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Rural Health Information Hub

Rural Health
Resources by State: Michigan

Michigan Rural Health Transformation Program
Provides information on Michigan's application for the Rural Health Transformation Program. Presents an overview of the proposed program structure and includes links to Michigan's application.
Additional links: Project Narrative, Project Summary
Sponsoring organization: Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
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Michigan Center for Rural Health Newsletter
A monthly newsletter that discusses Michigan Center for Rural Health activities. Focuses on rural healthcare facilities, public health, and rural health resources, events, and opportunities in Michigan.
Sponsoring organization: Michigan Center for Rural Health
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2024 Rural Community Innovations: Transportation Planning Grant
Summarizes the efforts to increase accessible transportation services by 11 grantees of the 2024 National Aging and Disability Transportation Center's Rural Community Innovations Transportation Planning Grant. Includes a report highlighting lessons learned by the grantees discussing community partnerships, outreach, and sustainability. Features programs from Maine, Michigan, New York, Massachusetts, Montana, Texas, Washington, Georgia, and Missouri.
Additional links: 2024 Rural Planning Grants Key Learnings and Final Report
Sponsoring organization: National Aging and Disability Transportation Center
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Updates on Measles in Michigan and the United States
Provides updates and background about the measles epidemic in Michigan, the U.S., and globally. Includes resources for preventing measles, healthcare testing and information, and a county-level interactive dashboard showing reported exposure sites in Michigan.
Sponsoring organization: Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
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Telehealth Broadband Project
Provides information and data on rural broadband access and its impact on healthcare. Profiles rural community partnerships in four states - Alaska, Michigan, Texas, and West Virginia - designed to better understand connectivity issues.
Sponsoring organization: Rural Telehealth Evaluation Center
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Northern Michigan University Stories from the Field: Rural Health Care in Action
A blog that offers interviews and stories related to rural healthcare delivery in Michigan, such as providing care to seniors, addressing mental health, promoting wellness, and more.
Sponsoring organization: Northern Michigan University Center for Rural Health
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Using Project ECHO and Patient Navigation to Improve Care for Cancer Survivors in Rural Areas
Case study describing a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention-funded pilot study to reduce health inequities among rural cancer survivors at National Comprehensive Cancer Control Program (NCCCP) sites in Kansas, Montana, Nevada, and South Carolina. Discusses implementation of patient navigation and the Project ECHO telemonitoring platform in order to improve access to care and services.
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Increasing Colorectal Cancer Screening Among Tribal Members During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Case study on the Three Fires Cancer Consortium, a training and support program focused on promoting colorectal cancer screening and reducing disparities in tribal communities in Michigan. Includes discussion of patient navigation, cultural appropriateness, and more.
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Michigan Area Health Education Center (AHEC) Newsletters and Publications
Features publications and the Michigan Area Health Education Center (AHEC) Newsletter that provides updates on AHEC activities, educational achievements, population health initiatives, and related events.
Sponsoring organization: Michigan Area Health Education Center
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Michigan Overdose Data to Action Dashboard
An interactive tool that shows Michigan overdose data along with community resources and social determinants of health. Includes information on mortality, treatment episodes, naloxone orders/sites, opioid prescriptions, buprenorphine prescriptions, and more. Provides data by month, quarter, year, race/ethnicity, and county.
Sponsoring organization: Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
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