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General Health

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Where to get Assistance 

• Child Support

• Dental

  • ​Bay City Dental

  • Dental Clinics North – Northern Dental Plan

  • My Community Dental Centers

• Disability

• Food Assistance Programs

  • ​Food Stamp Assistance Program

  • MI Bridges

  • Michigan Assistance & Referral Service (MARS)

  • WIC

• Hearing Screening

• Health Insurance Programs

  • ​MIChild Health Insurance Program

• Prescription Assistance

  • ​Needy Meds

  • Partnership for Prescription Assistance

  • Michigan’s Prescription Drug Discount Program

 

 

Learn More about Asthma/Allergies

• American Lung Association

• National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease 

• IntelliHealth

 

 

Information about Cancer and Stroke

• American Cancer Society

• CancerCare

• National Cancer Institute

• National Stroke Association

 

 

Concerns and Questions about Children

• Action Alliance for Children

• All Kids Count

• American Academy of Pediatrics

• Center of the Future of Children

• Child Care Centers & Homes Search

• Child Trends

• Child Welfare Network

• Children Now

• Children's Advocate

• Children's Defense Fund

• Children's or Adult Foster Care Camps

• I Am Your Child Michigan

• Project Great Start

 

 

Children Protection

• Children's Protection Registry

• Consumer Product Safety Commission

• Michigan Safe School 

• Reporting Internet Abuse Against Children

 

 

Is my Day Care Licensed

• Child Day Care Centers & Homes

 

 

Local Collabratives in the District 

• Great Start Collaborative Contact List by County

• Arenac Great Start Collaborative

• Isabella Great Start Collaborative

 

 

What are Communicable Diseases (CD)

• American Sexual Health Association

• Centers of Disease Control (CDC)

• CDC National Center for HIV, STD & TB

• CDC National Prevention Information Network

• Parents of Kids with Infectious Disease (PKIDS)

• Hepatitis​

  • Hepatitis - CDC

  • Hepatitis C Connection

  • Hepatitis Control Report

  • Hepatitis Foundation International

  • Hepatitis & HIV Site

• HIV/AIDS

  • ​HIV Site

  • HIV/AIDS Prevention

  • HIV/AIDS The Body

  • Michigan.gov HIV/STD Site

  • WHO Office of AIDS and STDs

  • AIDS Quilt

• TB

 

 

How do I File a Complaint 

• Medicaid Fraud and Abuse Reporting

• Consumer Complaints

• Health Facility Online Complaint Form

 

 

Diabetes Information

• American Association of Health Plans

• American Diabetes Association

• American Heart Association

• MI Diabetes Outreach Networks

 

 

Economic Issues (Medicaid and Medicare)

• Center for Law & Social Policy

• Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs

• Economic Policy Institute

• Families USA (health care)

• Institute for Research on Poverty

• Institute for Women's Policy Research

• Medicaid Provider Inquiry

• Medicaid Provider Manual

 

 

Information on Continuing Education 

• Department of Education

• Online Professional Development of Potential Sources

• Office of Professional Preparation Services

• Professional Development Courses, Tools and Resources

 

 

Government Contacts

• Attorney General, Office of the

• Department of Corrections

• Department of Human Services (DHS)

  • Department of Human Services (DHS) of Michigan

  • DHS Program Policy & Procedures

  • DHS County Offices

• Library of Congress (Search Service)

• Michigan Legislature

• National Institute of Health

• National Library of Medicine

• Rules, Regulations, and Advisory Bulletin

• State of Michigan

• US House of Representatives

• US Senate

 

 

Grant Information 

• Homeland Security Grant

 

 

How to Stay Healthy 

• American Cancer Society

• Association of State & Territorial Health Officials

• Cardiovascular Health & Nutrition

• Create a Personal Health Plan - Steps Up

• Department of Health & Human Services

• Governor's Council on Physical Fitness

• Handsnet

• Health Education Professional Resources

• Health Finder/U.S.Government

• Healthline

• IntelliHealth

• Medical Matrix

• Michigan Department of Community Health

• National Coalition for promoting physical activity

• National Institute of Health

• National Library of Medicine

• Resource Center for Cardiovascular Health

• U.S. Department of Health & Human Services

 

 

Should I immunize?

• Immunization Information for Parents

• Immunization Information for Seniors

• Immunization Newsbrief

• Institute for Vaccine Safety

• Michigan Care Improvement Registry

• National Coalition for Adult Immunization

• National Immunization Program

• National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program

• Vaccine Safety

• World Health Organization (WHO)

 

 

Help with Teen or Youth Issues 

• Advocates for Youth

• American's Promise

• Annie E. Casey Foundation

• Families and Work Institute

• Families USA (Health Care)

• Family Voices

• Talking with Kids

• Teen/young Adult Q &A "Go Ask Alice!"

• State of Michigan

 

 

Policy Issues

• Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

• American Medical Association

• American Public Health Association

• American Public Human Services Association

• Center on Budget and Policy Priorities

• Civil Service Online Service

 

Research/Data

• Agency For HealthCare Research and Quality

• American Liver Foundation

• Birth, Death, Marriage & Divorce Records

• Census and Statistical Data

• Child Trends

• Institute for Women's Policy Research

• Kids Count in Michigan 2015

• Michigan Department of Community Health

• Michigan Profile for Healthy Youth

• Michigan Vital Statistics

• National Library of Medicine

 

 

Resources/Literature

• MDCH Health Promotion Clearinghouse

• Tomorrow's Child (Safe Sleep for Babies)

 

 

Professional Resources

• Application for Health Services License

• Health Licensing Application Status Lookup

• MALPH

• Renew Health Professional License Online

• State of Michigan Telephone Directory

• Verify a Professional License

 

 

Help to Stop Smoking

• American Cancer Society

• American Heart Association

• American Legacy Foundation

• American Lung Association

• American Medical Association

• ASH - Action on Smoking and Health

• Center for Social Gerontology

• CVS Pharmacy Smoking Cessation Program

• Michigan Department of Community Health

• National Cancer Institute

• Nicotine Anonymous

• Office on Smoking & Health

• QuitNet Online Smoking Cessation

• Tobacco

• Try to Stop

• U.S. Public Health Service

 

Substance Abuse

• Substance Abuse Program Search

Environmental Health

(Click Here For General Health Links)

Can You Get a Breath?

• Michigan Department of Environmental Quality, Air Quality

• American Lung Association

• Michigan DEQ, Radon

• United States EPA, Radon

 

How Safe is Our Environment?

• Insurance Institute for Highway Safety

• American Red Cross

• Miss Dig

• Michigan Department of Environmental Quality

• EPA

• Michigan Recycling Coalition

• Recycling information from MDCH

• Michigan Environmental Health Association

• National Environmental Health Association

 

Are our Beaches Safe?

• Beach Monitoring Web Site

• Healthy Swimming (CDC.gov)

• Swimmer's Itch

  • Wisconsin.gov Department of Health & Family Services

  • CDC.gov

 

What's Bugging You?

• Michigan Department of Agriculture

• MSU Department of Entomology

• Michigan West Nile Virus Site

 

Want to Learn About Conservation Efforts?

• Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR)

• Michigan Government Home Page

• MSU Cooperative Extension

• Natural Resources and Conservation

 

Do you have the Latest Health Data?

• CDC and Prevention

• NASA

• US Geological Survey

• U.S. Census Bureau

• Mayo Clinic

 

How Safe is your Food Supply?

• Michigan Department of Agriculture

• US Department of Agriculture

  • Keeping Food Safe During an Emergency

  • Foodborne Illness: What Consumers Needs to Know

  • Food Safety and Security What Consumers Need to Know

  • Food Safety FAQ

  • Food Safety Facts

  • Foodborne Illness: Peaks in Summer Why?

• FDA

• Botulism

 

• Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy and Creutzfeldt - Jacob Disease

  • 'Mad Cow Disease' Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy Fact Sheet

  • Protection Against Mad Cow Disease

  • Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy WHO Fact Sheet

 

• Campylobacteriosis

• E. Coli

 

• Listeriosis

  • Listeriosis and Pregnancy: What is Your Risk?

  • Protect our Baby and Yourself From Listeriosis

  • Parasites and Foodborne Illness

  • Listeriosis CDC Division of Bacterial and Mycotic Diseases

 

• Salmonellosis

  • Salmonella Questions and Answers (USDA)

  • Salmonella (USDA)

  • Salmonella, Questions and Answers (CDC)

  • Salmonella, Infection and Animals (CDC)

 

• Shigellosis

 

 

• Internation Food Information Council

• Food Safety and Inspection Service

• Food Law, Food Code & Fact Sheets

• Food Service Licensing Procedures 

• Food Establishment Licensing Step-by-Step Guide

• Plan Review Resources (For new food service establishments and change of ownership of existing establishments)

• Temporary Food License Application (For temporary food service at a fixed location not to exceed 14 days)

• Temporary Food Operations Checklist (Use this site to make sure you are ready for your temporary food event)

• What You Need To Know When The Power Goes Out

• Public Health Issues Related to Summertime Blackouts

• Stopping Germs at Home, Work, and School

• Hand Hygiene Guidelines

• An Ounce of Prevention Keeps the Germs Away

 

• FEMA

  • Food and Water in an Emergency

  • Emergency Food and Water Supplies

  • Emergency Supply Kit Checklist

  • Helping Children Cope With Disaster

 

• Red Cross

  • Food and Water in an Emergency

 

• WHO - World Health Organization

  • Food Safety Fact Sheet 

  • Emerging Foodborne Diseases

 

Drinking Water Information

 

• Michigan Department of Environmental Quality

 

• EPA

  • EPA Safe Water Fact Sheets

  • Frequent Questions: How Can I Test the Quality of My Private Drinking Water Supply?

  • Protect Your Drinking Water For Life

  • Local Drinking Water Information

  • Drinking Water From Household Wells

  • Water On Tap What You Need To Know

  • Human Health: What Are Some Naturally Occurring Sources of Pollution in Drinking Water?

• Safe Drinking Water Act - EPA

• American Water Works Association

• Testing of Private Wells

• How to Conserve Water in Your Home and Yard

• Keeping Your Well Water Safe to Drink

 

Can You Build Your Dream Home on the Land?

• Michigan Department of Environmental Quality - Land Division

• Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

• A Homeowners Guide to Septic Systems

• National Small Flows Clearinghouse

 

• DEQ Wetlands, Floodplain, Soil Erosion Issues

  • Wetlands

  • Soil Erosion

 

How Safe is Your Home or Work Environment?

 

• Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) - Radon

• Indoor Air Quality Association (IAQA)

• Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration (MIOSHA)

• Michigan Rental Housing Guide

• Housing and Urban Devlopment (HUD) - Lead

• Michigan Scorecard for hazardous materials in your area

• Michigan Department of Community Health (MDCH) - Lead

• Michigan Department of Agriculture (MDA) - Rabies

• Center for Disease Control (CDC) - Pets and Human Disease

 

Information about Recreation

• Campground Information - DEQ

• Swimming Pools Safety

 

Just the Facts Please (Laws and Regulations)

• Law Library of Michigan (Public Acts)

• Michigan Legislature

• Safe Drinking Water Act - EPA

• Michigan Food Law

 

 

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