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.
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Information on assistance with home repairs, heat and utility bills, relocation, home ownership, burials, home energy, and eligibility requirements.
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Our migrant program works with a number of organizations to provide services for Michigan’s migrant and seasonal farmworkers.
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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.
Michigan's Women, Infants & Children program, providing supplemental nutrition, breastfeeding information, and other resources for healthy mothers & babies.
Information on the Children's Protective Services Program, child abuse reporting procedures, and help for parents in caring for their children.
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Programs for healthy children & families, including immunization, lead poisoning prevention, prenatal smoking cessation, and many others.
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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.
Information on American Indian Services, Employment and Training.
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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.
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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.
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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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Looking for our Michigan Cardiovascular Disease Dashboard? You'll find it right here.
Welcome. This page provides reports and data on physical activity, nutrition and weight, heart health, and stroke in Michigan, including how these issues affect people living with HIV. To access more information about any of these topics, simply click on one of the headings below.
For more information about the surveillance and evaluation work of the MDHHS Cardiovascular Health, Nutrition and Physical Activity Section, contact Stephanie Levey at 517-335-9595 (e-mail: LeveyS@michigan.gov).
Source: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity: Data, Trends, and Maps
Source: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity: Data, Trends, and Maps
Source: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity: Data, Trends, and Maps
Source: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity: Data, Trends, and Maps
Source: Michigan Pediatric Nutrition Surveillance System (PedNSS)
Data Tables: Estimated Hypertension Prevalence among Michigan Adults (2015 and 2017 Combined) (November 2020)
[1] 95% Confidence Interval
[2] Latinx - Latino or Latina; Non-Hispanic Other/Multiracial - Non-Hispanic American Indian/Alaska Native, Asian/Pacific Islander, and Multiracial
[3] Source: Michigan Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (2015 and 2017 Combined)
Summary: Michigan Medicaid: Antihypertensive Medication Adherence among Adult Beneficiaries (2016-2018) (November 2020)
High Blood Pressure Medication Adherence for Michigan Medicaid Members (2015 and 2017 Combined) (Click on either of the following maps to open a larger version.)
[1] Adherence Rates Source: Michigan Department of Health and Human Services: Michigan Advanced GIS Training: Map Details - Medicaid Members and High Blood Pressure (HBP) Medication Adherence Rates
[2] Adherence, by County Source: Michigan Department of Health and Human Services: Michigan Advanced GIS Training: Map Details - Relative Differences in High Blood Pressure (HBP) Medication Adherence among Medicaid Members, by County
[1] Age-adjusted; CVD - Cardiovascular Disease
[2] CVD Source: Michigan Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (2011-2017)
[3] Other Diseases Source: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, CDC (2011-2017)
[1] Age-Adjusted; 95% Confidence Interval
[2] Source: Michigan Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (2015 and 2017 Combined)
Interactive Michigan-based heart disease death data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention can be accessed through the widget below. (Download Michigan heart disease death data from the CDC here.)
Michigan's efforts to improve outcomes for individuals who suffer a stroke focus on improving treatment and communication across the continuum of stroke care. This includes emergency medical services (EMS), hospitals, and rehabilitation settings.
More information about this work can be found on the Michigan Stroke Program website. Dashboards, surveillance briefs, and other data resources related to stroke in Michigan can be accessed on the website's Data Dashboards & Briefs page.
Interactive stroke death data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention can be accessed through the widget below. (Download Michigan stroke mortality data from the CDC here.)
Check back soon for additional information. For data and statistics on HIV in Michigan, see the MDHHS HIV & STDs Data & Statistics webpage.
Program evaluation is the systematic collection and analysis of data to examine whether public health activities are achieving their intended outcomes. Evaluation is important, because it helps us improve our programs and spend our resources wisely.
For more information on program evaluation, see the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Program Performance and Evaluation Office website. Materials specific for evaluation of heart disease and stroke prevention can be found on the CDC Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Evaluation Resources webpage.
Evaluation documents produced from our work can be found below.
Health Impact Statements: State Public Health Actions to Prevent and Control Diabetes, Heart Disease, Obesity and Associated Risk Factors and Promote School Health (1305)
CDC's 1305 grant opportunity, State Public Health Actions to Prevent and Control Diabetes, Heart Disease, Obesity and Associated Risk Factors, and Promote School Health, was a coordinated effort between three MDHHS program areas and the Michigan Department of Education. Health Impact Statements for each of the program areas are available below.
Looking for even more data? Check out the MDHHS resources below.
The CDC's How Healthy is Your State? widget allows you to see state data related to cholesterol, diabetes, heart attacks, high blood pressure, nutrition, obesity, physical activity, stroke, and tobacco use. Explore Michigan data below!
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