Washtenaw Health Initiative

WHI Communications Committee
2019-03-21 16:00 - 17:00 (America/Detroit) | CHRT Offices – The Dome, 4251 Plymouth Road, Ann Arbor, MI, 48105
The WHI Communications Committee is a group of communications professionals who are committed to promoting the work of WHI stakeholders, member organizations, and work group projects. Committee members include Laura Blodgett, St. Joseph Mercy Health System; Liz Conlin (chair), re:group, inc.; Kara Gavin, Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation; Joanna Jarvi, Jewish Family Services of Ann Arbor; Erin Spanier, Center for Health and Research Transformation (CHRT); Breanna Wheeler, Washtenaw County United Way. To learn more, email Erin Spanier, staff representative, at espanier@med.umich.edu.

Opioid Project Strategic Planning
2019-03-19 11:00 | Community Mental Health Partnership of SE Michigan, 705 North Zeeb Road, Ann Arbor, MI, 48103, United States
A volunteer organization, the Washtenaw County Opioid Project brings concerned community members together with professionals from law enforcement, public health, community mental health, treatment programs, and hospitals to combat opioid misuse and overdose while meeting the needs of those living with chronic pain. Believing that every person has a part to play in ending the opioid epidemic in Washtenaw County, the project promotes opportunities for residents and professionals to get involved, make a difference, and combat this epidemic. Each month, members of the Washtenaw County Opioid Project come together to discuss community needs and both plan and coordinate activities designed to address them. RSVP to attend.

New Member Orientation
2019-03-15 16:00 - 17:00, 2019-03-15 09:00 - 10:00 | CHRT Offices – The Dome, 4251 Plymouth Road, Ann Arbor, MI, 48105
The Washtenaw Health Initiative offers new member orientations on a regular basis. If you are a new or newish member, or if you know someone who might be interested in joining the Washtenaw Health Initiative, please RSVP to Carrie Rheingans (crheinga@umich.edu) to attend. Carrie will share a brief history of the WHI, describe the WHI’s current working groups and projects, review the WHI’s operating principles and funding sources, explain how to get involved in the work, and describe CHRT’s role as backbone organization.

Hospital Community Health Investments (UNITE)
2019-03-14 13:00 - 15:00 | CHRT Offices – The Dome, 4251 Plymouth Road, Ann Arbor, MI, 48105
The Washtenaw Health Initiative’s (WHI) Unified Needs Assessment and Implementation Plan Team Engagement (UNITE) Group, launched in 2015 by the region’s largest non-profit hospitals, works to identify Washtenaw County health needs, prioritize those needs with the goal of advancing public health and health equity, and inform hospital-driven activities that are designed to address priority needs.

SIM Hublet Care Coordinators Mtg
2019-03-12 15:00 - 16:30 | CHRT Offices – The Dome, 4251 Plymouth Road, Ann Arbor, MI, 48105
The Livingston/Washtenaw County social and medical care coordination initiative is a highly collaborative project, developed with more than a dozen local health and human service organizations that serve clients with complex health and social concerns. Each month, care coordinators from these organizations come together to discuss the project, including emerging challenges, new opportunities, and recent accomplishments.

WHI Steering Committee
2019-03-12 10:00 - 11:30 | CHRT Offices – The Dome, 4251 Plymouth Road, Ann Arbor, MI, 48105
The 22 organizational and community members of the Washtenaw Health Initiative Steering Committee meet monthly to provide strategic oversight for the initiative and to set program priorities. Meeting agendas and minutes are regularly posted and available online.

Medicaid/Marketplace Outreach and Enrollment
2019-03-11 10:00 - 11:00 | Washtenaw County United Way, 2305 Platt Road, Ann Arbor, MI, 48104, United States
The Washtenaw Health Initiative’s Medicaid and Marketplace Outreach and Enrollment Work Group designs and implements community-based initiatives that increase enrollment in health insurance plans. Members of the Washtenaw Health Initiative’s Medicaid/Marketplace Outreach and Enrollment work group meet monthly to discuss ongoing work. RSVP to attend.

Advance Care Planning Committee
2019-03-05 13:00 - 14:30 | Washtenaw County United Way, 2305 Platt Road, Ann Arbor, MI, 48104, United States
The WHI Advance Care Planning Committee formed in early 2015 with the goal of improving the quality of life for Washtenaw County residents so that when they face a life-limiting or life-threatening illness, their preferences are known and respected. Members of the Advance Care Planning Committee meet monthly to discuss ongoing work. RSVP to attend.

LWCHIR Livingston Quarterly Mtg
2019-03-04 10:00 - 11:30 | Howell, MI
In 2015, the Washtenaw Health Initiative was selected by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services to coordinate the Livingston-Washtenaw Community Health Innovation Region (CHIR)–one of five regional health initiatives across the State of Michigan. These regions work to improve health by addressing some of the upstream social and economic factors that influence health, such as housing, transportation, employment, and more.

WHI Officers Committee
2019-03-04 08:00 - 09:00 | Howell, MI
Members of the Washtenaw Health Initiative Officers Committee meet monthly to discuss emerging challenges and priorities for future work. These meetings alternate between locations in Ann Arbor and Howell, Michigan.

February 2019 Stakeholders Meeting
2019-02-22 10:00 - 12:00 | Washtenaw Community College, Morris Lawrence Building, 4800 East Huron River Drive, Ann Arbor, MI, 48105, United States
The Washtenaw Health Initiative quarterly stakeholder meetings offer an opportunity for community members to learn about, and weigh in on, important public health challenges and the strategies local organizations are using to address them.
At our February stakeholders meeting–on Friday, February 22 from 10 a.m. – 12 p.m.–we’ll discuss a range of topics, including strategic directions for the WHI’s future work.
RSVP to attend.
