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) 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.
The Division of Victim Services (DVS) provides a voice advocating for and responding to all victims of crime in Michigan. Learn more about DVS-funded programs and services, including Michigan’s 24/7, free, confidential, and anonymous domestic violence and sexual assault hotlines.
Medical Resources for Child Protection
Serves as liaison and provides funding to Michigan’s 45 local health departments.
Adult Behavioral Health & Developmental Disability Services
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.
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 is collected to monitor the general health and well-being of Michigan citizens.
Information on resources in your community and volunteer recruitment and training, and services provided at local DHS offices.
Equal Opportunity, Legal Base, Laws and Reporting Welfare Fraud information.
A variety of reports & statistics for programs and services.
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Mary Kleyn, MS Division Director
Katy Chapman-Turmo Division Secretary
Jasmine Hall, MS Health Disparities Epidemiologist Coordinator
William Marshall, BS, MPH Health Disparities Epidemiologist
Yan Tian, MPH BRFSS Coordinator/Epidemiologist
Chronic Disease Epidemiology Section
Beth Anderson, MPH Manager
Justin Allen, BA, EMT-P EMS Stroke Quality Improvement Coordinator
Olivia Barth, MPH Chronic Disease Informatics Epidemiologist
Michelle Byrd, PhD, MPH Cardiovascular Health and Obesity Epidemiologist
Jie Chen, MPH Diabetes and MiCelerity Epidemiologist
Carol Genee Web Designer
Jalisa Hernandez Program Assistant, Chronic Disease Epidemiology & Maternal Child Health Epidemiology
Ghada Ibrahim, MS Stroke Data Analyst
Jennie Lekich, MSA Chronicle and MiCelerity Informaticist
Adrienne Nickles, MPH Stroke Epidemiologist
Lauren Spadafora, PhD Cancer Epidemiologist
Alaina White, MPH Oral Health Epidemiologist
Hailey Zuverink, MPH Asthma and Chronicle Epidemiologist
Maternal and Child Health Epidemiology Section
Chris Fussman, MS Manager
Haifa Haroon, MPH Infant Health Epidemiologist
Heidi Neumayer, MPH Preventable Mortality Epidemiologist
Lindsay Townes, MPH Adolescent School Health Epidemiologist
Isabel Hurden, MPH Newborn Screening Epidemiologist
Kenneth Hanson, MS Birth Defects and Family Planning Epidemiologist
Carlotta Allievi, MPH Home Visiting/ECHO Epidemiologist
Amy Rakowski, MS Pediatric Genomics and EHDI Epidemiologist
Kim Hekman, MPH Adverse Childhood Experiences Epidemiologist
Pete Haak, BS PRAMS Data Analyst
Jill Hardy, BA PRAMS Operations Coordinator
Kendra SmithPRAMS Interviewer and Mail Operations Assistant
Heather Patler-Holguin PRAMS Interviewer and Operations Assistant
Elizabeth Kish PRAMS Interviewer and Operations Assistant
Aurora Lemieux-Mckissic PRAMS Interviewer and Operations Assistant
Michrisha Eddins PRAMS Interviewer
D'Shanna Watson PRAMS Interviewer
Melissa Limon-Flegler, MSW MMMS Program Coordinator
Alexandra Gold, MPH MMMS Public Health Consultant
Laine Putans, MSW MMMS Program Administrative Assistant
Jalisa Hernandez Program Assistant, Chronic Disease Epidemiology & Maternal Child Health Epidemiology
Public Health Genomics Section
Dominic Smith, MSA Manager
Sarah Razak, MBA Financial Specialist
Vacant, Birth Defects Program Coordinator
Vacant, Metabolic Program Coordinator
Kerri-Lynn Lockwood, MS, CGC NBS Genetics Specialist
Courtney Miller, BS Birth Defects Program Assistant
Maricar Macalincag, MSc Adult Genomics Program Coordinator
Mary Robinson, RN, BSN Special Projects Coordinator
Teresa Christner, MA Public Health Advisor
Michele Fritz, MS, BSc, LVT Genomics & NBS Research Coordinator
Breanna Frasher, MA LEGD Health Educator
Eleanor Surtman Program Assistant, PHG & NBS Programs
Newborn Screening Section
Shelby Heppe, MPH Manager
Becky Shaulis, MS Quality Assurance Coordinator
Valerie Ewald NBSO Administrator and Technical Assistant
Carolyn Smith Departmental Technician
Kristen Thompson, MPH Coordinator
Angela Aldrich, MSN, RN Nurse Consultant
Lacey McKay, CMA, BS Operations Coordinator
Kayla Dixon, MPH Propel Project Coordinator
Vacant, Metabolic Program Coordinator
Alayna Bunker Departmental Technician
Staci Trevino Departmental Technician
Eleanor Surtman Program Assistant, PHG & NBS Programs
Please Note: Italic text indicates contract employee
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