Learn about Federal changes to Medicaid and Food Assistance Programs..
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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Welcome to School Nurse Nexus. On this webpage school nurses can find information to support students with asthma and other chronic conditions.
The School Nurse Nexus program links school nurses to resources offered by Medicaid health plans in Michigan. Its goal is to improve care coordination, enhance communication between schools and health plans, and increase access to care.
Michigan’s School Nurse Nexus was modeled after Missouri’s School Nurse Link program. We greatly appreciate the Missouri Asthma Prevention and Control Program’s guidance and assistance.
Care coordination! Each participating health plan provides information and resources that will support your students by helping you:
The participating health plans are ready to help you. Click the name of the health plan below for contact information and important information about available services.
Participating Michigan Medicaid Health Plans
Preparing to Connect with a Health Plan
It is recommended that you get parent permission prior to contacting the health plan. Policies regarding documentation of permission may vary by school district, so make sure to follow your district’s policies.
The Missouri School Nurse Link program has developed a FERPA consent template you can use as guidance to develop your own consent form.
School Nurse Liaison
Member Services
UnitedHealthcare Community Plan offers some special programs for which children and families may be eligible.
Transportation
Dental
Mental Health
Assurance Wireless Mobile Phone
UHC Doctor Chat
Pregnancy Care
Prenatal care, postpartum care and dental services are covered when you are expecting. There are also the following programs that are available to help you have a healthy pregnancy:
The Priority Health School Nurse Liaison can collaborate with the school nurse team and members’ family to:
Participating in care management can help a child’s family to better manage their health. If a family is interested in Priority Health, care management- they can reach out to our School Nurse Liaison.
School Nurse Liaison Kristen G.
Request care management services by email CSHCS@priorityhealth.com or call 616.464.8221 to leave a voicemail to request a call from our School Nurse Liaison.