News Releases
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2023 Releases
- March 17, 2023 Take the Washtenaw County Community Health Survey! (Español: ¡Realice la Encuesta de Salud Comunitaria del Condado de Washtenaw!)
- Jan 26, 2023 Washtenaw County Health Officer Begins Three-Year Term on Trinity Health Ann Arbor and Livingston Board of Directors
2022 Releases
- Nov 29. 2022 Free COVID-19 Treatment Available Through the Washtenaw County Health Department
- Oct 20, 2022 Washtenaw County Health Department Seeks Community Members for New Health Equity Council (Español: El Departamento de Salud del Condado de Washtenaw busca miembros de la comunidad para afiliarse al Nuevo Consejo de Equidad en Salud)
- Oct 18, 2022 Get Your Updated COVID-19 Booster and Flu Shot
- Sept 27, 2022 Quit Smoking This Fall with Support from the Michigan Tobacco Quitline
- Sept 13, 2022 Opioid Deaths Increasing in Washtenaw County
- Aug 16, 2022 Washtenaw County WIC Honored with National WIC Breastfeeding Award of Excellence
- Aug 10, 2022 Washtenaw County Beach Closure - Independence Lake beach closed to swimming due to high levels of bacteria
- July 28, 2022: Washtenaw County Beach Closure - Independence Lake beach closed due to high levels of bacteria
- July 6, 2022: Washtenaw County Beach Closure - Independence Lake beach closed due to high levels of bacteria
- June 22, 2022 COVID-19 Vaccines Available for Children Six Months and Older (Español: Vacunas contra el COVID-19 disponibles para niños de 6 meses en adelante)
- June 15, 2022 Tick and Mosquito Surveillance Program Launches in Washtenaw County
- June 8, 2022 Menthol and Flavored Tobacco Products Harming Health
- June 6, 2022 Have Children Entering Preschool or Kindergarten? Hearing and Vision Screening is Mandatory (Español: ¿Tiene Niños Ingresando a Preescolar o Kínder? Programe un examen de audición y visión obligatorio)
- April 14, 2022 Advisory: Avian Influenza Confirmed in Washtenaw County Birds (Español: Aviso del Departamento de Salud del Condado de Washtenaw: Influenza aviar confirmada en aves.)
- Feb 11, 2022 Washtenaw County Health Department Announces Updates to Local COVID-19 Orders
- Jan 14, 2022 Washtenaw County Health Department COVID-19 Advisory (Español: Departamento de Salud del Condado de Washtenaw, aviso sobre el COVID-19)
- Jan 4, 2022 Additional No-Cost COVID-19 Community Testing Available in Ypsilanti (Español: Disponible en Ypsilanti, Pruebas Comunitarias de Detección del COVID-19 gratis.)
Older releases
- November 3, 2021 Washtenaw County Health Department will start Vaccinating Children 5-11 Years Old Nov 9 (Español: El Departamento de Salud del Condado de Washtenaw comenzará el 9 de noviembre la vacunación contra el COVID-19 para niños de 5 a 11 años)
- October 21, 2021 It's Time for Your Flu Shot (Español: Es tiempo de recibir tu vacuna contra la influenza (gripe))
- October 14, 2021 Washtenaw County Health Department Adds Rapid COVID-19 Testing to Saturday Clinic (Español: El Departamento de Salud ofrecerá los sábados pruebas rápidas de COVID-19)
- September 29, 2021 Washtenaw County Health Department Announces Expanded COVID-19 Clinics (Español: El Departamento de Salud anuncia ampliación de clínicas contra el COVID.)
- September 2, 2021 Washtenaw County Health Department Issues Public Health Emergency Orders for Schools (Español: El Departamento de Salud ha emitido órdenes de emergencia de salud pública para las escuelas: Se requiere para entornos educativos K-12 usar mascarillas, y cuando sea necesario, iniciar el aislamiento o la cuarentena.)
- August 5, 2021 Advisory: Washtenaw County Beach Closure (joint release with Washtenaw County Parks & Recreation Commission)
- August 4, 2021 Washtenaw County Health Department COVID-19 Advisory ( Español: Aviso del Departamento de Salud del Condado de Washtenaw sobre el COVID-19)
- June 7, 2021 Say Yes! COVID Test Ann Arbor/Ypsilanti Offers Free, Rapid COVID-19 Tests to Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti Residents to Reduce COVID-19 Spread (Español: Say Yes! COVID Test - pruebas de detección del COVID. Se ofrecen pruebas rápidas y gratuitas a residentes en Ann Arbor e Ypsilanti para de reducir la propagación del COVID-19)
- June 1, 2021 Washtenaw County Vaccination Clinic Changes ( Español: Cambios en las clínicas de vacunación contra el COVID-19)
- May 13, 2021 Washtenaw County Health Department Issues Local Public Health Order for School Quarantine (Español: El Departamento de Salud emite una orden de salud pública local sobre la cuarentena escolar)
- May 6, 2021 Washtenaw County Health Department COVID-19 Vaccination Update ( Español: Actualización sobre vacunas del Departamento de Salud del Condado de Washtenaw)
- April 9, 2021 Washtenaw County Health Department Urges COVID-19 Precautions (Español: El Departamento de Salud insta a tomar precauciones contra el COVID-19)
- March 22, 2021 Washtenaw County Health Department Vaccination Update ( Español: Actualización sobre vacunas del Departamento de Salud del Condado de Washtenaw)
- March 17, 2021 Washtenaw County Health Department Launches Community Outreach Pilot Project (Español: El Departamento de Salud del Condado de Washtenaw lanza proyecto piloto de alcance comunitario)
- March 8, 2021 Washtenaw County Health Department Opens Additional COVID-19 Vaccination Site with St. Joseph Mercy Chelsea and Chelsea School District
- Feb 23, 2021 COVID-19 Vaccination for Educators Continues in Washtenaw County
- Feb 23, 2021 Washtenaw County Health Department Provides COVID-19 Vaccination Data
- Feb 10, 2021 Washtenaw County Health Department and St. Joseph Mercy Ann Arbor continue large-scale vaccination site at EMU (joint release with Saint Joseph Mercy Health System)
- Feb 5, 2021 Update on B117 COVID-19 Variant in Washtenaw County
- Jan 27, 2021 Washtenaw County Health Department Recommends all local U-M students stay in place, avoid gatherings (joint release with U-M)
- Jan 23, 2021 COVID-19 Variant in Washtenaw County
- Jan 19, 2021 Washtenaw County Health Department COVID-19 Vaccine Update
- Jan 16, 2021 COVID-19 Variant Identified in Washtenaw County
- Jan 11, 2021 COVID-19 Vaccination in Washtenaw County. See in Spanish or Arabic.
- Jan 7, 2021 Washtenaw County Health Department Continues COVID-19 Vaccination
- Dec 18, 2020 Washtenaw County Health Department Starts COVID-19 Vaccination
- Nov 18, 2020 New COVID-19 Testing Site to Provide Saliva Testing
- Nov 18, 2020 Washtenaw County Health Department Alerts the Public to Possible COVID-19 Exposure (Ypsilanti Fraternal Order of Eagles #2250)
- Nov 12, 2020 Washtenaw County Health Department Issues Priorities for COVID-19 Case Investigation
- Nov 10, 2020 WHP: Health Insurance Marketplace Open Enrollment is Nov. 1 to Dec. 15
- Nov 9, 2020 Advisory: No-Cost Flu Vaccination Event in Manchester Nov 12
- Nov 2, 2020 Washtenaw County Health Department Lifts Stay-in-Place Order for Students
- Oct 29, 2020 Washtenaw County Issues Open Letter on Public Health Guidance and COVID-19
- Oct 29, 2020 Upcoming No-Cost Flu Vaccination Events in Whitmore Lake (10/31) and Ypsilanti (11/2)
- Oct 21, 2020 Four Washtenaw County Organizations Receive Rapid Response Initiative Grants to Address Racial Disparities
- Oct 20, 2020 Washtenaw County Health Department Issues Public Health Emergency Stay in Place Order for University of Michigan Students
- Oct 12, 2020 Washtenaw County Health Department Alerts the Public to Possible COVID-19 Exposure at Local Restaurants
- Oct 12, 2020 Washtenaw Schools and the Washtenaw County Health Department Issue Joint Call to Action to Prevent COVID-19. See in Spanish or in Arabic
- Oct 7, 2020 Washtenaw County Health Department Updates Local Orders on Social Gatherings in Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti
- Oct 7, 2020 Washtenaw County Health Department Postpones No-cost Flu Vaccine Event
- Oct 5, 2020 Washtenaw County Health Department Issues Public Health Emergency Orders
- Oct 1, 2020 Washtenaw County Health Department Updates Local Order Limiting Gatherings in Ann Arbor & Ypsilanti
- Sept 30, 2020 Flu Vaccination Urged for 2020 Season: WCHD & partners provide no-cost flu vaccine events
- Sept 28, 2020 Help Youth Stay Tobacco and Nicotine Free in the New School Year: Promote smoke-free spaces and connect youth to quit support
- Sept 24, 2020 Reminder – Advisory Still in Effect for Harmful Algal Blooms in Ford Lake
- Sept 17, 2020 Washtenaw County Health Department Announces Free COVID Testing September 19 & 26
- Aug 19, 2020 Washtenaw County Health Department Issues Order Restricting Outdoor Social Gatherings
- July 16, 2020 Washtenaw County Beach Closure at Sugarloaf Lake
- July 13, 2020 Washtenaw County Health Department Identifies Multiple COVID-19 Cases Related to Large Party
- July 8, 2020 Community COVID-19 Testing in Whitmore Lake Saturday, July 11
- July 1, 2020 Washtenaw County Board of Health Names Racism as a Public Health Crisis: Resolution confirms collective commitment to health equity
- May 22, 2020 Washtenaw County Health Department Rescinds Local Emergency Orders under Updated State Orders
- May 14, 2020 Washtenaw County Health Department Updates Local Orders to Protect Workers during COVID-19
- May 1, 2020 Washtenaw County Expands Community COVID-19 Testing with Saint Joseph Mercy Health System and Packard Health
- April 30, 2020 Washtenaw County Health Department Updates Orders to Protect Workers during COVID-19
- April 24, 2020 Washtenaw County Health Department Provides Data on Probable COVID-19 Cases
- April 14, 2020 Help with Health Care Coverage and Health Insurance during COVID-19
- April 13, 2020 Washtenaw County Extends Orders to Protect Essential Workers during COVID-19
- April 2, 2020 Washtenaw County Health Department Provides COVID-19 Data by Zip Code and Race
- March 28, 2020 Health Department recommends cancellation of faith-based gatherings or in-person services of any kind
- March 25, 2020 Washtenaw County Health Department Issues Orders to Protect Essential Workers during COVID-19
- March 22, 2020 Washtenaw County Health Department Reports Local COVID-19 Death
- March 19, 2020 Washtenaw County Health Department Announces 7 Additional Cases of COVID-19
- March 15, 2020 Washtenaw County Health Department Orders Bars, Restaurants to Reduce Crowding
- March 12, 2020 Washtenaw County Health Department Reports First COVID-19 Cases
- March 11, 2020 Michigan Medicine, Saint Joseph Mercy Health System, IHA partnering with county health departments to respond to COVID-19
- March 5, 2020 It Is POSSIBLE Opioid Awareness Campaign Launched by Washtenaw County Health Department
- February 12, 2020 Building Healthy Communities: Washtenaw County organizations awarded grants to promote healthy eating
- January 13, 2020 Half-Price Radon Test Kits During January’s Radon Action Month
- December 19, 2019 What Washtenaw County youth #wishyouknew about their mental health
- November 19, 2019 Tis the Season for Preventing Flu
- November 18, 2019 What does health look like in Washtenaw County? New Health for All Washtenaw website provides community health data, stories, and action
- October 30, 2019 Health Insurance Marketplace Open Enrollment Starts Nov. 1
- October 17, 2019 Applications for healthy food access projects due Nov. 15
- October 6, 2019 Aerial spraying completed last night in northern Washtenaw and southern Livingston
- October 5, 2019 Aerial spraying scheduled for tonight in northern Washtenaw and southern Livingston
- October 3, 2019 EEE informational meeting tonight at Webster Township Hall
- October 2, 2019 Aerial Mosquito Spraying in Northern Washtenaw County Possible Tonight
- September 26, 2019 Washtenaw County Opioid Summit Scheduled for Oct. 1
- August 27, 2019 Black Mothers’ Breastfeeding Group Lowering Disparities in Breastfeeding
- August 20, 2019 Washtenaw County Health Department Hosting Block Party to Celebrate New Play Space
- August 12, 2019 Jeremy Lapedis Named New Washtenaw Health Plan Executive Director
- August 8, 2019 Washtenaw County Farmers Markets Passport: Visit your Local Markets and Win
- June 27, 2019 Tick and Mosquito Surveillance Program Launches in Washtenaw County
- June 25, 2019 Quit Smoking this Summer with Help from the Michigan Tobacco Quitline
- June 24, 2019 Washtenaw County Health Department Names New Health Officer
- June 20, 2019 Prescriptions Filled at Farmers Markets Cultivate Health in Washtenaw County
- June 11, 2019 Health Department Continues to Recommend Hepatitis A Prevention Measures
- June 6, 2019 Washtenaw County Health Department begins Transformation of 555 Towner Street
- April 12, 2019 New, unrelated, case of measles confirmed in Washtenaw County
- April 12, 2019 State measles cases reduced to 39 following additional testing; Washtenaw case redacted
- April 9, 2019 Washtenaw County Health Department Alerts Public to Possible Exposure to Measles
- March 19, 2019 County Health Rankings: Washtenaw County is Healthy. But Not for All.
- March 7, 2019 Eleven Percent of Washtenaw County Pregnant Women Smoke. Free Help is Available.
- March 5, 2019 Health Department Seeks Applicants for a Community-Centered Steering Committee
- February 11, 2019 The Healing Forest: Community-wide Solutions Needed to Address Opioid Epidemic
- February 4, 2019 Washtenaw County Health Department Seeks Feedback on New Kids’ Play Space
- November 15, 2018 Great American Smokeout is Nov. 15, 2018
- November 1, 2018 Health Insurance Marketplace Open Enrollment Starts Nov. 1
- October 31, 2018 Opioid Deaths Involving Cocaine Increasing
- October 11, 2018 Washtenaw County Opioid Summit Oct 15
- October 4, 2018 Washtenaw County Health Department Grant Funding Available
- October 3, 2018 It’s Time to Get Your Flu Shot
- September 14, 2018 Public Health Advisory for Harmful Algal Bloom in Ford Lake
- September 7, 2018 Washtenaw County Health Department Launches ’Stop Hep A’ Campaign
- September 5, 2018 Vaping Increases among Washtenaw County Youth
- August 23, 2018 Washtenaw County Bird Tests Positive for West Nile Virus
- June 26, 2018 Know Your Status for National HIV Testing Day
- June 19, 2018 Kids Starting Preschool or Kindergarten? Schedule Mandatory Hearing and Vision Screenings
- June 6, 2018 Ticks that Can Spread Lyme Found throughout Washtenaw County
- May 31, 2018 Two Rabid Bats Found in Washtenaw County
- May 24, 2018 World No Tobacco Day
- May 10, 2018 Health Department Annual Report: Healthy Together
- April 30, 2018 STD Rates Increasing in Washtenaw County
- March 27, 2018 Tuberculosis can affect anyone: “Think TB” so we can end TB
- March 21, 2018 National Kick Butts Day is March 21, 2018: Help youth stay nicotine free
- March 14, 2018 Washtenaw County has the most doctors in the state. But it’s not the healthiest county: County Health Rankings show improved equity is needed.
- February 22, 2018 Washtenaw County Dental Clinic Celebrates Three Years
- February 2, 2018 Washtenaw County Health Department Adds Evening Hours for Hepatitis A Vaccination
- February 1, 2018 Building Healthy Communities: 13 Washtenaw County organizations awarded grants to promote healthy eating and physical activity
- January 23, 2018 Washtenaw County Health Department Welcomes New Deputy Health Officer