As part of IPPSR's expanded educational offerings to policymakers and decision leaders, this page is devoted to special resources, recommended reading, white papers, detailed analyses, presentations and background papers. We hope you find these resources useful. These resources are made available through Michigan State University's Institute for Public Policy and Social Research in collaboration with MSU's Institute for Health Policy in the College of Human Medicine and through the generous support of the Michigan Health Endowment Fund.
- Register for the Health Policy Issues Group Session
- Michigan Health Policymaking -- Why this opportunity is important to public policy and to the good health of Michigan citizens
Michigan Public Health 101 - April 11th 4 - 6 PM at Lansing Community College
This session will focus on what Michigan law currently says concerning public health structure, organization, and legal authority. Real-world examples will be shared to illustrate routine and emergency public health practices. Legal mechanisms that help assure community health in our state will also be discussed.
Unwinding the Public Health Emergency Provisions: The National View and the Michigan Plan -- Tuesday, September 20, 2022 Online Program Via Zoom
Presentations
- Michigan Department of Health and Human Services Update on PHE unwind (.pdf)
- Unwinding the Public Health Emergency Heather Howard (.pdf)
Video
Resources
Rural Health Access -- Monday, April 25, 2022 Online Program Via Zoom
Presentations
- Northern Michigan Opioid Response Consortium (.pdf)
- The Health and Challenges of Rural Michiganders (.pdf)
Resources
- Rural Hospitals that Closed between 2017‐20: Profitability and Liquidity in the Year Before Closure
- Michigan 2020 Primary Care Needs Assessment
- Economic Benefits of Long-Term Recovery
- Northern Michigan Opioid Response Consortium (NMORC)
Video
Public Policy Law 201 -- February 28, 2022 Online Program Via Zoom
Handouts
Video
Public Policy Law 101 -- February 7, 2022 Online Program Via Zoom
Presentation
Video
Learn more about public health laws
Birth Equity: Assuring Every Baby a Healthy Start -- September 27, 2021 Online Program Via Zoom
Video
Video from Birth Equity: Assuring Every Baby a Healthy Start
Learn more about giving babies a healthy start in life
Rx Pricing Foundations -- April 23, 2021 Online Program Via Zoom
Presentations
Pharmacy Overview Presentation
Learn more about Rx Pricing Foundations
Medicaid 101 -- March 22, 2021 Online Program Via Zoom
Presentation
Health Policy Issues Briefing Session: Medicaid 101 Video
Community Integrated Paramedicine -- Feb. 8, 2021 Online Program Via Zoom
- Health Policy Issues Program (.pdf)
- Directory of Community Integrated Paramedicine Contacts
- Please complete an evaluation of this program
Presentation
Video from the presentation
Reducing Barriers to Behavioral Health Access -- Dec. 14, 2020 Online Program Via Zoom
- Health Care Issues Program (.pdf)
- Directory of Behavioral Health Access Contacts
- Behaviorial Health Access Resources
Presentations
- Expert Moderator -- Lynda Zeller, Senior Fellow, Behavioral Health, Michigan Health Endowment Fund
- I Am Not My Diagnosis -- Malkia Newman, Co-Founder, Team Supervisor, CNS Healthcare Anti-Stigma Program (To see the Brene Brown video within this presention, please click here.
- Evolving Perspectives in Behavioral Health: National Trends and Lessons from Michigan -- Dr. Debra Pinals, M.D., Medical Director of Behavioral Health and Forensic Programs, Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
- Consumer and Family Perspectives in Behavioral Health -- Kevin Fischer, Executive Director, National Alliance on Mental Illness, Michigan
Zoom Session Recording -- Check IPPSR's YouTube Channel for the latest updates
Nursing Home Care and Preparedness During COVID-19 and Beyond -- October 5, 2020 Online Program Via Zoom
- Health Policy Issues Program (.pdf)
- Speaker Biographies and Contacts (.pdf)
- Nursing Home Care Preparedness Resources
Presentations
- Keeping Nursing Homes Safe -- Marianne Udow-Phillips Presentation
- Michigan Nursing Home COVID-19 Preparedness Taskforce Recommendations -- Betty S. Chu, M.D., Presentation
- Advocating for Quality of Life in Long-Term Care Settings: During the Pandemic and Beyond - Salli Pung Presentation
- Pandemic Preparedness in Nursing Homes from Research to Policy and Practice -- Lona Mody, M.D., Presentation
Zoom Session Recording
Nursing Home Care Preparedness During COVID-19 and Beyond
Transforming Healthcare: Telehealth in Michigan -- August 2020 Online Program via Zoom
Presentations
- Telehealth Basics -- Seth Ciabotti Presentation
- Telehealth Growth -- Dr. Chandy "Chad" Ellimoottil Presentation
- Telehealth: New Standards -- Mary Graham Presentation
- Telehealth Policies -- Jackie Prokop Presentation
Zoom Session Recording
Transforming Healthcare: Telehealth in Michigan
Re-opening Michigan -- Envisioning Health Care in the Wake of COVID-19 -- June 2020 Online Program via Zoom
- Health Policy Issues Program Part I (.pdf)
- Health Policy Issues Program Part 2 (.pdf)
- Health Policy Issues Evaluation (.pdf)
- Speaker Biographies and Contacts
- Health Care Post-COVID-19 Resources
Presentations
- Children and Coronavirus -- Dr. B. Keith English Presentation (.pdf)
- Public Health -- Dr. Annette Mercatante Presentation (.pdf)
- Michigan's Aging Communities -- Ronald S. Taylor Presentation (.pdf).
- Epidemic Behind the Pandemic -- Dennis Paradis Presentation (.pdf)
- Post-Acute Care -- Chad Tuttle Presentation (.pdf)
- Insurance -- Dominick Pallone Presentation (.pdf)
Zoom Session Recording
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COVID-19 in Michigan -- Virus Testing and Contact Tracing Update -- May 2020 Online Program via Zoom
- Health Policy Issues Program
- Health Policy Issues Evaluation
- Speaker Biographies and Contacts
- COVID Testing and Tracing Resources
Presentations
- See Dr. Debra Furr-Holden's presentation: Overview of the Coronavirus
- See Nicki Britten's presentation: COVID-19 Detection and Prevention
Zoom Session Recording
COVID-19 in Michigan: Where Do We Go from Here? -- April 2020 Online Program via Zoom
Presentations
See MSU Economist Charles Ballard's presentation
See presentation from Renee Canady, executive director of the Michigan Public Health Institute
See more resources from COVID-19 in Michigan: Where Do We Go from Here?
New Options to Control Pharmaceutical Costs -- This program is now set for Monday, April 26, 2021 at 9:30 a.m.
States across the country are pursuing new options to control pharmaceutical costs. The session will explore new initiatives by the Michigan Medicaid program and Blue Cross/ Blue Shield of Michigan to reduce pharmaceutical costs.
Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) -- January 2020 Program
This session focuses on Adverse Childhood Experiences -- also known as ACEs. The healthcare focus is on children under the age of 18 who live in poverty, among fractured families, incarcerated parents and wthin traumtic circumstances. In 2016, it was estimated that two-thirds of Michigan aduls reported one or more adverse childhood experiences. This session reviews those circumstances and policy solutions to address them.
Presentations
Learn more about Adverse Childhood Experiences
Local Public Health -- October Program
Legislators and their staff members are invited to travel to two Michigan local health departments: one in the state's center and the other in southeast Michigan.You'll see first-hand how local health departments prioritize community health issues and how much they can vary between communities. MSU transportation is available for both visits -- to the Central Michigan District Health Department in Mount Pleasant on Monday, Oct. 14, 2019 and to the Macomb County Health Department in Mt. Clemens on Monday, Oct. 21, 2019. Register now for either or both trips.
- Map to Central Michigan District Health Department in Mount Pleasant. 2012 E. Preston St., Mount Pleasant. Phone: 989-773-5921.
- Map to Macomb County Health Department in Mt. Clemens, 43525 Elizabeth Road, Mt. Clemens. Phone: 586-469-5235
- Register here at https://ippsr.msu.edu/health-policy-issues-registration.
Learn more about local public health
Behavioral Health -- September Program
A new access study from the Michigan Health Endowment Fund reveals gaps in care, indicating a pressing need for expansion of care. The research shows that 38 percent of Michigan residents with a mental illness and 80 percent with a substance use disorder aren't receiving treatment. Please see this full study and a summary of this landmark work.
Presentations
- See Lynda Zeller's Presentation on the Behavioral Health Access Study
- See Jeff Patton's Presentation on Frontline Prescription for Meeting Unlimited Need and Limited Resources
Learn more about behavioral health
Social Determinants of Health -- June Program
Presentations
- See Beth Roszatycki presentation
- Paula Kaiser Van Dam presentation
- See Renee Canady presentation
- See Dennis Paradis presentation
Learn more about social determinants of health
Medically Underserved Communities -- April Program
Presentations
- See Dennis Paradis' presentation
- See Melanie Brim's presentation on Health Personnel Supply
- See Peter Marinoff's presentation on the Hospital Perspective
- See Thomas J. Marshall, M.D.'s presentation on the Rural Perspective
- See Felix M. Valbuena, Jr, M.D.'s presentation on the Community Health Perspective
Learn more about medically underserved communities
Cost of Care -- March Program
Presentations
- What We Can Learn from the Supply Chain -- David J. Closs, Ph.D.
- The Managed Care Perspective -- Joan Budden
- The Insurers' Perspective -- Timothy Antonelli, R.Ph. Approaches Taken by Other States -- Trish Riley
Learn more about cost of care
Medicaid -- January Program
- Health Policy Issues Program Agenda
- Program Evaluation
- Speaker Biographies and Contacts
Presentations
- Medicaid Expansion through the Healthy Michigan Plan -- John Z. Ayaniana, M.D.
- A Start on What You Need to Know about Medicaid in Michigan -- Steve Fitton
- Medicaid Interface with Behavioral Health -- Robert Sheehan
Learn more about Medicaid
If you have a question about any resource, please contact Cynthia Kyle at kylec@msu.edu, 517-353-1731.