Program areas at CHMF
To support research programs to improve The health of children in Michigan. 2022 awards include, but are not limited to, The following: funding for The Children's research center of Michigan funding for wayne state university ("wsu") endowed chair and professorships funding studies on The treatment of pediatric cancers funding studies on sickle cell disease funding for a study on congenital heart disease utilizing 3d modeling funding for a study on The use of salivary mrna to predict concussion outcomes funding for a study on immunosuppression from systemic steroid bursts in asthma funding to establish a database for tracking children with multisystem inflammatory syndrome due to covid-19 (mis-c)
To support community benefit programs to improve The health of children in Michigan. 2022 awards include, but are not limited to, The following: funding to teach Children's Hospital of Michigan ("chm") patients and families about safety to reduce The number of unintentional injuries to children funding to assist families who are experiencing financial hardship related to medical care and special needs of their children funding for psychosocial and supportive services for children and families facing chronic and acute life-threatening illnesses funding to support mental and behavioral health programs for children and teens, including those providing suicide prevention, grief support, and trauma therapy, among others funding to support healthy living programs aimed at youth and their families, including obesity intervention and nutritional education, as well as those addressing food insecurity for at-risk children and families funding for programs aimed at The prevention of physical and sexual abuse of children and teens, as well as treatment services at child advocacy centers and mentorship programs for youth in foster care funding to provide eye screenings and glasses to students in need funding to support various organizations providing aba and other therapeutic services to youth with developmental disabilities
To support education programs to improve The health of children in Michigan. 2022 awards include, but are not limited to, The following: funding for wayne state university ("wsu") endowed chair and professorships funding to promote excellence in nursing by providing access to information and networking opportunities educational funding for pediatric fellows, dentistry fellows, thoracic and cardiovascular surgery team, and trauma and burn teams funding to support two child life fellowships at Children's Hospital of Michigan and karmanos cancer institute funding for conferences for various positions funding for lectures on hematology-oncology, surgery, imaging, and neonatology