Partnership
The Michiana Community Health Coalition (MCHC) was formed to provide connections between four local organizations:
The coalition was also formed by the Community Health and Clinical Partnerships, William J. Shaw Center for Children and Families, and the Office of Federal and Washington Relations to provide researchers at the University of Notre Dame with a forum to listen to the issues faced by frontline health workers and community members which helps identify opportunities for partnership and research to improve the health and well-being within our county.
Community Partners
* Original organizations involved
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Beacon Health System *
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City of South Bend
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Elkhart County Health Department
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Goodwill Industries
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Franciscan Health
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Goshen Health
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HealthLinc
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Heart City Health
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LaCasa, Inc.
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Naxos Neighbors
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Oaklawn *
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Office of Minority Health
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Primary Care Partners of South Bend
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Purdue Extension
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Saint Joseph Health System *
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South Bend Fire Department
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St. Joseph County Department of Health *
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St. Joseph County Public Library
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United Way of St. Joseph County
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University of Notre Dame
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Anthem Elevance Health
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ASPIN
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Beacon Community Impact
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Birth Equity & Justice
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Center for Healing & Hope
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E. Blair Warner Family Medicine
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Oak Street Health
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Indiana Department of Corrections
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Real Services
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Nurse Family Partnership
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Primerica
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Early Head Start
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St. Joseph Community Department of Corrections
Campus Partners
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Lucy Family Institute for Data and Society
Funding and operational support from the Lucy Family Institute for Data and Society (LFIDS) enabled the MCHC to see the value providing a place to share the reality of health in the Michiana community and the benefit of convening for peer-to-peer support, training, and referral networks.
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Center for Civic Innovation
The MCHC partnered with interns from the Center for Civic Innovation to identify the needs of the members. The interns conducted surveys and held focus groups to hear recommendations from the group.
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John J. Reilly Center for Science, Technology, and Values
The MCHC partnered with Dr. Anna Geltzer’s capstone class in the John J. Reilly Center for Science, Technology, and Values. Her students met with coalition members to identify their questions and researched information on Community Health Worker Funding, Florida Model for Community Health Workers and Community Paramedic programs. In addition, they developed a regional asset map with housing resources for the coalition. All of these deliverables were shared back with the group and will be available on the new website. In addition to many colleagues from the University of Notre Dame presenting to the group, others have been invited to join the conversation. The following individuals have attended at least one of the meetings to better understand the health and well-being of the community and to strategize opportunities for future engagement, Colleen Cross, Yixing Chang, Anna Geltzer, Patricia Clark, Matthew Sisk, Katie Liu and Nuno Moniz.
Visit John J. Reilly Center for Science, Technology, and Values
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Community Health and Clinical Partnerships
Community Health and Clinical Partnerships, reporting to Notre Dame Research focuses on collaborations regarding health and well-being. The MCHC formed out of conversations about the significant work community health workers and certified addiction peer recovery coaches were doing in the community and the opportunity to learn and support them.
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Shaw Center
The William J. Shaw Center for Children and Families at the University of Notre Dame is dedicated to understanding and promoting healthy development across the lifespan through innovative research and community engagement. Our interdisciplinary team, spanning psychology, anthropology, sociology, and other fields, addresses key themes such as adversity, intervention, relationships, and wellbeing. We provide extensive resources and hands-on experiences for students, support critical clinical training, and collaborate with community partners to create impactful solutions. Our mission aligns with the University's commitment to human dignity and family life, striving to empower families and improve lives through evidence-based research and services.
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Office of Federal and Washington Relations
Notre Dame’s Office of Federal and Washington Relations is the principal liaison between the University and the Washington, DC communities. As part of its mission, the office closely tracks trends and priorities from federal funding agencies to ensure Notre Dame and our surrounding community can access key resources to support both research and programs important to our region. Noting the recent interest from federal agencies in promoting efforts aimed at increasing health equity contributed to the conversations around the importance of supporting community health workers in our region.