Ingham County Health Department AmeriCorps Programs

04/11/2025

It’s time to WRAP UP National Public Health Week spotlighting our members and alumni!

Our PHA program is creating a strong and resilient public health workforce and training the next generation of public health leaders, innovators, and changemakers. --- In the first year of funding (2023-2024), the PHA program had 66.7% of members report they plan to continue education in public health or related field, serve a second member term or obtained a full-time position in public health or related field. Members of the 2024-2025 group obtained Youth Mental Health First Aid training from MSU-Extension and participate in regular public health professional development like "Leaders in Public Health and beyond Networking event."

Alumni featured are:
Ashley, member for ICHD Emergency Preparedness in 2023-2024, is completing her MPH at UNC-Chapel Hill

Clinton, member for ICHD in 2023-2024, is ICHD's Community Health Worker at Neighborhood Wellness Center and completing his masters in Urban Planning

Lindsay, member for Lansing School District's FORT Program in 2023-2024, is Lansing School District's Health Resource Advocate and completed her MPH

04/10/2025

It’s National Public Health Week!

Amplifying Voices for Public Health:

Our PHA members serve to make a difference for Ingham County community members. While serving at host sites such as NorthWest Initiative and ICHD Maternal Health, members are advancing health for everyone and pushing for positive changes for the health of Ingham County.

Pictured is member Lydia and NorthWest Initiative volunteer prepare for food distribution outside NWI offices and member Jazmyn prepared to host a Safe Sleep Safe Baby workshop.

Alt text: Two people smiling at the camera, dressed in winter clothing stand next to a table with boxes of food and bananas. A banner hangs in the background with the words NorthWest Initiative.
A person standing in front of a powerpoint slide projection that says “safe sleep safe baby”

04/09/2025

It’s National Public Health Week!

Health Starts Here: Optimizing Health for All

Everyone should have access to the resources and opportunities needed to achieve their full health potential. Our PHA Members build capacity for the health department and organizations to improve access to care and health outcomes within Ingham County. Pictured are team members who contributed to ICHD's Housing Resource Guide. Left to right: Kara, Sarah, Angela, Andrez and Clinton.

(Download here https://docs.ingham.org/Housing%20Resource%20Guide.pdf)

Alt text: Pictured are five people, standing together smiling into the camera.

04/08/2025

It’s National Public Health Week!

Action Starts Here: Championing Resilience for Health
Our environment impacts our physical and mental health. PHA Members organized service projects at Fenner Nature Center and Edgewood Village Network. By taking bold action, together we are creating hope and a clear path forward to support sustainable food systems and conserve Ingham County’s beloved nature spaces.

04/07/2025

It’s National Public Health week!

In Ingham County, your health IS our mission! PHA Members and Alumni are active in the community to help improve public health for everyone. Members currently serve at the Ingham County Health Department, Michigan Association for Local Public Health, NorthWest Initiative, Lansing School District and Allen Neighborhood Center, members serve to improve the community’s mental health and making food accessible to all. Thank you for your service!

Pictures:
Abe and Kelsey prepare to distribute outreach materials

Alt Text:

Two people standing together smiling while wearing bright green safety vests.

Abe and Kelsey prepare to distribute outreach materials and Bashiyer and Jazmyn sort seeds at Allen Neighborhood Center during 2025 MLK Day of Service.

04/02/2025

📢Sponsorships Available for Organizations❗️
We are offering sponsorships to support local initiatives and empower our community!
Learn more and apply: https://bit.ly/HLCOMSponsorshipForm

03/28/2025

Very exciting to see this new hoop house ready for the season at our AmeriCorps partner site, Allen Neighborhood Center! Kelsey (pictured far right) is currently serving as a ICHD Public Health AmeriCorps member, Hillary (center jumping) is a 2022-2024 ICHD AmeriCorps alum and Nate (left of Hillary) also served from 2016-2017

We are super excited for our new hoophouse! This project was a great partnership between Allen Neighborhood Center and Greater Lansing Food Bank Garden Project (with technical support from Bendy Stem Farm, Magnolia Farms, and 1991greenery,LLC ).

This hoop house will help us extend our season to grow culturally important food crops to save seed from and distribute back to our neighbors free of cost! Our neighborhood is diverse in every sense of the word, and we're thrilled to expand our capacity to provide produce that reflects our wonderful community 😍

03/17/2025

We were so honored to host a “Leaders in Public Health and beyond” networking event for our AmeriCorps members. Special thanks to all the experts that made this event possible by showing up, sharing knowledge and connecting deeply including:

Joe Enerson, Allen Neighborhood Center
Luca Hicks, Barry-Eaton District Health Department
Michele Strasz, Capital Area College Access Network
Joel Hoepfner, Community Mental Health Authority of Clinton, Eaton, Ingham Counties
Molly Polverento, Department of Family Medicine, Michigan State University
Anna Cool, Gov. Whitmer's Office
Marcus Cheatham , Ingham County Board of Health
Barbara Worgess, Ingham County Board of Health
Dr. Nike Shoyinka, MD, MPH, Ingham County Health Department
Kara Trimbach, Ingham County Health Department
Sarah Kenney MSW, CPS, Ingham County Health Department
Anne Barna, Ingham County Health Department
Amanda Darche, Ingham County Health Department
Linda Delgado Kipp, Lansing Latino Health Alliance
Alison Johnson, MDHHS
Gwen Tithof, MPH, Michigan Association for Local Public Health
Paige Swem, Michigan Community Service Commission (MCSC)
Erica Phillipich, Michigan State University College of Human Medicine

Allen Neighborhood Center Capital Area College Access Network Michigan Community Service Commission Community Mental Health Authority of Clinton, Eaton, and Ingham Counties Lansing Latino Health Alliance

MSU Department of Family Medicine
Michigan State University College of Human Medicine

Michigan Department of Health and Human Services

Barry - Eaton District Health Dapartment

09/18/2024

Thank you to everyone who made our 9/11 Day of Service a success!

Last Wednesday, the ICHD AmeriCorps programs partnered with Edgewood Village, the Michigan Community Service Commission, and the Michigan Department of Agriculture & Rural Development - MDARD to host a special day of service in honor of the victims of 9/11.

ICHD AmeriCorps members and MDARD staff worked together to repaint a beloved picnic table, build and prep new planter boxes for the community garden, and put together personalized welcome packets for students in the after-school programs at Edgewood Village!

WILX Channel 10 captured some great footage of volunteers, as well as an interview with our very own ICHD AmeriCorps State Program Coordinator, Jalen Bell! Check it out here: https://www.wilx.com/2024/09/11/lansing-area-volunteers-give-back-while-honoring-911-victims/

09/17/2024

Thank you for hosting us for our amazing 9/11 Day of Service Edgewood Village!

07/11/2024

Celebrating our members today! Thank you for your service!