State of Health is a series about how communities and organizations are addressing Michigan's health challenges and concerns. This series is made possible with funding from a building coalition of funders, including Delta Dental Foundation and Michigan Health Endowment Fund.
With Delta Dental Foundation’s support, The Davies Project, based in Lansing, removes transportation barriers, helping families access dental care as well as critical medical appointments for seriously and chronically ill children and expectant women.
Detroit’s Health Hubs embed medical, behavioral, and dental care inside schools, ensuring students receive essential services and thrive in class.
A Grand Valley State University project is working to create an integrated mobile care team to serve foster kids' complex health needs.
Three hygienists across Michigan use foundation-funded vans to deliver preventive dental care to underserved children and families.
Michigan introduces licensed dental therapists to address provider shortages, empowering students to deliver vital community care.
The Lead Impacted Families Together (LIFT MI) program presents training in lead safety and advocacy for residents across Michigan.
The Greater Dayton School combines academics with on-site medical, dental, and mental health services, helping under-resourced students thrive and succeed.
The Detroit-based Color of Autism Foundation seeks to end the stigma of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in communities of color by helping parents of children with ASD build skills to lessen their isolation.
Inspired by a school nurse, Lynda Gregorini now provides dental care and career mentoring to students in rural Michigan schools.
NEOMED's new Bitonte College of Dentistry will embed dental students in Ohio communities to improve access and address shortages in rural and urban oral health care.
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