Governor Gretchen Whitmer declared August 2019 as Community Health Worker (CHW) Appreciation Month. During this month, we honor and thank Community Health Workers who create bridges from health care and human service providers to community members, and recognize that reaching at-risk, underserved communities is vital to improving the health of our state’s most vulnerable populations.…
We are excited to announce that WIN Network: Detroit is one of five recipients of the 2019 NOVA award from the American Hospital Association. The award recognizes “hospital-led collaborative efforts that improve community health,” which we received for our efforts to provide group prenatal care to Detroit residents in collaboration with Henry Ford Women’s Health. WIN…
Father’s Day is Sunday, June 16th! We love and appreciate all of our Detroit dads that work so hard each day to support their partners and children, but how can we support dads and help fathers as they grow their families? We’re talking about some basic tips for new fathers and how they can feel…
It’s our favorite time of year, group prenatal care reunion time, where our moms, families, and babies come back together for food, games, photos, and fun! Building lasting relationships is a huge priority at WIN Network: Detroit, and one way we do this is through our group prenatal care reunions. Once our babies are…
On April 10th, 2019, Community Health Workers from across the state of Michigan traveled to Lansing for CHW Advocacy Day 2019. CHWs met with legislators to advocate for Community Health Worker inclusion in all aspects of healthcare. WIN Network: Detroit CHW Felicia Lane serves on the Michigan Community Health Worker Alliance Steering Committee, and helped…
April is here, and so is a new WIN Network: Detroit’s April 2019 Community Newsletter! Read up on our newest program updates, including the exciting announcement that we will soon by offering group prenatal care at the Henry Ford Medical Center – Ford Road, in Dearborn!
Today is 313 Day, the day we celebrate Detroit and all that comes with the city we call home. We talked to two of our Community Health Workers, Felicia Lane and Linda Reyes, about their experiences living and raising families in Detroit and what advice they have for others! Felicia (pictured above) and Linda (pictured…
Felicia Lane is a Community Health Worker with WIN Network: Detroit who brings her passion and determination as a Detroiter to her work. Our group prenatal care moms love Felicia – they often call her “Granny Lane,” because she’s so much more than just a Community Health Worker to our moms. When Felicia is in…
Check out our last WIN Network: Detroit Community Newsletter of 2018! We’ve got some exciting updates, new facts and figures about group prenatal care, a CHW spotlight and more! Click the attachment at the bottom of this page to read this month’s updates! Want to look back on past newsletters of 2018? Here they…
WIN Network: Detroit is excited to announce we have been chosen as the recipient of this year’s “Hillman Innovations in Care” funding award from the Rita and Alex Hillman Foundation, which will allow us to not only continue operating our group prenatal care program for the next 3 years, but will also allow us to expand…
