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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Ozone is a gas that you cannot see or smell. Good ozone occurs naturally about 10 to 30 miles above the Earth's surface. It makes a protective layer in the atmosphere that shields us from the sun's harmful ultraviolet rays. Ground-level ozone is created by chemical reactions at the Earth's surface.1 Ground-level ozone forms when fuel burned in cars and trucks, power plants, factories, and other sources react with heat and sunlight. Weather conditions and sunlight intensity also play a role in forming ground-level ozone. It is one of the biggest components of smog. Ground-level ozone is more likely to reach unhealthy levels on hot sunny days in urban areas but can be carried by wind to rural areas.2 Ground-level ozone is known as bad ozone because it can cause breathing problems, especially for sensitive groups like asthmatics or the elderly.
Ground-level ozone data are available on the MiTracking data portal.
As a result of studies, we know that breathing in too much ozone can increase2,3:
For more information, visit the CDC Tracking Program - Air Quality (Outdoor).
Those most likely to be affected by unhealthy levels of ozone are4:
For more information, visit the CDC Air Pollutants: Additional information on ozone and particulate matter.
When ozone is at unhealthy levels5:
It is also a good idea to avoid using ozone generators that are sold as air cleaners. Scientific studies show that ozone generators do very little to remove indoor air contaminants and can harm your health.6
The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) is responsible for collecting information on air quality from air monitoring stations located across the state. EGLE provides air quality data to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) which maintains these types of data from states across the country in its Air Quality System (AQS). The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the EPA work together to use the AQS to create the dataset. This includes developing a system for estimating air quality in counties that do not have air monitors. Data for these counties are called "modeled data."
For more data information, visit:
National Environmental Public Health Tracking (CDC Tracking)
Environmental Justice Screening and Mapping Tool (EJSCREEN)
Heart Healthy Toolkit and Research: Steps You Can Take
Overview of the Clean Air Act and Pollution
Ozone Generators that are Sold as Air Cleaners
Air Monitoring Information: Annual Air Quality Reports
Ozone Nonattainment (Workgroups, Planning, etc.)
Michigan Climate and Health Adaptation Program (MICHAP)
MiTracking Air Quality (Fact Sheet)
What you can do to keep the air clean on ozone action days and everyday
