News Flash

Health Insurance Marketplace Open Enrollment Nov. 1 - Dec. 15

The Health Insurance Marketplace will be open for enrollment from Nov. 1 through Dec. 15, 2019 for coverage starting January 1, 2020. The premiums for some plans have decreased significantly. The Washtenaw Health Plan can help find the plan that&rsquo...

Applications for healthy food access projects due Nov. 15

The Washtenaw County Health Department is seeking proposals for projects that improve access to, and consumption of, healthy foods. Ideal projects will create lasting change and support health equity by engaging residents and investing resources where mos...

Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) Information

Update on EEE and aerial spraying in Washtenaw County

As of Oct 23, 2019, Washtenaw County has no human or animal cases of EEE. We still strongly encourage preventing mosquito bites whenever possible. Mosquitoes are still active if temperatures reach into ...

Washtenaw County Health Department Names New Health Officer

The Washtenaw County Health Department is happy to announce the Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners has appointed Jimena Loveluck as the County’s new Health Officer. Loveluck has spent her entire career in public health, including as Deputy ...

Read our 2018 Annual Report

The Washtenaw County Health Department is pleased to share its 2018 Annual Report with the entire community.

In 2018, the Washtenaw County Health Department provided thousands of clinical visits and environmental health inspections. We helped thousands of ...

County Health Rankings: Washtenaw County is healthy. But not for all.

Washtenaw County ranks as the fourth healthiest county in Michigan – and first in factors related to health behaviors and clinical care. But the 2019 County Health Rankings, also show that while there are a lot of opportunities for health in Washtenaw, no...

Eleven Percent of Washtenaw County Pregnant Women Smoke. Free Help is Available.

Eleven percent of Washtenaw County women who gave birth in 2016 reported that they smoked cigarettes while pregnant, according to a new report from the Washtenaw County Health Department. The Health Department encourages pregnant women to take advantage o...

Community-wide Solutions Needed to Address Opioid Epidemic

Some epidemics, like Ebola, rush in like a tornado with immediate and obvious destruction. The opioid epidemic, instead, is more like fungus that slowly attacks trees, eventually decimating the forest. This is the focus of a newly published report by the ...

Marijuana Legalization: What You Need to Know

Adult-use recreational marijuana is now legal in Michigan. Here's what you need to know about the law and the health effects.

The Law

On November 6, 2018, Michigan voters approved Proposal 1, creating the Michigan Regulation and Taxation of Marijuana Act.

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Michigan extends ‘Do Not Eat’ Fish Advisory for Huron River to Lake Erie

On Aug., 31, 2018, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) issued an expanded ‘Do Not Eat’ fish advisory for all fish in the Huron River in Livingston, Oakland, Washtenaw, Wayne, and Monroe Counties. The original advisory was issued o...

Stop Hepatitis A: Get Vaccinated

There is an outbreak of hepatitis A among adults in Washtenaw and other Michigan counties. The hepatitis A vaccine is extremely effective at preventing infection, but the majority of Washtenaw adults have not been vaccinated. 

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