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.
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.
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.
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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Our Vision:
Michigan will be a state with safe, connected, healthy, and vibrant communities, where every person is valued. Those who live, learn, work, play, and age in Michigan will have trust in, and equitable access to, services and safe environments that support a healthy life.
The 2024 Michigan State Health Assessment (SHA) Focus Group Summary Report is now published.
Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) is committed to the effort to keep the SHA findings updated and report on themes and issues that communities deem relevant. In 2024, MDHHS focused on qualitative feedback and data. The Michigan Public Health Institute (MPHI) engineered and facilitated focus groups and collected the feedback from Michiganders throughout the state. The focus groups were designed to learn the perspective of each community. These findings are compiled in this report.
In June 2019, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) Public Health Administration launched a State Health Assessment (SHA) designed to help determine how healthy Michigan's residents were overall, what health conditions caused the greatest impact in the state, what factors contributed to those challenges, and what existing resources could be mobilized to address the health needs within the state.
The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic posed obstacles to the continuation of public health work as we faced COVID-19 in our personal lives. Michigan’s public health system was put through the greatest test, serving the communities in a health crisis and completing the Assessment. In recognition of this, an addendum was created to refresh the work that was stalled as a direct result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The 2021 Michigan State Health Assessment (SHA) is a comprehensive, statewide assessment report about the state of our health as Michiganders. MDHHS and stakeholders from across the state worked to identify strengths and needs in Michigan’s public health system to develop strategic priorities.
The SHA identified the populations most affected by various health risks and outcomes and the possible causes for those disparate impacts, spanning every facet of daily life, from what we eat and where we live, to how we interact in our community. This comprehensive view of our successes and our challenges offers a vital tool for improving health at every opportunity.
MDHHS used Mobilizing for Action through Planning and Partnerships (MAPP) as the framework to guide the State Health Assessment. MAPP is a participatory strategic planning process for improving public health. This framework helped organizers and participants prioritize Michigan's public health issues, identify resources for addressing them, and determine the best plan of action to drive change in Michigan’s public health system.
Please join us in continuing the dialogue as we work to shape the State Health Improvement Plan (SHIP). We all envision a healthier, more equitable Michigan alongside you.
▶ Michigan State Health Assessment – 2021 Full Report
(October 2023)
▶ Michigan State Health Assessment – 2022 Addendum (October 2023)
Questions about the 2019 Michigan State Health Assessment, the 2021 SHA report, and the 2022 SHA Addendum process? Please contact MDHHS Office of Performance Improvement and Management Manager Jennifer Schuette, MPH, at SchuetteJ@michigan.gov.
Please note: For those who are interested, we have archived our 2019 Michigan State Health Assessment Call to Action and other related information at www.michigan.gov/mdhhs/doing-business/state-health-assessment/michigan-2019-sha-call-to-action.