Blog categorized as Public Health

Local Public Health Not Prepared For Future, Cost Share Funding Still Not Honored

02/03/23 12:04 PM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
(Source: MIRS.news, Published 02/02/2023) "Is public health prepared for the future?” was a question posed and answered Thursday by Michigan Association of Local Public Health Executive Director Norm Hess. The answer, he said, is no.

$25M In Supplemental First Puzzle Piece For Water Shutoff Prevention

01/31/23 07:07 PM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
$25M In Supplemental First Puzzle Piece For Water Shutoff Prevention
What started as a 2022 book-closing supplemental and snowballed into a $946.2 million spending effort by Democrats also contained a notable $25 million for the creation of a water shutoff prevention fund

Michigan Looks At COVID-19 Finish Line After Biden Declares Pandemic Over

09/22/22 09:27 AM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Michigan Looks At COVID-19 Finish Line After Biden Declares Pandemic Over
President Joe Biden declared that the COVID-19 pandemic was over during a 60 Minutes interview and Michigan health officials say it's time to start transitioning out of the pandemic.