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Unveiling substance use disparities in Washtenaw County
In 2020, Washtenaw County appeared less vulnerable to substance use according to the MI Substance Use Vulnerability Index. But this ranking masked numerous disparities within the county, which is known for stark disparities in health and wealth. In 2023, Michigan unveiled a new Zip Code Level Substance Use Vulnerability Index. To calculate substance use vulnerability,…
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February 2024 newsletter: WHI award, Medicaid redetermination, grant opps, and more.
Read the February 2024 newsletter online to learn about: Roger’s story, WHI award, grant opportunities, and more.
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Navigating Medicaid redetermination in Michigan: 12 recommendations
In the summer of 2023, members of the Washtenaw Health Initiative’s Communications Committee sat down to discuss the challenges posed by Michigan’s Medicaid redetermination process, including the growing number of Michiganders losing coverage each month. With leadership from staff and administrators at the Washtenaw Health Project, the committee crafted 12 recommendations to streamline the process…
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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.
