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November
11 | Veterans Day holiday, State of Michigan Offices closed.
13 | PHEP Partners Meeting on Teams.
27 | Thanksgiving Holiday – State of Michigan offices closed.
28 | Friday after Thanksgiving – State holiday – State of Michigan offices closed.
December
11 | PHEP Partners Meeting on Teams.
24 – 25 | Christmas holidays, State of Michigan offices closed.
30 | 2nd quarter deliverables due.
31 | New Year’s Eve holiday, State of Michigan offices closed.
January 2026
1 | New Year’s Day holiday, State of Michigan offices closed.
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DEPR received reports that the links to NACCHO resources in the October 23 PHEP Update are not working. These links normally only need a free account on the NACCHO website. At this time NACCHO has made their website member-only accessible while they perform internal maintenance on the website. They hope to have public access restored soon. NACCHO will post updates on their website when available.
The Region V Training Center provides on demand training on workforce development, staff education and various other topics, and they are free or very low cost. So whether you are looking to expand your knowledge or pick up some continuing education credits consider checking it out. Some of the available topics include:
For information on the program, how to create an account and continuing education credits, visit the Region V Public Health Training Center website.
Through natural disasters, active assailant events and even pandemics, Healthcare Emergency Managers are consistently challenged to help their organizations plan, train and respond to incidents.
Presenters: Dr. Andrew King and Dr. Varun Vohra – Working with the Michigan Poison Control Center.
Miss a session? Check out the Preparedness Lunch and Learn recordings on MI-TRAIN.
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The next Noontime Nugget will be held on Tuesday, November 25, 2025. The topic will be pandemic influenza planning.
Join us every fourth Tuesday of the month at noon to learn more about DEPR's different programs and software. Please ensure at least one person from each of the healthcare coalitions are in attendance.
MVR staff will be holding office hours on the following dates from 11:00 am – 11:30 am (ET):
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November 19, 2025 - In this short 30-minute meeting we will be demonstrating information on groups and filtering (previously called querying). Please bring any questions you may have regarding these two topics.
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December 17, 2025 - In this short 30-minute meeting we will be demonstrating information on Notifications (previously called Messages). Please bring any questions you may have regarding this topic.
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January 21, 2026 - In this short 30-minute meeting we will be demonstrating information on how to create a custom Export. Please bring any questions you may have regarding this topic.
The Michigan Volunteer Registry is looking for mental health professional volunteers to make a difference in Michigan! Please help us share the word by posting the attached media to your organizations’ social media platforms.
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Have you heard a great speaker recently who inspired, informed, or energized your audience? The Statewide Speaker Submission Site is now open to collect your recommendations for the upcoming (May 5-7, 2026) Michigan Homeland Security Training Conference and Expo.
Save the link and submit speaker information anytime you encounter a great presenter who could benefit Michigan’s preparedness community.
Submissions are due by November 7, 2025. Don’t miss the chance to help shape next year’s conference agenda!
The Michigan Public Health Week Partnership (Partnership) invites you to nominate someone for the Hometown Health Hero award. The Hometown Health Hero award is presented yearly to individuals and/or organizations that have made significant and measurable contributions to preserve and/or improve the health of their community. The only way for someone to receive this award is to be nominated. What health improvements are happening in your community that we can potentially recognize with this award?
Complete this nomination form no later than 5:00 p.m. (ET), December 19, 2025. Nominations must be received by 5 p.m. (ET) December 19, 2025. Late nominations will not be accepted.
The awards will be presented on March 18, 2026.
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Region 1: Denise Fleming
Region 2N & 2S: Jeannie Byrne
Region 3: Jim Koval
Region 5: April Walton
Region 6: Jessica Gould
Region 7: Jeannie Byrne
Region 8: Kerry Chamberlain
Tribes: Terra Riddle
DEPR Finance: DHHS-DEPR-Finance@michigan.gov
PHEP: MDHHS-DEPR-PHEP@michigan.gov
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This message is being sent to the Division of Emergency Preparedness & Response, Tribal Health Care Coordinator, Local Health Department Emergency Preparedness Coordinator, Local Health Department Health Officer, and Regional Epidemiologist mailing lists. |
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