Washtenaw Health Initiative

Medicaid and Marketplace Outreach and Enrollment (MMOE)
2022-03-14 10:00 - 11:00, 2022-02-14 10:00 - 11:00, 2022-01-10 10:00 - 11:00, 2021-12-13 10:00 - 11:00, 2021-11-08 10:00 - 11:00 (America/Detroit) | Virtual
Members of the Washtenaw Health Initiative’s Medicaid/Marketplace Outreach and Enrollment work group meet monthly to discuss ongoing work. RSVP to attend.
In recent years, the federal government has made substantial changes to the funding and organization of outreach, education, and enrollment activities for the Health Insurance Marketplace. These changes have made recent open enrollment periods shorter, have reduced funding for advertising open enrollment, and have reduced funding for staff at local organizations that provide enrollment assistance. The Medicaid and Marketplace Outreach and Enrollment Work Group has focused on ensuring that these barriers don’t prevent vulnerable populations in Washtenaw County from applying for the health insurance they require.
As the state prepares for Medicaid work requirements, which go into effect in January 2020, the Medicaid and Marketplace Outreach and Enrollment work group will ensure that those who qualify for the Healthy Michigan Plan know when and how to take action, receive assistance with exemption applications, and have the ongoing support they need to maintain coverage.
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Meeting link: https://umich.zoom.us/j/98901351766Passcode: [REDACTED]

Washtenaw County Healthy Aging Collaborative
2022-03-11 10:30 - 12:00, 2022-02-11 10:30 - 12:00, 2022-01-14 10:30 - 12:00, 2021-12-10 10:30 - 12:00, 2021-11-12 10:30 - 12:00
The Washtenaw County Healthy Aging Collaborative supports the community health needs of senior citizens and their caregivers in Washtenaw County.
To learn more, email Erin Horne, staff representative, at ekhorne@med.umich.edu.
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Meeting link: https://umich.zoom.us/j/99649402809Passcode: [REDACTED]

Hospital community health assessments and improvements (UNITE)
2022-03-10 13:00 - 15:00, 2022-02-10 13:00 - 15:00, 2022-01-13 13:00 - 15:00, 2021-12-09 13:00 - 15:00, 2021-11-11 13:00 - 15:00
The 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.
To learn more, email Erica Matti, staff representative, at ermatti@med.umich.edu.
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Meeting link: https://umich.zoom.us/j/95248669273

WHI Communications Committee
2022-03-08 16:00 - 17:00, 2022-02-08 16:00 - 17:00, 2022-01-11 16:00 - 17:00, 2021-12-14 16:00 - 17:00, 2021-11-09 16:00 - 17:00
The WHI Communications Committee is a group of communications professionals who are committed to promoting the work of WHI work groups and member organizations, as well as promotion community-based projects designed to improve health and health equity in Washtenaw County.To learn more, email Kimberly Snodgrass, staff representative, at kimsnod@umich.edu
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Meeting link: https://umich.zoom.us/j/93866375428?from=addon

WHI Opioid Project
2022-02-15 11:00 - 12:30, 2022-01-18 11:00 - 12:30, 2021-12-21 11:00 - 12:30, 2021-11-16 11:00 - 12:30
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.
To learn more, email Matt Hill, staff representative, at hillmat@med.umich.edu.
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Meeting link: https://umich-health.zoom.us/j/8629664663

Hospital community health assessments and improvements (UNITE)
2022-01-06 09:00 - 11:00
The 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.
Join Zoom Meeting: https://umich.zoom.us/j/95248669273Meeting ID: 952 4866 9273

Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Work Group Meeting
2021-12-21 15:00 - 16:30
Co-chaired by Dr. Katrina Bozada, assistant director of the University of Michigan’s Psychiatric Emergency Services, and Curtis Thornton, clinical director of Home of New Vision, the Washtenaw Health Initiative’s Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders Work Group includes representatives from more than a dozen of the county’s behavioral health care provider organizations.
Participants can join using the following info:
Zoom Meeting URL https://umich.zoom.us/j/94554190910

Hospital community health assessments and improvements (UNITE)
2021-10-19 12:00 - 13:00
The 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.
Join Zoom Meeting: https://umich.zoom.us/j/95248669273
Meeting ID: 952 4866 9273

WHI Opioid Project
2021-10-19 11:00 - 12:30
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.
Participants can join using the following info:
Zoom Meeting URL:
https://umich-health.zoom.us/j/8629664663

Quarterly WHI Stakeholders Meeting: 10th Anniversary
2021-10-18 15:00 - 17:00
The WHI’s 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.
This will be a special stakeholders meeting with a discussion of health equity challenges in Washtenaw County, a panel on the positive impacts the ACA has had on community wellbeing and innovative ways to close our county’s uninsurance gap, the presentation of our new Collaborative Health Impact Award, and a discussion about the history and future of our work.
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https://umich.zoom.us/j/91449846369
Meeting ID: 914 4984 6369
Dial in:
+1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC)

WHI Communications Committee
2021-10-12 15:00 - 16:00
The WHI Communications Committee is a group of communications professionals who are committed to promoting the work of WHI work groups and member organizations, as well as promotion community-based projects designed to improve health and health equity in Washtenaw County.
To learn more, email Erin Spanier, staff representative, at espanier@med.umich.edu.
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https://umich.zoom.us/j/96820088889
