(AMN) β Each year, National Infant Immunization Week (NIIW) focuses on the positive impacts of vaccination on the lives of infants and children β and this year itβs a priority to ensure that families stay on track for routine checkups
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Health Department Reveals Redesigned Logo
(AMN) – The Calhoun County Public Health Department (CCPHD) has a new logo to signify the singular role of the county’s public health authority. In the last two years, CCPHD staff have shown their ability to lead our community through
MDHHS expands partnership with libraries to 70 sites
offering free at-home testing kits to Michiganders
(AMN) β The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) has expanded its efforts to provide free, at-home testing kits to underserved areas of the state by providing test kits to additional libraries for a total of 70 locations
Michigan WIC Program urges families to celebrate a world of flavors during National Nutrition Month
(AMN) – In March, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Program is joining with the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics to encourage Michiganders to focus attention on healthful eating during National Nutrition Month.
Gov. Whitmerβs Plan to Expand Access to Mental Health
(AMN) βToday, Governor Gretchen Whitmer proposed policies to invest in mental health and grow Michiganβs mental health workforce in her State of the State address. βWe need to invest in our mental health workforce, so we can put Michiganders first and ensure they have the support
Governor Whitmer Asks MDHHS to Surge 300,000 COVID-19 Test Kits to Schools and Other Priority Groups Amid Omicron Spike
(AMN) – To help ensure rapid testing is available to schools, long-term care facilities, jails, homeless shelters and for seasonal workers, Governor Whitmer has asked the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) to begin distributing more than 200,000
Michigan awarded an βAβ by national collaborative for advancement towards hepatitis C elimination
(AMN) β The State of Michigan has been awarded top marks for its efforts to eliminate hepatitis C by the national Hep ElimiNATION project. The OβNeill Institute for National and Global Health Law at Georgetown Law, National Viral Hepatitis Roundtable
What Do the Supreme Court Rulings on Vaccine Directives Mean for Employers?
(SHRM) – Now that the U.S. Supreme Court has blocked the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA’s) vaccine-or-testing rule for large employers, businesses may want to review their COVID-19-related workplace policies. OSHA’s emergency temporary standard (ETS) would have required businesses
Can at-home COVID tests be trusted with omicron? There are limits.
BRIDGE MI | By: Robin Web – Early research indicates rapid antigen COVID tests β the at-home tests relied upon by millions of Michiganders β arenβt as sensitive to detecting the omicron variant as they were to previous versions of
Governor Whitmer Statement on Emergency Response Team Heading to Michigan Amid Omicron Surge
(AMN) – Governor Gretchen Whitmer issued the following statement after President Biden announced plans to send an emergency response team to Michigan and deliver 500 million free, at-home rapid tests nationwide. βAs the Omicron variant quickly becomes the dominant strain of
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