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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.
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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.
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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.
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Serves as liaison and provides funding to Michigan’s 45 local health departments.
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Summer weather means getting outside and having fun or working in the yard, but too much heat can make you sick.1 Heat waves are the leading cause of extreme weather-related deaths in the United States.2 Michigan had 1,882 emergency department visits for heat-related illness in 2018 the most recent year data are available (MiTracking Data Portal). Average temperatures are predicted to rise by 3-6°F in the Great Lakes region by the year 2050.3 This could cause more extreme heat events and heat-related illnesses.
Heat Illness data for emergency department visits and hospitalizations are available on the MiTracking data portal.
Your body normally cools itself as your sweat evaporates. But during some extremely hot weather conditions, sweating isn't enough to cool you. Hot weather conditions can make your body temperature dangerously high, possibly leading to illness or even death.1
For more information, visit Michigan Prepares - Extreme Heat.
Those at highest risk include4:
For more risk factor information, visit CDC - Extreme Heat and Your Health.
Heat-related illnesses are preventable. Below are signs of heat-related illnesses. Some conditions like heat rash and sunburn are less severe than heat exhaustion and heat stroke. If you suspect you or someone is experiencing a heat stroke, call 911 immediately.5
Red cluster of pimples or small blisters most likely to occur on the:
Red, painful skin, sometimes with blisters
For more heat-related treatment information, visit CDC - Tips for Preventing Heat-related Illnesses.
Even short periods of high temperature can cause serious, and sometimes life-threatening, health problems. Talk with your doctor about how your chronic medical conditions or medication will be affected by heat. These are steps you can take to avoid heat illness when it's hot outside.6
For more information, visit CDC - Preventing Heat-Related Illness.
The hospitalization dataset was created from the Michigan Inpatient Database (MIDB). The emergency department visits dataset was processed and created using data from the Michigan Outpatient Database (MODB) and the MIDB obtained with permission from the Michigan Health and Hospitalization Association (MHA) Service Corporation. For more data information, visit:
National Environmental Public Health Tracking (Tracking Program)
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
Symptoms of Heat-related Illnesses
Climate Change and Extreme Heat: What You Can Do to Prepare
Michigan Climate and Health Adaptation Program (MICHAP)
Michigan Prepares: Extreme Heat
