Health & Well-Being Fund
Improving population health by re-balancing and aligning investments, while fostering linkages among multi-sector stakeholders.
The region is experiencing a disturbing rate of deteriorating health outcomes and preventable mortality, especially among the most vulnerable under-served communities. Data continues to indicate gaps in access and health outcomes, reinforcing the opportunities for improvement across our rural, urban, and broad geographical region.
Diabetes Data
Based on data from MiHIA’s recent regional health needs assessment, rates of diabetes, hypertension, and heart disease are higher than both state and national averages. See the counties within MiHIA's region ranking the highest.
Interested in viewing more data about diabetes in the MiHIA Region?
County Group: Mid-Michigan
(Compared to MI State Value)
Chronic diseases touches one of every two U.S. adults and accounts for 86% of our nation’s health spending. This can also contribute to:
- Decrease in absenteeism
- Increase in physical activity
- Reduce obesity rates
- Improve mental health and well-being
As awful as those numbers are, many of these diseases can be prevented by reducing risk factors such as poor education, access to health and affordable foods, transportation and improving other social determinants of health that play a role in their development.
Why Our Region?
MiHIA, realizing that the region may need to blend and braid money from many sources to enable success, is building upon current successful infrastructure: the Regional Health & Well-Being Fund. It will interweave funding noted in the graphic to the right, and identify other opportunities to increase investments.
MiHIA specifically designed this fund for the ongoing support of
- Evidence-informed and practice-based community prevention activities for the improvement of health.
- Projects with more flexibility, speed and sustainability than organizations could individually.
- Activities that reduce incidents of preventable health conditions, costs and health inequities.
- Create environments that support health and safety of the citizens in the 14-county region that MiHIA serves.
The MiHIA Virtual DPP Good Measures program is available, free of charge, for patients aged 18 and older who live in the following counties: Arenac, Bay, Clare, Gladwin, Gratiot, Huron, Isabella, Iosco, Midland, Ogemaw, Roscommon, Saginaw, Sanilac, and Tuscola.
Other qualifications also include:
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BMI greater or equal to 25 (23 if Asian)
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No previous diagnosis of type 1 or type 2 diabetes
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Blood test results in the prediabetes range within the past year:
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Hemoglobin A1C: 5.7%-6.4% or
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Fasting plasma glucose: 100-125mg/dL or
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Two-hour plasma glucose (after a 75 gm glucose load): 140-199 mg/dL or
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Previous diagnosis of gestational (pregnancy-related) diabetes
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VISIT https://mihia.goodmeasures.com/ TO REGISTER