Please call 734-971-1073 before you visit our food pantries to confirm that they are open on that day.

Fresh-a-Sprout MERCADO DE COMIDA FRESCA GRATIS

The Fresh-a-Sprout market has closed for the season, but it will be back in the spring! All the food offered in the Fresh-a-Sprout market is donated by The Farm at Trinity Health and is FREE to all community members. It is typically held each Tuesday unless there is heavy rain/snow fall and/or thundering and lightning. ​​​​​​​It rotates through our 3 primary clinic locations and runs through the end of produce season.

Despensas de alimentos

Appointments are not necessary and everything is free and open to the entire community- patients and non-patients! See our pantry guidelines.

Please call 734-971-1073 before you visit our food pantries to confirm that they are open on that day.

Packard Carpenter Pantry
2650 Carpenter Road, Ann Arbor

• Monday: 10am – 12pm, 1pm – 4pm
• Tuesday: 1pm – 4pm (Pantry is closed Tue. morning.)
• Wednesday: 8am – 12pm (Pantry is closed Wed. afternoon.)
• Thursday: CERRADO
• Friday: 1pm – 4pm (Pantry is closed Fri. morning. Check in will begin at 12:30pm, please do not arrive earlier than that. Thank you!)

Packard West Pantry
1915 Pauline Blvd., Ann Arbor

• Monday: CERRADO
• Tuesday: CERRADO
• Wednesday: CERRADO
• Thursday: 10am – 4pm
• Friday: CERRADO

Packard Ypsilanti Pantry
200 Arnet St., Suite 110

• Monday: 1pm – 4pm (Pantry is closed Mon. morning.)
• Tuesday: 1pm – 4pm (Pantry is closed Tue. morning.)
• Wednesday: CERRADO
• Thursday: 9am – 12pm, 1pm – 4pm
• Friday: CERRADO

Al visitar nuestras despensas, por favor tenga en cuenta las siguientes pautas:

• One person per household is welcome to shop one PH pantry location weekly.
• Los compradores deben ser mayores de 18 años.
• Shopping guidelines: 1 meat item/household, 1 dairy item/household
• Los suministros disponibles se basan en lo que se puede obtener a través de nuestro socio, Food Gatherers. No podemos atender solicitudes dietéticas específicas.
• Por favor, sé paciente y considerado con los demás que esperan usar la despensa. No se tolerará ningún comportamiento grosero o inapropiado.
• Los clientes son acompañados a la despensa por orden de llegada.
• En caso de que las circunstancias necesarias lo requieran, la despensa puede cerrar sin previo aviso.

Si está experimentando inseguridad alimentaria que no se aborda con nuestras operaciones de despensa actuales, por favor informe a nuestro personal.

Download pantry guidelines.

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• Up to a $50/month discount on your broadband service and associated equipment rentals
• Up to a $75/month discount if your household is on qualifying Tribal lands
• A one-time discount of up to $100 for a laptop, tablet, or desktop computer (with a co-payment of more than $10 but less than $50)

The program will end when the fund runs out of money, or six months after the Department of Health and Human Services declares an end to the COVID-19 health emergency, whichever is sooner.

HOW TO APPLY

For assistance applying, contact our office to work with a Patient Resource Specialist.

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Packard Health is grateful to be selected (again) as a featured charity in the Probility Ann Arbor Virtual Marathon & “Mile-A-Day” Marathon Challenge “Spring Edition”. Prioritizing behavioral health, including mental health, has never been as important as it is now. The increase in need, especially during the uncertainty that has come with COVID-19, has resulted in offering telehealth appointments and the hiring of our first Director of Behavioral Health.

Due to the lingering concerns of COVID-19, the events leading up to the larger in-person marathon in the fall will be virtual but still every bit impactful. For every designated donation by registrants to Packard Health, Epic Races donates an additional $3. Participation directly helps Packard Health patients who live in your community and are being assisted in overcoming their behavioral/mental health challenges.

Important to know – all movers, not just runners, are encouraged to participate! The goal is to be physically active by completing one mile a day. This can take place just about anywhere but if you want to change it up, there are lots of places to walk in Washtenaw County.

TIMELINE OF EVENTS

NOW until February 28, 2021 – Registration for Ann Arbor Mile-A-Day Marathon Challenge WITH swag ($50 + Sign Up Fee); Registration for the all in one day Virtual Marathon, Half Marathon, 10K, & 5K ($50 + Sign Up Fee)

NOW until March 21, 2021 – Registration for Ann Arbor Mile-A-Day Marathon Challenge WITHOUT swag ($25 + Sign Up Fee)

March 21, 2021 – Virtual All In One Day Events (Marathon, Half Marathon, 10K, & 5K) via Zoom; Beginning of the 26.2 Mile-A-Day Challenge

April 16, 2021 – Completion of the final .2 (as a group virtually) of the 26.2 Mile-A-Day Challenge via Zoom

NOW until October 24, 2021 – Registration for the fall Probility Ann Arbor Marathon (Price varies by race selection, all prices increase after 4/30/21) & Charity Donations

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Packard Health is partnering with VotER, an initiative that began at Massachusetts General Hospital by Emergency Medicine physician Alister Martin, MD, MPP.

The goal, to empower the patient population.

The initiative is a response to the staggering estimate of more than 50 million eligible people in the United States who are not registered to vote, as well as the number of patients who fall victim to failed public policy. Both groups are overwhelmingly one in the same with the top three categories being the low-income, people of color, and young Americans. Some of the policy issues hindering their health and care include homelessness, addiction, food insecurity, and lack of access to mental health care – exactly what is impacting many Packard Health patients.

The ability to request an absentee ballot using VotER is readily available by sending a text or using a simple link – vot-er.org/packard-votes.

In-person voter registration at your county clerk’s office ends at 8pm on November 3. Request to have an absentee voter ballot mailed to you by 5pm on October 30. Vote absentee to safely avoid the crowds on November 3 or be sure to mask up and safely distance as you make your voice heard in person.

Encourage your loved ones to vote. While one vote feels insignificant, thousands (especially millions!) cannot be ignored. Let’s make a change!

TEXT REQUEST AN ABSENTEE BALLOT:

• Text “Vote Packard” to 34444
• Click the blue link sent your phone
• Click “Register to Vote”
• Click “Vote by Mail” to request your absentee ballot

REQUEST AN ABSENTEE BALLOT ONLINE

Information derived from: Voter Registration is Part of Physician’s Mission

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On “Washtenaw United” this week, Dr. Ankoor Soni, Medical Director talks with WEMU 89.1’s David Fair about the shift in perspective, from addiction as a crime issue to one of public health.

LISTEN TO DR. SONI HERE

WEMU has partnered with the United Way of Washtenaw County to explore the people, organizations, and institutions creating opportunity and equity in our area.

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If you had no home to return to, the story would have been very different.

The new Recuperative Care program at the Delonis Center is a healing place for people discharged from the hospital with no home to go to. Packard Health nursing staff provide care to recovering clients in a 6-bed, semi-private area on the second floor.

Being homeless can increase the odds of re-hospitalization within 30 days almost four-fold. The Recuperative Care program breaks this cycle with shelter, time to recover, medical supervision, case management, and importantly, a bridge to permanent housing. “The program goal of all of us here at the Shelter is to discharge no one to homelessness,” says Ravi Vadlamudi, MD, Packard Health physician and Medical Director of the Recuperative Care Program.

“The program delivers on so many levels, from compassionate care to a bridge to housing to cost savings. This is a great program and Packard is excited to be a part of it,” says Dr. Ravi.

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• Packard is one of 11 “hublets” (community organizations) in Washtenaw and Livingston counties working to decrease inappropriate and unnecessary ER visits, via the State Innovation Model (SIM), a federally-funded project. By identifying underlying issues, the project seeks to match frequent users with appropriate medical or social services treatment. Thank you to Rebecca Fleming and Manisha Cole (pictured at left)!
• Presentations to UM Medical Students about “Social Determinants of Health, Health Care Disparities and how Packard Health addresses these from a Team-Based Approach” – Ronald Romero, Katie, Marquez, Karen Koeppe and Amy Rendon presented and talked about their experience at Packard.
• Sarah Bur and Gina Dahlem were panelists at Home of New Vision Event – “Highlighting Community Collaborations that Support Long-term Recovery.”
• AAPS English Language Learning summer project at Scarlet Middle School, “Make a Living/ Make a Life.” Katie Marquez, Patient Advocate Coordinator hosted students at Packard.

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Lori received a great honor last week – 2019 Hometown Health Hero from the Michigan Public Health Week Partnership. Lori created a program called F-SHARP (Family Shelter Assessment and Referral Program). She visits families in shelters across the county and connects them with health care at Packard and The Corner Health Center.

On her visits to INH-Alpha House, SafeHouse Center, Ozone House and Staples Family Center Lori meets with families, identifying immediate health needs, making referrals, and setting up appointments to see her at Packard Health or The Corner Health Center.

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Dr. Ravi Vadlamudi was in Nepal during the 2015 earthquake, and in Louisiana in the aftermath of Katrina. Like each and every Packard Health care provider, Dr. Ravi has a personal store of exceptional commitment and compassion. He’s drawn to help people in need.

Karen Koeppe, Certified Diabetes Educator and Dietitian, has worked with patients to manage their chronic disease for 18 years. She created the Packard Pacers, a group of patients that walk the trails of County Farm Park each summer.

On Sunday, March 24, 2019 Ravi and Karen will join a dozen other Packard Health staff in the Probility Ann Arbor Marathon. The community health center is a featured charity of the event.

Packard Health was founded 46 years ago with the vision that everyone deserves access to quality health care. Packard Health provides integrated, team-based care, regardless of patients’ ability to pay, type of illness or circumstance.

Picture Packard Health – on any given day, exam rooms are filled with at-risk patients. They have complex medical needs, addiction and mental health issues, immigrant concerns, and an array of social barriers to healthcare. They are the most vulnerable in our community.

It takes uncommon caregivers to effectively connect with the most vulnerable – people like Packard’s Dr. Ronald Romero, who received 2018 Clinician of the Year Award from Michigan Primary Care Association. People like Ravi Vadlamudi and Karen Koeppe, who will be on the course March 24^th, urged on by a cheering team of Packard Health volunteers.

Everyone deserves the best opportunity to achieve health. That’s the idea that Packard Health runs on.

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In our offices and out in our community, the Packard team is tackling some of our county’s most pressing health care problems. Here’s just a FEW examples of great work:

• • Gina Dahlem, FNP at the Delonis Center and UM Nursing Professor, delivers her Naloxone training program and kits to community agencies throughout southeastern Michigan, with more than 250 overdose saves. Gina is a member of Packard’s Medication Assisted Treatment team.
  • Ronald Romero, MD, builds linguistic and cultural bridges to our Latino community, for which he was awarded 2018 Michigan Clinician of Year by the Michigan Primary Care Association.
  • Dr. Ravi Vadlamudi, MD provides “backpack medical care” to individuals onsite at Avalon Housing’s Miller Manor or in their homes. He’s breaking down barriers to health care, including lack of transportation or severely limited mobility.
  • Karen Koeppe, MS, RDN, CDE educates patients about chronic disease and nutrition in her office and throughout the community, including Packard Pacers, Cooking Matters classes, CROP Walk, and speaking to UM undergrads.

I could go on and on about how everyone on the Packard Health team puts the “care” in health care. For our patients who trust us with their care, it is all very good news, indeed.

Sincerely,

Raymond Rion, MD
Director Ejecutivo

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