Community Benefit Collaboratives
Michigan hospitals are coming together to improve outcomes in maternal health, behavioral health and chronic disease across the state through new community benefit collaboratives launched by the Michigan Health & Hospital Association (MHA). The goal is to leverage community impact programming to maximize statewide improvements in these areas.
Why it Matters
Michigan hospitals and health systems are dedicated to improving health outcomes through programs that go beyond the hospital setting and into the community. These initiatives, often referred to as community benefit programs, are locally coordinated interventions designed to advance the health of communities and improve access to care for all. These collaboratives are designed to scale local success into making a statewide impact.
The MHA will lead participating hospitals in implementing multi-year, scalable projects focused on enhancing group prenatal care, improving perinatal mood disorder screening and support, preventing postpartum depression, and expanding food access and nutrition education. Each collaborative has various components that can be tailored to meet the unique needs of a hospital, depending on size, available resources and patient populations.
The implementation of the collaboratives is supported by funding from the Michigan Health Endowment Fund. Public Policy Associates will facilitate program evaluations.
The collaborative topics were selected based on a review of all Community Health Needs Assessments completed by Michigan hospitals designed to address healthcare barriers and improve health outcomes.
These include:
- Maternal Health Collaborative: Focused on enhancing group prenatal care, modeled after Henry Ford Health’s Women-Inspired Neighborhood (WIN) Network.
- Behavioral Health Collaborative:
- Focused on enhancing perinatal mood disorder screening and support, based on the program by Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services
- Preventing postpartum depression using the Reach Out, Stay Strong, Essentials (ROSE) program developed by Michigan State University.
- Chronic Disease Collaborative: Focused on enhancing food access through the Food Is Medicine program model and advancing nutrition education based on Cooking Matters practices.
Behavioral Health Collaborative
- Henry Ford Health
- MyMichigan Medical Center Alma
- MyMichigan Medical Center Clare
- MyMichigan Medical Center Gladwin
- MyMichigan Medical Center Midland
- MyMichigan Medical Center Mt. Pleasant
- MyMichigan Medical Center Saginaw
- MyMichigan Medical Center Sault
- MyMichigan Medical Center Standish
- MyMichigan Medical Center Tawas
- MyMichigan Medical Center West Branch
- ProMedica Monroe Regional Hospital
- ProMedica Charles and Virginia Hickman Hospital
- Trinity Health Ann Arbor
- University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Lansing
- University of Michigan Health-West
Chronic Disease Collaborative
- Aspirus Iron River Hospital & Clinics
- Aspirus Keweenaw Hospital & Clinics
- Aspire Rural Health System Deckerville Community Hospital
- Aspire Rural Health System Hills & Dales Healthcare
- Aspire Rural Health System
- Beacon Kalamazoo (formerly Borgess Hospital)
- Bronson Battle Creek Hospital
- Henry Ford Health
- Kalkaska Memorial Health Center
- Munson Medical Center
- MyMichigan Medical Center Alma
- MyMichigan Medical Center Clare
- MyMichigan Medical Center Gladwin
- MyMichigan Medical Center Midland
- MyMichigan Medical Center Mt. Pleasant
- MyMichigan Medical Center Saginaw
- MyMichigan Medical Center Sault
- MyMichigan Medical Center Standish
- MyMichigan Medical Center Tawas
- MyMichigan Medical Center West Branch
- Scheurer Health
- Schoolcraft Memorial Hospital
Maternal Health Collaborative
- Bronson Methodist Hospital
- Corewell Health Lakeland Hospitals – St. Joseph Hospital
- Henry Ford Health
- MyMichigan Medical Center Alma
- MyMichigan Medical Center Clare
- MyMichigan Medical Center Gladwin
- MyMichigan Medical Center Midland
- MyMichigan Medical Center Mt. Pleasant
- MyMichigan Medical Center Saginaw
- MyMichigan Medical Center Sault
- MyMichigan Medical Center Standish
- MyMichigan Medical Center Tawas
- MyMichigan Medical Center West Branch
- Three Rivers Health Hospital (Beacon Health System)
Members interested in participating in the MHA community benefit collaboratives may contact the MHA policy team.