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Regional Town Hall Meetings

Regional Town Hall Meetings

Town Hall Meeting with community members in Region 10
Photo of Region 7 Town Hall Meeting 2024

2023 Town Hall Meetings

Town Hall meetings were hosted by the Regional Perinatal Quality Collaboratives (RPQCs) in partnership with the Michigan Department of Health & Human Services, Division of Maternal and Infant Health. Meetings were held statewide throughout each of Michigan’s Prosperity Regions. Approximately 500 diverse stakeholders, partners and families attended the twelve Town Hall meetings which were held in April and May 2023.

 

Common Themes Across All Regions

Throughout Michigan, communities emphasized the importance of uniform messaging, coordinated care, and improved awareness and access to existing resources and services. Families and stakeholders highlighted the necessity of expanding access to home visiting programs and ensuring inclusivity for all family structures, in addition to including men and fathers. Communities also acknowledged the increasing imperative to tackle social determinants of health, reduce stigma, and address unconscious biases.

 

 Common Themes Across All Regions text included in document

 

2018 & 2019 Town Hall Meetings

Throughout 2018 and 2019, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) and the Regional Perinatal Quality Collaboratives (RPQC’s) hosted Town Hall meetings across the Great State of Michigan, in the following locations:

2018 Town Hall Meetings:

Region 1 - Upper Peninsula - Marquette
Regions 2 & 3 - Northern Michigan - Grayling
Regions 4 & 8 - West/Southwest Michigan - Grand Rapids + satellite location in Kalamazoo
Regions 5 & 6 - Mid-Michigan - Saginaw + satellite locations in Caro, and Bad Axe
Regions 9 & 10 - Southeast Michigan - Detroit + satellite location in Ann Arbor  

2019 Town Hall Meetings:

Region 1 - Marquette
Regions 2 & 3 - Alpena
Region 4 - Grand Rapids
Region 5 - Saginaw
Region 6 – Caro + 6 satellite locations 

Region 7 - Lansing
Region 8 - Kalamazoo
Region 9 - Ann Arbor
Region 10 – Pontiac, Clinton Township & Detroit