Capital Area Health Alliance

11/19/2025

Children’s Special Health Care Services provides coverage and referral for specialty services, family centered services, coordinated services, and more. Learn more from their free online course entitled "What is Children's Special Health Care Services." https://courses.mihealth.org/PUBLIC/home.html

Do you know about our Children's Special Healthcare Services Program? It is for children and some adults with special health care needs and their families.

See if your child qualifies, and learn more: www.mmdhd.org/cshcs/

11/18/2025

Tomorrow!

11/13/2025

11/12/2025

It is with deep sadness that we share the news of the passing of our Executive Director, Jason Blanks.

Jason was not only a champion for the Greater Lansing community but also warm, thoughtful, encouraging, and deeply committed to helping others succeed. As Executive Director of CAHA for the past 4 years, he worked to create and strengthen partnerships across healthcare systems, nonprofits, government, and education to improve health outcomes and social determinants like housing, education, and access to care for all community members. He also gladly volunteered his time with organizations such as the ELHS Health Center (Board), Eaton Community Health (Board), Uplift Our Youth (Board), CapCAN (Board), Ingham Community Health Center (Board), Sugar Smart Coalition, the Ingham Opioid Awareness & Prevention Initiative, the Ingham Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition, the Racial Equity Data Initiative, and Ingham Health Equity Council.

On behalf of our board and staff, we extend our heartfelt condolences to Jason’s family and all who were touched by his kindness, generosity, joy, and service. We will miss Jason more than words can express, and we will honor his legacy by striving to carry forward the work he so passionately believed in.

We invite our community partners to join Jason’s celebration of life on Sunday, November 16 and Monday, November 17. Details for his visitation and service can be found online:

Share Memories and Support the Family.

11/10/2025

11/07/2025

Vaccine clinic this weekend in downtown Lansing. COVID-19, flu, Tdap, Hep A, Hep B, MMR, and pneumonia, plus HIV & STI testing.

Save the Date: Vaccine Clinic
When: Saturday, November 8th | 1–6 PM
Where: Salus Center, 408 S. Washington Sq., Downtown Lansing

See the flyer for full details.

11/06/2025

Every bit of help matters. With the announcement of only partial SNAP benefits returning for this month we'd like to share local resources that could help fill the gaps:
CADL Meridian Libraries has a Food Pantry outside of the Haslett & Okemos libraries - Leave what you can and take what you need.
The Greater Lansing Food Bank provides CADL Lansing Libraries Foster & South Lansing branches with weekly food packs, available for children to pick up throughout the week. Please call the branches for more details.
We've also compiled a list of community resources across Ingham County that provide food support. ➡🔗 https://bit.ly/48Z2EQO

11/05/2025

Spread the Warmth community event tomorrow, with a winter coat giveaway and free health screenings.

11/05/2025

🍎 Food Support Resources for Older Adults 🍎

TCOA offers several ways to help older adults access healthy meals through Home-Delivered Meals, Carry-Out Meals, and Congregate Dining Sites.

👉 Learn more, check eligibility, or find nearby sites: tcoa.org/service/nutrition/
📞 Questions? Call the TCOA Nutrition Program at 1-888-224-3030

Additional resources:
🔹 Call 2-1-1 or visit mi211.org/food-assistance
🔹 Ingham County Resource Guide: health.ingham.org/health/health_promotion_and_prevention/resourceguides.php
🔹MI Capital Cares: www.micapitalcares.org
🔹Greater Lansing Foodbank: greaterlansingfoodbank.org
🔹Additional Nutrition Options: tcoa.org/resources/nutrition-services



Image: A box labeled "Food Resources in Clinton, Eaton, and Ingham Counties" on a table surrounded by food. On top of the image is the TCOA logo.

11/05/2025

Child and Family Charities invites families to stop by our free coats event on November 4th and 5th. We are grateful to our community donors and WLNS for making this possible. No sign-up required—simply come and pick out a warm coat for your family.

11/03/2025

🚍 Starting Nov. 1, CATA, EATRAN and Clinton Transit are teaming up to help residents affected by the SNAP benefit loss.

Ride free to any Greater Lansing Food Bank pantry location — just let your driver know.

💻 Find nearby sites: bit.ly/FoodBankLocations and visit www.cata.org for more details and to plan your trip.

11/01/2025

As the weather cools, you might want to take your walks indoors. Curious about the new walking pad trend? Experts from MSU Health Care and others share how to maximize your experience on this compact, foldable fitness device that can be easily stored under furniture or at your office.

It’s fair to be curious about walking pads when you see yet another TikToker racking up an impressive amount of steps indoors. But aside from hitting your step goal (which might not need to be 10,000 steps a day after all), research has linked sitting on your butt for extended periods to everyth...