1 MI-SORHI Update Michigan’s State Rural Health Plan Conference call Advisory Group & Issue Workgroups October 24, 2008

2 April 2008 John and Lonnie presented the Plan to 125 people at the Annual Rural Health Conference. Panel of elected state officials reacted to the Plan (Caswell, Ball, Espinoza, Huizenga, Friedman). The Plan was mailed to all 35 rural state representatives. The Plan was presented and distributed to the Small or Rural Hospital Council of the MHA. Staff interviewed by WOOD 1300 radio (GR).

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5 May 2008 MCRH staff visited with 25 rural state senators and representatives; each received the Plan and a presentation of process/outcomes. MCRH staff also proposed a Healthy Lifestyles Community Matching grant program ($150,000). Staff interviewed by the Cadillac Newspaper.

6 June 2008 MCRH and MDCH staff re-visited the six original communities and distributed the Plan to 120 people (Manistique, Sault Ste Marie, Cheboygan, Fremont, Sandusky, Hillsdale). Staff interviewed by Traverse City TV Channel 7 & 4

7 July 2008 Senator Kahn and Representatives Caswell and McDowell create the Healthy Lifestyles Community Matching Grant Program and appropriate $60,000 to it. In order to receive funding the community must form partnerships to address any of the twelve Healthy Lifestyle objectives.

8 July 2008 (continued) The twelve participating communities: Ontonagon, Cheboygan, Eaton Rapids, Fremont, Alma, Newberry, Hillsdale, St Ignace, Sandusky, Manistique, Pigeon, and Sault Ste Marie. Addressing Objectives A-1, A-2, B-1, B-2, B-3, and B-4 in Healthy Lifestyles (see attachment). Project begins September 1, 2008.

9 August 2008 Rose Young from the Midwest Alliance for Telehealth and Technology Resources (MATTeR) begins publishing monthly articles in the CAH Chronicle and Rural Health Quarterly regarding telehealth (addressing Objective C-4 and C-5 in Access and Availability to Health Care). The MSU-COM OsteoChamps Program director, Margaret Aguwua, begins publishing a series of article in the CAH Chronicle and Rural Health Quarterly about the OsteoChamps Program (addressing Objective C-3 in Recruitment and Retention of Health Care Providers).

10 September 2008 The MCRH, the Michigan Pharmacists Association and the Michigan Registered Dental Hygienists Association agreed to partner to provide educational contact hours for both associations members (addressing Objective B-1 in Recruitment and Retention of Health Care Providers).

11 October 2008 The Blue Cross/Blue Shield Social Mission Department agrees to extend the Healthy Lifestyles Matching Community Grant program to an additional 12 rural communities. Each community will receive a $5,000 grant that will be matched (in-kind or direct) to address any of the 3 goals and 12 objectives in the Healthy Lifestyles section of the MI-SORHI document.

12 October 2008 (continued) The selected communities are: Ironwood, Larium, L'Anse, Munising, Carson City, Sheridan, Cass City, Caro, Marlette, Deckerville, Allegan and Dowagiac. The project kicks-off in November at the Annual CAH Conference in Boyne.

13 Next Steps Through the Flex Program grant two additional communities will receive Healthy Lifestyles funding. On November 12 & 13 MCRH staff will meet with Senator Kahn and Rep’s Caswell and McDowell. In January 2009, the Michigan Health Council will receive a $9,500 grant for Practice in Rural Michigan campaign (R/R Objective A-6).

14 Next Steps - continued The Plan will drive the April 2009 Annual Rural Health Conference agenda. –Behavioral health in the RHC setting –School-based centers/clinics –HOSA The Plan continues to be revised with baseline data (version 4 on MCRH website). MCRH staff will visit all newly elected rural state representatives in January & February.

15 Your ideas… For MI-SORHI partnerships, funding, programs… If you think of any later please