Please make sure your department’s contributions to the community are captured! Use the Community Benefit Reporting form to record CB-reportable programs and initiatives. To edit Community Benefit Reporting form: 1) Open Document, 2) Click on View, 3) Click on Edit Document.
Email the reports to communitybenefit@med.umich.edu.
Community Benefit activities cover a multitude of topics and activities. They operate at a low or negative margin, increase access to care and/or improve the health of the community, and often focus on the poor and underserved. To learn more about what your department can report, schedule a team meeting with Community Benefit staff.
Examples:
CB-Reportable Event |
Example |
Conduct free or reduced fee presentations or workshops to the community |
Baby Care Basics Class offered by the Health Education Resource Center |
Offer free or low-cost medical care, prescriptions, or medical supplies |
Complimentary use of wheelchairs/walkers at the Ann Arbor Art Fair made available by Home Care Services |
Provide facility space at no charge to events open to the community |
Meeting space that the Turner Senior Resource Center provided for a Martin Luther King, Jr. Symposium event |
Facilitate or host support groups open to the community |
Spinal Cord Injury Prevention Support Group provided by Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation |
Provide screening or education at a community health fair |
Mental health screenings conducted by the Department of Psychiatry at the Ypsilanti Heritage Festival |
Sitting on boards or coalitions linked to improving community health or increasing access to care |
Serving on the Michigan Council for Maternal and Child Health |
Leadership development/training for the community |
Youth mentoring program administered by Human Resources |
Connecting people to social and community services/resources |
Guest Assistance Program offered through the Department of Social Work |
Coordinating/attending conferences open to professionals outside UMHS and linked to improving community health or increasing access to care |
“Comprehensive Gender Services: Training Other Professionals” - a conference coordinated by Community Programs and Services |