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Community Programs

Spectrum Health cares about the health of every member of our community. Through our Healthier Communities department, we work to advance health equity with the people, neighborhoods, and regions we serve. Use the links at the right to learn more about specific programs.

Below is a breakdown of our current programs and funded community partnerships.

Healthier Communities Department

Internal Programs

  • Baby Scholars
  • Community Partner Education and Support
  • Core Health
  • Grand Rapids Public Schools Academy of Health Sciences and Technology
  • Invest Health
  • More Life Más Vida
  • Maternal Infant Health Program
  • School Health Program
  • Strong Beginnings

Community Partners

  • Access of West Michigan
  • Arbor Circle
  • Asthma Network of West Michigan
  • Baxter Clinic Community Center
  • Boys & Girls Club of Grand Rapids Commonwealth (Camp O'Malley)
  • Catherine's Health Center
  • Cedar Spring Public Schools
  • Cherry Health
  • Community Food Club
  • Comstock Park Public Schools
  • Deborah Project (Kingdom Life Ministries)
  • Degage Ministries
  • Dwelling Place
  • ENTF
  • Exalta Health (formerly Health Intervention Services)
  • Family Futures
  • Family Outreach Center
  • Fulton Street Farmers Market
  • God's Kitchen (Catholic Charities West Michigan fiduciary)
  • Grand Rapids African-American Health Institute
  • Grand Rapids Downtown Market
  • Grand Rapids HQ
  • Grand Rapids Public Schools
  • Grand Rapids Red Project
  • Grand Rapids Student Advancement Fund's Gr8 Sports
  • Grand Valley State University
  • Grandville Avenue Arts & Humanities
  • Guiding Light Ministries
  • Health Net FitKids360
  • Health Net of West Michigan
  • Healthy Homes Coalition of West Michigan
  • Heartside Ministries
  • HQ Runaway & Homeless Youth Drop In Center
  • Kent County Health Department
  • Kent School Services Network
  • Kingdom Life Ministries
  • LINC Up
  • Mel Trotter Ministries
  • Mexican Heritage Association
  • Michigan Community Health Worker Alliance
  • Michigan Fitness Foundation and Michigan Nutrition Network
  • Michigan State University Pay for Success Pilot Project
  • Montcalm Area Intermediate School District
  • NAACP
  • National Kidney Foundation of MI
  • North Kent Community Services
  • Northview Public Schools
  • Start Garden
  • Strong Beginnings
  • Shelter for Public Inebriates (Mel Trotter Ministries)
  • The Rock Community Center
  • Urban Core Collective
  • Urban League
  • Urban Roots
  • Visiting Nurse Association
  • WMCAT
  • WMCAT Public Agency
  • Wellhouse
  • West Michigan Hispanic Center
  • West Michigan Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
  • West Michigan Literacy Center
  • YMCA
  • YWCA