Susan Moran
Senior Deputy DirectorPublic Health Administration• Began May 26, 2014 • MPH and Nursing• Great understanding of Lead Paint Poisoning Concerns• Great Understanding of Medicaid Programs
New Division Director
• Linda Dykema • Started May 2014• PhD Toxicology• Great Understanding of Lead Poisoning
Concerns• Provided Health Consultation for Enbridge Oil
Cleanup of Kalamazoo River
1.25 Million in General Funds
• New Partnerships needed• Marketing• Internal Processing • Field Staff• Proper allocation of funds• Meeting with Public Service Commission
New/ Stronger Partnerships
• MSHDA• Michigan Community Action Agencies MCAAA • New Development Corp. in Grand Rapids• Muskegon Health Department Projects• Others
As we Head into AutumnFinal Push to Wrap up Projects for FY 14
Adding more contractors to Pre-approved vendor pool
Fiscal Year 2015
MDCH and Legislature awarded 1.75 million General Funds to Lead Safe Home Program.
This funding will have a significant impact on providing an additional 115 lead safe homes to families across the state!
Our Lead Safe Home Field Staff
Paul Kelly George Williams Steve Smith Steve Smith, RFC
Sonya Adams Melisa Roe Dave Baxter
Training and Certification
• Numbers are decreasing • On-line certification process
for new applicants within the foreseeable future
• Considering pushing back certification deadline by one month in 2015 or 2016
Enforcement/ Compliance
Environmental Protection Agency is closely auditing our process and citations • More written clarification in our files• Additional justification for reducing or
dropping citations• Referrals to EPA on some cases
Asthma Intervention in Multifamily Housing HUD Grant
• Lansing and Flint Public- Assisted Multifamily Housing• Provided in home asthma case mgt. and healthy
homes interventions ( MATCH + HH Intervention model)
• Completed 109 units with follow-up.• Community Level = smoke free + IPM policies• Additional Units benefited with policies and work
order process.• Evaluation and findings
Kresge Foundation Evaluation
• Research Project to Evaluate HHU II data • Cost Benefit Analysis• 250 units with 40 in evaluation• Control of 80 units to increase statistical
power • Self Reported and Medicaid Data
Kresge Foundation Evaluation
• Reduced Medical Utilizations• Reduced Rescue Medication Usage• Increase Knowledge Attitudes and Behaviors• Increase Asthma Action Plans• Increase Well Asthma Visits