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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Ninah Sasy, Policy and Planning Bureau Director
SasyN@michigan.gov
The Policy and Planning Bureau supports the Department’s strategic priorities by overseeing the development and implementation of inter- and intra-departmental policies. The Bureau works with state agencies, the Governor’s office, and other key partners to ensure strategic alignment. The Bureau is comprised of the Healthcare Workforce Division, the SDOH Policy Division, CON Evaluation Section, Commission and Special Projects Section, Workforce/Access & Grants Management Section and the Office of Nursing Programs.
Healthcare Workforce Division
Amber Myers, Healthcare Workforce Division Director
MyersA1@michigan.gov
The Healthcare Workforce Division oversees the development, implementation and coordination of crosscutting and innovative policies and programs that further the Department’s mission specifically related to recruiting and retaining a strong, diverse healthcare workforce. The Division administers established federal and state healthcare recruitment and retention workforce programs as well as the development and administration of new, emerging programs. The Division develops and implements new approaches to Michigan’s healthcare workforce retention and recruitment strategy and works with other partners internally and externally to raise awareness and promote the use of the programs. The Division is comprised of the Workforce/Access & Grants Management Section and the Office of Nursing Programs.
Workforce/Access & Grants Management Section
Miguelina Carela-Garcia, Workforce/Access & Grants Management Section Manager
CarelaGarciaM@michigan.gov
The Workforce/Access & Grants Management Section conducts planning activities to identify communities with unmet healthcare provider workforce needs and administers programs targeting the recruitment and retention of healthcare providers. This section houses the Michigan State Loan Repayment Program, the Michigan Primary Care Office, the State Office of Rural Health and the Michigan International Medical Graduate programs. This Section supports safety net providers and sites to improve accessibility of primary care, dental, and mental health resources in underserved areas.
Casey Klein, Office of Nursing Programs Section Manager
KleinC7@michigan.gov
The Office of Nursing Programs (ONP) serves Michigan citizens by providing professional nursing leadership, expertise, and coordination in health policy development to promote safe care in all nursing environments, advance the safe practice of the nursing profession through health equity principles, and promote a continuous supply of high-quality direct care nurses, nursing faculty, and nursing educational programs. The ONP works closely with education and practice partners throughout the state on strategic initiatives to ensure priority alignment and support new and existing efforts related to the education, training, and workforce development of Michigan nurses.
Certificate of Need (CON) Evaluation Section
Tulika Bhattacharya, Section Manager
BhattacharyaT@michigan.gov
The CON Evaluation Section is responsible for evaluating CON applications in accordance with Part 222 of the Public Health Code, Administrative Rules, and CON Review Standards. The Section is responsible for monitoring CON recipients’ compliance with the terms of CON approval, investigating allegations of noncompliance with CON and recommending appropriate compliance actions to the Director.
Commission and Special Projects Section
Marcus Connolly, Commissions and Special Projects Manager
ConnollyM2@michigan.gov
The Commission and Special Projects (CaSP) section is tasked with facilitating meetings and assisting in implementing policies for various State of Michigan factions under the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS). The CaSP section works directly under the umbrella of Policy and Planning. One of the areas CASP is assigned to assist is the Certificate of Need (CON) commission and evaluation section to assess the need for health services. Also, CaSP is charged with facilitating meetings for the Health Information Technology Commission (HIT) as well as implementing various other special projects.
SDOH Policy Division
Vacant, Associate SDOH Policy Director
The section is focused on policy and partnerships to the statewide SDOH Strategy and the Department’s portfolio of SDOH efforts. It also supports the gubernatorial-appointed Health Information Technology (HIT) Commission, whose mission is to facilitate and promote the design, implementation, operation, and maintenance of an interoperable health care information infrastructure in Michigan.