Protect Yourself – Vaccination and Handwashing

Vaccination and handwashing are essential public health strategies to protect people from diseases like COVID-19 and influenza (flu) and stop the spread of these diseases. Handwashing with soap removes germs from hands and helps prevent sickness. Handwashing can prevent 1 in 5 respiratory infections, such as a cold or the flu, and 1 in 3 diarrhea-related sicknesses. The five easy steps for handwashing are wet, lather, scrub, rinse, and dry. Wash your hands before eating, after using the bathroom, and after blowing your nose, coughing, or sneezing. Keeping hands clean is one of the most important things we can do to stop the spread of germs and stay healthy. See the Figure below. Clean hands save lives. Stay up to date with recommended vaccinations like the COVID-19 vaccines, boosters, and annual flu vaccine. Protect yourself and your family. IPH has the vaccines available at 9053 Woodward Ave, Detroit, Monday to Friday, 8:30 AM to 4:00 PM. Call 313-309-9350 ext. 2 to make an appointment.

Create a Safe Sleep Environment for Your Baby

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) is the leading cause of death among babies between one month and one year of age. About 1,389 babies died of SIDS in 2020 in the United States. A baby dies every three days in Michigan, and the deaths are overwhelmingly preventable. Babies sleep safest Alone, on their Backs, in a Crib for nighttime, nap time, and every time. Babies should not sleep with toys, no blankets, and no pillows. The surroundings should be smoke-free. Create a safe sleep environment for your baby. See the Figure below. Take action to help your baby sleep safely and reduce your baby’s risk of SIDS and other sleep-related causes of infant death.

Flu Vaccination Reduces Hospitalizations

Flu vaccination is the best public health strategy to protect children from flu and its complications. Flu vaccination protects children from severe illness, hospitalization, and death. During the 2018-2019 flu season, flu vaccination reduced hospitalization (40%) and emergency department visits (51%) in children between six months and seventeen years. See the Figure below. CDC recommends everyone six months and older should get an annual flu vaccine. Protect your children from flu and its complications. Get your children vaccinated. The Institute for Population Health (IPH) has the flu vaccine available at 9053 Woodward Ave, Detroit, Monday to Friday, 8:30 AM to 4:00 PM. Call 313-309-9350 ext. 2 to make an appointment.

Institute for Population Health Celebrates 10 Years of Serving the Community

The Institute For Population Health, Inc. (IPH) is dedicated to advancing positive health outcomes in populations and communities. Our actions are guided by our values, which include health equity, leadership, service, innovation, and entrepreneurship. These values are evident in IPH’s action on behalf of the clients we serve and our commitment to improving their health status. 

IPH is a pioneer in transitioning population health service delivery system which is a viable financially stable, outcome-focused organization. IPH has provided leadership in the community to innovate new solutions that assist the maximum utilization of resources for the benefit of the target populations. 

IPH is successful because of the experience, talent, and dedication of its staff, contractors, and administrators. 

Join us in celebrating 10 Years of service excellence to the community. 

Our commitment to the community is stronger than ever as we note a few of our accomplishments over the past 10 Years:

Established Innovated Programs and Services

• School-Based Health Center at Fisher Upper Academy since 2015
• “Protect Me When I Sleep” Infant Safe Sleep parent education program and Pack-N-Play crib give-a-way since 2012
• Recess Day Play-Works Detroit to include Play as strategy for obesity reduction (2013-2015)
• “Welcome Home Baby” home visits to newborns in Northeast Detroit (2012-2015)
• Developed a Lead Poisoning Screening Tool for pregnant persons and their toddlers under 3 years of age (2019-2020)
• Implemented “Zero Suicide” strategies agency-wide (2020-2022)
• Developed an effective Professional Development program (2012-2022)
• Clinical Placement site for Community Health and   Nursing Practice
• Population-Based and Primary Care Services at three Service Sites in Detroit since 2017
• Established a Fatherhood Program since 2014
• Established the Community Action Network (CAN) of over 20 agencies engaged since 2014
• Maternal Infant Health Promotion (MIHP) MDHHS Certification since 2014
• MDHHS PA-161 Mobile Dental Certification since 2018
• Breast and Cervical Cancer Control Program (BCCCP) participant since 2018
• Established Community Resource Guide to address Social Determinants of Health for Maternal Child Health Program since 2018

Valued Partnerships

• Michigan Primary Care Association
• Federally Qualified Health Center Council of Southeast Michigan
• Detroit Urban Research Center (URC)Community Based Participatory Research (CBPR) School of Public Health University of Michigan 
• National Healthy Start Association (NHSA)
• Friends of Parkside
• Brilliant Detroit
• Mayflower Congregational United Church of Christ
• Pregnancy-Aid Detroit
• Kingdom Apostolic Ministries
• Latino Family Services
• St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
• Catholic Charities of Southeast Michigan
• Detroit Area on Aging Agency
• Wayne State University College of Nursing
• Wayne State University Law School
• Michigan State University Epidemiology Department
• Michigan Public Health Institute and Greater Detroit Area Health Council (GDAHC)
• SEMPQIC
• Detroit Regional Infant Mortality Reduction Task Force Henry Ford Health
• City of Detroit Health Department
• Great Start Collaborative Wayne County
• Wayne Home Visiting Local Leadership Group

Get Your Annual Flu Vaccine

CDC recommends everyone six months and older should get an annual flu vaccine. Protect yourself and your family from flu and flu complications. Get yourself and your family vaccinated. See the Figure below (English, Spanish). The Institute for Population Health (IPH) has the flu vaccine available at 9053 Woodward Ave, Detroit, Monday to Friday, 8:30 AM to 4:00 PM. Call 313-309-9350 ext. 2 to make an appointment.