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.
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A variety of reports & statistics for programs and services.
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CDC recommends all pregnant women be screened for HIV, hepatitis B (HBV), hepatitis C (HCV) and syphilis during each pregnancy. For pregnant women at higher risk of infection, CDC recommends prenatal screenings for chlamydia and gonorrhea. Targeted testing for tuberculosis (TB) is recommended for pregnant women with known risk factors or exposure to TB.
Guidelines for Testing and Reporting: Perinatal HIV, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, and Syphilis (rev. 2025)
Physicians and other health care professionals providing medical treatment to pregnant women are required, at the time of initial prenatal screening and examination, to test for HIV, hepatitis B and syphilis, unless the woman refuses to be tested or the provider deems the tests are medically inadvisable. These guidelines are for health care professionals working in prenatal care, labor and delivery, and emergency services.
Perinatal Infection Screening Flow Chart and Infant Infection Screening and Response Flow Chart (rev. 2025)
Quick reference clinical guidance for health care professionals working in prenatal care, emergency services, and labor and delivery on perinatal HIV, hepatitis B, syphilis, hepatitis C, chlamydia and gonorrhea screening and infant screening and response to HIV, hepatitis B, hepatitis C and syphilis exposure.
Laboratory Resource Guide for HIV, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, and Syphilis (rev. 2024)
A resource guide on how to interpret laboratory testing for birthing women and babies who are at risk and/or who are already infected with HIV, hepatitis B, hepatitis C and/or syphilis.
HIV Care Resource Guide for Pregnant People, Mothers, and Infants (rev. 2025)
A resource guide listing HIV medical providers and their available services offered throughout Michigan for pregnant women, new mothers and infants.
Since 2016, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services and Henry Ford Health System have worked together to provide a Michigan HIV Consultation Program to help answer health care provider questions about HIV-related issues.
MATEC is a federally funded training center, providing HIV clinical training and support to health care professionals. Its mission is to increase the number of health care providers who are effectively educated and motivated to prevent, diagnose, treat and manage HIV infection.
The Perinatal Hotline provides free, 24-hour, seven-days-a-week clinical consultation and advice on HV testing in pregnancy; treating HIV-infected pregnant women and their infants; and preventing transmission during labor and delivery and the post-partum period.
Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
Reporting:
Michigan Law:
Additional Resources:
It's Their Health, Too: HIV and Syphilis Testing During Pregnancy
The Breast Milk Initiative is a program that provides free pasteurized human breast milk to women with HIV who have or will be delivering a baby. This partnership is with Bronson's Milk Bank of Kalamazoo and is considered a safer alternative to breastfeeding for women with HIV.
Who is eligible? Women with HIV who:
For questions about the program, please call 269-341-6146.
Resources: