November 3rd, 20210The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS), doctors and state public health leaders are urging Michigan parents to get their children ages 5 to 11 vaccinated with Pfizer's COVID-19 pediatric vaccine, which received emergency use authorization for this age group from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and was...
October 21st, 20210HAMTRAMCK — After elevated levels of lead in the city's water system were detected, the city of Hamtramck partnered with the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) to distribute one free water filter with replacement cartridges, per address, to Hamtramck residents on Thursday from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. in...
September 8th, 20210LANSING — With more than 60 percent of students statewide covered by a mask mandate, new quarantine guidelines have been released.
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) has issued new quarantine guidance for both symptomatic and asymptomatic students.
“When layered prevention strategies such as masking,...
August 20th, 20210LANSING — Despite a recommendation from the state’s top health official, the State Board of Education and the governor are still not mandating masks in schools.
Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) Chief Medical Executive Dr. Joneigh Khaldun has issued a recommendation for the state to issue a mask mandate in...
August 5th, 20210LANSING — The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) has issued updated recommendations for schools for the new school year.
The updated recommendations are designed to help prevent transmission of COVID-19 within school buildings, reduce disruptions to in-person learning and help protect vulnerable individuals...
March 10th, 20210LANSING — Michigan college students enrolled in career and technical education programs are now eligible to receive food assistance if they meet other requirements.
The Michigan Departments of Labor and Economic Opportunity (LEO) and Health and Human Services (MDHHS) are encouraging students to apply by developing a new initiative...
February 19th, 20210LANSING — The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) has been notified of delays in shipments due to winter weather.
With extreme winter weather throughout the country, including Texas, Tennessee and Kentucky, the CDC has said that vaccine shipments coming in are continuing to be delayed.
“We ask that...
January 19th, 20210LANSING — The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) announced that 21 shipments of the Moderna vaccine were compromised in transit to the state.
The shipments were being transported by McKesson Corp., a healthcare distribution company contracted with the federal government to handle coronavirus vaccine, and...
January 13th, 20210LANSING — During a COVID-19 press conference, Governor Whitmer confirmed the hopes to have indoor dining reopened by Feb. 1.
“Michigan has been a national leader in fighting COVID-19,” she said. “We have developed a strategy to accelerate vaccinations in the state of Michigan.”
Whitmer said that Michigan had to be a...
December 17th, 20200LANSING — Just one month after the statewide launch, the MI COVID Alert app has reached nearly 500,000 downloads.
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) and Michigan Department of Technology, Management & Budget (DTMB) announced that there have been 461,192 downloads of the app.
“So much about...
December 4th, 20200LANSING - The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) has updated guidance on COVID-19 quarantine periods to conform its standards to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Wednesday, Dec. 2.
The CDC now gives the options to reduce the required number of quarantine days for individuals with known...
October 22nd, 20200LANSING — The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) has issued an emergency order that updates requirements for residential care facilities to allow for indoor visitation.
Emergency order under MCL 3332253 expands and updates such requirements as a means of protecting the public and containing the spread of...
April 27th, 20200LANSING — On Monday, Governor Whitmer signaled her broad and long-term plan for the gradual reopening of the state’s economy. Strict isolation and shutdown measures have thus far proven markedly successful, as hospitals and county health department report plateauing numbers of COVID-19 related cases in Michigan.
Whitmer was...
March 12th, 20200DEARBORN — The city of Dearborn announced on Thursday that it is taking several precautions to mitigate any spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). The city said in a press release that it is taking measures to ensure its residents' safety and as a result, some city services and resources will be unavailable in the short-term. A...
March 1st, 20192LANSING – Attorney General Dana Nessel and Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) Director Robert Gordon announced on Feb. 28 that Detroit resident and former MDHHS employee Eliza Yulonda Ijames, 56, is being charged with three felonies.
She is charged with one count of Medicaid fraud-conspiracy and two counts of...
January 18th, 20190LANSING — The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) will be issuing Food Assistant Program (FAP) benefits early for the month of February, as the partial federal government shutdown pushes toward a fourth week.
As part of an early move to ensure assistance next month, Michigan is rushing to hand out February food...
