Community Health Investments
Since 2018, Michigan Medicine has proactively supported Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) priorities by awarding grants to community-based organizations and internal programs that address health needs and the social and environmental factors influencing health throughout greater Washtenaw County.
These grants complement CHS’s many other partnerships and programs and advance U-M Health’s goal of delivering high-quality, personalized care wherever people need it. These grants have supported:
- Mental Health (including substance use disorders)
- Access to Services
- Housing
42 Grants Funded as of October 2026
- 36 idea, pilot, and evidence-informed grants
- 6 continuation grants
24 Projects Currently Supported
- 17 grants
- 4 continuation grants
- 3 special projects
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Community Health Coordinating Committee
The Community Health Coordinating Committee (CHCC), comprised of a combination of University of Michigan subject experts, Community Health Services staff, and community members serves as an advisory body for this community health improvement work.
Programs & Projects
Buenos Vecinos
Fiduciary: United Way of Southeastern Michigan
The Women's Center of Southeastern Michigan
University of Michigan Student Life, Adaptive Sports & Fitness
University of Michigan Department of Psychiatry
Washtenaw Area Council for Children
We the People Opportunity Farm Inc.
Wrapped in Love Doula & Lactation Services
Ypsilanti-Washtenaw Housing Commission
Fiduciary: Michigan Breastfeeding Network
Ann Arbor Meals on Wheels (A program of U-M Health CHS)
Community Family Life Center Community Health Access Initiative
Habitat for Humanity of Huron Valley
Interpreter Services (A program of U-M Health)
Michigan Organization for Adolescent Sexual Health
Mom Power (U-M Department of Psychiatry)
Program for Multicultural Health
Regional Alliance for Healthy Schools (A project of the UM School of Public Health)
Student Advocacy Center of Michigan
United Way for Southeastern Michigan
University of Michigan School of Nursing
Partners: Northfield Human Services and Hamilton Community Health Network
Patient Food and Nutrition Services (A project to support Ypsilanti Meals on Wheels)
Region 9 Perinatal Quality Collaborative
Maggie’s Marketplace at U-M Health Ypsilanti Health Center
Recuperative Care Program at Washtenaw County Shelter Association
