Michigan's Women, Infants & Children program, providing supplemental nutrition, breastfeeding information, and other resources for healthy mothers & babies.
Information on the Family Independence Program, State Disability Assistance, SSI, Refugee, and other cash assistance.
If you cannot afford child care, payment assistance is available.
Children's Special Health Care Services information and FAQ's.
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Information on the Food Assistance Program, eligibility requirements, and other food resources.
Information about the health care programs available through Medicaid and how to qualify.
Our migrant program works with a number of organizations to provide services for Michigan’s migrant and seasonal farmworkers.
A federal program which helps persons admitted into the U.S. as refugees to become self-sufficient after their arrival.
Universal caseload, or task-based processing, is a different way of handling public assistance cases.
Information on the Children's Protective Services Program, child abuse reporting procedures, and help for parents in caring for their children.
Information on adoption programs, adoption resources, locating birth parents and obtaining information from adoption records.
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Programs for healthy children & families, including immunization, lead poisoning prevention, prenatal smoking cessation, and many others.
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Information about the Michigan law that requires certain information be made available to a woman who is seeking an abortion at least 24 hours prior to the abortion procedure.
Information on treatment and services for juvenile offenders, success stories, and more.
Child Welfare Medical and Behavioral Health Resources
MDHHS and partners support a continuum of prevention services. The continuum is inclusive of primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention activities. Visit this page to learn more.
Information about injury and violence prevention programs in Michigan
Information on Safe Sleep for your baby, how to protect your baby's life.
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services' (MDHHS) Environmental Health Bureau (EHB) uses the best available science to reduce, eliminate, or prevent harm from environmental, chemical, and physical hazards.
Information, sources of data and resources to support Firearm Injury Prevention efforts across the state of Michigan.
The Division of Victim Services (DVS) provides a voice advocating for and responding to all victims of crime in Michigan. Learn more about DVS-funded programs and services, including Michigan’s 24/7, free, confidential, and anonymous domestic violence and sexual assault hotlines.
Medical Resources for Child Protection
Serves as liaison and provides funding to Michigan’s 45 local health departments.
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Prevention of diseases & conditions such as heart disease, cancer, diabetes and many others.
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Home to an array of public health programs, initiatives and interventions aimed at improving the health and well-being of women, infants, families and communities.
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Michigan Statewide Systems of Care
Information on the grant awarded for the State Innovation Model Proposal
Protect MiFamily -Title IV-E Waiver
Offers resources for agencies who operate the Weatherization Assistance Program in the state of Michigan
Information on resources in your community and volunteer recruitment and training, and services provided at local DHS offices.
Information is collected to monitor the general health and well-being of Michigan citizens.
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Asthma is a serious, chronic disease of the lungs that is caused by swelling (inflammation) in the airways. There is no cure for asthma, but symptoms can be prevented and controlled with proper care. To learn more about this disease, read the MDHHS Asthma Fact Sheet
or visit the MDHHS Asthma Program website.
This page includes links to asthma surveillance reports, presentations, fact sheets, infographics, and other data products produced by the staff of the MDHHS Chronic Disease Epidemiology Section. It also includes links to other sources of statewide and national asthma data that will help you better understand asthma's impact on our residents.
Michigan Asthma Atlas: Prevalence, Hospitalization, & Mortality by Counties & Regions Among Michigan Adults & Children
(Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, 2019)
This Atlas is a series of maps that includes data on prevalence, hospitalization, and mortality-related asthma at the regional and county level among Michigan adults and children.
Please Note: This section features our most recent asthma epidemiology reports and presentations. Earlier reports and presentations are available on our Asthma Epidemiology Resource Archive webpage.
Asthma Hospitalization Rates, by ZIP Code, for Michigan and Detroit, 2019-2021
(Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, 2024)
This Michigan map and table show asthma hospitalization rates by zip code for 2019-2021, with a special emphasis on the Detroit region.
Is Your School Asthma Friendly? (infographic)
(Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, 2024)
Many students have asthma and need to have their medication and asthma action plans available to them at school. This is a great infographic to share with school administration to educate on asthma and the Michigan self-carry law related to asthma.
ACEs and Asthma in Adulthood
(Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, 2020)
ACEs are adverse childhood experiences that can be defined as exposure to emotional abuse, physical abuse, neglect, or household dysfunction. This brief looks at the relationship between ACEs and asthma among adults.
Asthma Education and Management Among Michigan Children
(Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, 2020)
This Michigan BRFSS Surveillance Brief summarizes asthma education and management among Michigan children. Results are from the 2012-2016 Asthma Call Back Survey and include statistics on medication use, receipt of an asthma action plan, and being taught to recognize early signs of an asthma episode.
Asthma Among Michigan Adults: Prevalence, Health Conditions, and Health Behaviors (infographic)
(Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, 2018)
This Michigan BRFSS Surveillance Brief summarizes asthma-related data from the 2016 Michigan Behavioral Risk Factor Survey. It includes state-level lifetime and current asthma rates, as well as data on certain health behaviors and conditions, such as COPD, cigarette use, and health care prevented by cost among those adults with current asthma.
Asthma in Michigan Youth
(Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, 2018)
This MDHSS Surveillance Brief summarizes asthma-related data from the 2017 Youth Risk Behavior Survey. It includes national and state-level lifetime asthma rates and trends, as well as data on current asthma and the interaction of certain health behaviors with asthma, including obesity, sedentary behavior, sleep habits, healthy eating, alcohol use, smoking (cigarettes, electronic vapor products, and marijuana) among 9th through 12th graders with current asthma.
Please Note: This section features our most recent asthma epidemiology fact sheets, infographics, and surveillance briefs. Earlier fact sheets, infographics, and surveillance briefs are available on our Asthma Epidemiology Resource Archive webpage.
Michigan Asthma Call-Back Survey
(Michigan Department of Health and Human Services)
The Michigan Asthma Call-Back Survey (MiACBS) has been conducted annually since 2005 in conjunction with the Michigan Behavioral Risk Factor Survey. Each annual MiACBS samples Michigan residents who have ever been diagnosed with asthma or whose randomly selected child have ever been diagnosed with asthma. Respondents are asked questions pertaining to:
Standard tables based on these data are available below. Learn more about the Michigan Asthma Call-Back Survey methods or available data elements.
The Michigan asthma surveillance system is utilizing survey, hospitalization, Medicaid, and mortality data to better understand the impact of asthma in Michigan’s highest burdened regions.
Using survey, hospitalization, Medicaid claims, and mortality data, this dashboard displays the disparities of the asthma burden in the Detroit region compared with the rest of Michigan, from 2016 to 2019.
Using survey, hospitalization, Medicaid claims, and mortality data, this dashboard displays the disparities of the asthma burden in Saginaw County compared with the rest of Michigan, from 2016-2019.
The Michigan asthma surveillance system is utilizing the potential of Medicaid data to better understand asthma burden and management for the Michigan Medicaid population.
This dashboard highlights trends in the prevalence of persistent asthma among Michigan Medicaid beneficiaries by demographics and county of residence from 2017-2021.
This dashboard highlights trends in the prevalence of one or more asthma-related inpatient hospitalizations among Michigan Medicaid beneficiaries by demographics and county of residence from 2017-2021.
This dashboard highlights trends in the prevalence of one or more asthma-related emergency department (ED) visits among Michigan Medicaid beneficiaries by demographics and county of residence from 2017-2021.
This dashboard highlights trends in Michigan Medicaid beneficiaries who relied on the emergency department (ED) for more than one-third of their asthma-related outpatient doctor visits in a single year from 2017-2021.
This dashboard highlights trends in Michigan Medicaid beneficiaries with asthma who filled at least one prescription for a long-term controller medication in a single year from 2017-2021.
This dashboard highlights trends in Michigan Medicaid beneficiaries who visited the emergency department (ED) for asthma two or more times in a single year from 2017-2021.
This dashboard highlights trends in Michigan Medicaid beneficiaries who filled quick relief medications (Short-Acting Beta 2-Agonists or SABAs) in a single year from 2017-2021.
This dashboard highlights trends in asthma-related outpatient visits among Michigan Medicaid beneficiaries from 2017-2021.
This dashboard highlights the proportion of Michigan Medicaid beneficiaries with asthma who filled two or more prescriptions for oral corticosteroids in a single year from 2017-2021.
This dashboard highlights the proportion of Michigan Medicaid beneficiaries with asthma who filled one or more prescription for inhaled steroids in a single year from 2017-2021.
* Statistical methodologies may be different from what is presented on the MDHHS Asthma Epidemiology website.
For more information, or to get accessibility assistance reading any of the documents on this page, please contact:
Hailey Zuverink, MPH, Asthma and CHRONICLE Epidemiologist
Chronic Disease Epidemiology Section
Lifecourse Epidemiology and Genomics Division
MDHHS Bureau of Epidemiology and Population Health
e-mail: ZuverinkH@michigan.gov