Michigan's Women, Infants & Children program, providing supplemental nutrition, breastfeeding information, and other resources for healthy mothers & babies.
Information on the Family Independence Program, State Disability Assistance, SSI, Refugee, and other cash assistance.
If you cannot afford child care, payment assistance is available.
Children's Special Health Care Services information and FAQ's.
Information on assistance with home repairs, heat and utility bills, relocation, home ownership, burials, home energy, and eligibility requirements.
Information on the Food Assistance Program, eligibility requirements, and other food resources.
Information about the health care programs available through Medicaid and how to qualify.
Our migrant program works with a number of organizations to provide services for Michigan’s migrant and seasonal farmworkers.
A federal program which helps persons admitted into the U.S. as refugees to become self-sufficient after their arrival.
Universal caseload, or task-based processing, is a different way of handling public assistance cases.
Information on the Children's Protective Services Program, child abuse reporting procedures, and help for parents in caring for their children.
Information on adoption programs, adoption resources, locating birth parents and obtaining information from adoption records.
Information on Adult Protective Services, Independent Living Services, Adult Community Placement Services, and HIV/AIDS Support Services.
Information on child support services for participants and partners.
Programs for healthy children & families, including immunization, lead poisoning prevention, prenatal smoking cessation, and many others.
Information on the Children's Foster Care program and becoming a Foster Parent.
Information about the Michigan law that requires certain information be made available to a woman who is seeking an abortion at least 24 hours prior to the abortion procedure.
Information on treatment and services for juvenile offenders, success stories, and more.
Child Welfare Medical and Behavioral Health Resources
MDHHS and partners support a continuum of prevention services. The continuum is inclusive of primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention activities. Visit this page to learn more.
Information about injury and violence prevention programs in Michigan
Information on Safe Sleep for your baby, how to protect your baby's life.
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services' (MDHHS) Environmental Health Bureau (EHB) uses the best available science to reduce, eliminate, or prevent harm from environmental, chemical, and physical hazards.
Resources and information to assist in assuring firearm safety for families in the state of Michigan.
The Division of Victim Services (DVS) provides a voice advocating for and responding to all victims of crime in Michigan. Learn more about DVS-funded programs and services, including Michigan’s 24/7, free, confidential, and anonymous domestic violence and sexual assault hotlines.
Medical Resources for Child Protection
Serves as liaison and provides funding to Michigan’s 45 local health departments.
Adult Behavioral Health & Developmental Disability Services
Multicultural Health
Prevention of diseases & conditions such as heart disease, cancer, diabetes and many others.
Information on communicable & chronic diseases.
Home to an array of public health programs, initiatives and interventions aimed at improving the health and well-being of women, infants, families and communities.
Birth, Death, Marriage and Divorce Records
Boards and Commissions
Bridge Card Participation Information on Electronic Benefits for clients and businesses, lists of participating retailers and ATMs, and QUEST.
Provider Payments Information on the direct deposit of State of Michigan payments into a provider's bank account.
Information on How to Bid, Requests for Proposals, forms and publications, contractor rates, and manuals.
Information & resources for Community and Faith-Based partners
Information on DHS Applications and Forms grouped by category.
State Health Improvement Plan (SHIP)
Health Care Providers
Licensing information for Adult Foster Care and Homes for the Aged, Child Day Care Facilities, Child Caring Institutions, Children's Foster Care Homes, Child Placing Agencies, Juvenile Court Operated Facilities and Children's or Adult Foster Care Camps.
Michigan Statewide Systems of Care
Information on the grant awarded for the State Innovation Model Proposal
Protect MiFamily -Title IV-E Waiver
Offers resources for agencies who operate the Weatherization Assistance Program in the state of Michigan
Information on resources in your community and volunteer recruitment and training, and services provided at local DHS offices.
Information is collected to monitor the general health and well-being of Michigan citizens.
Equal Opportunity, Legal Base, Laws and Reporting Welfare Fraud information.
A variety of reports & statistics for programs and services.
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The Division maintains a toll-free telephone hotline for the general public. A toxicologist is on hand to answer questions about the environment and health. Callers can have questions answered about contaminants in the home and in the environment. Call 1-800-MI-TOXIC (1-800-648-6942) during business hours, 8a.m.-5p.m., Monday through Friday.
Main Division Phone: (517) 335-8350
Lead Hotline: (866) 691-5323
MDHHS Drinking Water Hotline: (844) 934-1315
MI Toxic Hotline: 1-800-MI-TOXIC (1-800-648-6942)
Mold Information Hotline: (517) 335-9436
MDHHS Media Office: (517) 241-0048
Mailing Address
MDHHS Environmental Health Bureau
333 S. Grand Ave
P.O. Box 30195
Lansing, Michigan 48909
Kory Groetsch, Bureau Director
Jacqui Barr, Bureau Secretary
Jennifer Gray, Senior Toxicologist
Elizabeth Wasilevich, Senior Epidemiologist
Lisa Szymecko, PFAS Research Studies Project Manager
Alison Dickson, Consulting Physician
Hope Bartlett, Section Manager
Irma Hines, Section Secretary
Marcus Wasilevich, Section Manager
Michelle Benin, Section Secretary
Rosa Jaiman, Manager, Environmental Site Contamination Unit
Andrea Keatley, Manager, Environmental Assessment & ATSDR Unit
Lisa Hainstock, Manager, Environmental Investigation & Intake Unit
Jerry Tiernan, Section Manager
Sej Enniroc, Section Secretary
Ken Bowen, Manager, Drinking Water & Environmental Sampling Unit
Lisa Quiggle, Manager, Vapor Intrusion & Stabilization Unit
Laura Gossiaux, Manager, Community Services Unit
Matthew Bursley, Manager, Response Planning Unit
Chris Finch, Section Manager
Courtney Hawes, Section Secretary
Maria George, Manager, Health Education Unit
Kristin Ward, Manager, Community Engagement Unit
Lakecia Powell-Denson, Manager, Outreach Unit
Tom Largo, Section Manager
Connie Sands-Coppernoll, Section Secretary
Kristyn Vang, Manager, Health Statistics Surveillance Unit
Allen Stout, Manager, Occupational Health & Injury Surveillance Unit
Aaron Ferguson, Manager, Climate & Tracking Unit
Melissa Millerick-May, Section Manager
Katrina Hatfield, Section Secretary
Bryce Spiker, Manager, Exposure Epidemiology Unit
Patrick Hindman, Manager, Rapid Epidemiology Deployment Unit
Annette Sokolniki, Manager, Biomonitoring Logistics Unit
Anthony Oliveri, Section Manager
Ruth Scherman-Silver, Section Secretary
Mary Franks, Manager, Lead & Other Hazards Unit
Stuart Eddy, Manager, Geospatial Information Services Unit
Marina George, Manager, Data Management Unit
Haley Kehus, Manager, Opioid & Emerging Drugs Unit
Carin Speidel, Division Director
Jennifer Shutts, Section Manager
Asia Wright, Section Secretary
Michael Lowery, Manager, Certification and Enforcement Unit
Rajita Dnyate, Manager, Quality Assurance Unit
Cassie Watson, Section Secretary
Chad Rhodes, Manager, Lead Inspection and Environmental Investigation Unit
Michael Jacobson, Manager, Lead Home Abatement Unit
Angela Medina, Manager, Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Unit
Emily Bajko, Acting Manager, Intake Coordination and Family Services Unit
Sarah Williams, Manager, Lead Data Unit