Erin Henshaw
STUDENT AWARD PROGRAMWith more and more Michigan residents losing employer-sponsored health coverage, the potential is ripe for the state’s uninsured population to increase. To ease the burden, the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Foundation is offering up to $1 million in matching funds for projects that improve health care access for poor and uninsured Michiganders...MORE
POSTED 01.09.2009Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Foundation funding to help improve Michigan health care system
Overall medical and pharmacy costs in people with diabetes can be lower by more than 10 percent per year in individuals receiving regular, non-surgical periodontal services, according to a recent University of Michigan study. The study also showed the same procedures were linked to as much as 19 percent lower diabetes-related medical costs. The research findings further underscore the importance of the link between medical and dental health...MORE
A grant from the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Foundation will bring together a Michigan university and several local elementary schools to help youngsters learn healthy lifestyle habits they can take into adulthood....MORE
POSTED 10.30.2008New center to provide medical care and services for seniors living at home...MORE
POSTED 06.19.2008The Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Foundation has won three national awards in the 2007 Wilmer Shields Rich Awards Program...MORE
POSTED 05.01.2008Awards go to Henry Ford Health System, MSU, U-M, Wayne State researchers...MORE
POSTED 04.08.2008U-M researchers to determine if treating depression improves health of heart disease patients...MORE
POSTED 12.20.2007The new Michigan Television documentary "Where Do the Children Play?" was directed, produced and written by Christopher M. Cook. Major funding for the project was provided by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, Ruth Mott Foundation and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Foundation.
POSTED 10.31.20072007 McDevitt Excellence in Research Awards go to MSU, U-M, Wayne State researchers...MORE
POSTED 01.17.2007Looking for information about grants? Our GRANT PROGRAMS page has all the information you will need.
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