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.
Low-income Households Water Assistance Program (LIHWAP)
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.
The Michigan Domestic & Sexual Violence Prevention and Treatment Board administers state and federal funding for domestic violence shelters and advocacy services, develops and recommends policy, and develops and provides technical assistance and training.
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) 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.
Medical Resources for Child Protection
Serves as liaison and provides funding to Michigan’s 45 local health departments.
Adult Behavioral Health & Developmental Disability Services
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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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 is collected to monitor the general health and well-being of Michigan citizens.
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Carbon monoxide, or CO, is a gas that forms whenever fuel is burned. You cannot see, taste or smell carbon monoxide, but it can be deadly when you breathe it in.1 Known as the "invisible killer," CO is dangerous because it blocks your body from taking in the oxygen it needs. CO poisoning can happen suddenly or over a long period of time. CO can cause serious illness or death in just minutes.1 1,090 Michiganders visited the hospital emergency room for CO poisoning in 2019 (MiTracking Data Portal).
Carbon monoxide poisoning emergency department visits and hospitalizations data are available on the MiTracking data portal.
Anyone can be at risk for carbon monoxide poisoning. But those most at-risk are1:
For more information, visit CDC - Clinical Guidance for Carbon Monoxide Poisoning.
Breathing in CO can cause mild symptoms that may seem like the flu or intoxication. The symptoms depend on the amount of CO a person comes in contact with, the length of time of contact, and the general health and age of the person.2
Common symptoms may include1:
Severe symptoms may include:
If you think you have CO poisoning:
For more information, visit CDC - Clinical Guidance for Carbon Monoxide Poisoning.
All CO poisonings are preventable! Most CO poisonings take place at home and are caused by sources that are not properly cared for or vented, such as1:
The most common causes of the Michigan deaths were faulty furnaces and water heaters. All CO poisonings are preventable!
For more information, visit MDHHS - Carbon Monoxide Poisoning.
Information on CO detectors3:
CO data are for unintentional carbon monoxide poisonings and include these indicators:
The emergency department visits dataset was processed and created using data from the Michigan Outpatient Database (MODB) and obtained with permission from the Michigan Health and Hospitalization Association (MHA) Service Corporation. The hospitalizations dataset was created from the Michigan Inpatient Database (MIDB). MIDB is a database of all hospitalizations at acute care hospitals in Michigan.
For more data information, visit:
Clinical Guidance for Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
Environmental Public Health Tracking Program (CDC Tracking Program)
Fact Sheets (downloadable):
Michigan Act 230 of 1972 - CO Detector Installation
Michigan Climate and Health Adaptation Program (MICHAP)
MiTracking - Carbon Monoxide Poisoning (fact sheet)
Reports
Videos
Carbon Monoxide (CO) (download)
Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards
