Please join us in welcoming new staff and interns
Three new staff members and two interns join CHRT and the Washtenaw Health Initiative to support active work groups. Please … Read more
News
The WHI news page is a dynamic page that lists all WHI news stories–from most recent to our earliest activities. Scan the titles to catch up on WHI activities, publications, and accomplishments.
Introducing the Millage Advisory Committee
In the spring of 2019, Washtenaw County Community Mental Health established a Millage Advisory Committee (MAC) to provide strategic oversight … Read more
Seven cross-agency teams kick off SUD systems change transformation work with 100-day challenge
Since November 2018, dozens of representatives from Washtenaw-area organizations that are deeply involved in the prevention and treatment of substance … Read more
Voice of the WHI: Peter Jacobson, Professor Emeritus of Health Law and Policy
On June 19, 2019, we sat down with Peter Jacobson, a founding member of the Washtenaw Health Initiative Steering Committee. … Read more
Steering committee transitions: Thank you and welcome
Founding WHI Steering Committee members Peter D. Jacobson, director of U-M’s Center for Law, Ethics, and Health, and Ellen Rabinowitz, … Read more
New sponsored project seeks to double cardiac arrest survival rates in the region
A new sponsored project–the Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Learning Community (OHCA)–has been approved by the Washtenaw Health Initiative Steering Committee. The … Read more
Voice of the WHI: Ellen Rabinowitz, County Health Officer and Executive Director of the Washtenaw Health Plan
On August 30, Ellen Rabinowitz will retire from the Washtenaw County Health Department and the Washtenaw Health Plan. She is … Read more
“The State of Health Care in 2019” previews state and national health policy legislation
By Liz Conlin, WHI Communications Committee chair (liz.conlin@regroup.us) Megan Foster Friedman, CHRT staff representative to the Washtenaw Health Initiative’s Medicaid … Read more
Three ways to fund community health workers: Lapedis explains in New England Journal of Medicine
In “Realizing the value of community health workers–new opportunities for sustainable financing,” a New England Journal of Medicine Perspectives piece, … Read more
Voice of the WHI: Ruth Kraut, Program Administrator, Washtenaw County Health Plan
Ruth Kraut, Program Administrator for the Washtenaw County Health Plan, spoke with WHI communications chair Liz Conlin on April 17, … Read more