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News & Hot Topics
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Michigan releases new fish consumption guidelines for rainbow smelt and carp caught in various lakes
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) has released new Eat Safe Fish guidelines for rai...Read more
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January declared as Radon Action Month
Governor Gretchen Whitmer has declared January 2023 as Radon Action Month in Michigan, and she encou...Read more
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Upper Peninsula Community Health Needs Assessment 2021
The 458-page book, available on-line, includes health survey results; data on demographics,access to care, hea...Read more
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Confirmed Case of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in Wild Birds in Gogebic and Ontonagon Counties
June 13, 2022 – Gogebic & Ontonagon Counties, MI – The first cases of highly pathogenic avian influe...Read more
Our Core Functions:
Environmental Health
Environmental Health is responsible for the promotion of environmental health and disease reduction through a system of inspection programs, consultation, planning, educational outreach projects and, as a last resort, enforcement action.
Public Health
Public health promotes and protects the health of people and the communities where they live, learn, work and play. While a doctor treats people who are sick, public health works to prevent people from getting sick or injured in the first place.
Emergency Preparedness
Emergency Preparedness is the process of planning, training, responding, and evaluating to ensure that people and communities are protected when extraordinary events threaten public and environmental health and safety.