Washtenaw County, Health Information and Resources
- Getting Started
- Making a Doctor's Appointment
- Finding Health Information Online
- Information for Caregivers
- Recursos disponibles en español
Popular Websites
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MedlinePlus.gov MedlinePlus is a service of the National Library of Medicine (NLM), the world's largest medical library, which is part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
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Healthy People 2030 "Healthy People 2030 sets data-driven national objectives to improve health and well-being over the next decade."
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Plain Language Medical Dictionary A dictionary with medical terms, without all the medical jargon.
Wellness Toolkit
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NIH "Your Healthiest Self: Wellness Toolkit" Use this wellness toolkit to find ways to improve your well-being in any area you’d like. Also available en español.
Overview
This is a consumer health guide, meaning that we hope to provide a wide range of resources that will help inform a person's health and wellbeing. In this guide, you will find resources specific to Washtenaw County and Southeast Michigan.
Washtenaw Health & Human Services
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Washtenaw Health & Human Services WebsitePart of Michigan's Health & Human Services Department. Washtenaw County has a website with information on services they provide.
Michigan Department of Health & Human Services
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Michigan Department of Health & Human Services WebsiteMDHHS provides services and information on food assistance, cash assistance, child care, medical assistance, home weatherization, utility assistance, burial services, child support, foster care and adoption, and abuse and neglect.
Health Literacy
The World Health Organization (WHO) defines health literacy as “representing the personal knowledge and competencies that accumulate through daily activities, social interactions and across generations. Personal knowledge and competencies are mediated by the organizational structures and availability of resources that enable people to access, understand, appraise, and use information and services in ways that promote and maintain good health and well-being for themselves and those around them.”
Improving health literacy in populations provides the foundation on which citizens are enabled to:
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play an active role in improving their own health
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engage successfully with community action for health
- hold governments accountable for addressing health and health equity
Health Literacy. https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/health-literacy. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.
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An Introduction to Health LiteracyA guide from the Network of the National Library of Medicine. This guide will walk you through definitions, strategies, and videos all about improving health literacy.“An Introduction to Health Literacy.” NNLM, https://www.nnlm.gov/guides/intro-health-literacy. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.