Events
The WHI event calendar includes details about workgroup and stakeholder activities. Each WHI workgroup meets regularly to advance its vision and improve community health, health equity, and health care.
Virtual
Medicaid and Marketplace Outreach and Enrollment
VirtualMembers of the Washtenaw Health Initiative's Medicaid/Marketplace Outreach and Enrollment work group will meet to discuss ongoing work, which focuses on helping vulnerable populations in Washtenaw County apply for the health insurance they require.
Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Work Group Meeting
VirtualCo-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 ... Read more
WHI Opioid Project
VirtualA 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 ... Read more
Washtenaw County Health Aging Collaborative
VirtualThe Washtenaw County Health Aging Collaborative supports the community health needs of senior citizens and their caregivers in Washtenaw County. Click this link to join the Zoom meeting.
Hospital community health assessments and improvements (UNITE)
VirtualThe 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. Click this link to join ... Read more
WHI Communications Committee
VirtualThe 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. Current Communications Committee members include: Liz Conlin (co-chair), re:group, inc. Maria Alfonso (co-chair), NAMI-WC Beth ... Read more
WHI Opioid Project
VirtualA 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 ... Read more
Hospital community health assessments and improvements (UNITE): CHNA wrap-up
VirtualThe 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. Click this link to ... Read more
Washtenaw County Healthy Aging Collaborative
VirtualThe Washtenaw County Health Aging Collaborative supports the community health needs of senior citizens and their caregivers in Washtenaw County. Click this link to join the Zoom meeting.
WHI Communications Committee
VirtualThe 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 ... Read more