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.
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.
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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Water quality problems can happen when water sits in your home plumbing for too long. You can maintain your home's water quality by keeping your water moving. You can keep your water moving by doing everyday activities such as:
Before using the water from any faucet for drinking or cooking, run the cold water until it goes from room temperature to cold.
There are screens on faucets called aerators. Aerators help keep pieces of lead and other particles from getting into your water. The MDHHS recommends that you clean your drinking water faucet aerator at least every six months. If there is construction or repairs to the public water system or pipes near your home, clean your drinking water faucet aerator every month until work is done.
Learn how to clean your aerator.
Your own home’s plumbing can also be a source of contamination in your drinking water. Faucets, fittings, valves and pipes can be made of materials, like lead, that can harm your health. As water moves through plumbing, some plumbing material can dissolve, or pieces can break off into the water.
It is important to know what the plumbing in your home is made of to know if there are risks of drinking water contamination.
Check out this home plumbing checklist to help you know if you’re at risk.
Most contaminants in water have no taste, color or smell. The only way you might know if you have a problem is to test your drinking water.
The water coming to your home may already be regularly tested for certain contaminants depending on your water supply. If you have a private residential well, testing is your responsibility.
Select your water supply type below to learn more about testing your drinking water.
Type 1 community public water supplies are required to test their water on a routine schedule for certain contaminants.
Type 3 public water supply owners are required to test the water when the well is constructed.
You own your water system! This comes with the responsibility of protecting your drinking water quality and the groundwater source. Private well owners are required to test the water when the well is constructed.
Consider testing your drinking water if you live near a potential PFAS source.
Potential sources of PFAS include chrome plating facilities and places that used a special kind of firefighting foam like airports or race tracks. Or if you are unsure, you might want to consider testing your drinking water. Call the MDHHS at 800-648-6942 to see if your home is in an area that is under investigation for PFAS. We may be able to test your water for free.
If we cannot test your water for free, contact a certified drinking water lab about PFAS testing and the test cost. They can help you get sample bottles and provide instructions on how to collect your water sample yourself. Visit EGLE's website with a list of labs that offer PFAS testing.
It is important to follow the instructions provided for accurate results. Learn more about home testing guidance for PFAS.
For more information take a look at the PFAS in Drinking Water for Private Residential Well Owners Fact Sheet.
If you are pregnant or have a baby in the home, consider testing your drinking water.
If you have concerns about your water quality or want to know more about your drinking water, there are ways to gather information.
If you still have concerns about the quality of your drinking water and want to know more, consider having your water tested by a certified laboratory.
Certified labs must meet standards for proper methods and quality control. A few questions to ask when deciding which lab to use:
Certified Lab Options
Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE)
EGLE Drinking Water Laboratory 517-335-8184
Local Health Department
Contact your local health department to learn if they offer drinking water testing.
Certified Drinking Water Analysis Lab
Contact a Michigan certified private drinking water analysis laboratory
You can talk with your local health department or call MDHHS at 800-648-6942 if you have questions about testing.
This is very important if you want accurate results. Water samples can be easily contaminated if instructions are not followed. Water samples may require ice packs and/or overnight shipping to the lab.
Things we do every day affect the health of our environment and the quality of lakes, rivers, and groundwater that become our drinking water.
Our environment is made up of the air, water, minerals, plants, and animals that surround us. Everything in our environment is interconnected and you contribute to the health of the environment by being a part of it! Our drinking water, too, starts off as part of our natural environment. It begins as water in lakes, rivers or groundwater.
Our everyday actions impact the environment and our drinking water. Pollution and overuse of fertilizers release harmful contaminants into our waterways. These contaminants may end up in our drinking water.
There are easy ways that you can become a Clean Water Champion at home and within your community:
A person who steps up for the environment by protecting it and using natural resources responsibly is sometimes referred to as an environmental steward.
Becoming a Clean Water Champion means that you are doing environmental stewardship.
As a state, community, and individuals, we can all help protect Michigan's groundwater. Let's work together to ensure we have safe groundwater to use for drinking!
Michigan Programs
There are some projects in place to improve water quality around our great state! These are just a few:
To stay up to date with current resources and opportunities being offered through the program, subscribe to the Drinking Water and Health newsletter.
If you have questions, please contact the MDHHS Drinking Water Hotline at 844-934-1315.