Welcome to the Child Health Section of our Website!

Children's Health

The Marquette County Health Department is proud to provide the following services for the children in our community:

WIC

IMMUNIZATIONS

DENTAL HEALTH EDUCATION

HEARING AND VISION SCREENINGS

PREGNANT AND PARENTING TEEN PROJECT

ADOLESCENT HEALTH PROMOTION

FAMILY HEALTH EDUCATION

Family Health FAQs

CHILDREN'S SPECIAL HEALTH CARE SERVICES

MICHILD

HEALTHY KIDS

TIPS ON TOY SAFETY

MALPH CHILD SAFETY FACT SHEETS:

Strong Families/Safe Children Newsletters:

For a sampling of our Strong Families Safe Children Newsletters, click on the links below.  These are pdf files and will require Adobe Acrobat Reader for you to view and print them.  If you do not already have this program, it is available for free at their website, www.adobe.com.

Winter - 2001
Winter - 2004
Spring - 2003
Summer - 2002
Summer - 2004
Fall - 2000
Fall - 2002
Fall - 2003

Archived information in our site:

Baby Safety Month - September
Child Choking Hazards - Recognize the hazards.
December is Safe Toys and Gifts Month
Head Lice FAQ - Frequently asked questions about head lice.
Lead Poisoning - Is your child safe from lead poisoning?
Meningitis
National Child Passenger Safety Awareness Week: February
National Infant Immunization Week - April
National School Lunch Week
National Sight Saving Month - May
Parenting Awareness -   Information on parenting
World Breastfeeding Week - August 1-7

OTHER GREAT WEBSITES FOR PARENTS!

  • NetSmartz411: A great website devoted to helping parents and guardians protect children who are using computers and surfing the Internet
  • Family Communications, the producers of Mister Rodger's Neighborhood, has all kinds of information and materials on all kinds of topics for families.
  • Bright Futures:  A national health promotion initiative dedicated to the principle that every child deserves to be healthy and that optimal health involves a trusting relationship between the health professional, the child, the family, and the community as partners in health practice.

AND HEALTHY WEBSITES FOR KIDS!

American Dental Association

American Speech-Language-Hearing Association - Listen to Your Buds! 

All Kids Count

Bright Futures

Club Drugs

Consumer Product Safety Commission

Immunization Gateway:  Your Vaccine Fact-Finder

Marquette General Hospital

MIChild Information

Michigan Department of Community Health

National Clearing House on Child Abuse and Neglect Information

National Immunization Program

State of Michigan Vital Records and Health Statistics

Tobacco Free Kids

Upper Peninsula Health Care Network

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Information and Hotline Directory

Vaccine Safety