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.
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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.
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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.
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Prevention of diseases & conditions such as heart disease, cancer, diabetes and many others.
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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
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.
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Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, or COPD, is a long-term lung disease that makes breathing difficult. COPD is sometimes called chronic bronchitis or emphysema. Millions of Americans are diagnosed with COPD in the United States every year. but estimates show many people do not know they have the disease. In 2020, Michigan had 38,863 emergency department visits for COPD (MiTracking Data Portal). COPD is preventable and treatable, but there is no cure for COPD.
COPD Symptoms include
For more information on COPD, visit National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute - What is COPD?
COPD is a condition where airways and air sacs in the lungs are inflamed and damaged. Causes for COPD are:
For more information, visit CDC - About COPD.
The risk factors for COPD are:
For more information, visit CDC - About COPD.
Actions that can reduce COPD risk:
For more information on COPD, visit National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute - What is COPD?.
Your healthcare provider may test for COPD if you have symptoms or a concerning history. Healthcare providers can diagnose COPD with a spirometry test. Spirometry determines the amount and speed of air that leaves the lungs. The test also shows if there are any airway blockages. Watch spirometry testing at Spirometry video. Other tests used to diagnose COPD are Chest X-rays, CT Scan (an X-ray machine scan that uses a computer to make detailed pictures of the lungs), and blood tests.
For more information, visit National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute - COPD.
Visit your doctor or healthcare provider regularly.
COPD has no cure. Taking certain actions can help you to feel better, stay more active, and slow the progress of the disease:
For more information, visit American Lung Association - How is COPD treated.
The emergency department visits dataset was processed and created using data from Michigan Outpatient Database (MODB) and obtained with permission from the Michigan Health and Hospitalization Association (MHA) Service Corporation. The hospitalization 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:
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
National Environmental Public Health Tracking (Tracking Program)
Michigan Climate and Health Adaptation Program (MICHAP)
MiTracking - COPD (Fact Sheet)
