Questions? Email us at info@dhd10.org or call the state hotline at: 1-888-535-6136
With COVID-19 still impacting our communities, it is more important than ever to get your flu shot! District Health Department #10 is offering flu clinics every Friday in each county. Check out our Event Calendar to find the flu clinic in your area. Get the latest updates and data on flu across Michigan to stay informed at www.michigan.gov/flu.
Call 888-217-3904 to schedule your flu shot!
Stay up-to-date on the latest COVID-19 information on our Coronavirus page. You’ll see our Data Dashboard, recent announcements, and guidance for schools, businesses, and communities. Click here for DHD#10’s COVID-19 FAQs
Questions on COVID-19? Email us at covid@dhd10.org.
We have COVID-19 County Profiles that will be updated monthly to give you a snapshot of the cases in each county.
Were you recently tested for COVID-19? Found out you’re a close contact or tested positive yourself? Visit our ‘COVID-19 Now What’ page for up to date information and guidance on what you should do if you haven’t been contacted by DHD#10 yet.
Resources are also available in Spanish here
DHD#10 is hosting weekly COVID-19 updates for our stakeholders. Listen to our COVID-19 updates for the latest information in your community.
Visit our COVID-19 Video Gallery to view these updates.
We have redesigned our Daily Update to provide you with additional information. You will now see Total Recovered and Active Cases as well as the typical data. Active Cases are computed by subtracting Total Recovered and Total Deaths from Total Cases. We are also providing a brief summary of the cases in each county. Case summaries will be updated every Tuesday (including data from the past Friday after 3:00 pm to Monday at 3:00 pm) and Friday (including data from Monday after 3:00 pm to Friday at 3:00 pm).
NOTE: The DHD #10 offices will be closed on November 26th and November 27th to observe Thanksgiving. There will be no daily updates or updates to the data dashboard on those days. Thursday and Friday numbers will be included on the update Monday 11/30. Thank you for understanding.
District Health Department #10 is the largest geographic health department in Michigan, serving ten counties including Crawford, Kalkaska, Lake, Manistee, Mason, Mecosta, Missaukee, Newaygo, Oceana, and Wexford. Established in 1997 after a consolidation of four health departments, our mission is to promote and enhance the health of our communities and environment through protection, prevention, and intervention.
Kevin Hughes, DHD #10 Health Officer
“Public health as a whole strives to protect and improve the health of families and communities by promoting and supporting healthy lifestyles, conducting research, and through the detection and control of infectious diseases (CDC Foundation.) As your local health department, District Health Department #10 (DHD#10) is dedicated to supporting communities through population-based efforts to achieve better health outcomes and wellbeing for all.
The leadership and staff of DHD#10 remain steadfast in our commitment to our mission and values as well as creating “Healthy People, Healthy Communities.”
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