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.
Low-income Households Water Assistance Program (LIHWAP)
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.
The Michigan Domestic & Sexual Violence Prevention and Treatment Board administers state and federal funding for domestic violence shelters and advocacy services, develops and recommends policy, and develops and provides technical assistance and training.
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) 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.
Medical Resources for Child Protection
Serves as liaison and provides funding to Michigan’s 45 local health departments.
Adult Behavioral Health & Developmental Disability Services
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.
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 is collected to monitor the general health and well-being of Michigan citizens.
Information on resources in your community and volunteer recruitment and training, and services provided at local DHS offices.
Equal Opportunity, Legal Base, Laws and Reporting Welfare Fraud information.
A variety of reports & statistics for programs and services.
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Main Phone Number - Normal Business Hours: 517-335-8063
After-Hours: 517-335-9030
Questions, Comments and Complaints - Email - MDHHSLab@michigan.gov
Important Contacts at MDHHS
Patient Access to Laboratory Results
Instructions - updated 10/27/2016
Form to request a copy of your laboratory results, DCH-1226 - updated 11/09/2021
Notice of Privacy Practices, DCH-3924 - updated 06/17/2019
BUREAU OF LABORATORIES
3350 North Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd.
Lansing, Michigan 48906
Laboratory Director, Sandip Shah, Ph.D., HCLD(ABB) 517-335-8063
Executive Secretary 517-335-8063
Fax 517-335-8051
Laboratory Safety Officer, Judith K. Smith 517-335-8850
Billing, Jennifer Campbell 517-335-8058
CHEMISTRY AND TOXICOLOGY DIVISION
Director, Matthew Geiger 517-335-8344
Executive Secretary 517-335-9490
Fax 517-335-9776
Newborn Screening Section
Endocrine Unit Manager, Joseph Hill 517-335-9381
Metabolic Unit Manager, Shawn Moloney 517-335-5097
Analytical Chemistry Section
Manager, Keri Fisher 517-335-9489
Trace Metals Unit
Manager, Kelley Freed 517-335-8357
Clinical Organic Response Unit
Manager, Tim Karrer 517-241-6364
Environmental Organic Response Unit
Manager, Nicole Sanchez 517-335-8358
INFECTIOUS DISEASE DIVISION
Director, Marty Soehnlen, Ph.D., MPH, HCLD(ABB) 517-335-8064
Executive Secretary 517-335-8067
Fax 517-335-9631
Microbiology Section
Manager, Kimberly McCullor, Ph.D. 517-335-9641
Mycobacteriology/Mycology Unit Manager, Angie Schooley, B.S. MT(ASCP) 517-335-9637
Enterics-STD-Chromatography and Reference Bacteriology Unit Manager, Kelly Jones, B.S., MT(ASCP) 517-335-9638
Virology/Immunology Section
Manager, Diana Riner, Ph.D. 517-335-8099
Bacterial & Viral Serology Unit Manager, Kristine W. Smith, B.S., MT(ASCP) 517-335-8100
HIV/Viral Identification Unit Manager, Bruce Robeson, B.S., MT(ASCP) 517-335-8098
QUALITY ASSURANCE SECTION
Quality Assurance Officer, Mary Bonifas 517-335-8074
Fax 517-335-9631
DASH Central Receiving Unit Manager, Matthew Bashore 517-335-8373
DASH Data Handling Unit Manager, Adam Silverman 517-335-8059
Fax 517-335-9871
Shipping/Collection Supplies Supervisor, Jeffery Thalison 517-335-9037
LABORATORY SYSTEMS SECTION
Manager, Julie Kusey 517-335-9604
Bioterrorism Training Coordinator, Jason Wholehan 517-335-9653
Chemical Terrorism Response Training Coordinator, Teresa Miller 517-241-0925
Biosafety Officer, Carrie Anglewicz 517-335-9654
Fax 517-335-9631
Rev. 03/11/2022