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The Immunizations Clinic at 100 Mack Avenue and inside the Samaritan Center will be closed on Friday, July 11, 2025. Regular hours of operation will resume on Monday, July 14, 2025. 

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Resources

Rides to Care
 
Rides to Care
Pregnant? New mom? Get free rides to doctor appointments

 

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DETROIT ID
Detroit ID is an identification card that benefits ALL Detroiters

 

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FOOD SAFETY
Preventing illness and ensuring safe dining experiences

 

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CHILD AND ADULT IMMUNIZATIONS
Vaccines available for all ages; bring shot record, ID, and insurance card

 

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MATERNAL CHILD HEALTH
Enhancing the well-being of women, children, and families in the city

 

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SISTERFRIENDS
Volunteers supporting healthy women and babies

 

communicable diseases
 
COMMUNICABLE DISEASES
Controlling and slowing the spread of infectious diseases

 

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EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS
Manages emergency response to protect Detroit residents' health

 

HIV
 
HIV / STI
Offers testing, treatment, and community outreach

 

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COVID-19
Providing the most up-to-date information about COVID-19

 

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BEHAVORIAL HEALTH
Examines how societal forces affect our overall health and well being

 

File complaint
 
SERVICE COMPLAINT
If there is an issue with a public service you have received, let us know
Event participation
 
EVENT REQUEST
Request form for the Health Department to participate in your upcoming event

 

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LEAD PROGRAM
Building awareness to eliminate childhood lead poisoning

 

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iDecide Detroit
Providing confidential and affordable reproductive health services

 

 

 

Programs and Services

The Detroit Health Department has been keeping families safe and happy for over 100 years, and continues to address public and population health priorities of Detroiters

 

Community Health  

  • Behavioral Health  
  • Ceasefire  
  • Lead  
  • Vision and Hearing  
  • Safe Routes  
  • Outreach and Education  
  • Children’s Special Health Care Services 

HIV/STI  

  • Housing  
  • Ending the HIV Epidemic  
  • Prevention and Intervention  
  • Data to Care  
  • Testing and Treatment  

Food Safety   

  • Dinning with Confidence (Food Pilot Program)  
  • Food Inspections  
  • Non-Food Inspections 

Child and Adult Immunizations/Clinical Services  

  • COVID-19  
  • Childhood Immunizations  
  • iDecide Detroit (Reproductive Health Services)  

Maternal Child Health 

  • SisterFriends Detroit
  • 961-BABY Resource Line  
  • Safe Sleep  
  • Fatherhood Program  

Emergency Preparedness  

  • Weather Index Guidance  
  • Disaster Preparedness 

Communicable Diseases   

  • Prevention and Intervention  
  • Physician Detailing  
  • Epidemiology 

 

 

 

CONTACTS

Administrative Office

100 Mack Avenue (1st & 3rd floors), Detroit, MI 48201 (313) 876-4000 Monday-Friday from 8:30AM - 4PM