Michigan's Women, Infants & Children program, providing supplemental nutrition, breastfeeding information, and other resources for healthy mothers & babies.
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If you cannot afford child care, payment assistance is available.
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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.
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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.
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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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Offers resources for agencies who operate the Weatherization Assistance Program in the state of Michigan
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Carbon monoxide (CO) is a poisonous gas that is found wherever carbon-based fuel, like charcoal, gasoline, propane and wood, is burned. All fuel-burning appliances and equipment release CO, including vehicles, furnaces or boilers, water heaters and portable generators. CO builds up in enclosed and partially enclosed spaces, like garages and barns.
CO is known as the “invisible killer.” You cannot see, taste or smell carbon monoxide, but it can be deadly when you breathe it in. CO is dangerous because it blocks your body from taking in the oxygen it needs. CO poisoning can happen suddenly or over a long period of time. CO can cause serious illness or death in just minutes.
CO is a leading cause of poisoning deaths despite being preventable. 727 Michiganders had emergency department visits for CO poisoning in 2022 (MiTracking Data Portal).
Breathing in CO can cause symptoms that may seem like the flu. The symptoms depend on the amount of CO a person breathes in, the length of time of contact and the general health and age of the person. CO poisoning can happen suddenly or over a long period of time causing illness and death.
CO poisoning symptoms include (those bolded are the ones most often reported in the emergency department):
People who are sleeping or are impaired by alcohol or other substances may die from CO poisoning before they have symptoms.
Anyone can be at risk for CO poisoning. But those most at-risk are:
CO poisoning is preventable. Most CO poisonings take place at home and are caused by sources that are not properly cared for or vented. All fuel-burning appliances and equipment release CO including those listed below. Those bolded are the sources that cause the most CO poisoning in Michigan.) Note: if the appliance or equipment runs on electricity alone then it does not produce CO.
CO can build up in enclosed and partially enclosed spaces, like:
CO detectors are designed to be life-saving devices. CO detectors are just as important and necessary as smoke detectors in the home.
Install and maintain CO detectors by:
Climate change affects human health in serious ways. For example, extreme weather events are becoming more frequent and severe, which can increase the risk for flooding and power outages. During those events, some people use heaters, generators or power washers which burn fuel and produce CO. If not used properly, they can lead to CO poisonings and death. Learning how to stay safe during extreme weather events and sharing this information with your community can help prevent CO poisoning and protect health.
CO data are for unintentional carbon monoxide poisonings. Data includes these indicators:
The ED visits dataset was processed and created using data from the Michigan Inpatient (MIDB) and Outpatient (MODB) Databases. The hospitalizations datasets were created from the MIDB.
The MIDB is a database of all hospitalizations at acute care hospitals in Michigan. The MODB contains information on emergency department visits at acute care hospitals in Michigan
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) Michigan Environmental Public Health Tracking (MiTracking) program obtained the datasets with permission from the Michigan Health and Hospital Association (MHA).
For more data information, visit:
Michigan Carbon Monoxide Reports (2009-2014).
National Environmental Public Health Tracking (CDC Tracking).
Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards.
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning (fact sheet).
