Washtenaw Health Initiative

Hospital community health assessments and improvements (UNITE)
2020-10-08 13:00 - 15:00, 2020-09-10 13:00 - 15:00 (America/Detroit) | Virtual
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.

Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Work Group Meeting
2020-10-06 15:00 - 16:00, 2020-09-01 15:00 - 16:00 | Virtual
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-health.zoom.us/j/98476946189

Washtenaw County Opioid Summit
2020-09-23 09:00 - 16:00 | Washtenaw Community College, Morris Lawrence Building, 4800 East Huron River Drive, Ann Arbor, MI, 48105, United States
Register now for the Washtenaw County Opioid Summit, organized by the Washtenaw Health Initiative Opioid Project.
This year’s summit will explore how substance use management, treatment, and recovery support services have changed in recent years, and will look at the insights we’ve gleaned from the pandemic’s effect on our local substance use disorder support landscape.
The virtual summit will consist of a series of keynote presentations along with five breakout sessions on:

Overcoming the barriers of internalized stigma
Harm reduction: evidence vs. policy
Youth outreach and prevention
Coordinating public policy to produce better outcomes
Road-map for criminal justice diversion in Washtenaw County

The 2019 Washtenaw Opioid Summit, attracted more than 250 guests including U.S. Representative Debbie Dingell and a half-dozen Washtenaw County Commissioners; leaders of some of the county’s most effective treatment organizations; physicians, nurses, and practitioners; community members with lived experience; members of the media; and more.

Register for the 2020 virtual summit, which is free of charge and qualifies participants for continuing education credits
Email cmhopioidproject@gmail.com for more information

WHI Opioid Project
2020-09-15 11:00 - 12:30 | Virtual
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
2020-09-14 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.
Join Zoom Meeting
https://umich-health.zoom.us/j/98987719233
Meeting ID: 989 8771 9233
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Medicaid and Marketplace Outreach and Enrollment
2020-09-14 10:00 - 11:00, 2020-07-13 10:00 - 11:00, 2020-06-08 10:00 - 11:00 | 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.

WHI Communications Committee
2020-09-10 16:00 - 17:00, 2020-08-11 16:00 - 17:00, 2020-07-14 16:00 | Virtual
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.

WHI Steering Committee
2020-09-08 10:00 - 11:30 | Virtual
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. For the foreseeable future, Steering Committee meetings will be held online. Members will receive email invitations with a hyperlink for the virtual meeting.

Hospital community health assessments and improvements (UNITE)
2020-08-31 12:00 - 13:30 | Virtual
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.
At this meeting, group members will discuss food insecurity in Washtenaw County, and ways to address it collectively.

WHI Opioid Project
2020-08-18 11:00 - 12:30, 2020-07-21 11:00 - 12:30, 2020-06-16 11:00 - 12:30 | Virtual
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:
Conference Line Information:
Phone Number: 888-240-2560
Access Code: 734 998 2478#

Hospital community health assessments and improvements (UNITE)
2020-08-13 13:00 - 15:00, 2020-07-09 13:00 - 15:00, 2020-06-11 13:00 - 15:00 | Virtual
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 Meeting
2020-08-11 15:00 - 16:30, 2020-07-14 15:00 - 16:30, 2020-06-09 15:00 - 16:30 | Virtual
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
2020-08-11 10:00 - 11:30, 2020-07-14 10:00 - 11:30, 2020-06-09 10:00 - 11:30 | Virtual
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.

Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Work Group Meeting
2020-08-04 15:00 - 16:00, 2020-07-07 15:00 - 16:00 | Virtual
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:
Conference Line Information:
Phone Number: 888-240-2560
Access Code: 734 998 2478#

SIM Hublet Quality Improvement Meeting
2020-07-28 15:00 - 16:30 | Virtual
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.
