News Releases

2021 Releases

• 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 

2020 Releases

• 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

2019 Releases

• 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

2018 Releases

• 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 

Washtenaw County Health Department Recommends

all local U-M students stay in place, avoid gatherings