Public Health - Muskegon County

06/01/2026

🏖️ Beach water monitoring begins this week at public beaches in Muskegon County! Throughout the summer, water samples will be tested for E. coli bacteria with the help of GVSU Annis Water Resources Institute.

Monitoring helps identify when bacteria levels may be elevated and could pose a risk to swimmers. If E. coli levels are too high, we recommend that the beach owner post a swimming advisory or close the beach until conditions improve.

You can view beach monitoring results from across Michigan anytime at: www.mi.gov/beachguard

Have a safe and healthy beach season! ☀️🌊

Find out if a beach near you has advisories or closures that affect your swimming plans

05/29/2026

Free Hearing & Vision Screenings for Kids
We provide FREE screenings for children:
• Preschool (ages 3–5)
• Children entering kindergarten
• School-age children
Screenings include:
• Hearing: Grades K, 2, and 4
• Vision: Grades 1, 3, 5, 7, and 9 (or with driver’s training)
Not in a traditional school? You can still schedule a free screening—call us at 231-724-1394.

05/19/2026

Lifestyle Medicine Week is May 17–23! 🌱

Healthy daily habits can play a powerful role in preventing, managing, and even reversing chronic disease. Small steps—like adding an extra serving of vegetables, taking a short walk, getting to bed a little earlier, finding healthy ways to manage stress, or making time to connect with others—can add up to big results over time.

05/09/2026

🌱 Getting your lawn ready this spring?
If you have a well, never store, use, or dump fertilizers and pesticides near your wellhead—they can seep into the ground and contaminate your water.
It’s Drinking Water Awareness Week (May 3–9)—learn more at Eh.Michigan.gov/CareforMiWellMaintenance or call 800-648-6942.

05/07/2026

💧 FACT: Over 1 million Michiganders get their drinking water from private wells. Do you use a private well at home?

May 3–9 is Drinking Water Awareness Week—now’s a good time to think about your water source! Learn more about wells at Michigan.gov/CareforMiDrinkingWater.

05/05/2026

🌧️ Spring showers can bring flooding—and that can affect your well water. Floodwater may carry contaminants from the ground into your well.
This week (May 3–9) is Drinking Water Awareness Week—learn when to test your well water: eh.michigan.gov/miwell-test

04/27/2026

Before last week gets too far behind us, we want to take a moment to say that we’re still overflowing with gratitude from the United Way of the Lakeshore Day of Caring!

A huge shoutout to the staff and volunteers at Embrace Books for your kindness and the incredible work you continue to do for our community.

And to The Hope Project thank you for the opportunity to partner with you. We enjoyed every minute of it!

Until next year!!

04/24/2026

🌍Two Big Environmental Health Events tomorrow, Saturday, April 25! ♻️💊 Take care of your home and your planet by keeping these items out of the wrong hands and out of our environment.
🚒 Medication & Sharps Collection
📍 Norton Shores Fire Station #3 – 1100 E Pontaluna Rd
🕙 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
♻️ Muskegon County Recycling Event
📍 Muskegon County Public Works Building – 1350 E Keating Ave
🕘 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Let’s work together for a safer and healthier home and community.

04/24/2026

No better way to start Day of Caring with United Way of the Lakeshore and Muskegon Community College than a stretch session led by President Selmon!

Everyone survived 😅

Appreciate the opportunity to be part of such a meaningful, collaborative effort.