Public Health

The Washtenaw County Health Department is releasing its 2025 annual report. This report summarizes local public health efforts to protect the community’s health and well-being in 2025. WEMU's Caroline MacGregor spoke health department spokesperson, Beth Ann Hamilton, and discussed environmental health services, WIC, and community health data reporting.

Lyme disease cases continue to jump round the state, including here in Washtenaw County. WEMU’s Caroline MacGregor reports.

The Bipartisan Commission on Biodefense at the Atlantic Council met in Ann Arbor last week to examine efforts to mitigate events that threaten humans, agriculture and the environment. WEMU’s Caroline MacGregor reports.

The Washtenaw County Health Department continues to expend huge resources to contain the spread of measles. WEMU's Caroline MacGregor talked to the Health Department's spokesperson, Susan Ringler Cerniglia, about the effect on the department's daily activities in addition to increased costs associated with tracking the virus.

The City of Ann Arbor is seeking public input for its future stormwater management strategies. WEMU’s Ana Longoria has the details.

An unvaccinated child connected to the first case through close contact is the seventh confirmed measles case in Washtenaw County. WEMU’s Ana Longoria has the details.

A fourth individual in Washtenaw County is being monitored by the health officials as a potential fourth case of measles locally. WEMU’s Ana Longoria reports.

The Washtenaw County Health Department is advising residents to remain cautious as a third measles case has been confirmed in the area.

The Washtenaw County Health Department is suspecting a possible second case of measles in the area. WEMU’s Ana Longoria reports.

The Washtenaw County Health Department has confirmed an outbreak of measles in the area. Health officials are taking precautions to help the public limit the spread of the virus. WEMU’s Ana Longoria reports.