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Michigan Initiatives
Healthcare Workforce Initiatives in Michigan
We've compiled a list of healthcare initiatives throughout the state of Michigan. The list can be filtered for prosperity region or zip code or searched for a keyword.
Michigan is grouped geographically into ten prosperity regions. Prosperity regions were created in 2013 to encourage local private, public, and non-profit partners from each region to develop a local economic vision. Additionally, state agencies have organized their services around these new geographic boundaries to create a better structure for collaboration.
Click on the initiative name below to learn more about what they're doing to support or grow the healthcare workforce.
Michigan prosperity regions map is from Michigan.gov
* 0 indicates state-wide initiatives
Initiative Name | Organization(s) | Healthcare Industry | Workforce Development Focus | Occupations | Zip Code | Prosperity Region | Last Updated | Active? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MDHHS Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) Strategy (CHW Workforce Expansion) | MICHWA and MDHHS | State Department and Agencies | Increasing number of healthcare workers AND improving the quality of healthcare workforce | Community Health Workers | 48109 | 9 | Yes | |
Michigan Center for Infectious Disease Threats | Michigan Medicine, University of Michigan | Hospitals | Improving the quality of healthcare workforce | Public health professionals | 48109 | 9 | Yes | |
MiCOACH (Michigan Career Opportunity Academies for Community Health) | MiCHWA, MiLEO | State Department and Agencies | Increasing number of healthcare workers | Community Health Workers; Occupations Requiring an MSW | 48109 | 9 | Yes | |
Workforce Development Program | Siena Heights University, Michigan Works! Southeast | 4-Year IHE | Increasing number of healthcare workers | Dental Assistants; Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians; Other Technologists and Technicians; Home Health and Personal Care Aides; Medical Assistants; Pharmacy Technicians; Physical Therapy Assistants; Surgical Technologists | 49221 | 9 | 02/12/2024 | Yes |
Pharmacy Community College Connect (PC3) | University of Michigan, Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College, tribal colleges, community colleges | 4-Year IHE | Increasing number of healthcare workers | College students, general | 48109 | 9 | Yes | |
Michigan Health Sciences Pre-College Exposure Academy | University of Michigan | 4-Year IHE | Increasing the number of healthcare workers | High school students | 48109 | 9 | Yes | |
Community Tech Workers: A Community-Driven Model to Support Economic Mobility and Bridge the Digital Divide in the U.S. | MICHWA and UofM | 4-Year IHE | Increasing number of healthcare workers | Community Health Workers | 48109 | 9 | Yes | |
Nursing Home Staff & Residents: Loss & Isolation Solutions | Altarum Institute | Skilled Nursing | Improving the quality of healthcare workforce | Physician Group; Nurse Practitioners; Registered Nurses; Licensed Practical or Licensed Vocational Nurses; Occupations Requiring an MSW; Nursing Assistants; Home Health and Personal Care Aides | 48105 | 9 | 05/01/2025 | No |
Lenawee ISD CTE | Lenawee ISD | Career Techs | Increasing number of healthcare workers | High school students | 49221 | 9 | 02/02/2025 | Yes |
Region 9 Doula Project | Region 9 Perinatal Quality Collaborative (PQC) | Associations | Increasing number of healthcare workers AND improving the quality of healthcare workforce | Doulas | 48843 | 9 | Yes | |
Livingston County Medical Reserve Corps | Livingston County Health Department | Public Health Departments | Increasing number of healthcare workers AND healthcare workforce retention | Healthcare, general; Other: Public health volunteers | 48843 | 9 | Yes | |
Simulation and Virtual Reality Program | Eastern Michigan University | 4-Year IHE | Improving the quality of healthcare workforce | Nurses, general | 48197 | 9 | Yes |
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