Health education before release.
A structured curriculum covering chronic disease, mental health, substance use, and infectious disease while there's still time to plan
Transition coordination
Coverage enrollment, medication bridge plans, and warm handoffs to primary and behavioral health care in the days around release.
Community continuity
Provider connections and navigation support through the months when people are most at risk of falling out of care.
Midwest ProHealth Initiative is a nonprofit public health organization, rooted in the Midwest and working nationally. Our programs are evidence-based, trauma-informed, and built on one conviction: incarceration does not reduce a person's humanity.
To ensure every individual reentering the community has access to continuous, dignified health care through education, support, and unwavering community partnership.
A future where everyone, regardless of background, accesses compassionate health support from release to recovery.
Midwest ProHealth has grown into a leading nonprofit dedicated to health equity. Our story is built on a commitment to serving marginalized, trauma-informed communities with dignity and respect, providing evidence-based, community-centered care.
A structured curriculum delivered before release, covering chronic disease management, mental health and substance use, infectious disease prevention, and reentry health preparedness. People learn to understand and manage their health while there is still time to plan for what comes next.
Coverage enrollment, medication bridge planning, primary care warm handoffs, and behavioral health continuity in the days before and after release. The bridge between inside and out.
Ongoing support after release through provider connections, navigation assistance, and care coordination during the months when people are most at risk of falling out of care.