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A voluntary, county-wide collaboration focused on improving the health of low-income, uninsured, and under-insured populations.

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  • Washtenaw County Launches RFP for Opioid Settlement Funding

    Washtenaw County Launches RFP for Opioid Settlement Funding

    Washtenaw County has officially launched a Request for Proposals (RFP) for its first round of opioid settlement funding, which will release $2.25 million over a three-year period to support local efforts to prevent overdose, improve treatment access, and build a recovery-ready community. Organizations, coalitions, and community-based groups are invited to apply for funding to support…

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  • Bridging Health and Social Services: Reflections from the 2025 WHI HSSI Summit

    Bridging Health and Social Services: Reflections from the 2025 WHI HSSI Summit

    The Washtenaw Health Initiative (WHI) hosted its Health and Social Service Integration (HSSI) Summit on March 18, 2025, bringing together over 100 participants from across key sectors—health care organizations, social service organizations, local and state government, Medicaid Health Plans, and community residents to take on a shared challenge: how can we better integrate systems to…

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  • Cutting Through the Noise: A New Resource for Health Communicators in Washtenaw County and Beyond

    Cutting Through the Noise: A New Resource for Health Communicators in Washtenaw County and Beyond

    In an era where misinformation spreads faster than facts, getting accurate and culturally relevant health information into our communities has never been more urgent—or more challenging. From vaccines to mental health, trusted messengers often find themselves doing double duty: providing services and correcting the record. That’s where the Michigan Health Communications Initiative (MHCI) comes in…

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IMPACT AWARD

2023 Collaborative Health Impact Award winner

In December, the Washtenaw community voted to award the 2023 Collaborative Health Impact Award to the Behavioral Health Collaborative for Young Black Men & Boys.

Funded by the Michigan Health Endowment, the project is a collaboration between Packard Health and the University of Michigan School of Social Work Curtis Center for Health Equity’s Young Black Men, Masculinities, and Mental Health (YBMen) Project.

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Are the people you served food insecure? Food Gatherers' has a map of food resources in Washtenaw County. Let's share it with those who need it.www.foodgatherers.org/foodrFood Gatherers Gatherers ... See MoreSee Less
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