The WHI’s Opioid Project partnered with the Washtenaw Recovery Advocacy Project (WRAP), a program of Home of New Vision, to bring the annual Opioid Summit back to an in-person format. Hosted on September 20th at Washtenaw Community College’s Morris Lawrence Building, the summit drew over 80 participants representing dozens of local organizations committed to ending … Read more
We are delighted to announce that CHRT has been awarded a grant from the Ann Arbor Area Community Foundation to develop and disseminate a report on Non-Emergency Medical Transportation (NEMT). The funding will support a comprehensive review of relevant policies and practices of NEMT. This project evolved from the work the WHI Healthy Aging Collaborative … Read more
Read the May 2023 newsletter online to learn about: The WHI’s transportation summit, the Corner Health Center, and more.
On October 18, Washtenaw Health Initiative (WHI) stakeholders selected the inaugural winner of the WHI’s Collaborative Health Impact Award. The award was developed to honor the 10th anniversary of the WHI. It recognizes collaborations with a significant and positive impact on community health during the COVID-19 pandemic. Five health improvement collaborations were nominated: hoteling those … Read more
In the first three months of 2021, the Washtenaw Continuum of Care (CoC) used a new program to help 23 individuals and 13 families avoid homelessness. The average cost per individual was $73. Just one night in an emergency shelter would have cost about $85. “We’re very excited,” says Andrew Kraemer, CoC data and evaluation … Read more
In a new piece published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine, “Predictive Model-Driven Hotspotting to Decrease Emergency Department Visits: a Randomized Controlled Trial”, Center for Health and Research Transformation and Washtenaw Health Initiative staff report the results of the largest randomized trial examining the effects of case management on emergency department (ED) use. The study … Read more
Year founded: 1981 Key focus areas: Emergency services, transportation to medical care Mission: To provide accessible, high-quality pre-hospital health care services to the people and organizations we serve in southeast and south-central Michigan. Signature programs: 911 emergency response to 40 municipalities using more than 70 ambulances and 300 licensed personnel. Non-emergency transportation for patients traveling to … Read more
The American Rescue Plan, which passed in March, dramatically decreased consumer costs for health insurance offered through the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Marketplace. However, many of the uninsured are still unaware if they are eligible, unsure if they can afford it, or simply overwhelmed by the enrollment process. To learn more about plans to spread … Read more
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The November/December WHI newsletter was published on December 22nd. You can sign up online to receive future newsletters! You can download the pdf version of the newsletter here: November/December 2017 Newsletter