KENT COUNTY, Mich. — A Kent County resident has tested positive for measles, according to the Kent County Health Department. The agency said Tuesday that the infected adult traveled abroad recently, ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — The Kent County Health Department (KCHD) has appointed a new medical director to lead its team of health experts. Dr. Kristin Oldenberg will step into the role with 20 years of ...

KENT COUNTY, Michigan — Every year, the Kent County office of the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) hosts a toy drive for children entering foster care during the holiday season ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services has confirmed that two young Kent County residents have died after contracting the flu, the county health department ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Dr. Adam London, the administrative health officer with the Kent County Health Department, called two pediatric flu-related deaths in Kent County "heartbreaking." "Heartbreaking ...

A young child in Kent County who recently traveled with family internationally now has measles, the county health department announced July 2. It is the second confirmed measles case in Kent County ...

KENT COUNTY, MI – The Kent County Health Department is temporarily relocating some of its services this year due to renovations at its main campus. The county’s woman, infants and children (WIC) and ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — A bat in Kent County has tested positive for rabies, the health department announced Thursday. It’s the county’s first rabies-positive animal of 2025. The positive Kent ...

For the first time in over a decade, Kent County has a case of measles. The Kent County Health Department said on Tuesday that in partnership with the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — The Kent County Health Department is encouraging all residents to be cognizant of the threat of bird flu and consider prevention measures to prevent infections. KCHD ...

The Kent County Health Department and Michigan Department of Health and Human Services announced on Thursday that two more children have died from influenza in the 2024-2025 season, raising the total ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — A Kent County resident has measles, according to the health department. It’s the first confirmed case since 2013 and the state’s second case this year, the Kent County ...