December 2019
December 30- National Birth Defect Prevention Month 2020
December 26- Bringing Awareness to Cervical Health Awareness Month
December 20- Pertussis Cases Increasing in Wexford and Surrounding Counties
December 20- Protecting the Community’s Health in their Homes-DHD#10 to Offer Free Radon Test Kits in January
November 2019
November 27- Make Handwashing a Healthy Habit
November 26- It’s not too late to get your family vaccinated
November 25- District Health Department #10 Brings Awareness to World AIDS Day
November 7 – World Diabetes Day 2019
November 5 – Practice Food Safety Techniques This Holiday Season
November 4 – Flu Clinic for Manistee Senior Center Rescheduled
October 2019
October 30 – Open Enrollment for the Health Insurance Marketplace Begins November 1
October 29 – Kalkaska Screw Products Receives Michigan Breastfeeding-Friendly Workplace Gold Award
October 25 – Flu Clinic for Oceana County Council on Aging Rescheduled
October 25 – National Diabetes Month 2019
October 23 – Consult Weather When Scheduling Evening Activities
October 23 – Manistee Senior Center Flu Clinic to be Rescheduled
October 17- Get Screened for A1C During National Diabetes Month
October 14 – National Health Education Week 2019
October 9 – World Food Day 2019
October 5 – Newaygo County Included in EEE Aerial Spraying
October 3 – Additional Flu Clinic Dates: Mason County
October 2 – National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
September 2019
September 30 – Flu Clinic: Lake County
September 27 – Spraying Mosquitoes for EEE in Newaygo County
September 27 – Oceana County Council on Aging receives Building Healthy Communities Grant Funding
September 26 – EEE Found in Newaygo County Horse
September 24 – Manistee food pantries and worksites receive summer grants
September 23 – Preventing the Spread of Eastern Equine Encephalitis
September 20 – Flu Clinic: Manistee County
September 20 – Flu Clinic: Wexford County
September 19- World Sexual Health Awareness Month
September 18 – Flu Clinic: Oceana County
September 18 – Flu Clinic: Missaukee County
September 18 – Flu Clinic: Mason County
September 17 – Hepatitis A in Northern Michigan
September 16 – Flu Clinic: Newaygo County
September 16 – Flu Clinic: Mecosta County
September 16 – National Diabetes Prevention Program coming to Grayling
September 10- Mason County Food Pantry and Senior Centers Receive Building Healthy Communities Grant Funding
September 9- National Suicide Prevention Week 2019
September 6- September and Infant Sleep Awareness
September 4- Flavored Vaping Products Banned in Michigan
September 3- National Diabetes Prevention Program coming to Fremont
August 2019
August 29- Preparing for the Worst
August 23- Residents Cautioned of Algal Blooms in Lakes
August 22- National Diabetes Prevention Program coming to Big Rapids
August 22 – Smoking and Lung Health
August 1 – National Breastfeeding Week
July 2019
July 30- August: Back to School and Immunizations
July 29- DHD#10 Receives Michigan Breastfeeding-Friendly Workplace Gold Award
July 24 – World Hepatitis Day
July 10 – Beware of Swimmer’s Itch
July 9 – Avoiding Illness at the Fair
July 3 – Summer Food Benefits For Children in Crawford and Mecosta Intermediate School Districts
July 1- Title X: Affordable Birth Control and Reproductive Health
June 2019
June 24 – National HIV Testing Day
June 21- First West Nile Virus Activity of 2019 Confirmed in Michigan
June 20 – Free Nicotine Patches, Gum or Lozenges Offered by Michigan Tobacco Quitline
June 13- National Men’s Health Month
June 11 – DHD#10 Receives Michigan Breastfeeding- Friendly Workplace Gold Award
June 10- Revised State WIC Formula Policy Change
May 2019
May 30 – World No Tobacco Day
May 17 – May is Hepatitis Awareness Month
May 7 – Food Establishment Inspection Reports Available on DHD#10 Website
May 6 – Free Nicotine Patches, Gum or Lozenges Offered by Michigan Tobacco Quitline
April 2019
April 25 – DHD#10 Opens Drinking Water Lab
April 23 – National Infant Immunization Week
April 15 – Day at the Capital
April 5 – April is STD Awareness Month
March 2019
March 28 – Measles Outbreak in Southeast Michigan Quickly Spreading
March 25 – Diabetes Alert Day
March 22 – Protecting Your Health After Flooding
March 20 – Over 50? Get Screened for Colorectal Cancer
March 13 – Protect Your Child From Measles
March 1 – International HPV Awareness Day
March 1 – March is National Nutrition Month
February 2019
February 21 – Pertussis Increasing in Mecosta County Amish Community
February 13 – Celebrate Responsibly This Valentine’s Day
February 4 – Children’s Dental Health Month
February 1 – LiveWell for Your Heart Celebrates American Heart Month
January 2019
January 29 – Are You at Risk for Type 2 Diabetes?
January 24 – MDHHS Update on Public Assistance Benefits
January 23 – It’s Not Too Late to Get Vaccinated!
January 17 – National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week
January 14 – Cervical Health Awareness Month
January 9 – Diabetes Prevention Program Starting in Manistee County
January 8 – Clothing & Supply Drive to Benefit Children in Foster Care
January 7 – Protect Yourself and Others from Norovirus
January 2 – National Radon Action Month
December 2018
December 20 – Tobacco-Free Holiday
December 19 – Are You at Risk for Type 2 Diabetes?
December 17 – Food Safety Tips for the Holiday Season
December 4 – Protect Yourself from Influenza This Holiday Season
November 2018
November 28 – Free HIV Testing Available for World AIDS Day
November 20 – New “Prevention Ambassadors” Project Coming to Mason County
November 19 – Hepatitis A Still a Concern for High Risk Groups
November 9 – District Health Department #10 Celebrates Great American Smokeout
November 5 – Open Enrollment for the Health Insurance Marketplace Has Begun
September 2018
September 24 – Time for Flu Shots – Wexford County
September 24 – Time for Flu Shots – Kalkaska County
September 19 – Time for Flu Shots – Mecosta County
September 18 – Time for Flu Shots – Newaygo County
September 18 – Time for Flu Shots – Lake County
September 14 – Renaissance Festival Attendee Had Hepatitis A – Walk-In Hep A Vaccine Clinic at Grand Traverse County Health Dept.
September 13 – Oceana County Senior Center Now Offering Breakfast
September 6 – Time for Flu Shots – Mason County
September 6 – Time for Flu Shots – Manistee County
September 6 – Time for Flu Shots – Oceana County
September 6 – Diabetes Prevention Classes Starting in Baldwin
September 6 – Diabetes Prevention Classes Starting in Ludington
September 5 – Get Ready For Flu Season
September 5 – Diabetes Prevention Classes Starting in Cadillac
August 2018
August 27 – Diabetes Prevention Classes Starting in Fremont
August 22, 2018 – DHD#10 Showing HPV Documentary at Ferris
August 1 – August is Breastfeeding Awareness Month
July 2018
July 19 – Health Department Overcame Challenges to Vaccinate for Hepatitis A Before Electric Forest
July 17 – Free Chair Exercise Class in Big Rapids
July 13 – Free Yoga Class in Big Rapids
July 13 – Yates Dial-A-Ride Employees “Tasting” Health This Summer
June 2018
June 8 – Father’s Day a Great Day to Quit Smoking
June 5 – Health Advisory for Lake Margrethe, Grayling
May 2018
May 31 – World No Tobacco Day
May 23 – Assistance Available for Some Caught in Healthcare Glitch
May 10 – Celebrate A Tobacco-Free Mother’s Day
April 2018
April 26 – DHD#10 Kalkaska Hosts Open House
April 16- Vaccines Work
April 13 – Encouraging Seniors in Oceana County to Eat Healthy and Move More
April 13 – Encouraging Seniors in Manistee County to Eat Health and Move More
April 13 – Crawford County LOOP IT Challenge
April 10 – Free Nicotine Patches, Gum or Lozenges Offered by Michigan Tobacco Quitline
March 2018
March 27 – Quit Smoking During Public Health Week
March 26 – Kalkaska Seniors Attend Learning Kitchen
March 19 – DHD#10 and Big Rapids Housing Commission Offering Free Tobacco Cessation Class
March 15 – Over 50? Get Screened for Colorectal Cancer
March 13 – Tobacco Cessation Classes Offered in Big Rapids
February 2018
February 14 – February is National Condom Month
January 2018
January 31 – Hepatitis A Outbreak Spreading Across Michigan
January 19 – 2018 Girls on the Run Spring Season Seeking Volunteer Coaches
January 17 – Residents Urged to Get Vaccinated Due to Widespread Flu
January 17 – Diabetes Prevention Classes in White Cloud
January 3 – Radon Action Month
December 2017
December 18 – Holiday Season an Opportunity for Tobacco-Free Living
December 18 – State Legislators Attend DHD#10 Board of Health Meeting
December 4 – Diabetes Prevention Program for Crawford County
December 4 – Diabetes Prevention Program for Mecosta County
December 1 – Healthy Habits Month
November 2017
November 13 – Great American Smokeout
November 7 – Shorter Open Enrollment Window
November 1 – Hepatitis A Outbreak Investigated in Michigan
October 2017
October 10 – Community Health Summit – Kalkaska County
October 10 – Community Health Summit – Mason County
September 2017
September 28 – Manistee County Flu Clinics
September 27 – Lake County Flu Clinics
September 26 – Community Health Summit – Mecosta County
September 21 – Lung Cancer Screening Now Available
September 20 – Wexford County Flu Clinics
September 15 – Community Health Summit – Newaygo
September 15 – Community Health Summit – Lake
September 15 – Diabetes Prevention Class Available in Oceana County
September 11 – Community Health Summit – Manistee County
September 11 – Mecosta County Flu Clinics
September 11 – Missaukee County Flu Clinics
September 7 – Oceana County Flu Clinics
August 2017
August 31 – Newaygo County Flu Clinics
August 31 – Mason County Flu Clinics
August 31 – Community Health Summit – Crawford County
August 21 – West Nile Virus in Wexford County Horse
August 21 – Solar Eclipse Safety
August 3 – Prime For Life Classes for Mason and Oceana Counties
August 3 – Community Grants Given in Lake County
July 2017
July 27 – Sustaining Breastfeeding Together
July 10 – Lyme Disease Increasing in Michigan
July 7 – DHD#10 Accredited by State
July 7 – Kalkaska Office Back Open
June 2017
June 13 – Handling Prescription Drugs After Loved One Dies
June 7 – Play It Safe – Keep Mosquitoes Away
June 2- Safe Home – RX Abuse Prevention
May 2017
May 22 – World No Tobacco Day
May 19 – Youth Summit 2017
May 1 – This Graduation Season, Remember: Think Before You Let Teens Drink
April 2017
April 24 – Kalkaska Office Opens Temporary Locations
April 21 – National Prescription Drug Take Back Day – Crawford
April 21 – National Prescription Drug Take Back Day – Kalkaska
April 21 – National Prescription Drug Take Back Day – Lake
April 21 – National Prescription Drug Take Back Day – Manistee
April 21 – National Prescription Drug Take Back Day – Mason
April 21 – National Prescription Drug Take Back Day – Mecosta
April 21 – National Prescription Drug Take Back Day – Missaukee
April 21 – National Prescription Drug Take Back Day – Newaygo
April 21 – National Prescription Drug Take Back Day – Oceana
April 21 – National Prescription Drug Take Back Day – Wexford
April 20 – Earth Day
April 11 – Kalkaska Office Closed
April 10 – Affordable Care Act Significantly Impacting Uninsured in Michigan
April 5 – Becoming the Healthiest Nation in One Generation
March 2017
March 31- Local Food Advocate Receives National Award
March 20- Healthy Michigan Plan Enrollment
March 16- Know the Risks of E-Cigarettes
March 13- Diabetes Alert Day
March 7- Kalkaska Commission on Aging Receives Grant Award
March 1- Put your Best Fork Forward
February 2017
February 28- Lake County Communities That Care Coalition Honored at National Forum
February 21- Oceana County Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition
February 14- Take Steps to Stay Healthy
February 9- February is Children’s Dental Health Month – Choose Water for a Sparkling Smile!
February 7- Kalkaska Area Interfaith Resources Purchases Walk-In Freezer
February 6- More than 80 percent of cervical cancer is preventable with HPV vaccination, screening
February 2- The Ochsner Eat Fit Program Is Expanding to Lake County
February 2- Healthy Shelf Labeling Expanding in Lake County
January 2017
January 18- Stop Underage Drinking
January 10- Saturday Immunization Clinic at DHD#10
January 9- Prevent Infections for Baby’s Protection
January 9- Girls on the Run Coaches Needed
January 3- Free Radon Test Kits Available at DHD#10