Washtenaw Health Initiative

SIM Hublet Care Coordinators Meeting
2020-03-10 15:00 - 16:30, 2020-01-14 15:00 - 16:30 (America/Detroit) | Learning Resource Center, 4135 Washtenaw Avenue, Ypsilanti, MI, 48108, United States
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
2020-03-10 10:00 - 11:30, 2020-02-11 10:00 - 11:30, 2020-01-14 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 and Marketplace Outreach and Enrollment
2020-03-09 10:00 - 11:00, 2020-02-10 10:00 - 11:00, 2020-01-13 10:00 - 11:00 | Washtenaw County United Way, 2305 Platt Road, Ann Arbor, MI, 48104, United States
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.

WHI Officers Committee
2020-03-02 10:00 - 11:00, 2020-02-03 10:00 - 11:00, 2020-01-06 10:00 - 11:00 | CHRT Offices – The Dome, 4251 Plymouth Road, Ann Arbor, MI, 48105
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.

Senior Services Work Group
2020-02-27 15:30 - 17:00, 2020-01-23 15:30 - 17:00 | CHRT Offices – The Dome, 4251 Plymouth Road, Ann Arbor, MI, 48105
The Senior Services Work Group formed in late 2016 to identify senior service needs, to determine the cause of those needs, and to begin to address those issues so that Washtenaw County seniors–regardless of race, gender, or socioeconomic status–can experience healthy aging. RSVP to attend.

SIM Work Group Meetings
2020-02-18 14:00 - 15:30, 2020-01-21 14:00 - 15:30, 2019-12-17 14:00 - 15:30 | CHRT Offices – The Dome, 4251 Plymouth Road, Ann Arbor, MI, 48105
The Livingston and Washtenaw County Community Health Innovation Region, with funding from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, works to provide patient-centered, coordinated care to frequent utilizers of emergency department services. The initiative, which is now serving more than 250 residents in the participating counties, will continue through January 2020. A number of quantitative and qualitative studies are underway to measure the impact on the participants, the agencies serving them, and the community at large.

WHI Opioid Project
2020-02-18 11:00 - 12:30, 2020-01-21 11:00 - 12:30 | CHRT Offices – The Dome, 4251 Plymouth Road, Ann Arbor, MI, 48105
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.

Quarterly WHI Stakeholders Meeting
2020-02-13 15:00 - 17:00 | Washtenaw Community College, Morris Lawrence Building, 4800 East Huron River Drive, Ann Arbor, MI, 48105, United States
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. RSVP to attend.

Hospital community health assessments and improvements (UNITE)
2020-02-13 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.

WHI Communications Committee
2020-02-04 16:00 - 17:00, 2020-01-14 16:00 - 17:00 | 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 Liz Conlin (chair), re:group, inc.; Joanna Jarvi, Jewish Family Services of Ann Arbor; Erin Spanier, Center for Health and Research Transformation (CHRT); and Kayla Steinberg, Washtenaw County Health Department.
To learn more, email Erin Spanier, staff representative, at espanier@med.umich.edu.

Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Work Group Meeting
2020-02-04 15:00 - 16:00 | CHRT Offices – The Dome, 4251 Plymouth Road, Ann Arbor, MI, 48105
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.

SIM Hublet Quality Improvement Meeting
2020-01-28 15:00 - 16:30 | Learning Resource Center, 4135 Washtenaw Avenue, Ypsilanti, MI, 48108, United States
The Livingston and Washtenaw County Community Health Innovation Region, with funding from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, works to provide patient-centered, coordinated care to frequent utilizers of emergency department services.
This pilot program was built on the strength of community partners. Staff from one dozen health and human service organizations, including housing providers, substance use counselors, and health clinics, were intimately involved in designing the intervention model.
Today, three-dozen care coordinators who work for these health and human service organizations–in conjunction with three full-time community health workers who have been hired to assist with the pilot–are coordinating care for participants and helping to refine the model based on the lessons they have learned since implementation.

New Member Orientation
2020-01-17 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.

UNITE Group Data Retreat
2020-01-09 09:00 - 16:00 | St. Joseph Mercy Chelsea, 775 South Main Street, Chelsea, MI, United States

Washtenaw Health Initiative Finance Meeting
2020-01-08 16:00 - 17:00 | CHRT Offices – The Dome, 4251 Plymouth Road, Ann Arbor, MI, 48105
The Washtenaw Health Initiative Finance Committee oversees the WHI operations budget and approves financials for WHI projects.

Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Work Group Meeting
2020-01-07 15:00 - 16:30 | CHRT Offices – The Dome, 4251 Plymouth Road, Ann Arbor, MI, 48105
Chaired by Dr. Timothy Florence, medical director for Washtenaw County Community Mental Health, and Nancy Siegrist, director of behavioral health services for St. Joseph Mercy Ann Arbor, the Washtenaw Health Initiative’s Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders Work Group includes representatives from dozens of the county’s behavioral health provider organizations.

Learning Health System for Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest
2019-12-18 09:00 - 11:00 | Washtenaw Community College, Morris Lawrence Building, 4800 East Huron River Drive, Ann Arbor, MI, 48105, United States
The Learning Health System for Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest (OHCA) is working to double OHCA survival rates in Livingston and Washtenaw Counties. New members are welcome to attend the quarterly meetings and join the work. Members include local residents; OHCA survivors, family members, and friends; first responders; health care providers; and others interested in improving OHCA survival rates across the region. Read more.

WHI Opioid Project
2019-12-17 11:00 - 12:30 | Community Mental Health Partnership of SE Michigan, 705 North Zeeb Road, Ann Arbor, MI, 48103, United States
