About the Health Department

Mission

The mission of the Macomb County Health Department is to improve, promote, and protect the personal and environmental health of our residents and our communities.

Creation

Macomb County Health Department was created by action of the Board of Supervisors in 1947, and has been carrying out its mission for over 60 years.

Scope

The Health Department accomplishes its mission by providing a wide range of programs and services through three major divisions: The Environmental Health Services Division, which includes restaurant inspection, community health and safety, shelter, waste, and water quality management; the Family Health Services Division, which includes immunization, family planning, WIC, and other family and maternal/child health programs; and the Health Promotion/Disease Control Division, which includes health education, nutrition, community-based chronic disease prevention, and disease surveillance and control programs. The Health Department also oversees the Medical Examiner's Office and the Animal Shelter, provides health-related data and statistics, and maintains an Emergency Preparedness capability which cuts across all internal divisions.

Accreditation

Macomb County Health Department undergoes an Accreditation Review every three years, and is fully accredited by the Michigan Public Health Accreditation Commission

Finding Programs, Services, and Other Information

Please visit the Health Department's Home Page and use the A-Z Index, the Drop-Down Program List, the Drop-Down "How Do I?" list of common questions, or one of the many other searching and finding aids found there.

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