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.
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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The aim of the MDHHS Physical Activity and Nutrition (PAN) Program is to prevent and control obesity and other chronic diseases through healthful eating and physical activity.
The physical activity and nutrition epidemiologist supports the PAN Program by monitoring trends in weight status, nutrition quality and access, and physical activity levels among youth and adults in Michigan. In addition, breastfeeding practices of new mothers are followed over time. Surveillance is also conducted to track disparities in health and behavior by race/ethnicity, socioeconomic status, geography, gender, age, disability status, and other factors.
If you are looking for specific physical activity and nutrition surveillance data that you do not see here, or if you need accessibility assistance reading any of the documents on this webpage, please contact the MDHHS Chronic Disease Epidemiology Section at MDHHS-ChronicEPI@michigan.gov.
This slide deck presents obesity prevalence among adolescents in Michigan using data from the Michigan Youth Risk Behavior Survey (1999–2023). It highlights trends in weight status over time and examines obesity burden overall and across select demographic groups. The goal is to inform and engage public health professionals, health care providers, and community members about the rise in adolescent obesity and to support planning and evaluation of programs aimed at improving youth health.
▶ Download Obesity Trends Among Adolescents: Michigan Youth Risk Behavior Survey, 1999-2023
The Michigan Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (MiBRFSS) is composed of annual, state-level telephone surveys of Michigan residents, aged 18 years and older. It is a main data source for physical activity, nutrition, and weight status.
The national Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) consists of annual surveys (i.e., BRFS) conducted independently by the states, District of Columbia, and U.S. territories, and is coordinated through cooperative agreements with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
The Michigan Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (MiBRFSS) is composed of annual, state-level telephone surveys of Michigan residents, aged 18 years and older. It is a main data source for physical activity, nutrition, and weight status.
The national Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) consists of annual surveys (i.e., BRFS) conducted independently by the states, District of Columbia, and U.S. territories, and is coordinated through cooperative agreements with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Food insecurity is defined as the limited or uncertain availability of nutritionally adequate and safe foods or the limited or uncertain ability to acquire acceptable foods in socially acceptable ways. In Michigan, 13.1% of adults may have experienced food insecurity from 2021 to 2023.
Using data from Michigan Behavioral Risk Factor Survey, this poster shows findings about which sociodemographic characteristics are associated with food insecurity among Michigan adults.
▶ Download Demographic Characteristics Associated with Food Insecurity in Michigan, 2021-2023 Snapshot
Food insecurity is defined as the limited or uncertain availability of nutritionally adequate and safe foods or the limited or uncertain ability to acquire acceptable foods in socially acceptable ways. In Michigan, 12.5% of adults may have experienced food insecurity in 2021 or 2022.
Using data from Michigan Behavioral Risk Factor Survey, this surveillance brief examines the estimated prevalence of food insecurity by demographic characteristics among Michigan adults. Data analysis showed that many populations across Michigan are experiencing food insecurity.
▶ Download Michigan BRFSS Surveillance Brief: Food Insecurity among Michigan Adults, 2021-2022
The Michigan Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (MiBRFSS) is composed of annual, state-level telephone surveys of Michigan residents, aged 18 years and older. It is a main data source for physical activity, nutrition, and weight status.
The national Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) consists of annual surveys (i.e., BRFS) conducted independently by the states, District of Columbia, and U.S. territories, and is coordinated through cooperative agreements with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
The Michigan Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program is a supplemental nutrition program that helps women, infants and children through an important time of growth and development. The WIC Data and System Management provides access to system release information, WIC research, reports and system policies. and processes.
The WIC Data and Reports webpage provides a variety of information, including Pregnancy Nutrition Surveillance System (PNSS) and the Pediatric Nutrition Surveillance System (PedNSS) reports, which present information on the demographic composition and health status of women and health outcomes of infants and children enrolled on the WIC Program.
In addition, the Michigan WIC program has developed several surveillance trend reports, briefs and publications specific to Michigan's state and local WIC agencies. These include the Biannual Breastfeeding Rate and Duration Report, which depicts infants' duration of breastfeeding and shows the drop off of clients at each breastfeeding duration interval, and the Breastfeeding Addendum Report, which examines breastfeeding prevalence by race/ethnicity at the local agency level.
The Michigan Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program is a supplemental nutrition program that helps women, infants and children through an important time of growth and development. The WIC Data and System Management provides access to system release information, WIC research, reports and system policies. and processes.
The WIC Data and Reports webpage provides a variety of information, including Pregnancy Nutrition Surveillance System (PNSS) and the Pediatric Nutrition Surveillance System (PedNSS) reports, which present information on the demographic composition and health status of women and health outcomes of infants and children enrolled on the WIC Program.
In addition, the Michigan WIC program has developed several surveillance trend reports, briefs and publications specific to Michigan's state and local WIC agencies. These include the Biannual Breastfeeding Rate and Duration Report, which depicts infants' duration of breastfeeding and shows the drop off of clients at each breastfeeding duration interval, and the Breastfeeding Addendum Report, which examines breastfeeding prevalence by race/ethnicity at the local agency level.