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.
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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.
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Information on the grant awarded for the State Innovation Model Proposal
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Offers resources for agencies who operate the Weatherization Assistance Program in the state of Michigan
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A variety of reports & statistics for programs and services.
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This page provides a listing of communicable disease related reports and publications that are put forth by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services as well as peer-reviewed publications authored by MDHHS Communicable Disease Division staff.
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Hepatitis A Outbreak Among Adults with Developmental Disabilities in Group Homes - Michigan, 2013. Susan R. Bohm, Keira Wickliffe Berger, Pamela B. Hackert, Richard Renas, Suzanne Brunette, Nicole Parker, Carolyn Padro, Anne Hocking, Mary Hedemark, Renai Edwards, Russell L. Bush, Yury Khudyakov, Noele P. Nelson, Eyasu H. Teshale. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2015;64:148-152.
Does influenza vaccination modify influenza severity? Data on older adults hospitalized with influenza during the 2012-2013 season in the United States. Carmen S Arriola · Evan J Anderson · Joan Baumbach · Nancy Bennett · Susan Bohm · Mary Hill · Mary Lou Lindegren · Krista Lung · James Meek · Elizabeth Mermel · Lisa Miller · Maya L Monroe · Craig Morin · Oluwakemi Oni · Arthur Reingold · William Schaffner · Ann Thomas · Shelley M Zansky · Lyn Finelli · Sandra S Chaves. J Infect Dis 2015(3): 212(8). doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiv200.
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Salmonellosis and meat purchased at live-bird and animal-slaughter markets, United States, 2007-2012. Imanishi M, Anderson TC, Routh J, Brown C, Conidi G, Glenn L, Reddy V, Waechter H, Malavet M, Nyaku M, Bohm S, Bidol S, Arends K, Saupe A, Higa J, Nguyen TA, Pringle J, Behravesh CB, Bosch S.
Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Jan;20(1):167-9.
Backyard Poultry Flocks and Salmonellosis: A Recurring, Yet Preventable Public Health Challenge. Barton Behravesh, C et al. and Wilkins MJ , Bidol SA, Boulton ML, and Stobierski MG
Clin Infect Dis. (2014) 58 (10): 1432-1438
Statewide Surveillance of Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae in Michigan; Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2014; 35 (4): 342-349; B. M. Brennan MSPH; J. R. Coyle, MPH; D. Marchaim, MD; J. M. Pogue, PharmD; M. Boehme, BS, MLS(ASCP)CM; J. Finks, DVM, MVPH; A. N. Malani, MD; K. E. VerLee, MPH, CIC; B. O. Buckley, MPH; N. Mollon, MS; D. R. Sundin, PhD, D(ABMM); L. L. Washer, MD; K. S. Kaye, MD, MPH
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Use of traceback methods to confirm the source of a multistate Escherichia coli O157:H7 outbreak due to in-shell hazelnuts. Miller BD, Rigdon CE, Ball J, Rounds JM, Klos RF, Brennan BM, Arends KD, Kennelly P, Hedberg C, Smith KE. J Food Prot. 2012 Feb;75(2):320-7.
A Novel Vehicle for Transmission of Escherichia coli O157:H7 to Humans: Multistate Outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 Infections Associated With Consumption of Ready-to-Bake Commercial Prepackaged Cookie Dough-United States, 2009. Neil, KP et al. and James Collins, Katie Sheline, Sally Bidol, and Susan Bohm. Clin Infect Dis. (2012) 54 (4): 511-518
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A National Outbreak of Salmonella Serotype Tennessee Infections From Contaminated Peanut Butter: A New Food Vehicle for Salmonellosis in the United States. Sheth, AN et al. and Katie Sheline, Sally Bidol. Clin Infect Dis. (2011) 53 (4): 356-362
Cholera in United States Associated with Epidemic in Hispaniola; Emerg. Infect. Dis. 2011, 17(11): 2166-2168; Newton AE, Heiman KE, Schmitz A, Török T, Apostolou A, Hanson H, Gounder P, Bohm S, Kurkjian K, Parsons, M, Talkington D, Stroik S, Madoff LC, Elson F, Sweat D, Cantu V, Akwari O, Mahon B, Mintz ED.
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Hospitalized patients with 2009 H1N1 influenza in the United States, April-June 2009. Jain S et al. and the 2009 Pandemic Influenza A (H1N1) Virus Hospitalizations Investigation Team (S. Bohm, J. Collins, R. Sharangpani). New Engl J Med. 2009 Nov 12;361(20):1935-44.
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