Everyone deserves equal access to quality care

Equitable access to quality, affordable healthcare services and education are critical for all of us. This includes issues such as lack of transportation or health insurance, availability of doctors and proximity to them, and strengthening the relationship between patients and their healthcare providers.

Initiatives we’re supporting

Rural Health Transformation

As the lead organization for the Central Michigan Regional Care Collaborative, MiHIA is responsible for convening cross-sector partners to strengthen healthcare referral networks and care coordination across 10 rural and partially-rural counties.

Funded by a subaward from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS), MiHIA will spearhead evidence-based interventions with a particular emphasis on improving diabetes and hypertension prevention, management, and control.

Project Partners:

Michigan Public Health Association
Michigan Center for Rural Health

CAREing Quick Response Team

Established in 2020, the Quick Response Team team seeks to address the needs of overdose survivors and connect them with our partners and local resources, making every effort to reduce barriers to care, services, and having their basic needs met.

While the State of Michigan has seen a dramatic improvement in overdose deaths since 2021, Saginaw County continues to experience disproportionately higher rates of drug overdose activity compared to the rest of the state and is one of the highest ranked counties for both fatal and nonfatal overdoses.

The Quick Response Team is a collaborative effort funded through MDHHS aimed at reducing harm for those who use substances and serve those who have survived overdose with compassionate care and follow-up to the survived event.