A voluntary, county-wide collaboration focused on improving health, health equity, and health care of low-income, uninsured, and under-insured populations. |
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We conducted an assessment, what's next? In June, the UNITE (Unified Needs Assessment and Implementation Plan Team Engagement) group at the WHI published an updated Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) for Washtenaw County. Follow the link below to review it. This fall, the group will also publish an implementation plan using findings from the assessment. The plan will guide how the hospitals work to address community needs. |
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Who isn't participating in Annual Wellness Visits, and why? Annual Wellness Visits (AWVs) are preventive care visits between Medicare beneficiaries and their primary care providers. While AWVs are beneficial for patients and health care providers alike, the use of AWVs is low nationwide, especially among individuals with low incomes and ethnoracial minorities. The WHI and its partners hope to identify who is and isn’t using Annual Wellness Visits in Washtenaw County and the root causes for any disparities they find. Then, they will work to build a strategy for increasing AWV participation.
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In June, WHI Communications Committee co-chair, Liz Conlin, spoke with Versell Smith, Jr., executive director at the Corner Health Center and longtime member of the WHI, to discuss the history of his organization, the health inequities he sees in our community, and the many ways his organization is serving Washtenaw County’s youth and young adults. |
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Jewish Family Services
Year founded: 1978
Year joined WHI: 2011
Key focus areas: Strengthening family life, fostering individual self-sufficiency, and promoting improved social and economic conditions.
Mission: To promote dignity and inspire humanity
Signature programs:
Aging and Caregiver Support: Help adult clients receive just the right services and support to maintain independence and dignity throughout their lives
Employment and Economic Empowerment: Services to support job seekers in achieving financial independence through job search support, career guidance, financial education, asset building, and small business planning.
International Services: Citizenship, Education including ESL Classes, Immigration.
Thrive Counseling: Offer support, guidance and solutions for a wide range of issues.
Community Assistance: Resolving immediate crises, creating stability, addressing underlying causes, and enhancing self-sufficiency.
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Resettlement and Integration: Assisting refugees, other immigration statuses, and their families with critical social services to ease their transition into new communities.
Transportation Services: Includes door-through-door escorted transportation to older adults needing personal assistance.
Executive director: Anya Abramzon
Address: 2245 S. State Street
Ann Arbor, MI 48014
Phone: 734-769-0209
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Deadline: July 15, 2021
Deadline: Rolling
Deadline: August 11, 2021
Deadline: August 11, 2021
Deadline: August 11, 2021
Deadline: August 26, 2021
College of American Pathologists Foundation. See, Test & Treat Grant.
Deadline: September 1, 2021
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Stay informed about Washtenaw County Community Mental Health service expansions, programs, and other updates. Sign up for the quarterly Public Safety and Mental Health Preservation Millage newsletter.
Limited free booth space is available at The Parkridge Summer Festival & Joe Dulin Community Day for non-profits to provide information about resources and services available to Washtenaw County residents. Host a table.
MSU Extension is offering nutrition classes to limited-resource families. Register here for Today’s Mom and Healthy Foods Healthy Families and register here for Cooking Matters at Home.
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The State Legislature and Washtenaw County Prosecutor’s Office recently expanded expungement laws. Read more.
The Ann Arbor Community Foundation is seeking new youth council members. Learn more.
The Washtenaw County Treasurer and Probate Judge created a program to establish ownership for families living in inherited homes, especially Black families who were locked out of access to homeownership. Learn more.
The National Alliance on Mental Illness - Washtenaw County is offering Peer-to-Peer mental health education classes. Learn more.
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Latest Washtenaw County Health Department COVID-19 vaccination updates. Read.
Washtenaw County COVID-19 vaccine clinic changes. Read.
COVID-19 cases in Washtenaw County. Read.
Are you or a loved one in need of a ride to a COVID-19 vaccination appointment? Read...
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July 12 @ 10:00 - 11:00 am
July 13 @ 4:00 - 5:00 pm
WHI Stakeholders Meeting
Jul 19 @ 3:00 - 5:00 pm
July 20 @ 11:00 am - 12:30 pm
July 22 @ 1:00 - 2:00 pm
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