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Community Health Services

Community Health services provided by the Dickinson-Iron District Health Department (DIDHD) include Women, Infants, and Children (WIC), Hearing and Vision Testing, Children's Special Health Care Services (CSHCS), Maternal and Infant Support Services (MSS/ISS), MIChild a (health insurance program for uninsured children in Michigan's working families), Influenza Immunizations, Immunizations clinics, Family Planning Programs, Breast and Cervical Cancer Control Programs as well as many others.

Environmental Health

The Environmental Health Division is responsible for preserving, protecting, and improving the public health, welfare and environment within Dickinson and Iron counties. To fulfill this responsibility, the Department's Environmental Health Division maintains a highly trained and qualified staff that provides the following services: Inspection programs, consultation services, educational outreach and regulatory enforcement.

Emergency Preparedness

The Dickinson-Iron District Health Department (DIDHD) must be prepared to respond to any emergency impacting the public's health. The mission of the Emergency Preparedness Section is to prepare the health department staff to respond to public health emergencies, to collaborate with local, regional, and state emergency response partners, to educate the public, and to provide rapid detection and intervention of public health diseases and emergencies. The DIDHD has developed this section of its website to provide information and resources related to preparing for emergencies and disasters that may effect the public's health.

 
CURRENT NEWS & UPDATES
8/7/08
Free Vision and Hearing Screenings
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8/1/08
Dickinson-Iron District Health Department Kicks off
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7/25/08
Health Department Schedules Additional Immunization Clinics for College Students
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7/10/08
Local Health Departments Across the State Promote Protection Against Harmful Bites and Bacteria in July
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7/7/08
Free Senior Health Screenings at the Dickinson County Office
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6/11/08
Salmonellosis Outbreak in Certain Types of Tomatoes
MDA press release

5/21/08
Free HIV Testing June 2nd and June 5th in Dickinson and Iron Counties
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5/7/08
Free Preschool Hearing and Vision Screenings
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5/5/08
CDC Reports An Increase in Measles Cases in the U.S
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4/17/08
Health Department Reports Successful School Pandemic Influenza Table-top Exercise
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2/21/08
The Dickinson-Iron District Health Department is offering Free Health Screenings for Dickinson and Iron County residents age 60 and over
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2/20/08
Lead Information
For information on Lead, Safety Issues, Factseets, Product Recalls, and Informational Links
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Or follow the menu link under the Environmental Health Menu to the left

2/19/08
Pandemic Influenza and Avian Influenza Information
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1/30/08
No Link Between Vaccines and Autism
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8/14/07
“Shingles” Vaccine Grant Expanded to Income Eligible Medicare Recipients
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1/24/07
Meningococcal Vaccine Available for Ages 11-18 years of Age
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12/13/06
Human Papillomavirus Virus Vaccine Recommended for Adolescent Girls
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1/6/06
priority"new" service - "Health Department offers new wellness program to area businessess


1/6/06
MI Volunteer Registry Launch
The Office of Public Health Preparedness (OPHP) has officially launched the MI Volunteer Registry. The on-line system is currently taking names and information from willing volunteers prepared to assist in the case of a natural or public health emergency. Click to register or for more information

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