Faith
Based Initiatives
Health Teams
Enhancing the relationship between the community, the churches
and human service agencies of Genesee County, in order to
develop a healthier community.
Tobacco
Initiatives
Engaging faith communities to provide information on tobacco
prevention and developing smoke free policies.
Michigan
Multi-Cultural Network
Promote involvement, collaboration, and leadership among
communities of color to address tobacco use by collectively
addressing cultural and cross-cultural issues and perspectives.
Outreach & Advocacy
Maternal Infant and Health Advocacy
(MIHAS)
Support services to pregnant women and infants Genesee County
- REACH 2010 - Healthy Start.
Mentoring & Support
Road to
Success
Faith-Based Mentoring Project.
Improving Cancer Outcomes
Breast & Cervical Cancer
Control Program
To provide critical breast and cervical cancer screening
services to underserved women.
Improving Cancer Outcomes in African-Americans
(ICOAA - Michigan)
To increase understanding, awareness of cancer, cancer
prevention and clinical trials in the African American community.
Increase utilization rates for screening programs, thus
possibly increased participation in cancer clinical trials.
Training & Development
Partnership Activities
Flint Healthcare Employment Opportunities
(FHEO)
Recruit and mentor residents of the Renewal Community who
seek employment opportunities in the health care industry.
Prevention Research
Center
Participation in a local and statewide network designed
to identify and implement preventive methods to address
health issues.
REACH
2010- Community Dialogue Sessions
Facilitated sessions, discussing infant mortality with a
goal to generate possible solutions to reduce the disparity
among African American infants.
Other Activities
Genetics Education Needs Evaluation
Project (GENE)
To develop community-based participatory strategies
to improve consumer access to culturally appropriate genetics
information, resources and services.
Medical Transportation
Providing transportation to and from medical/health related
appointments, for low-income residents within the Flint
City limits.
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