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The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services ( MDHHS) is a principal department of state of Michigan, headquartered in Lansing, that provides public assistance, child and family welfare services, and oversees health policy and management. Additionally, the MDHHS oversees Michigan's child and adult protective services, foster care ...
Detroit Health Department. The Detroit Health Department has provided public health services, and has partnered with neighborhoods and community stakeholders, for over 100 years. [1] The department was able to grow from its focus on communicable diseases (such as tuberculosis) to one that had over 40 programs and services at one point.
University of Michigan Health - Sparrow Lansing was founded in 1896, when the Women's Hospital Association supported one doctor and one nurse out of a rented house. In 1910, Lansing developer Edward W. Sparrow donated land on East Michigan Avenue near the Michigan State Capitol and $100,000 to help build the hospital. The hospital opened in 1912.
March 11, 2024 at 5:17 PM. Michigan has confirmed its first pediatric death due to influenza this flu season. The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services reported the death Friday, and ...
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services made the COVID-19 vaccines available to all residents age 16 years and older on April 5, 2021, in accordance with President Joe Biden's order directing all states to do so by April 19, 2021.
The United States Department of Health and Human Services ( HHS) is a cabinet-level executive branch department of the U.S. federal government created to protect the health of the U.S. people and providing essential human services. Its motto is "Improving the health, safety, and well-being of America". [3]
The United States Public Health Service ( USPHS or PHS) is a collection of agencies of the Department of Health and Human Services concerned with public health, containing nine out of the department's twelve operating divisions. The Assistant Secretary for Health oversees the PHS. The Public Health Service Commissioned Corps (PHSCC) is the ...
Government departments responsible for health issues and health services in the United States exist at federal, state and local levels. The first, at city level, were founded in the late 18th century; now many operate at city or county level. State-level work began in the mid-19th century, now every state has one.