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 PFOMS Project Team
The PFOMS project team is an interdisciplinary team that is part of the Environmental Health Bureau in the Michigan Department of Health & Human Services. The team includes toxicologists, epidemiologists, health educators, community engagement specialists, and other critical staff. The PFOMS project team works together to support the success of the PFOMS project and ensure that PFOMS participants have a positive experience.
Mr. Kory Groetsch is the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) Environmental Public Health Director for the Environmental Health Bureau overseeing response efforts for lead, vapor intrusion, drinking water, PFAS, and other sites of contamination. Prior to his current position, Mr. Groetsch served as a toxicologist and health educator within the Toxicology and Response Section, managing the State's Cooperative Agreement with the CDC's Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry and conducting public health exposure assessments, biomonitoring activities, and health education activities across the state for 17 years.
Matthew Geiger, DrPH is the Director for the Division of Chemistry and Toxicology, MDHHS Bureau of Laboratories, and will serve as the Laboratory Manager (LM) and Co-principal investigator (Co-PI) on this project. Mr. Geiger collaborates with CDC laboratory scientists to establish standardized protocols to collect, handle, and analyze biological samples.
Darren Donnelly is project manager for both the PFOMS and MiChEM biomonitoring projects within the state of Michigan. Darren has a strong passion for public health and has worked in the Superfund Division at the Environmental Protection Agency, as well as the Genesee County Healthy Start program. Darren is committed to improving the health of Michigan residents by using evidence-based practices focused on environmental justice and health equity.
Priyashi Manani is an epidemiologist with prior experience in conducting a PFAS exposure assessment and data management. Her primary interests are in environmental epidemiology, and she is committed to reducing burden of disease and exposure to environmental contaminants in Michigan communities.
Jacob Carrick is a toxicologist with over four years of experience evaluating the effects of environmental chemicals on the health of Michigan residents. In his position at MDHHS, Jacob performs work in several areas related to his core interest of identifying and mitigating human exposures to chemicals in the environment.
Dan is a community engagement specialist committed to helping Michigan communities improve well-being through group collaboration and outreach. His primary interests include health messaging, team building, and facilitating connections at the local, state, and national level to promote public health.
Brandon Thomas has over five years of experience in environmental health. Before joining MDHHS, Brandon served as a project manager and research assistant on several federally funded grants that looked at environmental risk factors of breast cancer. Brandon is committed to helping individuals better understand the complexities of environmental health through communication.
Aimee Algrim is a biomonitoring coordinator on two state-wide environmental projects, PFAS in Firefighters of Michigan Surveillance and Michigan Chemical Exposure Monitoring. She is a military veteran with prior experience in recruitment and planning logistics for a PFAS exposure assessment.
Shaciara has earned a Master’s degree in Public Health Epidemiology at The University of Toledo. Ms. Smith has experience with research and data analysis, data entry, project management, assistant teaching, mortgages and tech support. Earning a Bachelor of Science in Psychology at Howard University, Ms. Smith is a former undergraduate researcher in the HealthPARC (Health Promotions and Risk Reduction Center) research group and Ms. Smith has also interned in the Social and Behavioral Research Branch at the National Institutes of Health. Shaciara is very organized and passionate about giving back to the community. She also considers herself a lifelong learner who loves to read!
Omolade Latona is a data analyst with professional experience in data management, survey design and programming, research data analysis, and program evaluation. She is responsible for programming the survey instruments, data quality checks, and coordinating data integration across the different PFOMS databases.
Camryn is a Biomonitoring Clinic Logistics Coordinator who oversees and coordinates the field operations for the statewide biomonitoring projects PFAS in Firefighters of Michigan Surveillance (PFOMS) and Michigan Chemical Exposure Monitoring (MiChEM). She embraces the opportunity for field work as it allows her to stay connected to the communities she serves. Camryn has a passion for public health and connecting Michigan communities to information and resources to protect their health.
Yesenia Grijalva is an operations coordinator within MDHHS with prior experience in research, community engagement, and health center management. Before joining MDHHS, Yesenia worked on a research project on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the capacity of partners of local health departments to support their community members in New York State. Yesenia is committed to providing individuals with the resources necessary to promote autonomy in health decision-making.