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.
Information on assistance with home repairs, heat and utility bills, relocation, home ownership, burials, home energy, and eligibility requirements.
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.
Information on Adult Protective Services, Independent Living Services, Adult Community Placement Services, and HIV/AIDS Support Services.
Information on child support services for participants and partners.
Programs for healthy children & families, including immunization, lead poisoning prevention, prenatal smoking cessation, and many others.
Information on the Children's Foster Care program and becoming a Foster Parent.
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.
Medical Resources for Child Protection
Serves as liaison and provides funding to Michigan’s 45 local health departments.
Adult Behavioral Health & Developmental Disability Services
Information and resources for development of Plans of Safe Care.
Multicultural Health
Prevention of diseases & conditions such as heart disease, cancer, diabetes and many others.
Information on communicable & chronic diseases.
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.
Birth, Death, Marriage and Divorce Records
Boards and Commissions
Bridge Card Participation Information on Electronic Benefits for clients and businesses, lists of participating retailers and ATMs, and QUEST.
Provider Payments Information on the direct deposit of State of Michigan payments into a provider's bank account.
Information on How to Bid, Requests for Proposals, forms and publications, contractor rates, and manuals.
Information & resources for Community and Faith-Based partners
Information on DHS Applications and Forms grouped by category.
State Health Improvement Plan (SHIP)
Health Care Providers
Licensing information for Adult Foster Care and Homes for the Aged, Child Day Care Facilities, Child Caring Institutions, Children's Foster Care Homes, Child Placing Agencies, Juvenile Court Operated Facilities and Children's or Adult Foster Care Camps.
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.
Equal Opportunity, Legal Base, Laws and Reporting Welfare Fraud information.
A variety of reports & statistics for programs and services.
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About every 40 seconds, someone in the United States has a heart attack.1 Michigan had 24,618 heart attack hospitalizations for people older than 35 years of age in 2018, which is the most recent year of data (MiTracking data portal). A heart attack, also called an acute myocardial infarction, happens when the blood that brings oxygen to the heart is severely reduced or completely blocked. This is usually caused by buildup of fat, cholesterol, or other substances in an artery in the heart.2
Heart attack hospitalization data are available on the MiTracking Data Portal.
Some people are at higher risk of having a heart attack. Major risk factors include3:
People who are:
People who have:
For more information, visit CDC - Heart Disease Risk Factors.
There are actions you can take to treat or control heart disease, such as4:
For more information, visit American Heart Association - Lifestyle Changes for Heart Attack Prevention.
Some heart attacks are sudden and intense. But most start slowly with mild pain or discomfort. Heart attack signs vary between men and women.5
If you have these symptoms, call 911 immediately!
For more information, visit American Heart Association - Warning signs of a heart attack.
There are many types of air pollution, but particulate matter (PM) air pollution is known to be especially damaging to the heart and lungs.5, 6 PM is made up of small particles in the air and includes dust, dirt, soot, tobacco smoke7, and little drops of liquid. Many sources of PM come from human activity including vehicle exhaust, power plants, industry, and outdoor wood boilers. Natural sources include windblown soil and outdoor wood and grass fires. Both short term and long-term exposure to air pollution can increase risk for heart attacks and other types of heart disease.
Studies show that breathing in PM can trigger heart attacks and strokes and worsen heart failure. To protect your heart health, avoid as much exposure to particulate matter as possible, including exposure to second-hand smoke. Million Hearts® 2027, a national initiative to reduce 1 million heart attacks and strokes aims to decrease particulate pollution exposure. Visit Particle Pollution and Heart Disease for more information on this initiative.
For more information, visit EPA - Heart Disease, Stroke, and Outdoor Air Pollution
These hospitalization data are provided by the Michigan Health and Hospital Association (MHA) to the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) through a contractual agreement.
For more data information, visit:
National Environmental Public Health Tracking (Tracking Program)
Healthy Heart Toolkit and Research
