WHI member organization spotlight: Regional Alliance for Healthy Schools
Year founded: 1996 Mission: To provide school-based health programs and clinical services that improve the well-being of students, their families, … 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.
WHI’s UNITE group releases community health needs assessment and investment plan
In 2021, for the third time, Michigan Medicine, Saint Joseph Mercy Ann Arbor, and Saint Joseph Mercy Chelsea hospitals collaborated … Read more
The Washtenaw Health Initiative: 10 years in review
The health care landscape has changed a lot since the Affordable Care Act was signed and implemented, inspiring the launch … Read more
Help your clients stay healthy this winter during the COVID-19 and flu “twin-demic”
Vaccination is safe, effective, and free—and widely available. The COVID-19 vaccine is now recommended for everyone age 5 and up, … Read more
WHI featured in new article spotlighting a decade of progress
Concentrate—an online publication that regularly reports on the people, programs, and organizations that are making a positive difference in our … Read more
WHI member organization spotlight: Manchester Community Resource Center
Year founded: Late 1980s Mission: To serve individuals and families in need by offering effective programs that improve their lives, … Read more
WHI members are launching a community integrated health network for senior services in Southeast Michigan and beyond
The Center for Health and Research Transformation (CHRT) at the University of Michigan, backbone organization to the Washtenaw Health Initiative … Read more
10 years and growing: Stakeholders discuss the past, present, and future of the WHI
more than five dozen individuals attended the WHI’s 10th anniversary Stakeholders Meeting, which was a time to reflect on the … Read more
Celebrating collaboration: Hoteling the Homeless wins the WHI’s inaugural Collaborative Health Impact Award
On October 18, Washtenaw Health Initiative (WHI) stakeholders selected the inaugural winner of the WHI’s Collaborative Health Impact Award. The … Read more
Voice of the WHI—Mark Creekmore, Treasurer, NAMI Washtenaw County
This October, WHI Communications Committee Co-Chair Maria Alfonso met with Mark Creekmore, treasurer of the National Alliance on Mental Illness … Read more