The Northern Michigan Public Health Alliance is a cross-jurisdictional partnership of seven local health departments, collaborating across the 31 counties of northern lower Michigan. Its mission is to develop, implement, and sustain models of shared public health services that increase capacity, contain costs, maximize assets, and more effectively impact health outcomes.
The Alliance was created in December 2014 and continues to work to improve the health for all residents. Our members share resources and work collaboratively to solve health-related problems for the betterment of each individual agency and Northern Michigan as a whole.
What We Do
We work together to promote health throughout the northern Lower Peninsula.
Why We Do It
We believe that when we work together, we can maximize our impact and the health of our citizens.
How We Do It
We advance health and wellness by strategically structuring services, measuring outcomes, engaging the community and carefully developing effective practices.
Created two cross-jurisdictional sharing arrangements for the Health Officer and Medical Directors – with Benzie Leelanau District Health Department/Health Department of Northwest Michigan and District Health Department #2/District Health Department #4
Created back-up agreement among Medical Directors for eight local health departments
Formed the Northern Michigan Regional Public Health Emergency Preparedness Team by pooling State grants to three local health departments – a first in the state
Conducted regional community health needs assessment in partnership with hospital systems and other community partners
Secured over $4 million in grants from multiple funders to address priorities identified in community health assessment
Informed development for the Center for Sharing Public Health Services’ Success Factors for Cross-Jurisdictional Sharing Arrangements and piloted its Roadmap to Develop Cross-Jurisdictional Sharing Initiatives.
Received the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services’ Director’s Award – three consecutive years
