Erin Spanier

October stakeholders meeting focuses on community health and human service needs

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At the October stakeholders meeting, the Washtenaw Health Initiative focused on community health needs, including social determinants of health, hospital health investments, and community mental health priorities. Social determinants of health The meeting started with preliminary findings from 72,000 social determinants of health (SDoH) screenings conducted by 54 regional Patient-Centered Medical Homes (PCMHs) operated by … Read more

September/October Newsletter: Opioid Summit, Community Mental Health, Livingston County, and more

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Pilot program reduces anxiety and depression. Six years ago, WHI’s Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders Work Group identified a significant gap in services for Washtenaw County residents with mild to moderate mental health concerns. Today, that gap is, statistically, a lot less significant–particularly for low-income and uninsured patients–thanks to the Tailored Mental Health Management and … Read more

Livingston County works to reduce frequent use of emergency department services through patient-centered care

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Each week, Lauren Richards, a complex care coordinator at St. Joseph Mercy Livingston and Ann Arbor Hospitals, gets a list of phone numbers for a handful of people who have been in the hospital emergency room recently. Richards doesn’t know the people on the list, but she’s been told that they may need health care … Read more

Welcome new members of the WHI Steering Committee

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The Washtenaw Health Initiative is delighted to announce new Steering Committee members. As many of you know, the WHI has two types of members: organizational members, who are high-level leaders at organizations critical to the WHI mission, and community members, who come from all walks of life and serve one or more three-year terms. We … Read more

May Stakeholders Meeting focuses on mental health and substance use

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The all-member WHI Stakeholders Meeting was held on May 23 and focused on the theme of “Mental Health and Substance Use.” These are top issues in the county, based on health department and health system assessments in recent years, said WHI Co-Chair Norman Herbert, kicking off the meeting. With the passage of the Public Safety and Mental … Read more

Pilot program reduces anxiety and depression

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Six years ago, WHI’s Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders Work Group identified a significant gap in services for Washtenaw County residents with mild to moderate mental health concerns. Today, that gap is, statistically, a lot less significant–particularly for low-income and uninsured patients–thanks to the Tailored Mental Health Management and Support (TaMMS) Intervention designed and run by work group members Dr. Gregory Dalack, chair … Read more

Join us for the Washtenaw County Opioid Summit on Mon., Oct. 15

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The Washtenaw Health Initiative Opioid Project invites residents and professionals to attend the Washtenaw County Opioid Summit on Monday, October 15, at the Morris Lawrence Building of Washtenaw Community College, 4800 E. Huron River Drive, Ann Arbor, MI. See the full agenda The summit will bring together addiction professionals, providers, and the community to educate, increase awareness, … Read more

WHI Stakeholders Meeting, Monday, February 26, 2018

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The all-member WHI Stakeholders meeting on Monday, February 26 featured representatives from Huron Valley Physicians Association, Integrated Health Associates (IHA), and Michigan Medicine, who shared data from system-wide screenings for social determinants of health needs. Screening domains are shown in the graph below.  At IHA, social isolation, food security, and childcare were the areas of … Read more