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.
Resources and information to assist in assuring firearm safety for families in the state of Michigan.
The Division of Victim Services (DVS) provides a voice advocating for and responding to all victims of crime in Michigan. Learn more about DVS-funded programs and services, including Michigan’s 24/7, free, confidential, and anonymous domestic violence and sexual assault hotlines.
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.
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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DOCUMENTS
Great Lakes Border Health Initiative's Terms of Reference (2017)
A description of the membership, key tasks, and governance of the Great Lakes Border Health Initiative.
Great Lakes Border Health Initiative's Data Sharing Agreement (2009)
The legal guideline developed by GLBHI for sharing health information across borders (both interstate and international communications) based on the World Health Organization's International Health Regulations while respecting the individual GLBHI states'/province's data sharing laws.
Great Lakes Border Health Initiative's Infectious Disease Emergency Communications Guideline (2017)
A reference utilized by GLBHI members in order to facilitate emergency communications between states/provinces.
Great Lakes Border Health Initiative Jurisdiction Website Addresses of Immediately Notifiable Diseases (2017)
This document provides the links to each GLBHI jurisdiction's website where their most current immediately notifiable disease listings are available.
RESOURCES
The CDC Emergency Preparedness and Response website is CDC's primary source of information and resources for preparing for and responding to public health emergencies. Search for phrases such as "cross-border" and "border health."
CDC Emergency Preparedness and Response Website
CDC Public Health Law Program
Established in 2000, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Public Health Law Program, located in the Office of the Chief of Public Health Practice in the CDC Office of the Director, seeks to improve the health of the public through law.
World Health Organization's International Health Regulations (IHRs)
The new International Health Regulations (2005), which took effect on June 15, 2007, are a public health landmark for the World Health Organization (WHO) and its Member States. The global community has a new legal framework to better manage its collective defenses against acute public health risks that can spread internationally and have devastating impacts on human health as well as unnecessary negative interference on trade and travel.
International Travel Resources for Americans and Canadians
United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Travelers' Health
Select travel health information by your destination countries: What to know before you go...
CDC - Travelers' Health Yellow Book
The Yellow Book is published every two years by CDC as a reference for those who advise international travelers of health risks. The Yellow Book is written primarily for health care providers, although others might find it useful.
Health Canada - Travel Health
Health Canada provides information that will help ensure safe and healthy travels. In English and French.
United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is the unified border agency within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). CBP combined the inspectional workforces and broad border authorities of U.S. Customs, U.S. Immigration, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service and the entire U.S. Border Patrol.
Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA)
The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) ensures the security and prosperity of Canada by managing the access of people and goods to and from Canada.
CBSA - Traveler Information
The Traveler page is host to current rules and regulations, along with links to travel services and information.
United States Department of State - Bureau of Consular Affairs (CA)
The mission of the Bureau of Consular Affairs is to protect the lives and interests of American citizens overseas and to strengthen U.S. border security. CA deals with events and issues that have a personal impact: birth, death, marriage, adoption, child custody, citizenship, and relocation to another country. They also provide passports and are available to assist when citizens fall victim to crime, accident or illness in other countries.
Canada - Consular Affairs Bureau
The Consular Affairs Bureau provides information and assistance services to Canadians living and traveling abroad. In English and French.
Related Organizations
United States Department of Health & Human Services (DHHS)
DHHS is the United States government's principal agency for protecting the health of all Americans and providing essential human services.
Health Canada (HC)
HC is the Federal department responsible for helping Canadians maintain and improve their health, while respecting individual choices and circumstances. In English and French.
United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
The CDC's mission is to promote health and quality of life by preventing and controlling disease, injury, and disability.
CDC - Global Migration and Quarantine (DGMQ)
DGMQ is committed to reducing morbidity and mortality due to infectious diseases among immigrants, refugees, international travelers, and other mobile populations that cross international borders.
Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
Focused on more effective efforts to prevent chronic diseases, like cancer and heart disease, prevent injuries and respond to public health emergencies and infectious disease outbreaks, PHAC works closely with provinces and territories to keep Canadians healthy and help reduce pressures on the health care system. In English and French.
Early Warning Infectious Disease Surveillance (EWIDS)
EWIDS was a unique collaboration of state, federal and international partners to provide rapid and effective laboratory confirmation of urgent infectious disease case reports in the border regions of the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Original Federal funding ended in 2012
Eastern Border Health Initiative (EBHI)
Similar to GLBHI, EBHI is a product of the EWIDS grant provided by U.S. DHHS and CDC. Maine, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New York, Nova Scotia, Quebec and Vermont work together to improve cross-border infectious disease surveillance.
Pacific NorthWest Border Health Alliance (PNWBHA)
PNWBHA is also a product of the EWIDS grant provided by U.S. DHHS and CDC. This group is comprised of Washington, Alaska, British Columbia, Idaho, Oregon, Montana, Saskatchewan and Yukon, and they are also working to improve cross-border infectious disease surveillance in their region.
The U.S.-Mexico Border Infectious Disease Surveillance Project (BIDS)
BIDS was designed to bring together the United States' and Mexico's complementary experiences in syndromic and laboratory-based surveillance in order to work to effectively control and prevent the transmission of infectious diseases that move easily through the geopolitical boundary. BIDS serves to bridge this former surveillance gap by forming partnerships among institutions in both countries serving the region.
Canada-United States Pan-Border Public Health Preparedness Council (PBPHPC)
PBPHPC, comprised of health departments/ministries representatives from the three regional border health collaboratives (EBHI, GLBHI and PNWBHA); three non-aligned provinces and states (Alberta, Manitoba and North Dakota); and the Canada and United States federal government, was established to collectively strengthen bi-national capacity at all levels to address public health threats. Multi-lingual translator available.
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
Enhancing the quality of life for the American people by supporting production of agriculture.
USDA - Food Safety & Recalls (FSIS)
This page contains summary data on active recall cases.
United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
The FDA is responsible for protecting the public health by assuring the safety, efficacy, and security of human and veterinary drugs, biological products, medical devices, our nation's food supply, cosmetics, and products that emit radiation.
Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
CFIA is dedicated to safeguarding food, animals and plants, which enhances the health and well-being of Canada's people, environment and economy. In English and French.
Associations & Alliances
Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO)
ASTHO is the national nonprofit organization representing the state and territorial public health agencies of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and the District of Columbia. ASTHO's members, the chief health officials of these jurisdictions, are dedicated to formulating and influencing sound public health policy, and to assuring excellence in state-based public health practice.
Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE)
CSTE is a professional association of over 1,050 public health epidemiologists working in states, local health agencies, and territories. CSTE works to establish more effective relationships among state and other health agencies. It also provides technical advice and assistance to partner organizations, such as ASTHO, and to federal public health agencies such as the U.S. CDC
National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO)
NACCHO is the national organization representing local health departments. NACCHO works to support efforts that protect and improve the health of all people and all communities by promoting national policy, developing resources and programs, seeking health equity and supporting effective local public health practice and systems.
Western New York Public Health Alliance (WNYPHA)
An alliance of eight counties in western New York, WNYPHA, through public/private partnerships and collaborations, will attract resources to enable an integrated regional approach to achieving healthier communities through surveillance, education, prevention and intervention.
International Organizations
World Health Organization (WHO)
WHO is the directing and coordinating authority for health within the United Nations system. It is responsible for providing leadership on global health matters, shaping the health research agenda, setting norms and standards, articulating evidence-based policy options, providing technical support to countries and monitoring and assessing health trends.
European Union Early Warning and Response System (EWRS)
In order to ensure a rapid and effective response by the EU to events (including emergencies) related to communicable diseases, the Commission has put in place an early warning and response system (EWRS). EWRS is a web-based system linking the Commission, the public health authorities in Member States responsible for measures to control communicable diseases and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC). EEA Countries (Iceland, Lichtenstein and Norway) are also linked to the system. This program is similar to the U.S.'s EWIDS project.