Public Health Services
Immunizations
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The mission of the Immunization Program is to reduce vaccine preventable diseases by providing affordable immunizations to all people from birth through adulthood.
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Immunizations are a series of shots needed to avoid serious illness due to vaccine preventable diseases.
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All Huron County residents are eligible for the Immunization Program.
Family Planning
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The mission of the Family Planning program is to provide individuals the information and means to exercise personal choice in determining the number and spacing of their children.
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This program offers a broad range of acceptable and effective family planning methods, including natural family planning methods, infertility services, and services to adolescents.
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Services provided through family planning clinics allow men and women to make well-informed reproductive health choices.
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All services are confidential.
Women, Infants and Children (WIC)
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The WIC Program of the Huron County Health Department is a supplemental food program sponsored by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Michigan Department of Community Health.
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WIC provides supplemental foods which promote good health for pregnant, breastfeeding, and postpartum women, infants, and children up to the age of five.
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The earlier a pregnant woman receives nutritional benefits from WIC, the more likely she is to seek prenatal care and deliver a normal weight infant.
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Participants exchange WIC food benefits at approved retail grocery stores and pharmacies. WIC foods are selected to meet nutrient needs such as calcium, iron, folic acid, vitamins A & C.
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WIC foods are worth $30-$112 or more per month for each participant.
Maternal Infant Health Program (MIHP)
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The Maternal Infant Health Program (MIHP) is a Home Visiting program for pregnant women and infants with Medicaid insurance.
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MIHP provides support service to women and to parents, so they have healthy pregnancies, positive birth outcomes and healthy infants.
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MIHP visits available by appointment. Professional visits will be provided either in your home or at the office.
Children's Special Healthcare Services (CSHCS)
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The Children's Special Healthcare Services Program is for children and some adults with certain eligible medical conditions as determined by CSHCS doctors. These medical conditions include:
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The CSHCS Program can assist with a variety of different benefits including payment of specialty medical bills, co-pays and deductibles for private insurance, coverage, or referrals for essential services and much more.
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Payment of specialty medical bills
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Children must have a qualifying medical condition and be 20 years of age or younger. Persons 21 and over with cystic fibrosis or certain blood clotting disorders may also qualify.
Communicable Disease
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The philosophy of the Huron County Health Department Communicable Disease Program is to reduce the incidence of communicable disease and infections in a variety of different ways.
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Our public health system in Huron County depends on reports of diseases to help monitor the health of our community and to help with the framework for preventative action with emphasis on:
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​ Providing education to clients, health care providers, and the public regarding the spread and control of communicable diseases/infections.
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Promoting health by way of education and preventive treatment.
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Providing for collection and transport of specimens for diagnosis, when appropriate.
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Investigating, following-up and reporting as required by Michigan law.
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No resident will be denied services because of inability to pay.
Hearing and Vision
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The goal of the Huron County Health Department Hearing Program is to identify hearing loss in children as early as possible to help reduce preventable hearing loss or ear disease and initiate necessary steps to alleviate and reduce the trauma of hearing loss.
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The Vision program identifies children with vision problems and assures referrals to eye care professionals. Early identification of an eye problem is important to a child's future.
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Hearing and vision screenings are conducted free of charge in all Huron County schools and by appointment at the health department.
Breast and Cervical Cancer Control Progam (BCCCP)
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Women who are not receiving regular breast and cervical cancer screening due to cost may qualify for no-cost screening through the Michigan Breast and Cervical Cancer Control Program.
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Participating clinics provide safe, reputable, and thorough screening as well as follow-up care if needed.
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Services include clinical breast exam, mammogram, pelvic exam, pap smear and diagnostic tests.
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Services offered may be FREE to women who qualify.
Substance Use Disorder
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The goal of the Substance Abuse Prevention program is to decrease underage drinking as well as tobacco and other drugs.
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The program provides education, resources, services, and programs to offer insight and knowledge on a variety of substance use disorders.
Geriatrics
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The Huron County Health Department's Geriatric program has been established to assist with the needs of all Huron County seniors.
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The Geriatric program provides assistance with referrals, education, medical needs, and home visits.
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The program is free to all Huron County seniors.
Sexually Transmitted Infections
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The mission of the Huron County Health Department Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) Program is to reduce the number of STI's through diagnosis, treatment, and education.
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The program operates on an "as-needed" basis.
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Every year more than 12 million cases are reported in the United States. Because the infections often cause few or no symptoms and may go untreated, both men and women are at risk for complications from STI's.
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STI education and information is available for all citizens.
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Services will not be denied due to inability to pay or lack of insurance.
HIV Testing
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HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) is a virus that causes AIDS. This virus is passed from one person to another through blood-to-blood and sexual contact.
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Infected pregnant women can pass HIV to their baby during pregnancy or delivery, as well as through breast-feeding.
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People with HIV have what is called HIV infection. Most of these people will develop AIDS as a result of their HIV infection.
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The only 100% sure way to prevent getting HIV/AIDS is by abstaining from sexual intercourse and from sharing needles.
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If exposed to HIV in the last 72 hours, talk to your health care provider, an emergency room doctor, or your local health department about PEP right away. PEP can reduce your chance of becoming HIV-positive.
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1142 S. Van Dyke Rd.
Bad Axe, MI 48413
Phone: 989-269-9721
