Upper Peninsula Health Care Solutions

09/24/2025

Today's Feeding America West Michigan event in KI Sawyer/Gwinn was a success!

Here are the distribution totals:
243 Households
635 Individuals
155 Children
216 Seniors
45 Veterans

Thank you to Sawyer Village, United Way of Marquette County, Marquette Food Co-op, Tadych's Marketplace Foods, The Salvation Army Marquette County, MI, and Rocket Companies for helping!

Are you or your organization looking for ways to volunteer? Sign up to help at one of our upcoming events here: https://www.yoopersunited.com/need/detail/?need_id=1015195

09/23/2025

Join us TOMORROW at KI Sawyer for our next Feeding America West Michigan distribution! Like & Share this post to spread the word!

Distribution time is from 12-2pm.

Menu: Potatoes, cereal, applesauce cups, plums, grapes, lentils. cottage cheese, milk, and nectarines

09/22/2025

Protective Factors Against Su***de:
• Access to mental health care, and being proactive about mental health
• Feeling connected to family and community support
• Problem-solving and coping skills
• Limited access to lethal means
• Cultural and religious beliefs that encourage connecting and help-seeking, discourage suicidal behavior, or create a strong sense of purpose or self-esteem
Check out 988lifeline.org for direct support and connect with UP Health Care Solutions Behavioral Health Collaborative for local resources across the Upper Peninsula.
Reach out to UPHCSBH@UPHCS.ORG for more information.

09/22/2025

TODAY - Please join UPHCS and ArchPro Coding for a Virtual Behavioral Health Integration Billing and Coding Training for Rural Health Clinics and FQHCs on Monday, September 22nd, from 12:00-1:30pm EST.

Registration Link: https://uphcs.betterworld.org/events/behavioral-health-integration-co

09/15/2025

Here's a few upcoming training opportunities we wanted to share with you:

𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗱𝗼𝗹𝗲𝘀𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗣𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰 𝗣𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀
Date: October 7th, 2025
Time: 8:00am-4:00pm EST
Registration: https://micmt-cares.org/event/implementing-10

𝗣𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝘀𝘆𝗰𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘀 𝗪𝗲𝗯𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿
Date: October 22nd, 2025
Time: 12:00-1:30pm EST
Registration: https://micmt-cares.org/event/perinatal-psychosis

𝗧𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝘂𝗯𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗨𝘀𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗦𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀
Date: October 28th, 2025
Time: 12:30-4:30pm EST
Registration: https://micmt-cares.org/event/treating-substance-use-2

𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀
Date: November 19th, 2025
Time: 8:00am-1:00pm EST
Registration: https://micmt-cares.org/event/implementing-12

09/15/2025

Exciting news! UPHCS has received funding to launch a new LGBTQIA+ Extension for Community Health Impact (ECHO) series in partnership with Equality Michigan.

This project will provide continuing education opportunities for healthcare providers across the U.P, equipping them with the knowledge, tools, and referral pathways needed to better serve LGBTQIA+ patients. By addressing barriers to care and reducing stigma, we aim to improve health outcomes for over 17,000 LGBTQIA+ individuals living in our region.

We’re so grateful to the Superior Health Foundation for this opportunity! With their support, we’re working to create more inclusive, informed, and equitable healthcare across the Upper Peninsula.

Hear from our Assistant Director, Katrina Keough, as she shares what this new funding means for our community:

Upper Peninsula Health Care Solutions' grant will be used to provide training that will strengthen the LGBTQIA2S+ community.

09/15/2025

A person may be suicidal if exhibiting one or more warning signs, either through what they say or what they do.
Talk - If a person talks about:
-Feeling hopeless
-Having no reason to live
-Being a burden to others
-Feeling trapped
-Unbearable pain
Behavior - Behaviors that may signal risk, especially if related to a painful event, or loss:
-Increased use of alcohol or drugs
-Looking for a way to end their lives, such as searching online for methods
-Withdrawing from activities
-Isolating from family and friends
-Sleeping too much or too little
Check out 988lifeline.org for direct support and connect with UP Health Care Solutions Behavioral Health Collaborative for local resources across the Upper Peninsula. Reach out to UPHCSBH@UPHCS.ORG for more information.

09/10/2025

Infant Safe Sleep Month Virtual 5K Your Way
You can now sign up for the Infant Safe Sleep Month Virtual 5K Your Way. You can participate anytime during the month of October 2025. You can register as an individual, for your immediate family or with a team.
Why Participate
October is Infant Safe Sleep Month in Michigan. This virtual 5K will raise awareness about the importance of supporting safe sleep practices whenever and wherever babies are placed down for a nap or to sleep.
How to Participate
To participate, complete a 5K run/walk or any other activity for at least 30 minutes (bike, swim, dance, chair aerobics—just move) during the month of October 2025. Participate your way, at your pace, in a way that’s fun and comfortable for you.
https://bit.ly/3I5rymQ

09/09/2025

Statewide Maternal & Infant Health Data Meeting
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) Division of Maternal and Infant Health is partnering with the Michigan Perinatal Quality Collaborative (MI PQC) to host an annual Statewide Maternal & Infant Health Data Meeting. The event will showcase maternal and infant health data across the state and regionally.
Date: October 14, 2025
Time: 4:00-6:00 p.m.
Location: Virtually via Zoom
Registration is now open! Please use this link to register: https://bit.ly/4m4VKwl

09/09/2025

TOMORROW join MDHHS’s webinar “Perinatal to Postpartum: The Critical Role of Health Care Providers in Screening for Intimate Partner Violence” from 1 – 2:30 pm over Zoom! Register here: https://bit.ly/3VbGfHT

09/08/2025

Please join UPHCS and ArchPro Coding for a Virtual Behavioral Health Integration Billing and Coding Training for Rural Health Clinics and FQHCs on Monday, September 22nd, from 12:00-1:30pm EST.

Registration Link: https://uphcs.betterworld.org/events/behavioral-health-integration-co

09/08/2025

Today is 988 Day!
Whether you're facing mental health struggles, emotional distress, alcohol or drug use concerns, or just need someone to talk to, 988 has caring counselors here for you. You are not alone. Call, text, or chat 988.
Check out 988lifeline.org for direct support and connect with UP Health Care Solutions Behavioral Health Collaborative for local resources across the Upper Peninsula.
Reach out to UPHCSBH@UPHCS.ORG for more information.