Fresh air gatherings Warming weather improves 2022 celebration safety
May 3, 2022 - Health Department of Northwest Michigan COVID-19 update The summer months offer many benefits in northwest Michigan – including a drop in virus transmissions, such as COVID-19. As residents resume small and large gatherings, the Health Department of...
‘Through Our Eyes’ Photovoice Project showcases teen views on youth mental health
When youth from 10 regional counties talk about the stigma of mental health, they use words like “messy,” “alone,” “unworthy,” and “discrimination.” Their inspiring insights are shared in “Through Our Eyes: A Photovoice Project on the Stigma Around Youth Mental Health...
Antrim County Organizations Team Up to Help Local Cancer Patients
Cancer is a scary word and equally scary diagnosis. Patients are often left feeling confused, unsure, and wondering how they will navigate the following months or years after their diagnosis. It can take a toll not only physically and mentally but also financially....
Back To Basics: Practical Mental Health Information
Since the start of the pandemic, more and more people are talking about mental health. An increasing number of folks are starting to see it for what it is: one important component of your overall health and well-being, just like your physical health. But mental health...
Important Changes Coming to Michigan Medicaid program eligibility
By the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Do you or a family member currently have health coverage through Medicaid or the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP)? If so, you may soon need to take steps to find out if you can continue your coverage. Soon,...
Bellaire Family Health Center supports the Antrim County CERT Team Volunteers
Bellaire Family Health Center continues to support the Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) in Antrim County by providing Jump Bags for team members. These bags include First Aid Kits, Pocket Masks, and Tourniquets to volunteers for use in an emergency. Antrim...
COVID – Test to Treat initiative
The Test to Treat program can provide faster, easier access to lifesaving COVID-19 treatments. If you test positive, you can see a health care provider, and if eligible, get a prescription for an oral COVID-19 treatment and have that prescription filled—all at one...
Second booster doses authorized
Second booster doses authorized for those ages 50 and older; 12 years and older if immunocompromised March 30, 2021 LANSING, Mich. - Following the U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorization and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommendation, the...
MDHHS updates mask guidance
February 17, 2022 : Health Department of Northwest Michigan COVID-19 Update MDHHS updates mask guidance for public settings, including schools. Change due to fewer COVID cases, less pressure on health care systems As COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations continue to...
