Health Education
- Emergency Preparedness
- Phone: 517-768-1633
- Information, training, and planning provided to schools, businesses, and community
- Speaker and educational resources available.
- Health Education
- Phone: 517-768-1660
- Wide variety of health education resource materials available (pamphlets, videos, etc.)
- Speakers available, offering a variety of health related topics
- Healthy Communities Program
- Phone: 517-768-1650
- Chronic disease reduction through nutrition and physical activity initiatives, education and advocacy through the community, corner stores, schools, and work places.
- Presentations, information and resources are available.
- Medicaid Outreach
- Phone: 517-768-2138
- Jackson County Health Department staff will provide Medicaid Outreach to:
- Increase public awareness of programs and services available to Medicaid-eligible and potentially Medicaid-eligible children and families.
- Connect Medicaid-eligible and potentially Medicaid-eligible children and families to healthcare resources in the community to ensure appropriate care is provided to reduce healthcare costs.
JCHD supports the Medicaid program through multiple outreach activities including:
- Coordinating and presenting information about Medicaid and Medicaid covered programs through media resources, health fairs and community events;
- Facilitating Medicaid eligibility determination by assisting potential Medicaid eligible individuals in applying for Medicaid benefits;
- Collaboration between JCHD and other agencies to assure the delivery of Medicaid-covered services;
- Referral, coordination and monitoring of Medicaid services; and
- Medicaid-specific training on outreach eligibility and services
- Jackson Tobacco Reduction Coalition
- Phone: 517-768-2131
- Tobacco reduction through education, prevention, and advocacy
- Resources and speakers
- Quit kits / Cessation tips
- Tobacco-free work site policy development
- Teen Pregnancy Prevention Services
- Phone: 517-768-2150
- Community resource for puberty education, teen sexuality, and pregnancy prevention
- Presentations, information, and resources
- Coordinate Teen Pregnancy Prevention Initiative
- Download their brochure (PDF)