23 @ 9:00 am - 4:00 pmMental Health and Substance Use Disorder Work Group Meeting
October 6 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pmHospital community health assessments and improvements (UNITE)
October 8 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pmMedicaid and Marketplace Outreach and Enrollment
October 10 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 amWHI Opioid Project
October 20 @ 11:00 am - 12:30 pmMental Health and Substance Use Disorder Work Group Meeting
November 3 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pmWHI Opioid Project
November 17 @ 11:00 am - 12:30 pm
"One of the things that is profoundly true in Washtenaw County is that it's very expensive to be poor," says epidemiologist Adreanne Waller. "Over the last 10 years, the years of potential life lost rate has increased 4,000 percent in the county's high poverty census tracts."
#COVID19 has been a heat-seeking missile for anyone in our county experiencing health or social challenges. COVID exacerbates existing comorbidities and creates new ones says Washtenaw County epidemiologist Adreanne Waller @wcpublichealth https://www.whiopioidproject.org/2020-opioid-summit-program