In addition to CHRT’s cornerstone programs–the health policy fellowship, the Washtenaw Health Initiative, and the physician and consumer surveys–CHRT regularly manages mission-relevant research, demonstration, and educational projects with funding from public sector partners, as well as paid consulting projects for public and private sector clients.
Featured Projects
Promoting the integration of primary and behavioral health care in three underserved Michigan communities
Client(s): Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
Need: The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services is collaborating with community…
CHRT's Role: CHRT provides implementation support and is the evaluator of Michigan’s five-year…
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Michigan Medicaid managed long-term services and supports: Phase IV
Client(s): Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
Need: Managed Long-Term Services and Supports (MLTSS) is the delivery of medical care,…
CHRT's Role: In Phase IV of this work, CHRT is updating prior research and applying it to bridge…
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Coordinating the work of the Washtenaw Health Initiative Opioid Project
Client(s): Community Mental Health Partnership of Southeast Michigan
Staff:
Need: In our own community and across the country, opioid overdose deaths have reached…
CHRT's Role: CHRT is coordinating a range of activities, including goal setting, analysis,…
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National Council on Aging learning community facilitation for the Vital Seniors Initiative
Client(s): Ann Arbor Area Community Foundation, Vital Seniors Initiative grantees
Need: The Vital Seniors Initiative, in partnership with the National Council on Aging,…
CHRT's Role: CHRT is facilitating learning activities, strategic planning, and deliverables,…
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Data design and strategic planning support for the Washtenaw County Vital Seniors Initiative
Client(s): Ann Arbor Area Community Foundation
Need: Washtenaw County’s seniors face many challenges on a day-to-day basis--social isolation,…
CHRT's Role: CHRT is working with the Vital Seniors Initiative and the Washtenaw Health Initiative…
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Reducing hospitalizations among MI Choice Medicaid Long Term Services and Supports (LTSS) participants
Client(s): Area Agency on Aging 1-B
Staff:
Need: The Area Agency on Aging 1-B (AAA 1-B), located in southeast Michigan, has been conducting…
CHRT's Role: CHRT is supporting this work by analyzing monthly data to identify trends and…
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Washtenaw County Public Safety and Mental Health Preservation Millage implementation
Client(s): Washtenaw County Community Mental Health, Washtenaw County Sheriff's Office
Need: Community partners in public safety seek to reduce the number of low-risk, low-level…
CHRT's Role: CHRT is working with Washtenaw County Community Mental Health to implement the…
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CHRT Health Policy Fellowship: Training Nonprofit Fellows
Client(s): Michigan Health Endowment Fund
Need: In Michigan and nationally, the nonprofit sector plays a critical and ever-increasing…
CHRT's Role: Thanks to support from the Michigan Health Endowment Fund, the Center for Health…
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Evaluating the Shelter Association of Washtenaw County medical recuperative care program
Client(s): Shelter Association of Washtenaw County, Packard Health, St. Joseph Mercy Health System, Michigan Medicine
Need: The Shelter Association of Washtenaw County (SAWC) works to end homelessness one…
CHRT's Role: SAWC’s medical recuperative care program will use an evidence-based model to…
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Mapping gaps and redundancies in behavioral health care: Community mental health and Medicaid clients
Client(s): Washtenaw County Community Mental Health, Blue Cross Complete
Need: Many individuals who receive Community Mental Health (CMH) services in Washtenaw…
CHRT's Role: Washtenaw County Community Mental Health (WCCMH), Blue Cross Complete (BCC), and…
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