About
CHIR partners are organized by a neutral backbone organization that facilitates the development and implementation of key strategies, creating the necessary capacity to sustain progress on stated objectives. CHIR steering committees provide a clear leadership structure and promote shared accountability among partners for aligning their resources to address priority community health needs. It takes a comprehensive group of committed organizations to meet the needs of a community. No one entity can do this alone.
The State has selected five Michigan regions to test the CHIR model. Each of the five regions is supported by a backbone organization that serves as a fiduciary and acts as a neutral convener for the CHIR’s governing body. Michigan's CHIRs are:
Community | Backbone Organization |
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Genesee County | Greater Flint Health Coalition |
Jackson County | Jackson Health Improvement Organization |
Livingston and Washtenaw Counties | Center for Healthcare Research and Transformation |
Muskegon County | Muskegon Community Health Project |
Northern Michigan* | Northern Michigan Public Health Alliance |
*including Antrim, Benzie, Charlevoix, Emmet, Grand Traverse, Kalkaska, Leelanau, Manistee, Missaukee, and Wexford counties
For more information visit www.michigan.gov/chir
Funding Information
The project described is supported by Funding Opportunity Number CMS-1G1-14-001 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. The content provided is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of HHS or any of its agencies.