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Our migrant program works with a number of organizations to provide services for Michigan’s migrant and seasonal farmworkers.
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Universal caseload, or task-based processing, is a different way of handling public assistance cases.
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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.
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Betsy Wasilevich, Division Director - 517-281-5516
The Division of Epidemiology, Data Analytics and Evaluation is comprised of 3 sections:
These areas work closely together and with the other two divisions to investigate the human health impacts of environmental contamination. This is done through biomonitoring – including blood tests that assess chemical exposures, identifying disease trends overtime and ensuring data transparency through public data visualizations and dashboards.
Tom Largo, Section Manager - 517-284-4806
The Environmental Health Surveillance Section utilizes data related to injuries and environmental and occupational exposures in a variety of ways - from analyzing causes of fatal and nonfatal injuries to inform injury prevention programs to measuring how environmental events like wildfires, air pollution or extreme weather conditions impact the health of Michiganders. The section also responds to citizens who report suspected cancer clusters or are concerned about the health impact of harmful substances in the air, water, food or soil. Lastly, the section’s MiTracking Program gathers existing Michigan-specific environmental and health data and makes them available to the public through an online data portal.
The Environmental Health Surveillance Section has the following components:
Kristyn Vang, Unit Manager - 517-243-6222
The purpose of the HSS Unit is to use existing health data to investigate, characterize and report on disease burden in areas that may have experienced an environmental exposure.
Specifically, the unit is composed of:
Allen Stout, Unit Manager - 517-582-2295
The Occupational Health and Injury Surveillance Unit surveils unintentional and intentional injuries across Michigan.
The unit also performs surveillance of work-related injuries and illnesses in Michigan. This is done in partnership with the Michigan State University Division of Occupational & Environmental Medicine.
Additionally, the unit conducts investigative analyses to identify high risk groups and leading causes of injury and occupational illness which guide prevention and intervention efforts.
The work of the unit supports key state and national initiatives to reduce harm from workplace exposures and to help Michigan communities prevent injuries and violence.
Aaron Ferguson, Unit Manager - 517-284-4801
The Climate and Tracking (CAT) Unit brings together the Michigan Climate and Health Adaptation Program (MICHAP) and the Michigan Environmental Public Health Tracking Program (MiTracking). MiTracking and MICHAP are critical to developing the data-driven tools and strategies needed to prepare for and respond to environmental health threats that are further magnified by climate change.
Melissa Millerick-May, Section Manager - 517-388-8275
The Biomonitoring, Epidemiology and Response Section (BEaRS) collects and assesses exposure and biomonitoring (blood and urine) data for the purpose of identifying risk factors for, and confirming human exposure to, environmental contaminants. Findings from research and surveillance projects and programs (MiChEM) serve to inform response activities and statewide initiatives. This section operates the Emerging Health Threats program responding to non-infectious disease outbreaks and provides epidemiology and biomonitoring support for site emergency response efforts.
The Biomonitoring, Epidemiology and Response Section is composed of three units:
Bryce Spiker, Unit Manager - 517-290-2109
The Exposure Epidemiology Unit leads research and surveillance projects across the state of Michigan that are aimed at identifying sources of exposure to environmental contaminants and confirms these exposures using biomonitoring. Projects and programs are born from site response and EHB programmatic areas. The chemicals under investigation in the research and surveillance projects include per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), organochlorine pesticides (OCPs), metals (including but not limited to—lead, arsenic, mercury and aluminum), polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) and polybrominated biphenyl congener (PBB). Surveillance and research projects that are currently underway include:
The ongoing surveillance and research projects require multidisciplinary support across the Environmental Health Bureau. The Exposure Epidemiology Unit works closely with the Biomonitoring Logistics Unit, Rapid Epidemiology Deployment Unit, Drinking Water & Environmental Sampling Unit, Environmental Assessment & ATSDR Unit, Health Education Unit and Community Engagement Unit. The multidisciplinary teams coordinate and implement survey data collection, conduct biospecimen and water sample collection, stand up community study clinics, perform community outreach, develop educational materials and disseminate results to project participants.
Patrick Hindman, Unit Manager - 517-243-1107
The Rapid Epidemiology Deployment (RED) Unit supports epidemiologic investigations, surveillance activities and community response efforts across the State of Michigan.
A multifunctional team consisting of epidemiologists, industrial hygienists, analysts and project coordinators, the RED Unit is comprised of professionals with a combination of specialties ready to deploy at any given moment. Each response brings unique challenges, so coordination across the Bureau and in conjunction with local health departments and community partners makes the RED Unit a highly collaborative team.
Examples of response work include:
Annette Sokolnicki, Unit Manager - 517-230-8607
The Biomonitoring and Logistics Unit is responsible for coordinating logistical needs within BEaRS, EHB and PHA for biomonitoring and other environmental epidemiological investigations.
This includes:
The Biomonitoring and Logistics Unit works closely with the Rapid Epidemiology Deployment Unit and Exposure Epidemiology Unit to coordinate response efforts and program/project implementation and collect survey (exposure assessment) data and biospecimens.
Omolade Latona, Unit Manager - 517-898-3187
The Recruitment Operations and Results Development Unit (ROaRD) coordinates activities related to data management and community outreach for all biomonitoring and response programs. This includes managing the technical aspects of recruitment operations, participant information management and best-practice approaches for results dissemination which includes the MiRESULTS portal access.
Anthony Oliveri, Section Manager - 517-648-5624
The units housed within the Environmental Epidemiology and Analytics Section specialize in epidemiological methods to identify, investigate and respond to public health concerns pertaining to exposures to lead and other metals as well as those related to opioids and other drugs and poisonings. This section also provides support for data acquisition and management, mapping and spatial analytics to all programs throughout EHB.
Environmental Epidemiology and Analytics Section units include:
Mary Franks, Unit Manager - 517-512-3708
The Lead and Other Hazards Unit provides epidemiological support to several lead-focused EHB programs.
The unit provides epidemiological expertise by:
The unit publishes fact sheets, reports and dashboards to disseminate analysis findings. The unit also conducts surveillance system evaluations, explores data linkages, enhances data management systems, improves data collection tools and processes and develops new data products.
Stuart Eddy, Unit Manager - 517-290-9737
The Geospatial Information Services Unit specializes in data acquisition, mapping and spatial analysis to support environmental health decisions. The unit develops and analyzes maps of investigation areas, sampling results, demographic information, potential pollution sources and at-risk locations to help address environmental health issues, design and carry out research, and plan emergency responses. The unit also supports EHB with the creation of public-facing maps and map-based web pages focused on environmental health themes and EHB’s work around the state.
Marina George, Unit Manager - 517-648-1632
The Data Management Unit supports data system development, management, and analysis to ensure the accurate capture, evaluation, and reporting of program metrics and critical environmental data used by EHB. The team plays a key role in strengthening data governance by continuously refining quality, security and accessibility through standardized procedures, best practices and ongoing data stewardship to support informed decision-making. Additionally, the Unit supports data management processes and coordinates informatics solutions to address environmental health concerns, improving operational efficiency and contributing to the success of EHB’s initiatives.
Haley Kehus, Unit Manager - 517-331-5300
The Opioid and Emerging Drugs Unit develops, maintains and analyzes drug overdose substance use surveillance data to inform policy and programmatic efforts. This work also includes identifying, investigating and responding to abnormal overdose events. The unit prioritizes identifying disparities in drug overdose as well as access to treatment, harm reduction services and recovery services.
To do so, the unit uses several fatal- and nonfatal-data sources:
The unit works to get information quickly out to partners, including Harm Reduction Agencies (HRAs), Syringe Service Programs, Quick Response Teams and Emergency Medical Services. These efforts range from a public-facing dashboard to alerts emails and Health Alert Network (HAN) messages.