Michigan Health Endowment Fund

Wayne State University's Dr. Peter Lichtenberg has led several projects supported by the Health Fund aiming to prevent financial exploitation of older adults. His research on memory loss and changes in spending habits provides valuable insight on a complex and important aspect of healthy aging:

What a peek into 150 Michigan bank accounts reveals about memory loss | Bridge Michigan Defying a long-held taboo, Dr. Peter Lichtenberg asked older Michiganders to open their bank accounts to him. What he found were sobering links between early memory loss and everyday budget decisions.

A training program led by the Lapeer County EMS Authority is helping fill a critical health workforce shortage by providing full scholarships to individuals training for careers as EMTs. A 2023 Health Fund grant helped support the first class of 14 newly graduated EMTs:

First grant-funded EMT class graduates - The County Press LAPEER — After receiving a grant from the Michigan Health Endowment Fund last year to help address a widespread critical shortage of Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) and Paramedics, Lapeer County EMS has graduated its first class of grant-funded EMTs. The class began on Jan. 9 with 20 students...

The Health Fund provides free capacity building resources to health-focused nonprofits in Michigan, including Catchafire — a platform that helps organizations link up with skilled volunteer talent at no cost. On June 24, we're offering a 90-minute training that will help nonprofits think about their capacity challenges and explore ways to leverage Catchafire to find skilled volunteers who can assist in developing solutions. Register here:

Catchafire Accelerator Workshop for The Health Fund Join us for a 90-minute workshop that will transform the way you think about Capacity Building!