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

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Information about Cancer and Stroke

• American Cancer Society

• CancerCare

• National Cancer Institute

• National Stroke Association

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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 Fun

• 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​

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Is my Day Care Licensed?

• Child Day Care Centers & Homes

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Local Collaboratives in the District

• Great Start Collaborative Contact List by County

 

What are Communicable Diseases (CD)

• American Sexual Health Association

• Centers of Disease Control (CDC)

• CDC National Center for HIV, STI, & TB

• CDC National Prevention Information Network

• 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/STI Site

  • WHO Office of AIDS and STIs

  • AIDS Quilt

• Tuberculosis (TB)

  • MDHHS: TB Control Program

  • We Are TB: Tuberculosis Survivors & Advocates​​​​​

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How do I File a Complaint?

• Medicaid Fraud and Abuse Reporting

• Consumer Complaints

• Health Facility Online Complaint Form

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Diabetes Information

• American Association of Health Plans

• American Diabetes Association

• American Heart Association

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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​

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Information on Continuing Education

• ​Department of Education

• Online Professional Development of Potential Sources

• Office of Professional Preparation Services

• Professional Development Courses, Tools, and Resources

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Government Contacts

• Attorney General, Office of the

• Department of Corrections

• Department of Human Services (DHS) of Michigan

• Library of Congress (Search Service)

• Michigan Legislature

• National Institute of Health

• National Library of Medicine

• State of Michigan

• US House of Representatives

• US Senate​​​​

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Grant Information

• Homeland Security Grant

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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

• Handwashing

  • Posters for kids​

    • #1​

    • #2

    • #3

• ​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​

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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 Safely

• World Health Organization (WHO)

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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

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​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

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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

• Michigan Department of Community Health and Human Services

• Michigan Profile for Healthy Youth

• Michigan Vital Statistics

• National Library of Medicine​

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Resources/Literature

• MDCH Health Promotion Clearinghouse

• Tomorrow's Child (Safe Sleep for Babies)

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Professional Resources

• Application For Health Services License

• Health Licensing Application Status Lookup

• MALPH

• Verify a Professional License

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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

• My Life, My Quit

• National Cancer Institute

• Nicotine Anonymous

• Office on Smoking & Health

• QuitNet Online Smoking Cessation

• Tobacco

• Try to Stop

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