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.
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.
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 is collected to monitor the general health and well-being of Michigan citizens.
Information on resources in your community and volunteer recruitment and training, and services provided at local DHS offices.
Equal Opportunity, Legal Base, Laws and Reporting Welfare Fraud information.
A variety of reports & statistics for programs and services.
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On any given day, a hospital emergency department may be at or near capacity. Through the Healthcare Preparedness Program (HPP), hospitals in Michigan are working to incorporate activities to surge beds and services 20% above the average daily census. Since 2002, hospitals and life support agencies have been developing, exercising and refining plans to handle an influx of patients during an emergency. Current initiatives around the state include, but are not limited to:
Each year, new activities are prioritized through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR). Current initiatives are detailed in the HPP Cooperative Agreement.
Since 2002, Michigan has established and maintained eight regional Health Care Coalitions (HCC) defined by geographical boundaries. These coalitions work with local partners within each region to prepare hospitals, emergency medical services, and other healthcare organizations to prepare for, respond to and recover from incidents. Their efforts address both short- and long-term impact to the healthcare system caused by an incident, such as pandemics, school shooting or terrorism. Additionally, each HCC has a role in response during a medical surge to support the healthcare system, to include communication and coordination across the region to the incident as well as providing limited resources, such as personal protective equipment and ventilators. HCCs they provide a level of stability and redundancy of preparedness and response services within their regions. Each region maintains one full-time regional coordinator and assistant coordinator and one part-time medical director.
The MI-Volunteer Registry database functions as a centralized collection of volunteer contact information. Individuals interested in volunteering indicate their interests and contact information in this secure, electronic environment. A wide range of professions and roles are required to adequately respond during an emergency.
DEPR's medical surge planning prepares Michigan's hospitals to surge 20% above average daily census. An important first step in a surge is to care for injured persons within a traditional hospital setting. Additional strategies move patients outside of hospital settings.
In addition to surveillance activities taking place within the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) Bureaus of Disease Control, Prevention, and Epidemiology and Laboratories, DEPR has successfully implemented several innovative systems for web-based tracking and surveillance of health threats and hospital resources in Michigan.
During the early phases of a mass casualty incident, particularly an event due to a terrorist attack using a chemical agent, healthcare systems will likely be overwhelmed. It is likely that critical emergency pharmaceuticals and other vital medical supplies may be compromised or locally limited. Two standardized pharmaceutical caches (MEDDRUN and CHEMPACK) are available to support healthcare agencies to bridge the gap between the local, regional, and state resources.
The Great Lakes Healthcare Partnership (GLHP) members began meeting in July 2005 to discuss regional Hospital Preparedness Program (HPP) collaboration that could benefit the Federal Emergency Management Agency/Health and Human Services (FEMA/HHS) Region V jurisdiction. The group meets monthly and includes the City of Chicago and states of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio and Wisconsin. Membership is comprised of HPP program leads and program staff. They are the point of contact, ensuring deliverables are being met and are in accordance with Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response (ASPR) requirements.
During a mass casualty incident, the potential for an event to impact multiple states and cross state boundaries is significant. Therefore, strong coordination and cooperation among jurisdictions is crucial. The GLHP strives to provide assistance in the first 24-72 hours of a significant incident when other resources are being activated through conventional channels.
GLHP members develop and share emergency preparedness documents, plans and resources to improve medical surge capacities using a tiered response framework. In addition, members collaborate and encourage efforts of health care preparedness, develop planning documents to enhance interstate preparedness and response, and share and learn from the challenges and successes of other members. Current efforts of the GLHP include developing operational plans for interstate communications, alerting and managing of infectious disease, burn surge and pediatric surge, an interstate medical equipment resource typing and inventory initiative.