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Michigan Healthy Community Initiative was announced in 2004 by President Coleman to promote the health and well-being of the U-M community and advance public discussion and social commitment to change by developing, testing, and studying efforts to improve community wellness.

Three current programs directed toward these goals are Good Choice, MHealthy: Focus on Medicines, MHealthy: Focus on Diabetes and Enhanced Ergonomic Awareness.

It's now easier than ever to make a GOOD CHOICE at campus and UMHS vending machines. Cold food, snack and beverage vending machines on all campuses now include healthier items that are labeled as such through a new Good Choice program of Michigan Healthy Community. The program also includes the University Unions Catering Services, which will offer Good Choice options on its menus for units that serve food and beverages for events or meetings.

Get more information about GOOD CHOICE.

MHealthy: Focus on Medicines is a pilot program for approximately 3,000 employees and retirees and their dependents and survivors who individually take nine or more medications through the U-M prescription drug plan. The program has two main parts: a review of each person’s entire list of current prescription medicines that will identify opportunities for cost savings (such as a generic equivalent or a pill that can be split) and a comprehensive medication review with a U-M pharmacist to look for opportunities to optimize a person’s entire medicine regimen (including nonprescription medicines and supplements) while reducing potential risks for adverse interactions.

MHealthy: Focus on Diabetes is a two-year pilot program that will reduce the cost of certain medications for U-M employees and dependents who have diabetes and provide educational materials on diabetes treatment and prevention.

Ergonomics Awareness is a program intended to provide education and increased understanding of how following easy ergonomic principles can help prevent pain and injuries.