Michigan's Women, Infants & Children program, providing supplemental nutrition, breastfeeding information, and other resources for healthy mothers & babies.
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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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Programs for healthy children & families, including immunization, lead poisoning prevention, prenatal smoking cessation, and many others.
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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.
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Information on Safe Sleep for your baby, how to protect your baby's life.
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services' (MDHHS) Division of Environmental Health (DEH) uses the best available science to reduce, eliminate, or prevent harm from environmental, chemical, and physical hazards.
Resources and information to assist in assuring firearm safety for families in 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.
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Serves as liaison and provides funding to Michigan’s 45 local health departments.
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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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Information from the mothers who answer Michigan PRAMS is used to enhance our understanding of emerging health issues and track progress in improving the health of mothers and infants across Michigan. These findings help to develop laws and policies, strengthen public health programs, educate healthcare providers, and distribute resources. Every week, state, local, and non-profit programs use PRAMS data to:
Here are a few specific examples on how PRAMS has helped achieve better opportunities for health for Michigan's moms and babies.
Michigan PRAMS and...
Healthy Teeth/Healthy Pregnancy
Having healthy teeth and gums may not be something many people associate with a healthy pregnancy. Researchers know that a pregnant woman who has dental problems is more likely to give birth to a low birthweight or preterm baby and that her baby is at a greater risk for having cavities when he/she is older. PRAMS data on dental problems and visits to the dentist during pregnancy informed During Pregnancy, the Mouth Matters: A Guide to Perinatal Oral Health which contains the guidelines Michigan doctors and dentists use to make sure pregnant women are receiving proper oral care.
The Michigan Breastfeeding Coordinator
The Advancing Healthy Births - An Equity Plan for Michigan Families & Communities (2024-2028) continuing to strive towards the strategic vision of zero preventable deaths and zero health disparities. This plan underscores Michigan's commitment to sustainable actions and multifaceted strategies aimed at advancing outcomes for birthing individuals and their infants. One priority within this plan is to promote breastfeeding to all Michigan birthing persons.
In 2017, Michigan PRAMS data was used to help inform the state breastfeeding work plan, help develop materials around the intersection of breastfeeding and safe sleep, assist programs in understanding how to help breastfeeding mothers adhere to safe sleep practices, and present successes in increasing breastfeeding rates.
Preventing Sudden Unexpected Infant Deaths (SUIDs)
About three times a week in Michigan, a parent will experience the tragedy of placing their new infant down for a sleep from which he or she will never wake. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Sudden Unexpected Infant Death (SUID) case registry tells us that from 2010-2015 there were 871 sleep-related infant deaths in Michigan, or a rate of 12.7 deaths per 10,000 live births each year.
In August 2016, Michigan PRAMS was asked to begin the most thorough examination of safe sleep related practices that the survey had ever undertaken. PRAMS is the only data source that lets us know how and where Michigan infants are placed for sleep and other factors that may affect SUIDs. The Infant Safe Sleep in Michigan: A Comprehensive Look at Sleep-Related Deaths report was drafted by Michigan Infant Safe Sleep program staff using the American Academy of Pediatrics' 2016 evidence-based recommendations for a safe infant sleep environment as the basis for Michigan's twelve-step plan to reduce sleep-related deaths in the coming years. PRAMS data helped the Michigan Safe Sleep Program decide on the 12 steps to include in the report.
Native American Maternal Health
Michigan's Great Lakes Inter-Tribal Epidemiology Center, the Inter-Tribal Council of Michigan, and the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services collaborated to execute the Native American PRAMS (NA PRAMS) survey in Michigan in 2012-2013. Data from this research project has been useful for:
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