FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Jan. 14, 2022 CONTACT: Lynn Sutfin, 517-241-2112 LANSING, Mich. - Tri-County Head Start Discovery Enrichment Center is hosting a blood lead testing event on Wednesday, Jan. 19, from 2 to 6 p.m. for City of Benton Harbor residents, …
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Jan. 14, 2022 CONTACT: Lynn Sutfin, 517-241-2112 LANSING, Mich. - To help provide additional testing resources to underserved areas of the state, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) is partnering on a pilot …
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Jan. 14, 2022 CONTACT: Bob Wheaton, 517-241-2112 LANSING, Mich. - The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) is seeking proposals for eligible agencies to expand and enhance clinical services for people who have …
MDHHS Contact: Lynn Sutfin, Sutfinl1@michigan.gov EGLE Contact: Hugh McDiarmid Jr., mcdiarmidjrh@michigan.gov LANSING, Mich. - More than 400 water service lines in the City of Benton Harbor are verified lead-free, with a massive acceleration of replacement …
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Jan. 12, 2022 CONTACT: Chelsea Wuth, 517-241-2112 LANSING, Mich. - The Michigan Opioids Task Force is requesting proposals for a racial equity consultant to guide the development of a Racial Equity Workgroup to target disparities in …
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Jan. 11, 2022 CONTACT: Bob Wheaton, 517-241-2112 LANSING, Mich. - Heavy flooding last July in the metro Detroit area not only damaged homes, businesses and infrastructure, it also took an emotional toll on residents, many of whom …
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Jan. 11, 2022 CONTACT: Bob Wheaton, 517-241-2112 LANSING, Mich. - All Michigan families who are eligible for food assistance benefits are receiving an additional monthly payment in January in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the …
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Jan. 10, 2022 CONTACT: Chelsea Wuth, 517-241-2112 LANSING, Mich. - Today, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) updated its K-12 school quarantine and isolation guidance to reflect recent updates made by the …
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Jan. 10, 2022 CONTACT: Lynn Sutfin, 517-241-2112 LANSING, Mich. - Benton Harbor Area Schools Superintendent Dr. Andrae Townsel says hosting a distribution site for free, bottled water for Benton Harbor families is an important …
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Jan. 7, 2022 CONTACT: Lynn Sutfin, 517-241-2112 LANSING, Mich. - Today, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) announced that the federal government has granted Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's request for additional …
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Jan. 6, 2022 CONTACT: Lynn Sutfin, 517-241-2112 LANSING, Mich. - Michigan has received its first shipment of new oral medications to treat COVID-19, paxlovid and molnupiravir, following the recent emergency use authorization by the …
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Jan. 6, 2022 CONTACT: Lynn Sutfin, 517-241-2112 LANSING, Mich. - To show appreciation for the nearly 200 community volunteers handing out cases of free, bottled water to City of Benton Harbor residents each week, Meridian has donated …
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Jan. 6, 2021 CONTACT: Chelsea Wuth, 517-241-2112 LANSING, Mich. - Following FDA and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) approval, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) is urging all eligible …
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Jan. 5, 2022 CONTACT: Bob Wheaton, 517-241-2112 LANSING, Mich. - Michigan adults over age 21 are now eligible for health care coverage for sickle cell disease through the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS). …
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Jan. 5, 2022 CONTACT: Lynn Sutfin, 517-241-2112 LANSING, Mich. - Four Michigan universities will receive $18.5 million in federal funds over the next two years to collect and analyze genomic data to address emerging infectious …
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Jan. 4, 2022 CONTACT: Lynn Sutfin, 517-241-2112 LANSING, Mich. - City of Benton Harbor residents are being reminded about the opportunity to recycle empty, plastic water bottles at Benton Harbor High School during State of Michigan …
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Dec, 31, 2021 CONTACT: Chelsea Wuth, 517-241-2112 LANSING, Mich. - The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) will be updating its quarantine guidance for the general public to reflect the recent recommendations …
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Dec. 30, 2021 MDHHS Contact: Chelsea Wuth, 517-241-2112 MDE Contact, Martin Ackley, 734-358-4145 MDHHS and MDE send letter to school superintendents; urges schools to take measures upon return from winter breaks LANSING, Mich. - The …
CONTACT: Chelsea Wuth, 517-241-2112 MDHHS statement on CDC guidelines The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently issued new guidance for quarantine and isolation that modified or shortened the quarantine and isolation period in some …
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Dec. 28, 2021 CONTACT: WuthC@michigan.gov LANSING, Mich. - To ensure City of Benton Harbor residents have enough water for the holidays, additional hours for distribution have been added from 12 to 3 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 31 at Benton …
