- Michigan's health department is currently tracking more than a dozen outbreaks of COVID-19 in K-12 schools and universities. In a statement released by a Michigan Department of Health and Human Services spokesperson, local health departments had reported 14 separate outbreaks in school...
At least three departments without masking orders rescinded or planned to repeal quarantine orders — St. Clair, Branch-Hillsdale-St. Joseph and Ionia — said Norm Hess, executive director of the Michigan Association for Local Public Health. “By and large, health officers believe...
State health departments in Michigan, Minnesota, Oregon, and Utah explored the use of genomic information, including family health history, in chronic disease prevention programs. To support these explorations, the Office of Public Health Genomics at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...
While the clinic and lab settings are a big part of public health, much of the Health Department's work takes place in the field. Public health nurses and caseworkers make thousands of home visits each year, teaching parenting skills, inspecting homes that have contributed to lead poisoning in...
On Sept. 9, 2024, the Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor, and the Treasury (collectively “the Departments”) releasedfinal rulesstrengthening and clarifying the rules previously set forth in the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA). These new rules signify the Dep...
The Environmental Health Unit’s mission is to be a leader in services and solutions that assure excellence in program delivery and emergency response in order to protect public health by promoting public health safety and preventing illness. Environmental Health consists of the Land Water & Wastewate...
From 2003 to 2008, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention funded state health departments in Michigan, Minnesota, Oregon, and Utah to provide leadership and establish capacity in genomics to support state-based chronic disease prevention and health promotion efforts. The states established ...
McClellan, MD JAMA Pediatrics Podcast (15:53) Outcomes of Singleton Births Following Single- vs Double-Embryo Transfer; Mental Health Revisits at Pediatric Emergency Departments 1x 0:00 / 0:00 Key Points Question What are the trends in pediatric mental health emergency department (ED) visits ...
Telling the public of possible measles exposure events, in the way the Michigan health departments have, can get parents of unvaccinated children or adults who are unvaccinated to think “Maybe this is measles” if their children or they themselves become ill. It also alerts medical providers that...
The findings of this study showed that diabetes HL is associated with self-efficacy and self-care behaviors affecting the control of blood sugar in elderly patients with T2DM. The results suggest that medical departments and public health agencies should prioritize health literacy and diabetes-related...