Community Programs

Spectrum Health cares about the health of every member of our community. Through our Healthier Communities department, we address many of West Michigan’s most pressing health issues by offering:

• Programs for under-served individuals
• Pregnancy and parenting classes
• Community health education (classes and events)
• Professional development and training

Use the links at the right to learn more about specific programs.

Community health improvement programs and partnerships funded by Healthier Communities in fiscal year 2016 included:

Healthier Communities Department - Internal Programs

• Baby Scholars
• Community Partner Education and Support
• Core Health
• Fetal Infant Mortality Review
• Grand Rapids Public Schools Academy of Health Sciences and Technology
• Maternal Infant Health Program (formerly MOMS Program)
• Outcomes and Evaluation
• Programa Puente
• School Health Program
• Strong Beginnings

Other Spectrum Health Programs

• Spectrum Health Internal Medicine Medication Assistance Program
• Spectrum Health Food Prescription Program

Community Partner Programs

• 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 Springs Public Schools
• Cherry Health 
• Community Food Club
• Comstock Park Public Schools
• Deborah Project (Kingdom Life Ministries)
• Degage Ministries
• Dwelling Place
• 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
• Kent County Health Department
• Kent School Services Network
• LINC Up
• 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
• North Kent Community Services
• Northview Public Schools
• Strong Beginnings
• Shelter for Public Inebriates (Mel Trotter Ministries)
• The Rock Community Center
• Urban League
• Visiting Nurse Association
• Wellhouse
• West Michigan Hispanic Center
• West Michigan Hispanic Chamber of Commerce 
• West Michigan Literacy Center 
• YMCA 
• YWCA