Michigan's Women, Infants & Children program, providing supplemental nutrition, breastfeeding information, and other resources for healthy mothers & babies.
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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.
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Programs for healthy children & families, including immunization, lead poisoning prevention, prenatal smoking cessation, and many others.
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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.
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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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Watch Project Firstline's educational videos to learn about different infection control topics, such as respiratory droplet basics and safe use of multi-dose vials.
Check out these videos with CDC's Dr. Abby Carlson to learn the basic ideas behind infection control, how they work to prevent COVID-19, and how using infection control actions while you're at work can protect you, your patients, your coworkers and your community.
Episode 1:
What's the Goal of Infection Control?
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Episode 2:
Sars-Cov-2? Covid-19? What's the Difference?
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Episode 3:
What's a Virus?
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Episode 4:
What's a Respiratory Droplet? Why Does it Matter?
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Episode 5:
How do Viruses Make You Sick?
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Episode 6:
How Do Viruses Spread From Surfaces To People?
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Episode 7:
How does COVID-19 spread? A Review
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Episode 8a:
How Do I Safely Use a Multi-Dose Vaccine Vial? Part 1
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Episode 8b:
How Do I Safely Use a Multi-Dose Vaccine Vial? Part 2
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Episode 9:
What is Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)?
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Episode 10:
Why is Eye Protection Recommended for COVID-19?
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Episode 11:
Why are Gloves Recommended for COVID-19?
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Episode 12:
Why are Gowns Recommended for COVID-19?
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Episode 13:
What is a Respirator?
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Episode 15:
How Do I Test the Seal on my N95?
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Episode 16:
Cleaning? Disinfection? What is the Difference?
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Episode 17:
What is Ventilation?
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Episode 18:
Why Does Ventilation Matter?
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Episode 19:
What Do New COVID-19 Strains Mean for Infection Control?
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Episode 20:
Why Do Cleaning and Disinfection Matter in Healthcare?
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Episode 21:
Do We Really Have to Talk About Hand Hygiene? Again? Yes!
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Episode 22:
Why Does Contact Time Matter for Disinfection?
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Episode 23:
What is Source Control?
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Episode 24:
How Can COVID-19 Spread When You Don't Feel Sick?
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