MARCH 2024 NEWSLETTER

For those investing Michigan's opioid settlement funds, lessons from the tobacco settlement.



This publication draws vital lessons from the tobacco litigation settlements of the late 90s, offering a roadmap for leveraging the multi-billion-dollar opioid settlements in a manner that addresses the opioid crisis at its core.

5 things Michigan’s substance use recovery community needs to combat the opioid epidemic.



According to Michigan's substance use recovery community, there are five major things state and local leaders should consider as they invest opioid settlement funds. First, recovery providers struggle to fund vital aspects of the work.

Gaps and opportunities: considerations for the investment of opioid settlement funds.

CHRT spoke with members of the substance use disorder recovery support community to gather their suggestions for the investment of Michigan’s state and local opioid settlement funds. Here's what they told us.

CHRT begins four new projects on health equity, infectious disease interventions, and more.



CHRT is excited to announce four recently begun projects, including projects focused on legislator education opportunities, non-emergency medical transportation for older adults, infectious disease prevention, and more.

CHRT is pleased to welcome its 2024 Health Policy Fellowship cohort  

More than 125 health researchers, policymakers, and nonprofit leaders have completed the fellowship since its launch in 2012. The 2024 fellowship cohort includes 14 experts and leaders.

Primary care and public health integration: innovative strategies from a state-level review.

In a recent Journal of Public Health Management & Practice report, CHRT’s Nancy M. Baum and Samantha Iovan, along with Marianne Udow-Phillips, explore the dynamic initiatives undertaken by four states to forge stronger connections between public health and primary care.

Bridge the gaps: strengthening public health through primary care collaboration, funding innovation

In a January 2024 Milbank Quarterly opinion piece, authors Marianne Udow-Phillips, Samantha Iovan and Peter D. Jacobson take a look at the critical role of primary care in public health. The article proposes leveraging the Prevention and Public Health Fund.

CHRT in the community

Nancy Baum and Melissa Riba are teaching a class at the University of Michigan's School of Public Health, titled "Making change: public health policy advocacy in principle and practice."

Samantha Iovan and Nailah Henry presented “Unlocking potential: understanding and addressing health disparities through EMS data” at the MDHHS SDoH Summit on January 23, 2024.

Ayse Buyuktur, Jason Fair, and Samantha Iovan presented “Integrating community paramedicine into regional health collaboratives” at the MDHHS SDoH Summit on January 23, 2024.

The Washtenaw County Sheriff's Office released an update on its Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion and Deflection program, highlighting findings from CHRT's evaluation, on February 7, 2024.

Jason Fair spoke on the "Advancing health equity: EMS data’s promise, pitfalls, and healthcare value" panel, moderated by Samantha Iovan, at the HIMMS24 Conference on March 12, 2024.

Erica Matti presented “Untapped insights: examining EMS data quality, interoperability, and healthcare impact” at the HIMMS24 Conference on March 14, 2024.

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