September 2023

September 11, 2023

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

• Meet The Team: Kelsey Cleveland
• MDHHS Documentation Requirement Reminder 
• Mark Your Calendar: September COP Webinar
• New! Online Breastfeeding Course
• Infant Products Recalled
• Preparing for the Upcoming Respiratory Virus Season: Recommendations for Influenza, COVID-19, and RSV Vaccines for Older Adults
• National Hispanic Heritage Month Social Media Immunizations Toolkit
• Webinar Recording Available: Birth Trauma and Maternal Mental Health
• Upcoming State of Michigan (SOM) Holidays
• September Awareness Months & Holidays for Cause 
• World Suicide Prevention Day 2023
• Previously Released MIHP Updates
• Bi-Weekly Update Topic Submission
• MDHHS Publications
• Coordinator Directory
  
   

August 2023

August 28, 2023

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

• Retirement Announcement from Suzette
• Mistreatment During Maternity Care
• National Home Visiting Summit Call for Proposal
• Early Bird Registration
• Parenting Websites, Google, Bing Searches- How to Decipher if the Information is Credible
• Breastfeeding Basics
• Upcoming State of Michigan (SOM) Holidays
• August Awareness Months & Holidays for Causes
• August 28th: March on Washington 60th Anniversary
• Previously Released MIHP Updates
• Bi-Weekly Update Topic Submission
• MDHHS Publications
• Coordinator Directory

August 14, 2023

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

• Farewell from Chelsea Low Darling
• Mark Your Calendar: August COP Webinar
• Reminder: MDHHS CHW Policy Public Comment Opportunity
• Adjusted Professional Visit Progress Notes
• FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Governor Whitmer declares August as Breastfeeding Month
• Back to School Checklist: Vaccinations Up to Date
• Maternal Health Equity and Well-being Learning Series
• National Breastfeeding Month Events and Learning Opportunities
• Infant Safe Sleep Brochure - Language Translations Available
• RSV Prevention in Infants
• Upcoming State of Michigan (SOM) Holidays
• August: Awareness Months & Holidays for Causes
• Previously Released MIHP Updates
• Bi-Weekly Update Topic Submission
• MDHHS Publications
• Coordinator Directory

July 2023

July 31, 2023

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

• HARC Membership Opportunity
• Delay in Immunization Training Course
• Counterfeit and Fake Car Seats
• FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: MDHHS extends MI Safe School Indoor Air Ventilation program with free air purifiers for K-12 schools
• August is National Breastfeeding Month
• August is Immunization Awareness Month
• NEW Webinar: "Fatherhood Empowerment: Beneficial for Everyone"
• Upcoming State of Michigan (SOM) Holidays
• August: Awareness Months & Holidays for Causes
• Previously Released MIHP Updates
• Bi-Weekly Update Topic Submission
• MDHHS Publications
• Coordinator Directory

July 17, 2023

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

• MIHP Logo Update
• MIHP Visit Location Documentation
• Transition Report
• FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Mosquitos positive for Eastern Equine Encephalitis found in Bay County; Michiganders should take precautions to prevent mosquito bites
• Gearing Up for National Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM)
• Digital Storytelling Workshop Deadline Extended
• Upcoming State of Michigan (SOM) Holidays
• National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month 2023
• Previously Released MIHP Updates
• Bi-Weekly Update Topic Submission
• MDHHS Publications
• Coordinator Directory

July 3, 2023

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

• Home Visiting Survey: Help Inform a Resource Tool for Families
• Maternal Health Digital Storytelling: An Opportunity for Families
• FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Michigan families urged to check air quality, take other precautions to protect health and safety
• FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: MDHHS seeks participants for community influencer program to inform Social Determinants of Health Strategy
• Guidance on Measles during the Summer Travel Season
• Great Lakes Breastfeeding Webinar: "Human Milk and Cannabis Series"
• HRSA Celebrates the National Maternal Mental Health Hotline’s First Anniversary
• Upcoming State of Michigan (SOM) Holidays
• July Celebrations and Awareness Causes
• Previously Released MIHP Updates
• Bi-Weekly Update Topic Submission
• MDHHS Publications
• Coordinator Directory

June 2023

June 20, 2023

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

• June 2023 COP Reminder
• Delay in Immunization Training Module
• FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: MDHHS lauds U.S. Supreme Court decision that preserves rights of American Indian Tribal families
• Governor Whitmer Signs Bipartisan CROWN Act to End Hair Discrimination
• COVID-19 Vaccine Education and Equity Project Conversation
• CHW Expansion Opportunity
• REGION V PUBLIC HEALTH TRAINING CENTER: June Update: Enroll in Our Updated Course on Addressing Human Trafficking!
• Upcoming State of Michigan (SOM) Holidays
• June Celebrations and Awareness Causes
• Juneteenth
• Previously Released MIHP Updates
• Bi-Weekly Update Topic Submission
• MDHHS Publications
• Coordinator Directory

June 5, 2023

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

• MIHP Operations Guide Updated
• Income guidelines for WIC program increased; additional Michigan families may qualify
• May Coordinator Meeting Q & A – THANK YOU!
• MIHP Telehealth Q & A for Providers
• June Community of Practice Reminder
• LGBTQIA+ Training for Healthcare Professionals
• Upcoming State of Michigan (SOM) Holidays
• June Celebrations and Awareness Causes
• June is Pride Month
• Previously Released MIHP Updates
• Bi-Weekly Update Topic Submission
• MDHHS Publications
• Coordinator Directory

May 2023

May 22, 2023

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

• Updated Op Guide and Telehealth Guidance
• Reminder: Pregnancy+ App
• “Parents Partnering for Change” Training
• Public Comment Invited: Title V Block Grant Application
• Webinar - Beyond the ABCs: Inclusive Infant Safe Sleep Education for Indigenous Families
• Great Lakes Breastfeeding Webinar
• Opioid Use Disorder Webinar Opportunity
• Upcoming State of Michigan (SOM) Holidays
• May Is Mental Health Awareness Month, AAPI Heritage Month and Jewish American Heritage Month
• Mental Health Awareness Month shines spotlight on available resources
• 5 Facts To Know About AAPI Heritage Month History
• Previously Released MIHP Updates
• Bi-Weekly Update Topic Submission
• MDHHS Publications
• Coordinator Directory

May 8, 2023

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

• MIHP Advisory Group: Plan of Care 2 Revisions
• MIHP Database: Helpful Hints
• The State of Children’s Health in the U.S.
• 2023 Maternal Infant Health Summit Featured Speakers
• Creating Safe Sleeping Environments While Breastfeeding/Chestfeeding
• Federal Effective Communication Requirements for Providers
• MDHHS Announces Updates to COVID-19 Vaccines 
• COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE) End Outreach Resource Videos
• MDHHS Pilots CHW Program at COVID-19 Neighborhood Testing Sites 
• Updates to COVID Vaccines
• Fathers with NICU Experience Needed
• Upcoming State of Michigan (SOM) Holidays
• May Is Mental Health Awareness Month
• CELEBRATING AMERICA'S MORE THAN 4 MILLION REGISTERED NURSES
• Previously Released MIHP Updates
• Bi-Weekly Update Topic Submission
• MDHHS Publications
• Coordinator Directory

April 2023

April 24, 2023

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

• Directory Audit Form--Additional Clarification
• Cycle 9 Certification Reviews
• New Resource Available – Residential Wells
• Free Webinar Series: Maternal Health Equity and Well-being
• Count the Kicks Introducing: New Web-based Kick Counter!
• Children Trust Michigan Seeks Proposals
• From MDHHS: How to Stay Healthy This Tick Season
• Upcoming State of Michigan (SOM) Holidays
• April Is National Minority Health Month
• Previously Released MIHP Updates
• Bi-Weekly Update Topic Submission
• MDHHS Publications
• Coordinator Directory

April 10, 2023

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

• April Community of Practice Webinar Canceled
• MIHP Supports Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI)
• It is Black Maternal Health Week!
• Spotlight on Breastfeeding Education Resources
• COVID-19 Workshop Series – Improving COVID-19 Vaccination Rates for Children under 5
• “Parents Partnering for Change” Training
• Safe Sleep Resources by County Webpage
• Upcoming State of Michigan (SOM) Holidays
• April is National Arab American Heritage Month
• Previously Released MIHP Updates
• Bi-Weekly Update Topic Submission
• MDHHS Publications
• Coordinator Directory

March 2023

March 27, 2023

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

• MIHP Promotional TikTok Video
• Proposed Medicaid Policy Public Comment Review
• Navigating Healthcare Children's Waiver Program Webinar
• Oral Health Resources for Families
• Child Development Training for Home Visitors
• Essentials of Home Visiting Webinar Series
• Current Issues in Immunization Webinar Series
• MDHHS recognizes benefits of having a family physician during Family Medicine Week
• Upcoming State of Michigan (SOM) Holidays
• Women's History Month
• Previously Released MIHP Updates
• Bi-Weekly Update Topic Submission
• MDHHS Publications
• Coordinator Directory

March 13, 2023

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

• Preparing for the End of the Public Health Emergency
• Introducing "Just Baby: A Safe Sleep Lullaby"
• Spring is Near, but the Flu is Still Here!
• Breastfeeding Education Resources
• Mental Health and Wellbeing for Mothers
• Upcoming State of Michigan (SOM) Holidays
• Women's History Month
• Previously Released MIHP Updates
• Bi-Weekly Update Topic Submission
• MDHHS Publications
• Coordinator Directory

February 2023

February 27, 2023

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

• New Pregnancy Support App Announced
• Translated Education Packets Available
• Website Update, New Promotional Resources
• Michigan WIC transitions back to Similac brand formulas March 1
• Black History Month 2023: NICHQ Celebrates Black Health and Resistance
• MDHHS launches hotline for seasonal farmworkers to get bilingual information about COVID vaccines, other health matters
• Michigan Breastfeeding Network Webinar
• Join Us for Mother Infant Health & Equity Collaborative Meetings
• Upcoming State of Michigan (SOM) Holidays
• Previously Released MIHP Updates
• Bi-Weekly Update Topic Submission
• MDHHS Publications
• Coordinator Directory

February 13, 2023

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

• MIHP Regional Provider Network Meetings
• Reminder: February COP Webinar
• Local Leadership Groups
• Black History Month Resources
• HV and Parent Engagement Opportunity
• Breastfeeding Education Resources
• Upcoming State of Michigan (SOM) Holidays
• Previously Released MIHP Updates
• Bi-Weekly Update Topic Submission
• MDHHS Publications
• Coordinator Directory

January 2023

January 30, 2023

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

• Contact Log Requirements
• Mark Your Calendar: February COP Webinar
• February is Heart Awareness Month
• Navigating Michigan’s Child Welfare System
• Training Opportunities for Providers
• Upcoming State of Michigan (SOM) Holidays
• Previously Released MIHP Updates
• Bi-Weekly Update Topic Submission
• MDHHS Publications
• Coordinator Directory

January 17, 2023

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

• Meet the Team: Alissa Borowiak
• Welcome New MIHP agency!
• Infant Products Recalled
• Support for Pregnant People with Breast Cancer
• New MDHHS "Eat Safe Fish" Guidelines
• Cervical Cancer Awareness Month Screening Reminder
• EHDI National Conference Parent Scholarship
• Upcoming State of Michigan (SOM) Holidays
• Previously Released MIHP Updates
• Bi-Weekly Update Topic Submission
• MDHHS Publications
• Coordinator Directory

January 3, 2023

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

• Virtual Consultation Requests
• Mark Your Calendar! January COP
• Doula Registry Applications Being Accepted
• Freedom From Smoking - Virtual Program
• Upcoming State of Michigan (SOM) Holidays
• Previously Released MIHP Updates
• Bi-Weekly Update Topic Submission
• MDHHS Publications
• Coordinator Directory

December 2022

December 19, 2022

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

• Health Plan HV Referral Policy Comments Due
• Medicaid Coverage of Doula Services
• Updated Booster for Infants and Young Children
• Infant Safe Sleep Brochure - New Language Translations Available
• MSU Extension January Offerings
• Perinatal and Early Childhood Oral Health Training
• Upcoming State of Michigan (SOM) Holidays
• Previously Released MIHP Updates
• Bi-Weekly Update Topic Submission
• MDHHS Publications
• Coordinator Directory
  
   

December 6, 2022

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

• Welcome New MIHP Provider!
• MHEF Awards Announced
• New Resource on Child and Teen Vaccines
• New ACEs Infographic
• Free Virtual Baby Showers
• Centering Maternal Health in Storytelling Efforts
• Upcoming State of Michigan (SOM) Holidays
• Previously Released MIHP Updates
• Bi-Weekly Update Topic Submission
• MDHHS Publications
• Coordinator Directory

November 2022

November 21, 2022

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

• Infant Footed Pajamas Recall
• COVID-Associated Hospitalizations of Infants
• COVID-19 and Pregnancy
• Listeria Outbreak Linked to Enoki Mushrooms
• Count the Kicks
• New Study Shows Benefits of Flu Vaccination During Pregnancy
• Upcoming State of Michigan (SOM) Holidays
• Previously Released MIHP Updates
• Bi-Weekly Update Topic Submission
• MDHHS Publications
• Coordinator Directory

November 7, 2022

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

• CC360 Q&A Document Available
• Translated Family Information Sheets Available
• Pediatrics and Pregnancy Vaccine Updates
• November is National Diabetes Month
• Upcoming State of Michigan (SOM) Holidays
• Previously Released MIHP Updates
• Bi-Weekly Update Topic Submission
• MDHHS Publications Coordinator Directory

October 2022

October 24, 2022

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

• MIHP Policy Exceptions
• October is Infant Safe Sleep Awareness Month
• Additional Safe Sleep Awareness Resources
• New COVID-19 Vaccine Videos Featuring Michigan Families
• CDC Monkeypox Webinar
• Closing out Celebrate Babies Week!
• Previously Released MIHP Updates
• Bi-Weekly Update Topic Submission
• MDHHS Publications
• Coordinator Directory

October 10, 2022

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

• Risk Identifier Billing Clarification
• Updated MIHP Overview Training Module
• Infant Safe Sleep Awareness Month
• Monkeypox Update
• Flu Vaccine Resources – Pregnancy and Infancy
• Webinar on Postpartum Psychosis
• Behavioral Health Training Opportunities
• Previously Released MIHP Updates
• Bi-Weekly Update Topic Submission
• MDHHS Publications
• Coordinator Directory

September 2022

September 26, 2022

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

• Reminder! COP Webinar on Tuesday
• CareConnect360 Demo Sessions This Week!
• New: Quality Assessment Resources for MIHP Providers
• Opportunity to Customize the MIHP Family Information Sheet
• IT Update - Required Training Modules Hosted by The Institute
• MDHHS Press Release
• October is Infant Safe Sleep Awareness Month & SIDS Awareness Month
• COVID-19 Vaccination Rates for Michigan’s Youngest Children
• September is Sickle Cell and Infant Mortality Awareness Month
• Previously Released MIHP Updates
• Bi-Weekly Update Topic Submission
• MDHHS Publications
• Coordinator Directory

September 12, 2022

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

• Updated COVID-19 Booster Vaccine
• September is National Recovery Month
• Michigan Breastfeeding Network Webinar
• Previously Released MIHP Updates
• Bi-Weekly Update Topic Submission
• MDHHS Publications
• Coordinator Directory

August 2022

August 29, 2022

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

• AAP Webinar Recording Now Available
• Michigan Home Visiting Initiative
• Reminder: Home Visiting Provider Session
• Infant Product Recalled
• USDA Extends Infant Formula Waivers
• Infant Safe Sleep Brochure - New Language Translations Available
• Lead Prevention Resources for Refugee and Immigrant Families
• New Infographic - Understanding & Preventing Adverse Childhood Experiences
• New Virtual Training! Harm Reduction: Responding to the Needs of Individuals and Communities
• Webinar: The Benefits of Maternal Immunization
• Previously Released MIHP Updates
• Bi-Weekly Update Topic Submission
• MDHHS Publications
• Coordinator Directory

August 15, 2022

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

• Reminder: August COP Webinar
• Clarification from August 1st Bi-Weekly Update
• Personnel Roster Reminder
• Advisory Group Update
• Nursing and Social Work Continuing Education
• MDHHS Press Release: Free COVID-19 Tests
• Vaccine Communication Module
• August is Breastfeeding Month
• Media Campaign Launch
• Career Opportunity: Home Visiting Consultant
• Home Visiting Provider Session
• Previously Released MIHP Updates
• Bi-Weekly Update Topic Submission
• MDHHS Publications
• Coordinator Directory

August 1, 2022

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

• Meet The Team: Meagan Chuey
• Car Seat Recall Information
• August is Immunization Awareness Month
• August 2022 is Home Visiting Month!
• New and Updated MIHP Information Sheets
• New MDHHS Monkeypox Website
• Mini-Grant for Printing and Shipping Vaccine Resources
• Virtual Baby Safety Fair
• Breastfeeding Webinars and More
• Reflective Supervision and Consultation Training
• Webinar Recording: The Importance of Educating Fathers on Child Birth and Safe Sleep
• Previously Released MIHP Updates
• Bi-Weekly Update Topic Submission
• MDHHS Publications
• Coordinator Directory

July 2022

July 18, 2022

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

• Updated MIHP Education Packet
• SIDS Awareness Month Webinar
• Infant Safe Sleep Educational Opportunities
• Position Filled: Public Health Community Liaison
• MDHHS Press Release: Free COVID19 Tests for At-Risk Communities
• MDHHS Press Release: 988 Crisis Line
• IT Update - Required Training Modules Hosted by The Institute
• MIHP Provider Feedback Requested
• Pregnancy Testimonial Video – COVID-19 Vaccination
• Previously Released MIHP Updates
• Bi-Weekly Update Topic Submission
• MDHHS Publications
• Coordinator Directory

July 5, 2022

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

• MIHP Email Alert Has a New Name!
• Required Training Course IT Issues Resolved
• Resource Spotlight: Home Visitor Safety
• Trauma Informed Home Visitor Training
• Do Children Need to be Vaccinated Against COVID-19?
• Healthy Native Babies Project - Webinar Series
• COVID-19 Pregnancy & Breastfeeding, Fatherhood Infographics in Spanish
• Know Your Rights: Reproductive Health Care
• Affordable Connectivity Program
• Previously Released MIHP Updates
• Bi-Weekly Update Topic Submission
• MDHHS Publications
• Coordinator Directory

June 2022

June 21, 2022

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

• Meet The Team: Maria Garcia
• Infant Product Recalled
• Fisher-Price Infant/Toddler Rocker Notice
• Addressing Food Insecurity in an Urban Area
• Drinking Water & Resources for Families
• Think Babies Michigan Opportunities
• Order FREE CDC Immunization Schedules
• World Sickle Cell Day Resources
• Supplemental Motivational Interviewing Training
• Previously Released MIHP Updates
• Bi-Weekly Update Topic Submission
• MDHHS Publications
• Coordinator Directory
  

June 6, 2022

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

• MIHP Consultation and Support
• COVID-19 Vaccine Updates
• Cycle 9 Clarification for MCIR-Related Requirements
• Cycle 9 Progress Note
• Mark Your Calendar! June COP Webinar
• ZERO TO THREE Fellowship - Call for Applications 2022-2024
• HRSA/MCHB Information for Families During the Formula Shortage
• Reminder! Summer 2022 Virtual Baby Fair
• KFF Report on Misinformation About COVID and Pregnancy
• Upcoming Workshop: Suicide Prevention in Indigenous Communities
• Webinar - The Importance of Educating Fathers on Child Birth and Safe Sleep
• Previously Released MIHP Updates
• Bi-Weekly Update Topic Submission
• MDHHS Publications
• Coordinator Directory

May 2022

May 23, 2022

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

• Mark Your Calendar! June COP Webinar
• May 2022 Coordinator Meeting
• All Providers: Recordkeeping Reminder
• Responsive Partnership Toolkit
• Infant Formula Shortage
• Diabetes During Pregnancy
• HRSA Launches Maternal Mental Health Hotline
• Safe Infant Sleep Baby Registry Guide
• Summer 2022 Virtual Baby Fair
• New CDC Study Underscores Burden of Influenza on Children
• Title V Block Grant Application Public Comment
• Holding Space after Buffalo New York
• Previously Released MIHP Updates
• Bi-Weekly Update Topic Submission
• MDHHS Publications
• Coordinator Directory

May 9, 2022

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

• Meet The Team - Adrianna High
• Final Reminder! May Coordinator Meeting
•  Home Visiting Model Consultant Position
• May is PMAD Awareness Month
• AAP Releases New Videos Answering Parents’ Questions about Childhood Vaccines
• Updated Blood Lead Levels and MIHP MCIR Companion Guide
• Secondhand and Thirdhand Smoke
• FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Michigan releases 2022 Eat Safe Fish Guides to help residents learn about and plan for local fish consumption
• Webinar: Addressing Maternal Health in a Time of COVID-19
• Previously Released MIHP Updates
• Bi-Weekly Update Topic Submission
• MDHHS Publications
• Coordinator Directory

April 2022

April 25, 2022

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

• 2022 MIHP May Coordinator Meeting
• Open Summary Error Message
• MIHP Public Health Community Liaison Position
• MDHHS New Website Launch
• Proposed Medicaid Policy 2210-Doula
• CMS Approves Michigan’s Extension of Medicaid & CHIP Coverage for 12 Months After Pregnancy
• National Infant Immunization Week
• April is Autism Acceptance Month
• NOW AVAILABLE: "Honoring Indigenous Parenthood from Conception through Postpartum"
• Opportunity for Case Management Conference and Continuing Nurse Education
• Previously Released MIHP Updates
• Bi-Weekly Update Topic Submission
• MDHHS Publications
• Coordinator Directory
  
  

April 11, 2022

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

• Public Health Week Acknowledgement
• Feedback Opportunity
• Infant Product Recalled
• Risk Identifier Requirements Before Billing or Providing MIHP Services
• MIHP to Launch New Website
• Changes to COP Webinars
• Reminder: Maternal Infant Health Summit Registration is Open!
• More Fruits and Vegetables Available for WIC Families
• April is Child Abuse Prevention Month
• Black Maternal Health Week (BMHW)
• National Minority Health Month
• Treating Chronic Hypertension in Early Pregnancy Benefits Parents, Babies
• Yes, It’s Still Flu Season, and Disparities are Evident
• Link to MDHHS Publications
• Coordinator Directory
• Topic Submission
• Previously Released MIHP Weekly Updates

March 2022

March 28, 2022

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

• Protected Health Information (PHI)
• MIHP Cycle 9 Guidance Update
• CDC Foundation Launches New “Live to the Beat” Campaign
• CDC Milestone Updates
• Webinar: Understanding and Responding Effectively to Vaccine Hesitancy
• One Little Girl’s Death and Michigan’s Falling Childhood Vaccination Rates
• Polio Risk, Ukraine, and Immunization
• National Poison Prevention Week 2022
• Lead Poisoning Prevention – MDHHS Modules Available
• Ukrainian/Russian Refugees and IECMH Needs
• Michigan Breastfeeding Network Webinar
• Link to MDHHS Publications
• Coordinator Directory
• Topic Submission
• Previously Released MIHP Weekly Updates

March 14, 2022

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

• REMINDER! COP Webinar
• REMINDER 2! May Coordinator Meeting
• Medicaid bulletin, HASA 22-03
• Free Webinar: COVID-19 and Pregnancy
• Early Elective Delivery - Having the Conversation! 
• Father Engagement Conference
• Early Childhood Mental Health Assessment Learning Collaborative Recruitment
• New ACOG Resources Promoting COVID-19 Vaccine
• Additional COVID-19 Resources
• Link to MDHHS Publications
• Coordinator Directory
• Topic Submission
• Previously Released MIHP Weekly Updates

February 2022

February 28, 2022

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

• MDHHS Press Release on Heart Health Awareness Month
• 2022 CDC Recommended Immunization Schedules
• Equity, Vaccine Hesitancy, and the COVID-19 Vaccine
• Black History Month: Honoring the Legacy of Black Health Professionals and Scholars
• March 4th is International HPV Awareness Day
• Maternal Infant Health Summit 2022 - Exhibitor & Sponsor Opportunity
• NOW AVAILABLE! "Human Lactation and Mental Health: Best Practices" webinar
• Michigan Breastfeeding Network is Hiring!
• Link to MDHHS Publications
• Coordinator Directory
• Topic Submission
• Previously Released MIHP Weekly Updates

February 14, 2022

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

• RELEASE: Gov. Whitmer and Lt. Governor Gilchrist Celebrate Black History Month
• February is Black History Month 
• Infant Safe Sleep Policy Project
• Save the Date: Maternal Infant Health Summit
• Hear Her Campaign
• NIH-funded study suggests COVID-19 increases risk of pregnancy complications
• RECORDING AVAILABLE: Hearing Native Mothers: A Tribal Discussion on Supporting Maternal Health
• Link to MDHHS Publications
• Coordinator Directory
• Topic Submission
• Previously Released MIHP Weekly Updates

January 2022

January 31, 2022

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

• Meet the Team - Chelsea Low Darling 
• MIHP May 2022 Coordinator Training
• Personnel Roster Clarification - Date of 1st Independent Home Visit 
• Waiver Staff Application Instructions - License Number Submission 
• Webinar and Dialogue with Experts Series: Improving Outcomes for Families Affected by Prenatal Alcohol Exposure Confirmation
• Perinatal Cannabis Use in the Era of Increasing Legalization: Considerations for State MCH Programs - AMCHP
• Virtual Baby Safety Fair - Winter & Indoor Safety
• Parent Opportunity: MIHP Representation Needed
• Link to MDHHS Publications
• Coordinator Directory
• Topic Submission
• Previously Released MIHP Weekly Updates

January 18, 2022

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

• Welcome Back, Chelsea and Maria!
• MIH Specialist Position Opening
• Public Access to Immunization Records
• Vaccine Hesitancy & Motivational Interviewing
• 2022 New Webinar Training Schedule
• January is Human Trafficking Awareness Month
• Quality Improvement Learning Collaborative Opportunity - Deadline Extended
• Link to MDHHS Publications
• Coordinator Directory
• Topic Submission
• Previously Released MIHP Weekly Updates 

January 3, 2022

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

• Meet the Team: Maria McGinnis
• Seeking Comments: Cycle 9 Draft Operations Guide and Revised Forms
• Birth Defects Awareness Month
• MI-AIMH Executive Director Opening
• Link to MDHHS Publications
• Coordinator Directory
• Topic Submission
• Previously Released MIHP Weekly Updates

December 2021

December 27, 2021

• There is no Weekly Update for the week of December 27, 2021

December 20, 2021

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

• MDHHS Holiday Schedule and Weekly Update Changes
• Statement on Infant Formula Shortage
• Quality Improvement Learning Collaborative Opportunity
• MIHP Consultant Position Posted
• Infant Crier Fall 2021 Edition
• Link to MDHHS Publications
• Coordinator Directory
• Topic Submission
• Previously Released MIHP Weekly Updates

ATTACHMENTS

NONE

December 13, 2021

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

• Lunch and Learn Study Group 
• Great Lakes Breastfeeding Webinars
• U.S. Surgeon General Town Hall
• Upcoming State of Michigan Holidays
• Link to MDHHS Publications
• Coordinator Directory
• Topic Submission
• Previously Released MIHP Weekly Updates

ATTACHMENTS

NONE

December 6, 2021

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

• AMCHP Perinatal Cannabis Report
• Nine Ways to Add Self-Care Into Your Holiday Season
• HRSA "We Can Do This" Campaign
• Tis the Season To Be Surveyed
• Upcoming State of Michigan Holidays
• MIH Summit Call for Presentations
• Link to MDHHS Publications
• Coordinator Directory
• Topic Submission
• Previously Released MIHP Weekly Updates

ATTACHMENTS

NONE

November 2021

November 29, 2021

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

• Third Hand Smoke Webinar Available
• National Influenza Vaccination Week
• Smoking and Safe Sleep Bulletin Board
• Free Smoking Cessation Webinars
• Link to MDHHS Publications
• Coordinator Directory
• Topic Submission
• Previously Released MIHP Weekly Updates

ATTACHMENTS

NONE

November 22, 2021

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

• "Warning" Message in MIHP Application 
• Meet The Team: Arielle Moore
• MIHP Agency Survey
• Social-Emotional Development Wheels
• MIH Summit Call for Presentations
• Safe Sleep Holiday Travel Reminders
• More Fruits and Vegetables Available for WIC Families
• Thanksgiving Office Closure
• Link to MDHHS Publications
• Coordinator Directory
• Topic Submission
• Previously Released MIHP Weekly Updates

ATTACHMENTS

NONE

November 15, 2021

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

• MIHP Website Language Updates
• MIHP Agency Directory Issue
• Remember! COP Webinar This Week
• Diabetes Awareness Month
• Link to MDHHS Publications
• Coordinator Directory
• Topic Submission
• Previously Released MIHP Weekly Updates

ATTACHMENTS

NONE

November 8, 2021

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

• Covid 19 Toolkit for Pregnant People and New Parents
• Virtual Baby Fair
• CDC Toolkit for Pregnant People
• Parent/Family Committee Representation Opportunity
• Link to MDHHS Publications
• Coordinator Directory
• Topic Submission
• Previously Released MIHP Weekly Updates

ATTACHMENTS

NONE

November 1, 2021

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

• Required Training Outlook for 2022
• Internet Browser Information
• Which Infant Products to Use?
• Opioid Settlement Funds Survey
• AG Nessel Press Release on Toxic Metals in Baby Food
• November COP Webinar Reminder
• Link to MDHHS Publications
• Coordinator Directory
• Topic Submission
• Previously Released MIHP Weekly Updates

ATTACHMENTS

NONE

October 2021

October 25, 2021

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

• Delayed Weekly Update Distribution
• Meet The Team: Connie Frantz
• Safe Sleep Awareness Month: Week 4
• MDHHS Urges Getting Flu Vaccine
• Impact of Climate Change on Health
• 2020 Home Visiting Report Available
• New Feature: Link to Publications
• Coordinator Directory
• Topic Submission
• Previously Released MIHP Weekly Updates

ATTACHMENTS

NONE

October 18, 2021

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

• Reminder: November COP Webinar
• Social Media's Impact on Mental Health
• Celebrate Babies Week
• ASQ Online System Demonstration
• MIHEIP - Year Two Highlights
• New Feature: Link to MDHHS Publications
• Coordinator Directory
• Topic Submission
• Previously Released MIHP Weekly Updates

ATTACHMENTS

NONE

October 11, 2021

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

• Reminder-Free Birth and Baby Class
• Safe Sleep Awareness Month: Week 2
• RSV Awareness Month 
• Rural Child Care Innovation Program
• Focus on Fathers
• Coordinator Directory
• Topic Submission
• Previously Released MIHP Weekly Updates

ATTACHMENTS

NONE

October 4, 2021

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

• CDC Booster Shot Recommendation
• Infant Safe Sleep Awareness Month
• Temporary Update to Waiver Staff Training Requirement
• DC: 0-5 Webinar Opportunity
• Coordinator Directory
• Topic Submission
• Previously Released MIHP Weekly Updates

ATTACHMENTS

NONE

September 2021

September 27, 2021

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

• Hispanics and Health Care Coverage
• Infant Product Recall!
• Hospital and Healthcare Guide
• State of Michigan Alerts and Newsletters 
• MIHP Consultant Job Posting
• Coordinator Directory
• Topic Submission
• Previously Released MIHP Weekly Updates

ATTACHMENTS

NONE

September 20, 2021

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

• Free Birth and Baby Classes
• Temporary Update to Required MIHP Training
• Great Lakes Breastfeeding Webinars
• New Resource-TANF
• Child Tax Credit Resources
• Free Safe Sleep Training
• Announcing Keynote Presenters for the 2022 MI-AIMH Biennial Conference
• State of Oral Health Disparities 
• Coordinator Directory
• Topic Submission
• Previously Released MIHP Weekly Updates

ATTACHMENTS

NONE

September 13, 2021

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

• Reminder! COP Webinar
• Adult ACEs Infographic
• Press Release: Adult Access to Immunization Records
• National Sickle Cell Awareness Month
• Adolescent Pregnancy and Parenting Program (MI-APPP)
• Coordinator Directory
• Topic Submission
• Previously Released MIHP Weekly Updates

ATTACHMENTS

NONE

September 7, 2021

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

• Meet the Team: Cherie Ross
• National Recovery Month
• Job Opening-Data and Policy Fellow
• VIRTUAL YouTHRIVE Teen Parent Summit 9/13-9/17
• Pregnancy and Breastfeeding with Hepatitis C: What You Need to Know
• Gov. Whitmer Proclaims September as Hispanic Heritage Month
• Coordinator Directory
• Topic Submission
• Previously Released MIHP Weekly Updates

ATTACHMENTS

NONE

August 2021

August 30, 2021

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

• Meet the Team-and a Farewell!
• IT Hint: Open Summary Error Message
• Children's Trust Fund Survey
• Quality Corner: Understanding ACEs
• Coming Soon - Call for Workshops and Student Posters for the 2022 MI-AIMH Biennial Conference
• Health Equity Summit: Registration Now Open
• Happy Labor Day!
• Coordinator Directory
• Topic Submission
• Previously Released MIHP Weekly Updates

ATTACHMENTS

NONE

August 23, 2021

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

• New MIHP Manager! 
• Black Breastfeeding Week 
• Immunization Awareness Month 
• Detroit Safe Sleep Walk- N- Rally 
• Coordinator Directory 
• Topic Submission 
• Previously Released MIHP Weekly Updates

ATTACHMENTS

NONE

August 16, 2021

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

• COVID Vaccination During Pregnancy
• Safe Sleep Training Save the Date
• National Breastfeeding Month
• MI-AIMH Biennial Conference
• Free Text Messaging Service
• H.O.P.E. Trainings from ECIC 
• Coordinator Directory
• Topic Submission
• Previously Released MIHP Weekly Updates

ATTACHMENTS

NONE

August 9, 2021

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

• WIC Formula Change Effective Nov. 1
• National Breastfeeding Month Resources
• Presenters Needed for Infant Safe Sleep Webinar
• Great Lakes Breastfeeding Webinars
• Dental Therapy Licensing Rules
• Coordinator Directory
• Topic Submission
• Previously Released MIHP Weekly Updates

ATTACHMENTS

NONE

August 2, 2021

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

• August is National Breastfeeding Awareness Month!
• Assistance with Rent and Utilities
• Virtual Fatherhood Conference 
• Join the Planning for Celebrate Babies Week! Oct. 18-22, 2021
• Coordinator Directory
• Topic Submission
• Previously Released MIHP Weekly Updates

ATTACHMENTS

NONE

July 2021

July 26, 2021

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

• Breast and Cervical Cancer Control Navigation Program
• Virtual Reflective Practice Symposium
• Summer Sprint to Coverage Campaign
• July 28th is World Hepatitis Day
• Coordinator Directory
• Topic Submission
• Previously Released MIHP Weekly Updates

ATTACHMENTS

NONE

July 19, 2021

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

• Supporting Fathers
• Hepatitis C Testing and Training 
• Grief and Bereavement Resources
• Meet the Team: Suzette Burkitt-Wesolek
• Coordinator Directory
• Topic Submission
• Previously Released MIHP Weekly Updates

ATTACHMENTS

NONE

July 12, 2021

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

• REMINDER! COP Webinar on July 14
• MIHP Services Exception Requests
• Agency Directory Contact Information
• Great Lakes Breastfeeding Webinars
• MDHHS Health Equity Position Open
• Coordinator Directory
• Topic Submission
• Previously Released MIHP Weekly Updates

ATTACHMENTS

NONE

July 6, 2021

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

• Exception Requests for MCIR Uploads
• Infant Product Recalled
• Early On Program Eligibility
• July is Healthy Vision Month 
• Coordinator Directory
• Topic Submission
• Previously Released MIHP Weekly Updates

ATTACHMENTS

NONE

June 2021

June 28, 2021

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

• Mark Your Calendar - Case Management Conference 
• "Hear Her" Campaign Resources 
• Free Child Care To Get Vaccinated
• July is Healthy Vision Month
• Coordinator Directory
• Topic Submission
• Previously Released MIHP Weekly Updates

ATTACHMENTS

NONE

June 21, 2021

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

• MCIR Record Requirements
• COVID-19 Vaccines and Racial and Ethnic Minority Populations
• PRAMS Data Article
• Webinar: Substance Use Disorder and Pregnancy
• Virtual Baby Fair Registration
• Coordinator Directory
• Topic Submission
• Previously Released MIHP Weekly Updates

ATTACHMENTS

NONE

June 14, 2021

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

• New Federal Safety Standard for Infant Sleep Products 
• Infant Products Recalled 
• Opportunity to Participate in Stress During Pregnancy Study
• June is Men's Health Month
• Supporting Parents in Getting Pediatric Vaccinations
• COVID-19 Vaccines and Racial and Ethnic Minority Populations
• Coordinator Directory
• Topic Submission
• Previously Released MIHP Weekly Updates

ATTACHMENTS

NONE

June 7, 2021

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

• NIH Director's Blog: COVID Vaccines Safe for Pregnant Women
• June is Pride Month
• Substance Use Disorder and Pregnancy Webinar
• June: Father's Day
• 2021 Texas Fatherhood Summit
• Meet the Team: Dan Thompson
• Coordinator Directory
• Topic Submission
• Previously Released MIHP Weekly Updates

ATTACHMENTS

NONE

June 1, 2021

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

• 2021 Home Visiting Conference 
• Clarification on PVPN Telehealth Entry 
• Children's Trust Fund Opportunity 
• HRSA Maternal Health Webinar Series 
• Safe Sleep Tips en Español 
• 2021 Endorsement® Spring Newsletter! 
• Coordinator Directory 
• Topic Submission 
• Previously Released MIHP Weekly Updates

ATTACHMENTS

NONE

May 2021

May 24, 2021

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

• Telehealth Guidance Update 
• Great Lakes Breastfeeding Webinars
• ZERO TO THREE Newsletter
• Webinar Opportunities: COVID-19 Vaccines and Women
• Coordinator Directory
• Topic Submission
• Previously Released MIHP Weekly Updates

ATTACHMENTS

NONE

May 17, 2021

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

• Revised Telehealth Claim Submission
• Mental Health Awareness Month
• COVID Vaccination in Pregnancy Study
• ASQ-3 and ASQ:SE-2 Screening by Other Entities
• Emergency Broadband Benefit
• Coordinator Directory
• Topic Submission
• Previously Released MIHP Weekly Updates

ATTACHMENTS

NONE

May 10, 2021

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

• Coordinator Meeting Follow-up
• National Women's Health Week
• Great Lakes Breastfeeding Webinars
• The Child Tax Credit
• Michigan Infant Mortality Lowest in Recorded History
• Coordinator Directory
• Topic Submission
• Previously Released MIHP Weekly Updates

ATTACHMENTS

NONE

May 3, 2021

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

• Internet Browser Information 
• Mental Health Awareness Month 
• Free Cancer and Health Screening 
• Michigan Breastfeeding Plan 
• Save the Date: Annual Capital Climb 
• Coordinator Directory 
• Topic Submission 
• Previously Released MIHP Weekly Updates

ATTACHMENTS

NONE

April 2021

April 26, 2021

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

• Quality Corner: Billing Audits 
• May Coordinator Meeting Reminder
• Child Abuse Prevention Month
• Developmental Risk on IDS
• The "Absent Black Father" Myth
• Coordinator Directory
• Topic Submission
• Previously Released MIHP Weekly Updates

ATTACHMENTS

NONE

April 19, 2021

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

• Quality Corner: SEI Visit Coding
• Asian American and Pacific Islander Health
• Reminder: Reproductive Health Learning Sessions
• Sleep-Related Infant Deaths Among Minorities
• Coordinator Directory
• Topic Submission
• Previously Released MIHP Weekly Updates

ATTACHMENTS

NONE

April 12, 2021

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

• Reminder! Coordinator Meeting Registration Deadline Approaching
• Required Training for MIHP
• Celebrate Black Maternal Health Week
• CDC Eviction Moratorium Extension 
• Infant Safe Sleep Resources
• Reducing the Risk of Heavy Metal Ingestion in Infants
• Coordinator Directory
• Topic Submission
• Previously Released MIHP Weekly Updates

ATTACHMENTS

NONE

April 5, 2021

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

• National Minority Health Month 2021
• Reminder: Registration Open for MIHP Coordinator Meeting
• MIHP Website Additions
• EmbraceRace Webinar Opportunity
• Think Babies Michigan Survey
• Coordinator Directory
• Topic Submission
• Previously Released MIHP Weekly Updates

ATTACHMENTS

NONE

March 2021

March 29, 2021

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

• COP Survey Reminder
• Clarification: New MDS and IDS Fields
• MI Health Alert Network: Delta-8-THC
• COVID Vaccine Information for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Individuals
• Great Lakes Breastfeeding Webinars
• PMAD Livestream Event
• Virtual Parent Support Groups 
• Coordinator Directory
• Topic Submission
• Previously Released MIHP Weekly Updates

ATTACHMENTS

NONE

March 22, 2021

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

• Michigan Breastfeeding Plan Workgroup Opportunity
• MDS and IDS Additions Coming
• Bedtime Routines to Promote Infant Safe Sleep
• New! Spanish and Arabic Language Documents Posted
• Call for Proposals: MIBFN Racial Equity COVID-19 Fund
• Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
• ACEs Prevention Survey
• Coordinator Directory
• Topic Submission
• Previously Released MIHP Weekly Updates

ATTACHMENTS

NONE

March 15, 2021

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

• Quality Corner: Changes in Cycle 8
• Safety Plans Required for Interpersonal Violence History
• Accessing the MIHP application in MILogin
• IT Hint: Open Summary Error Message 
• National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day - March 20
• Post-Partum Survey Opportunity 
• MI-AIMH Implicit Bias Webinar
• Coordinator Directory
• Topic Submission
• Previously Released MIHP Weekly Updates

ATTACHMENTS

NONE

March 8, 2021

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

• Quality Corner: Changes in Cycle 8
• CHAMPS 101 Webinar Series
• Reproductive Health Listening Sessions!
• 2021 Great Lakes Breastfeeding Webinars
• National Women & Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day - March 10th
• MIHP Manager Position Posted
• COP Webinar Reminder
• Coordinator Directory
• Topic Submission
• Previously Released MIHP Weekly Updates

ATTACHMENTS

NONE

March 1, 2021

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

• Quality Corner: Changes in Cycle 8
• COP Webinar Reminder
• Correction to the February 22nd Weekly Update
• Black Maternal Health Virtual Conference
• EmbraceRace: Teaching and Talking to Kids About Race
• Intersectionality While Working on Diversity and Inclusion
• Coordinator Directory
• Topic Submission
• Previously Released MIHP Weekly Updates

ATTACHMENTS

NONE

February 2021

February 22, 2021

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

• Quality Corner: Changes in Cycle 8
• MI Bridges Partner Survey
• Celebrating Black History Month: News Moms Need!
• Mark Your Calendar: March Community of Practice Webinar
• COVID-19 Vaccine Resources
• Think Babies Michigan Launch
• Call for Proposals: Michigan Premier Public Health Conference
• Coordinator Directory
• Topic Submission
• Previously Released MIHP Weekly Updates

ATTACHMENTS

NONE

February 16, 2021

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

• Quality Corner: Changes in Cycle 8
• Hypertension and COVID-19 Awareness
• National WIC Association Report
• Home Visiting Conference Call for Presentations Deadline Extended
• Infant Safe Sleep Video Series
• Webinar and Infographic: The Legacy of Racism & COVID-19
• Coordinator Directory
• Topic Submission
• Previously Released MIHP Weekly Updates

ATTACHMENTS

NONE

February 8, 2021

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

• Gov. Whitmer and Lt. Gov. Gilchrist Recognize Black History Month 
• Black History Month Social Media and Outreach Toolkit
• Quality Corner: Changes in Cycle 8
• January COP Webinar Now Available
• Coordinator Directory
• Topic Submission
• Previously Released MIHP Weekly Updates

ATTACHMENTS

NONE

February 1, 2021

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

• Infant Referrals in the MIHP Application
• New Form for Agency Information Updates
• February "Essentials of Home Visiting" Webinars
• February is Heart Awareness Month
• Concept Paper: "The Power of Fathers"
• Coordinator Directory
• Topic Submission
• Previously Released MIHP Weekly Updates

ATTACHMENTS

NONE

January 2021

January 25, 2021

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

• Clarification: Adding a POC 2 
• MIH Summit Call for Proposals 
• HUD "Find Shelter" Tool Introduced 
• Opioid Use Disorder Toolkit 
• Coordinator Directory 
• Topic Submission 
• Previously Released MIHP Weekly Updates

ATTACHMENTS

NONE

January 19, 2021

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

• National Day of Racial Healing
• Exception Request Deadline
• Revisions to Contact Log Instructions
• Michigan Tobacco Quitline Reminder
• Community of Practice Survey
• Coordinator Directory
• Topic Submission
• Previously Released MIHP Weekly Updates

ATTACHMENTS

NONE

January 11, 2021

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

• Community of Practice Webinar Reminder
• Additional Information on Exception Requests
• Stress and Depression Risk Referrals
• Reminder: Safe Sleep and Choking
• MC3 Perinatal Informational Sessions
• Building Resilience Webinar 
• Coordinator Directory
• Topic Submission
• Previously Released MIHP Weekly Updates

ATTACHMENTS

NONE

January 4, 2021

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

• Mark Your Calendar: 2021 MIHP Agency Coordinator Meeting
• Essentials of Home Visiting Webinars
• MI Bridges Referral Partner Reminder
• USDA Dietary Guidelines 
• Coordinator Directory
• Topic Submission

ATTACHMENTS

NONE

December 2020

December 21, 2020

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

• COVID-19 Vaccination Priorities
• Michigan Maternal Mortality Review Committee: Membership Opportunity
• Infant Product Recall
• MI-AIMH Membership Renewal
• January is Birth Defects Prevention Month
• MI-AIMH Training Opportunity
• Vaccines and Safe Sleep
• Coordinator Directory
• Topic Submission

ATTACHMENTS

NONE

December 14, 2020

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

• January COP Webinar-Mark Your Calendar! 
• Second Call: Provider Telehealth Survey 
• Reminder-Public Comment Sought on Michigan Breastfeeding Plan 
• Maternal Infant Health, Safe Sleep Action Committee 
• Safe Sleep Communications Toolkit 
• Reminder--Stay Well Campaign 
• Coordinator Directory 
• Topic Submission

ATTACHMENTS

NONE

December 7, 2020

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

• IMPORTANT! MIHP Agency Provider Survey on Telehealth
• WIC Program Breastfeeding Information
• Reminder! Virtual Baby Fair
• Maternal Infant Health Summit Recorded Sessions
• Resources for Providers and Families from ECIC
• Coordinator Directory
• Topic Submission

ATTACHMENTS

NONE

November 2020

November 30, 2020

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

• CHAMPS Webinar Series FAQs
• World AIDS Day and National Influenza Vaccination Week
• Coordinator Directory
• Topic Submission

ATTACHMENTS

NONE

November 23, 2020

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

• Personnel Roster Update: Waiver Staff
• Family Engagement and Focus Group Recruitment
• Diabetes Awareness Month
• FAQs--MI Bridges Referrals to MIHP
• Holiday Office Closures
• Coordinator Directory
• Topic Submission

ATTACHMENTS

NONE

November 16, 2020

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

• Great Lakes Breastfeeding Webinar
• Native American Heritage Month
• Michigan State Health Assessment
• Prematurity Awareness Month
• MDHHS Virtual Baby Fair
• Fall 2020 Infant Crier 
• Coordinator Directory
• Topic Submission

ATTACHMENTS

NONE

November 9, 2020

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

• Southeast Michigan MIHP Participant Survey Brief Released
• Office of Women's Health Breastfeeding Guide
• MIHP Correspondence Issues
• Webinar: Antiracist Policy and Advocating for America's Children
• The Video Call Signal That Protects Domestic Violence Survivors
• Coordinator Directory
• Link for Updating Email Addresses
• Topic Submission

ATTACHMENTS

NONE

November 2, 2020

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

• Certification Review Information
• Certification Specifications Guidance
• Webinar: Engagement Strategies for Practitioners and Families
• MIHEC Meeting
• Maternal Infant Health Action Committees
• Webinar Opportunities: Safe Delivery Program and Adoption
• Link for Updating Email Addresses
• Topic Submission

ATTACHMENTS

NONE

October 2020

October 26, 2020

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

• Updated MIHP Guidance and Resources
• Staff Training Completion Forms
• Prenatal-to-Three Policy Initiative: Parent and Provider Opportunity
• Infant Safe Sleep/SIDS Awareness Month
• Supportive Groups for Home Visitors
• Baby Steps Newsletter
• Link for Updating Email Addresses
• Topic Submission

ATTACHMENTS

NONE

October 19, 2020

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

• Urgent! Call for Parent Representatives for HV Advisory Committee
• MI Bridges Referrals to MIHP
• PMAD Online Support Groups available
• Speaking Up and Speaking Out
• Neighborhood COVID-19 Testing Sites
• Supportive Groups for Home Visitors
• Celebrate Babies Week
• Link for Updating Email Addresses
• Topic Submission

ATTACHMENTS

NONE

October 12, 2020

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

• Guidelines for Submission of Paper Charts for Certification Review
• Interventions Completed During the Risk Assessment Visit
• CPSC Warning on Nursing Pillows for Sleep
• Celebrate Babies Week
• Parenting Awareness Michigan Conference
• Infant Safe Sleep Awareness Month
• Link for Updating Email Addresses
• Topic Submission
• Coordinator Directory

ATTACHMENTS

NONE

October 5, 2020

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

• Infant Safe Sleep Month/SIDS Awareness Month
• Required MIHP Training Update
• Michigan's Safe Delivery Program
• 2020 MIH Virtual Summit Recordings
• Link for Updating Email Addresses
• Topic Submission

ATTACHMENTS

NONE

September 2020

September 28, 2020

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

• Clarification on Email Verification 
• Infant Safe Sleep Awareness Month! 
• Home Visiting Conference Recordings 
• MIHEIP Year One Highlights - 2020 
• Racial Equity Leaders Cohort 
• "Learn the Signs. Act Early." Ambassador Program 
• Updates from Our Maternal Infant Health Partners and Programs 
• Coordinator Directory 
• Topic Submission

ATTACHMENTS

NONE

September 21, 2020

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

• Reminder to Verify Email Addresses
• Safety Plan/Action Plan Documentation
• Racial Equity Leaders Cohort Opportunity
• National Child Passenger Safety Week
• Parenting in Context Webinars
• Coordinator Directory
• Topic Submission

ATTACHMENTS

NONE

September 14, 2020

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

• Home Visiting Advisory Committee Parent Representative Opportunity
• Eviction Diversion Program
• Save These Dates: Celebrate Babies Week!
• The Importance of Perinatal and Infant Oral Health
• Coordinator Directory
• Topic Submission

ATTACHMENTS

NONE

September 8, 2020

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

• Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Training
• MILogin FTP Site Maintenance
• Michigan Launches Black Breastfeeding Collaborative
• Sickle Cell Awareness Month and Hispanic Heritage Month
• Coordinator Directory
• Topic Submission

ATTACHMENTS

NONE

August 2020

August 31, 2020

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

• September is National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month and Newborn Screening Month!
• Changes to Achieve OnDemand Training Modules
• Michigan Regional Perinatal Quality Collaboratives
• Healthy People 2030 Plan Released
• APHA Report on Health & Housing Equity
• Coordinator Directory
• Topic Submission

ATTACHMENTS

NONE

August 24, 2020

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

• New Infant Safe Sleep Materials 
• PSI Training in Grand Rapids 
• Infant Mental Health Practice Core Competency Training Series 
• CDC "Hear Her" Campaign 
• CHAMPS 101 Training 
• Coordinator Directory 
• Topic Submission

ATTACHMENTS

NONE

August 17, 2020

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

• Mother Infant Health & Equity Collaborative (MIHEC) Meeting
• 2-1-1 Update
• August is Child Support Month in Michigan
• Black Breastfeeding Week & Breastfeeding Awareness Month
• Gov. Whitmer declares August Breastfeeding Awareness Month
• August is National Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM)!
• Coordinator Directory
• Topic Submission

ATTACHMENTS

NONE

August 10, 2020

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

• POC 2 Clarification 
• Save the Date: September Community of Practice Webinar 
• CDC Million Hearts Initiative: Partner Activation Toolkit 
• MI Breastfeeding Network: Breastfeeding Awareness Month Resources 
• CDC Webinar: Reducing Polysubstance Abuse in Pregnancy 
• NICHQ: Practical Opportunities to Reduce Sleep-Related Infant Deaths 
• CDC Milestone Tracker 
• Infant Safe Sleep Training Opportunity

ATTACHMENTS

NONE

August 3, 2020

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

• Cycle 8 Certification Specifications Update
• HV Conference Model Day Q&A
• AAP Updated Guidance for COVID-19
• Smoking and COVID-19
• National Breastfeeding Month
• National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
• Achieve OnDemand Webinars
• Coordinator Directory

ATTACHMENTS

NONE

July 2020

July 27, 2020

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

• MIHP Updates and Reminders
• Billable vs. Non-Billable PVPN
• Medicaid provider updates
• 30th Anniversary of the ADA
• National Immunizations Awareness Month
• 2020 Michigan Hospital & Healthcare Guide

ATTACHMENTS

NONE

July 20, 2020

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

• Required MIHP Provider Training
• Infant/Toddler Webinar Series Recording Available
• Pregnant Moms Need Protection Too!
• Detroit Health Department Weekly Teleconference
• Racism's Impact on Maternal and Child Health
• Registration Reminder: 2020 Michigan Home Visiting Conference
• Strolling Thunder Virtual Voices
• Clarification on Governor's Guidelines on Resuming In-Person Visits
• CDC Webinar: Promising Practices in Health Equity

ATTACHMENTS

Home-based early childhood services - Revised - 07.15.2020

July 13, 2020

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

• Governor's Advisory Group Guidelines
• Reminder: Community of Practice Webinar, July 14th
• Child Trends Annual "State of Babies Yearbook 2020"
• Date Correction-Achieve OnDemand Webinars
• Improving Equity Across Michigan's Health Care System

ATTACHMENTS

NONE

July 6, 2020

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

• Cycle 7-8 Certification and Documentation Crosswalk
• Mark Your Calendar! July Community of Practice Webinar
• AHRQ Postpartum mental health challenge
• Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI)
• Join the P3 Policy Movement
• Omitted Responses on ASQs
• Upcoming Conference Reminders-Registration Now Open
• Role of the MDHHS Office of Inspector General

ATTACHMENTS

Cycle 7-8 Certification and Documentation Crosswalk

June 2020

June 29, 2020

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

• MIHP Website Updates
• Breastfeeding Education Webinar
• Dads Help Baby Sleep Safe Too
• Infographic: Seven Strategies for Conducting Virtual Visits
• MI AIM Handbook

ATTACHMENTS

NONE

June 22, 2020

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

• Certification Review Delay
• Overview of the MIHP Training Course
• Pregnancy and Birth Complications in Deaf and Hard of Hearing Women
• Infant/Toddler Webinar Series
• Approved Mobile Application for MIHP beneficiaries
• Father's Day Resources!
• HIV-Related Changes in Michigan's Public Health Code

ATTACHMENTS

• HIV-STD Update

June 15, 2020

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

• MIHP Administrative Updates
• Black Mothers' Breastfeeding 2019 Annual Report
• Maternal Infant Health Summit Registration Now Open
• Public Comment Invited on Title V Block Grant Application
• State Health Assessment Survey
• Infant Safe Sleep Webinar
• Update on ECIC Parent and Provider Webinars

ATTACHMENTS

NONE

June 8, 2020

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

• MIHP Administrative Updates
• Achieve OnDemand Webinars
• Maternal Infant Health Summit Rescheduled
• Men's Health Month
• Parenting Tips for Dads During the COVID-19 Crisis
• Michigan Breastfeeding Network Webinar
• Training Opportunities from ECIC
• ACEs Prevention Webinar
• MIHP Services Exception

ATTACHMENTS

NONE

June 1, 2020

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

• Cycle 8 Forms
• Safe Sleep Resources
• New Resource! Providing RSC via Distance Technology
• The Link Between Marijuana Use and COVID-19 Outcomes
• Home Visiting During COVID-19: Survey Results
• MDHHS "STAY WELL" Website Updated with New Resources

ATTACHMENTS

NONE

May 2020

May 26, 2020

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

• ASQ Companion Guide
• Recording for the 2020 MIHP May Coordinator Meeting
• Personnel Rosters-Reminder
• Certified Lactation Counselor Training
• 2-1-1 Update
• Discharge Summary Samples Posted on Website
• New Resources on Breastfeeding and Pregnancy During COVID-19
• Update to COVID-19 Provider Guidance on MIHP Website

ATTACHMENTS

NONE

May 18, 2020

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

• Temporary Changes for State of Michigan and MIHP Staff
• CDC: Updated Resources for Communities on COVID-19
• Updated Infant Safe Sleep Resources

ATTACHMENTS

NONE

May 11, 2020

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

• MIHP Coordinator Meeting "Practice" Webinar
• Resources for Mental Health Awareness Month
  • Capital Steps PMAD Event
  • Coronavirus Mental Health Resources from MDHHS
  • NICHQ Social Media Resources
  • Crisis Text Line for Mental Health Support
• Update: May 21st MIHEC Meeting

ATTACHMENTS

NONE

May 4, 2020

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

• March of Dimes Supportive Pregnancy Virtual Groups
• MI-AIMH Webinar: "When It's Not a Perfect Pregnancy"
• IECMHC and Children's Equity Project: Webinar Series
• Register Today: Achieve OnDemand Webinars
• Reminder! MIHP May Coordinator Webinar Registration

ATTACHMENTS

NONE

April 2020

April 27, 2020

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

• Rapid Response Virtual Home Visiting Project
• Caring for a New Baby during the Pandemic
• From the CDC: Maintaining Childhood Immunizations During the Pandemic
• FREE On-demand Webinars from the Michigan Breastfeeding Network
• How to Protect Babies During the Pandemic

ATTACHMENTS

NONE

April 20, 2020

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

• COVID-19 UPDATES!
• April Achieve OnDemand Complimentary Webinar
• May Coordinator Meeting
• NICHQ National Minority Health Month Webinars
• From our WIC Partners: Operations Continue Amid Pandemic
• Certification Review Process Changes Due to COVID-19 State of Emergency
• Acceptable Alternatives to Secure Fax Transmission for Beneficiary Transfers

ATTACHMENTS

NONE

April 13, 2020

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

• COVID-19 UPDATES!
• REMINDER! Black Maternal Health Week 2020 is April 11th - April 17th
• Planning Ahead for Infant Safe Sleep
• Approved mobile application

ATTACHMENTS

NONE

April 6, 2020

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

• COVID-19 UPDATES!
• Required Training Documentation
• Getting Pregnant (or not) During Coronavirus
• Register Today: Achieve OnDemand Webinars
• Cycle 8 Form Implementation Guidance
• Mark Your Calendar! May Coordinator Webinar

ATTACHMENTS

• Cycle 8 Form Changes 4.6.2020

March 2020

March 30, 2020

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

• COVID-19 UPDATES!
• Required Training Documentation
• Telehealth Service in Infant Mental Health Home Visiting
• Using Social Media to Raise Awareness About Infant Safe Sleep
• What to Know About Coronavirus and Pregnancy

ATTACHMENTS

NONE

March 23, 2020

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

• CORONAVIRUS UPDATES!
• Request for Information on Shortages in MIHP Communities
• MDHHS MIHP Statement on Product Endorsement
• Required Training for MIHP Staff
• Governor Whitmer's "Stay Home, Stay Safe" Press Conference

ATTACHMENTS

• COVID-19 Resources from ADAA

March 16, 2020

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

• IMPORTANT! COVID-19 UPDATES
• #BMHW20: "Centering Black Mamas: The Right to Live & Thrive"
• Request for Information: Maternal/Infant Health Care in Rural Communities

ATTACHMENTS

NONE

March 9, 2020

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

• Reminder! Bi-Monthly Community of Practice Webinar
• Get the Story on the Coronavirus Crisis
• Entering Risk Identifiers
• Transfers and discharges
• Coronavirus (COVID-19)-State of Michigan Response
• Mileage Reimbursement Adjustment for Non-Emergency Medical Transportation

ATTACHMENTS

NONE

March 2, 2020

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

• Update on MIHP Policy and Procedure Revisions
• Protocol Approval Deadline Extension
• Register Today: Achieve OnDemand Webinars
• Information on COVID-19 from CDC
• Clarification on AAP Statement on Bedsharing
• Maternal Child Health Workgroup March Meeting-MHPs Only

ATTACHMENTS

NONE

February 2020

February 24, 2020

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

• MIHP Required Training Update
• Electronic Health Record Survey
• Family Medicine Week in Michigan: February 23 - 29
• American Academy of Pediatrics Statement on Bedsharing
• LAST CALL! IHP Case Management Seminar Registration

ATTACHMENTS

NONE

February 14, 2020

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

• IT Alert! MIHP Application Deployment
• Electronic Health Record Survey
• Browser Recommendation for MIHP Application
• Webinar - Cannabis Use: Implications for Pregnancy and Beyond
• MI-AIM Three-Part Training Series
• Printing Maternal and Infant Discharge Summaries
• Reminder - Great Lakes Breastfeeding Webinar

ATTACHMENTS

NONE

February 10, 2020

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

• IT ALERT! MIHP Application Deployment
• Protocol Revision Update
• Achieve OnDemand Upcoming Webinars
• Sleep Baby Safe and Snug Book
• Article: Myths, Facts and Postpartum Depression
• Final Medicaid Bulletin on CPT and Procedure Code Updates
• Webinar: Strategies for Combating Racism in Health Systems
• Reminder! Institute for Health Policy Case Management Seminar
• Recommended Immunization Schedule for Children and Adolescents
• Michigan Maternal Mortality Surveillance (MMMS) - Data Update
• Childbirth Education Class Offered

ATTACHMENTS

NONE

January 2020

January 31, 2020

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

• IMPORTANT! Weekly Update Schedule Change 
• Update: Required MIHP Training
• Advanced Training Opportunity: Infant Safe Sleep 
• Black Maternal Health Week 2020 Webinar 
• February is American Hearth Month
• Clarification-New Professional Visit Progress Notes 
• Inclined Sleeper Recalls
• State of the State Address Highlights Maternal & Infant Health

ATTACHMENTS

NONE

January 24, 2020

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

• Certification Cycle 8 Update
• Protocol Revision Update
• CPT Codes 96167 and 96168 
• Health Plan Updates
• MIHP Regional Coordinator Meetings
• Save The Date! 2020 Michigan Home Visiting Conference

ATTACHMENTS

• MIHP Coordinator Directory 1.24.2020

January 17, 2020

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

• Weekly Update Distribution Problems
• MIHP Bi-Monthly Community of Practice Webinars
• January is Cervical Health Awareness Month
• Great Lakes Breastfeeding Webinar
• Institute for Health Policy Case Management Conference
• Registration Now Open for the 2020 Maternal Infant Health Summit
• 2020 Michigan Home Visiting Conference - Call for Presentation
• Medicaid Health Plan Contact Information
• Corrected Dates for Detroit Resident Resource Flyer

ATTACHMENTS

• MIHP Medicaid Health Plans Contacts
• Detroit Infant Safe Sleep Classes - Revised

January 10, 2020

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

• Bi-Monthly Community of Practice Webinar Reminder 
• Cycle 8 Protocol Review Update
• City of Detroit Residents Resources 
• New! Searchable Agency Map by County
• National Day of Racial Healing:  January 21st

ATTACHMENTS

• Detroit Baby Safe Sleep Classes 2020

January 3, 2020

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

• Additional information on MHP Communication Requirement
• Updated Professional Visit Progress Notes and POC 1 Available!
• Cycle 8 Protocols
• New Interactive Safe Sleep Resource

ATTACHMENTS

NONE

December 2019

December 27, 2019

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

• Change in MHP Communication Requirement
• New SAMHSA Publication on Use of Marijuana
• 2020 Maternal Infant Health Summit
• MDHHS Newborn Screening Roadmap

ATTACHMENTS

NONE

December 20, 2019

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

• IMPORTANT! MIHP PROCESS CHANGES
• SCRIPT (Smoking Cessation and Reduction in Pregnancy Treatment) Available in the City of Detroit
• Follow Up On EHDI Presentation at MCH Workgroup Meeting
• January 2020 Maternal Infant Health Program Related Code Changes
• Birth Defects Prevention Month Promotional Toolkit

ATTACHMENTS

NONE

December 13, 2019

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

• The Impact of Institutional Racism on Maternal and Child Health
• 2020 Mother Infant Health and Equity Collaborative Meetings
• Great Start MIHP Childbirth Education Class Offered
• Spotlight: Healthy Pregnancy for Every Body

ATTACHMENTS

• Childbirth Education Flyer January 2020

December 6, 2019

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

• MIHP Required Training Update
• MDHHS Approved Plan of Care, Part Two Form Posted
• Combined Plan of Care, Part Two Risk Level Clarification
• Marijuana Communications Toolkit
• Plan of Care, Part Two Revision – Associated Program Forms
• Call for Participants: Reflective Supervision Survey

ATTACHMENTS

NONE

November 2019

November 29, 2019

No Issue this Week due to Holiday

November 22, 2019

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

• Draft Cycle 8 Certification Tool
• Holiday Travel Reminders
• MDHHS issues RFP for Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Programing
• MIHP Required Training Updates
• MIHP Service Exception Clarification
• Breastfeeding Takes a Village
• Community of Practice Calls
• Achieve OnDemand December Webinar Series
• Smoking and Safe Sleep Bulletin Board Kit

ATTACHMENTS

• FASD Community Projects RFP
• Coordinator Directory

November 15, 2019

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

• Reminder, December 9th Maternal Child Workgroup Meeting
• 2020 Maternal Infant Health Summit
• Exposure to Opioids and Gabapentin During Pregnancy
• CPSC Warns Consumers to Stop Using All Inclined Sleepers
• US Surgeon General Advisory on Marijuana's Effects on the Developing Brain
• New Think Babies Resource: State Fact Sheets on Infant-Toddler Nutrition
• Did You Know?  Early Adversity Has Lasting Effects
• University of Michigan Online Course: Impacting The Opioid Crisis
• Healthy Asian American Project: Community Baby Shower

ATTACHMENTS

• EMU Baby Shower
• Bengali EMU Baby Shower Flyer 
• 2020 MIS Save the Date
• U of M Free On Line Training

November 8, 2019

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

• December 9th Maternal Child Workgroup
• March of Dimes Report Card
• Postpartum Family Resource
• National Diabetes Month 2019
• CDC Report on Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACES)
• My Birth Control App
• Childbirth Education Opportunity in SE Michigan
• Post Birth Warning Signs Resource
• Community Meetings About Work Requirements for Healthy Michigan Plan

ATTACHMENTS

• CDC MMWR 11.5.19
• CBE Flyer SE Michigan

November 1, 2019

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

• Smoking and Safe Sleep
• Plans of Care, Part Two--Final Drafts
• Vaccinating Pregnant Women

ATTACHMENTS

NONE

October 2019

October 25, 2019

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

• Social Determinants of Health - New Infographic
• Beneficiary Grievance & Rights and Responsibility Participant Form (5707)
• Domestic Violence Awareness Month Webinar-October 3Ist
• Make Healthcare Better for Moms

ATTACHMENTS

• Domestic Violence Awareness Month Webinar
• Coordinator Directory 
• McKee National Deaf Mom Study
• Social Determinants of Health Infographic

October 18, 2019

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

• National Institute for Children’s Health Quality Resources:
• Fast Facts for Champion Support for Caregiver Depression
• Preventing SIDS and Sleep-Related Infant Deaths
• MIHP Operations Guide with Revisions Posted
• Achieve OnDemand Self-Paced Courses

ATTACHMENTS

NONE

October 11, 2019

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

• Is It Okay for Babies to Sleep in Car Seats?
• Record Remedy Request Reminder
• MI Login Security Reminder
• Michigan Head Start Association’s Fifth Annual Health Institute

ATTACHMENTS

• MIHP Record Revision Form MDHHS-5678
• MIHP Record Deletion and Correction Instructions

October 4, 2019

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

• Plans of Care, Part Two Revision – Draft Infant Domains Posted
• Required Training for MIHP Agencies
• Updated Resource for MHPs by County
• HRSA PHC Digest: Addressing Maternal Depression Recorded Webinar
• New Interactive Safe Sleep Resource
• Announcing The 78th Bi-Monthly State Breastfeeding Coalitions Webinar
• Maternal Infant Health Summit Seeks Session Proposals
• MIHP Medicaid Fee Database Updated

ATTACHMENTS

NONE

September 2019

September 13, 2019

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

• Free Kits to Help with Opioid Overdoses - Available Saturday
• Immigrant Public Charge Letter from MDHHS Director Robert Gordon
• New Resource from MDHHS Tobacco Section
• Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Awareness Day
• Social Media Messages for Safe Sleep Awareness Month
• MI-AIMH Developmental Wheels
• Birth Detroit Launch and Learn
• September is National Preparedness Month

ATTACHMENTS

• Infant Safe Sleep Month Social Media Posts for September 2019
• Birth Detroit
• MDHHS Director Gordon Public Charge Letter
• MI-AIMH Developmental Wheels

September 6, 2019

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

• Pay Cycle 40 Delay
• Required Training Information
• Plans of Care, Part Two Revision--Maternal POC 2s Posted
• Immunization Reminder
• Mother Infant Health Equity Improvement Plan Released

ATTACHMENTS

NONE

August 2019

August 23, 2019

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

• 2019 Mother Infant Health Equity Improvement Plan (MIHEIP) Town Hall Meetings
• Centering Pregnancy Video
• Comments on “Caring 4 Students” Medicaid Policy
• Certified Lactation Counselor (CLC)® Training
• EHR Survey Reminder
• Post-Birth Warning Signs Flier

ATTACHMENTS

• Post Birth Warning Signs
• HCP 2019 Fall Flyer
• August 16, 2019

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

• Upcoming Health Equity Webinars
• 2019 Home Visiting Conference Evaluation
• Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders Training
• Immunization Reminder
• Professional Staff Waiver Reminder
• Electronic Cigarettes Webinars

ATTACHMENTS

NONE

August 9, 2019

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

• University of Michigan Study Looks at Opiod Prescription Use Among New Mothers
• MCMCH Friday Notes
• Implicit Bias Resource Guide
• Tobacco Cessation Program for Teens
• Grant Opportunity: Addressing Perinatal Opioid Use Disorder
• Permission Prior to Facility Outreach Reminder
• Plans of Care, Part Two Revision

ATTACHMENTS

NONE

August 2, 2019

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

• Trauma Informed Care- A Case-Based Virtual Course
• Electronic Health Record Survey
• Home Visiting Conference Model Day Presentation
• NIHCQ Webinar: Moving the Needle on Health Equity

ATTACHMENTS

• Home Visiting Conference

July  2019

July 26, 2019

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

•  Community of Practice Presentation
•  Lead and Copper Rule Town Hall meeting 
•  AHRQ Primer on Maternal Safety 

ATTACHMENTS

• The Truth about E-Cigarettes
• LRC Virtual Town Hall

July 19, 2019

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

• Emails being sent directly to MIHP Staff
• Marijuana and Pregnancy
• Postpartum Support International Two-Day Conference
• Bi-Monthly Webinar
• Smoking & Safe Sleep Flyer
• Contact Log Documentation Reminder
• TED Talk: How Racism Harms Pregnant Women, and What Can Help

ATTACHMENTS

• Smoking and Safe Sleep Brochure
• July 12, 2019

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

• Bi-Monthly Agency Call – The Truth about E-Cigarettes
• New Training Modules Coming Soon
• Reflective Supervisors Need Oxygen Too
• 2019 Michigan Home Visiting Conference
• Safe to Sleep® #SafeSleepSnap Social Media Activity

ATTACHMENTS

NONE

July 5, 2019

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

•  2019 Michigan Home Visiting Conference
•  Quality Corner: Record Keeping Reminder
•  Waiver and Training Completion Forms
•  IMH Statewide Training: July 26, 2019
•  Documentation of Change in Case Manager
•  Bi-monthly Webinar: The Truth about E-Cigarettes
•  Phone Number Correction: Online System for Mandated Reporter

ATTACHMENTS

NONE

June  2019

June 28, 2019

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

•  2019 Michigan Home Visiting Conference
•  Substance Exposed Infant (SEI) Interventions 
•  Quality Corner-Corrective Action Plans
•  SAMSHA Marijuana Webpage
•  New Federal Standards to Improve Safety of Highchairs

ATTACHMENTS

• 19HV Registration Brochure Final

June 21, 2019

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

• 2019 Michigan Home Visiting Conference
• MDS and IDS Printout
• MIHP Communication Tool
• Date First Addressed--POC 2 Confusion
• Preventing Preterm Birth
• Fax Cover Sheet for Transfer
• Implicit Bias Resource Guide
• Safe Infant

ATTACHMENTS

• Implicit Bias Resource
• MDHHS 5650 MHP Communication Tool
• MDS IDS Print Instructions
• Safe Infant Sleep Resources AMCHP
• Safe Infant Sleep Resources AMCHP

June 14, 2019

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

• Hearing Rescreen for MIHP Beneficiaries
• 2019 Michigan Home Visiting Conference 
• Postpartum Support International Training
• Safe Sleep Resources for Father's Day
• Water Shut Off Resource Referral Survey

ATTACHMENTS

• Flyer for PSI Two Day Battle Creek October 2019
• MIHP EHDI LTF Fax Letter Template
• Safe to Sleep Campaign Fathers Day

June 7, 2019

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

• Unsafe Sleep Spaces
• Celebrating dads, with "Dads to the Bone" Podcasts 
• CDC's Public Health Grand Rounds on Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood Nutrition
• 2019 Michigan Home Visiting Conference
• New Online System for mandated Reporters

ATTACHMENTS

NONE

• 19HV Registration Brochure
• 2019 Hepatitis Awareness Month Press Release
• Coffective Materials Available to MI WIC Agencies
• MHAW Messaging May 2019

May  2019

May 31, 2019

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

• MDHHS Invites Public Comment on Title V Block Grant
• Raise Awareness and Suicide Prevention 
• Quality Corner-LARA Verification
• Information on Deadly Tick born Disease Prevention
• Clarification and Reminder about HV Conference

ATTACHMENTS

NONE

No Issue May 24th

May 17, 2019

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

• Quality Corner Clarification
• 2019 Michigan Home Visiting Conference
• Serving Military Families in MIHP
• ASQ Companion Guide Update
• 961-Baby Hotline
• Postpartum Depression & Anxiety Infographic

ATTACHMENTS

• 19HV Registration Brochure
• ASQ Companion Document

May 10, 2019

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

• New Child Poverty Reports
• Hepatitis Awareness Month
• May Coordinator Training
• Coffective Materials Available to MI WIC Agencies
• 2019 Michigan Home Visiting Conference
• Maternal Health Awareness Week
• Community Water Fluoridation
• Quality Corner

ATTACHMENTS

NONE

May 3, 2019

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

• Personnel Roster Updates
• Record Revision Requests
• Perinatal Marijuana Use
• New Staff Waiver Application
• 2019 Michigan Home Visitation Conference
• Research from Child Trends

ATTACHMENTS

• Michigan Home Visiting
• Marijuana Use in Pregnancy BDEO Resource List

April 2019

April 26, 2019

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

• Field Confidentiality Guidelines
• Triple Lock Requirement
• MIHP Coordinator Directory
• Michigan Licensing and Regulatory Affairs Verification of Licensure
• Infant Risk Identifier (IRI) Update
• Operations Guide Clarification: When a Beneficiary Refuses Enrollment

April 19, 2019

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

• Pre-Review documents
• May 2019 Coordinator Meetings
• Infant Product in the News
• Infant Safe Sleep Training Opportunity
• Measles Outbreak Continues

ATTACHMENTS

NONE

April 12, 2019

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

• Dental Visits During Pregnancy
• CDC Traveler's Health Update
• March for Babies Walks
• May 2019 Coordinator Meetings
• Measles Outbreak Continues
• National Minority Health Month--Social Media Graphic

ATTACHMENTS

NONE

April  5,  2019

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

• May 2019 Coordinator Meetings
• Michigan Online Reporting System (MORS)
• African American Mental Health Symposium
• Great Lakes Breastfeeding Webinars
• Museums for All Program
• April Quality Corner: Confidentiality
• April is National Minority Health Month

ATTACHMENTS

NONE

March 2019

March 29, 2019

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

• 2019 CSHCS Annual Meeting
• Discharge Summary Completion Tips
• 2019 Michigan Premier Public Health Conference
• May 2019 MIHP Coordinator Training
• Institute for Health Policy’s Annual Spring Case Management Conference

ATTACHMENTS

NONE

March 22, 2019

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

• May 2019 MIHP Coordinator Training
• Infographic: Smoking & Pregnancy
• Motivational Interviewing Resources
• Achieving Birth Equity through Systems Transformation (ABEST) Project

ATTACHMENTS

NONE

March 15, 2019

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

• Persuasive Storytelling Workshop
• Post Birth Warning Signs
• How Babies Sleep and Eat
• MIHP May Coordinator Training
• There's Still Time to Register! MIBFN Quarterly Network Meeting 3/26/2019

ATTACHMENTS

NONE

March 8, 2019

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

• Safe Sleep Video Volunteer Request -- Reminder 
• Updated CDC Zika Travel Guidance
• Breastfeeding Education Webinar 
• Upcoming MIHP Webinar
• 2019 Michigan Home Visiting Conference – Save the Date

ATTACHMENTS

NONE

March 1, 2019

• MIHEIP Available for Public Comment
• Up-To-Date Immunizations: Does this include the Flu vaccine?
• 2019 Michigan Home Visiting Conference – Save the Date
• Final Title X Rule Detailing Family Planning Grant Program
• New Fast Facts: Feeding Challenges for Premature Infants
• Clarification of Bulletin MSA-18-18, Managed Care Dental
• PEW Trust: More babies are being born with syphilis. Blame meth and opioids

ATTACHMENTS

NONE

February 2019

February 22, 2019

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

• “What is Trauma-Informed Care?”
• New Transfer Fax Cover Sheet
• 2019 MI-AIMH Biennial Conference
• Newborn Screening
• United States Preventative Service Task Force (SPSTF): Counseling Best for Perinatal Depression Prevention

ATTACHMENTS

NONE

February 15, 2019

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

• Medicaid Health Plan Communication
• Upcoming Conference/Meeting Updates
• Topics for Future MIHP Training Survey
• IHP Case Management Conference
• Michigan Newborn Screening Infographic
• CDC Offers Free Food Recall Info Tool
• Safe Sleep Video Volunteer Request
• Quality Corner: Signed Consents and Continuation of Services

ATTACHMENTS

NONE

February 8, 2019

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

• New MIHP MILogin Navigation Function
• Topics for Future MIHP Trainings Survey
• Webinar: Infant Safe Sleep Program Updates
• Michigan WIC Connect Mobile App
• 2019 Child/Adolescent and Adult Immunization Schedules
• Call for Presentation Last Call – 2019 Home Visiting Conference

ATTACHMENTS

NONE

February 1, 2019

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

• Database Record Revision Requests
• Documentation of Safety Plan Review
• MILogin Usernames – Working for more than one MIHP
• Plan of Care (POC) 3 – If void of one discipline
• Corrections on Consents
• Contact Logs
• Blended Visit Clarification
• IHP Case Management Conference
• IMH Statewide Committee Meeting

ATTACHMENTS

NONE

January 2019

January 25, 2019

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

• Physician Orders
• MHP Payment in excess of the MIHP Fee Scale
• Information Sharing
• MDHHS Partial Government Shutdown Update
• CDC Fact Sheet: Marijuana and Pregnancy
• Safe Sleep Training Clarification
• Triple Lock Clarification
• Electronic Signature
• IBCLC Billing Clarification

ATTACHMENTS

NONE

January 18, 2019

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

• Federal Government Shutdown Update
• Help #FindFolicAcid by sharing this social media toolkit
• NICHQ: Maternal Depression Issue Brief
• Upcoming MIHP Webinars

ATTACHMENTS

NONE

January 11, 2019

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

• 2019 Maternal Infant Health Summit
• WIC Formula Reminder
• MRI Worksheet Revisions Posted
• Safe Sleep Training Requirement
• Triple Lock System
• Back Sleeping and Reflux
• Healthy People Updates
• 2019 Michigan Home Visiting Conference

ATTACHMENTS

NONE

January 4, 2019

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

• MIHP Operations Guide Posting
• Infant Safe Sleep Trainings
• MIHP Support and Communication
• Upcoming MIHP Webinars
• Eat Safe Fish
• Quality Corner: Indicator #9, Pre-Review Documents

ATTACHMENTS

NONE