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Survey Research Center Collecting Data for Saginaw Healthy Homes
Saginaw County, MI – Nationally and in Saginaw a variety of preventable health and safety
hazards threaten children every year. Exceptionally for Saginaw, the University of Michigan and
the Saginaw County Department of Public Health have garnered U.S. Housing and Urban
Development (HUD) funding to form Healthy Homes – Saginaw, an initiative including multiple
agencies and local faith/community based organizations aimed at identifying and addressing
housing-related illnesses and injuries, such as asthma, lead poisoning, trips and falls, mold
exposure, and carbon monoxide contamination.
“As part of the program, Okemos-based Michigan Public Health Institute (MPHI) is conducting a
phone-based survey of 1500 households in the 48601, 48602, and 48607 ZIP Code areas and
neighborhood risk factor data will be collected by faith-based advocates and Saginaw Valley
State University students”, states Deborah Socier, Program Manger.
Click here to see full press release.
Anissa Stanley of MPHI named Planner of the Year 2009
Anissa Stanley of MPHI (Child & Adolescent Health Program) completed her Certified Meeting Specialist (CMS) certification through the
Society of Government Meeting Professionals and was named "Planner of the Year 2009" by this organization. Additionally, she was featured in the "Planner Spotlight" article of Meeting Professionals International, summer edition 2009 (
click here to read more). In preparation to complete her Certified Meeting Professional (CMP) Exam in 2010, Anissa will participate in a six month preparation course with a $600 scholarship from
Destination Michigan to assist her in achieving this goal.
MPHI featured in StreamingMedia.com article
December 11, 2009 - MPHI's webcasting service is featured in the StreamingMedia.com article titled "The Government Video Boom". The entire article can be accessed
here.
MPHI collaborative database uses Newborn Blood Spot Screening to detect children with Genetic Abnormalities
October 26, 2009 (Honolulu, Hawaii) — A study investigating the use of a long-term follow-up database of children with inborn errors of metabolism has shown that metabolic practitioners can systematically gather information about outcomes from newborn blood spot screening (NBS) for a collaborative database useful for
short-term patient follow-up. The proof-of-principle study also yielded specific information about children with medium-chain acyl CoA dehydrogenase deficiency (MCAD).
The project was an initiative of the Inborn Errors of Metabolism–Information System (IBEM-IS) work group of the Region 4 Genetics Collaborative, the goal of which is to come up with strategies for children with congenital and
inherited disorders. Current participants include newborn screening specialists in a 7-state region near the Great Lakes. The results were presented here at the American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) 59th Annual Meeting.
Read the full article here.
MPHI Program Director Shannon Stotenbur-Wing speaks out in the Oakland Press on pattens of Child Abuse
"Child abuse usually has a pattern, so it occurs repeatedly over years and years," she said. "Increasing the penalty for those who are convicted of child abuse itself is not enough to prevent future activities."
"The people do have to be penalized for doing that, but there need to be areas where mental health and psychological treatments are provided, because they tend to abuse themselves, too," said Stotenbur-Wing.
Read the full article here
$24 Million MPHI Project Will Boost Health Information Exchange
Washington, DC – A Request for Proposal (RFP) to create a broadband network linking Michigan health care facilities was posted on November 11. The project will network approximately 520 health care sites in 71 Michigan counties covering all of the state except the urban counties from Lansing to Detroit. Hospitals, federally qualified health clinics, health departments, tribal clinics, Michigan Department of Corrections clinics, and other types of facilities will be linked. "The network will play a major role in the national plan to foster the use of electronic medical records and the electronic exchange of health information," stated Jeff Shaw, Senior Project Manager.
In early 2007 the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced a $400 million "pilot" program to stimulate the deployment of broadband infrastructure to support telehealth and telemedicine. On behalf of the State, the Michigan Public Health Institute applied for a portion of the money. In December 2007, MPHI was awarded $20.9 million, the fourth highest of the 69 state and regional awards. Michigan’s health care facilities will kick in an additional $3.7 million for a total of $24.6 million.
The RFP that was recently posted seeks a single vendor who, with the help of subcontractors, can create the statewide network. The network will consist of both leased communication lines and new fiber optic cable. The network will also take advantage of “middle-mile” fiber optic cable that the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (the “stimulus” bill) will probably fund in the most rural sections of Michigan (e.g., in the Gaylord-Grayling corridor, and along the state’s western shoreline).
Construction of a smaller network has already commenced in the thumb area of Michigan. This small network will link eight hospitals by means of a tower-mounted wireless communications system. It will become a part of the larger, statewide network once that is built.
The RFP is posted at
http://www.usac.org/_res/documents/rhc-pilot-program/pdf/search-postings/2009/Michigan-Public-Health-scope-02.pdf.
Every Child Matters
Washington, DC – A report released today shows that 10,440 children in the U.S. are known to have died from abuse and neglect between 2001 and 2007, but experts say the real number may be as much as 50 percent higher. The difference is due to varying definitions of abuse and neglect in the states, as well as inconsistent record-keeping and data collection methodologies. Child protection leaders say the situation makes it impossible to provide an accurate assessment of abuse and neglect of children in America.
Stars from Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, took to Capitol Hill today to help raise awareness. The popular television show chronicles the New York Police Department team that investigates sexually based crimes, including those committed against children. Actors Tamara Tunie (medical examiner Melinda Warner) and B.D. Wong (psychiatrist George Huang) joined in speaking out on the importance of investing in the protection of children.
Organizations supporting the summit this week include the American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children, Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs, Every Child Matters Education Fund, National Association of Social Workers, National Center on Child Death Review and National Children’s Alliance.
The discussion of children’s issues in Washington this week comes exactly 100 years after President Theodore Roosevelt held the first-ever White House summit on children’s issues.
The Every Child Matters Education Fund is a 501(c)(3) non-profit, non-partisan organization working to make children, youth and families a national political priority. We promote the adoption of smart policies for children and youth, including: ensuring that children have access to affordable, comprehensive health care services; expanding early-care and learning opportunities and after-school programs; preventing violence against children in their homes and communities; alleviating child poverty; and addressing the special needs of children with parents in prison.
Watch the video of the speech that Teri Covington, Director of the National Resource Center for Child Death Review, gave at the event.
Read the transcript of the speech.
Partnering with your Doctor: The Medical Home Approach Webinar
December 1st, 2009 at 12 p.m. (ET)
The Region 4 Genetics Collaborative, a project of MPHI, is pleased to announce the launch of a new guide for families with children who have genetic conditions. Partnering with your Doctor: The Medical Home Approach was developed by Region 4’s Medical Home Education Workgroup. The guide is intended to help families connect with their child’s doctor, other medical professionals and caregivers through the medical home concept.
Register before November 24th to receive a free hard copy of the Guide!. Click here to register:
http://learning.mihealth.org/mediasite/medicalhome_registration.The guide is designed to:
- Be a source of specialized information for parents to help them care for their child
- Provide a detailed definition and description of the medical home concept
- Lay the foundation for understanding and advocating for a medical home
- Provide tools and examples for parents to use and learn from while creating and maintaining the medical home with their doctor
- Bring attention to the importance of linking families of children with genetic conditions to a medical home
- Provide advice on how to effectively partner with your child’s doctor
- Define family centered care and demonstrate how it benefits families
- Demonstrate how to seek culturally effective, compassionate care
- Assist families through the transition process by providing resources and tips
- Provide a list of resources and links to organizations that support families and the medical home concept
For more information about the Guide and Region 4 Genetics Collaborative, please visit
http://www.region4genetics.org.
2010 Michigan EHDI Conference
Friday, February 26th, 2010 – Kellogg Center – East Lansing, Michigan
Mark your Calendar! Michigan’s Early Health Detection and Intervention (EHDI) Program is offering a conference that provides a learning experience for families of young children who are deaf or hard of hearing and training for professionals.
Speakers include:
- Anne Marie Tharpe, Ph.D Audiologist
- Robert Baldwin, Ph.D. Psychologist
- Along with Michigan’s own experts in the field
Registration information coming soon. Visit
www.eandt.mphi.org for more information.
Novel H1N1 Virus (Swine Flu)
For more information, please click on the links below:
CDC Swine Influenza
Michigan Department of Community Health Influenza Website
DHHS Pandemic Flu Plan
University of Michigan School of Public Health Flu Website
Google Flu Shot Finder
Overview of the H1N1 Virus (Swine Flu)
Presenters:Dr. Kevin Piggott, MD, MPHDr. Piggott, a University of Michigan Preventative Medicine Resident working at MPHI, provides an overview of the H1N1 Flu (Swine FLU). In his presentation Dr. Piggott discussed the incidence of the H1N1 Flu, how it is spread, medications that would assist in recovery and how to keep yourself from getting the H1N1 Flu. Dr. Piggott goes on to answer questions concerning the Flu and ramifications for next Flu Season.
This webcast will be shown within Windows Microsoft Media. If you are using a MAC please download "Silverlight" prior to viewing the webcast. You can download a Silverlight free by
clicking here.