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Seeing and Hearing What We Cannot See: Routine Vision and Hearing Screening as Healthy Beginnings in Michigan’s Children
Marcia M Ditmyer, PhD, MBA, MS; Jean Rinkowski PT, DPT, MPH, CSCS; Leslie Ver Duin, BSN, RN
A Public Health Program That Reaches Michigan’s Children
Did you know that Michigan has one of the nation’s longest-standing comprehensive childhood hearing and vision screening programs? Michigan’s hearing and vision screening programs were first legislated in 1949 and have been an important part of the state’s public health infrastructure for more than 75 years.¹
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2026 Annual Meeting and Summit
On Thursday, June 25, 2026, the Michigan Public Health Association welcomed public health professionals, students, educators, researchers, policymakers, and community partners from across the state for our Annual Meeting & Summit. As the first in-person MPHA Summit since 2019, the event marked a long-awaited opportunity to reconnect, collaborate, and celebrate the remarkable work being accomplished throughout Michigan’s public health community.