Community Connection
C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital is not a community hospital - it is a hospital for all communities. Mott is the only children’s hospital in Michigan to take care of patients from all 83 counties, as well as children from across the United States and the world. But our care and compassion extend beyond the walls of our hospitals and health centers. Because prevention is just as important as the delivery of quality care, Mott faculty and staff make it a priority to be involved in initiatives that contribute to increasing health awareness and safety in families’ daily lives. This isn’t something “extra” that we do….It’s an extension of our commitment to the health and safety of all children, and it’s part of the Michigan Difference.
How Mott makes the community connection:
CIREN
The U-M Crash Injury Research and Engineering Network brings together auto industry engineers and Mott physicians and nurses to discuss and develop ways to make vehicles safer for children, including restraints and booster seats. Learn more.
Community Action Against Asthma
This community-based research and outreach program led by a U-M pulmonary specialist aims to improve the health of children with asthma. Trained specialists go into the homes of families with asthmatic children to teach parents and primary caregivers how to make changes to the environment so that children with asthma have fewer complications. Learn more.
Project Healthy Schools
Over the past three decades, the proportion of students classified as overweight has almost tripled. Current social trends such as "super sized" meals and more time per day spent in front of the TV, gaming system or computer have led to increases in heart disease, hypertension and diabetes in adolescents. Changing this trend is the key to keeping our children healthy and happy, and that's what Project Healthy Schools is all about.
A collaborative effort sponsored by Ann Arbor Public Schools, the Washtenaw County Health Department, several community leaders and businesses and the University of Michigan's Cardiovascular Center, MFIT Program, School of Public Health and C.S. Mott Children's Hospital, Project Healthy Schools is designed to teach middle school students about heart-healthy lifestyles, with hopes of reducing their future risk of cardiovascular disease and diabetes. Learn more.
Real Life
This program educates youth who are at risk for, or have already experimented with, drugs and alcohol. With the help of medical professionals, injury prevention specialists, young patient survivors and the local police department, participants get a first-hand look at the consequences of drug and alcohol related injuries during their day-long visit to Mott. They also have the opportunity to participate with a parent or guardian in open discussions on prevention, current alcohol and drug related issues, injuries, health care costs and legal ramifications. Participant's range from 11 - 17 years of age and are referred to the program by county courts, police departments, schools, community agencies and parents. Learn more.
Regional Alliance for Healthy Schools
The Regional Alliance for Healthy Schools is a network of school-based health centers that promote the health and holistic growth of students and families in the communities they serve. The program is funded primarily by the University of Michigan Health System, the U-M School of Nursing and the Michigan Department of Education and includes school-based health centers at Scarlett Middle School (Ann Arbor), Stone High School (Ann Arbor) and East Middle School (Ypsilanti).
The centers are staffed by U-M physicians, nurse practitioners, social workers, registered nurses and medical assistants. In addition to providing health services to students attending these schools, the program offers outreach services to four elementary schools in Ann Arbor: Bryant Elementary School, Carpenter Elementary School, Mitchell Elementary School, and Pittsfield Elementary School. In addition, siblings and children of students have access to RAHS services. Learn more
Straight Talk
This free prevention program brings at risk adolescents and teens who exhibit high-risk behavior associated with fire play, fire setting and juvenile arson into Mott Hospital for a day to see first-hand the painful and debilitating consequences of playing with fire. The program involves youth, their parent or guardian, medical professionals, firefighters and burn survivors. Participants are referred to the program by fire departments, juvenile courts, schools, community agencies and, in some circumstances, parents. Learn more.
Updated 6/2009
