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SEMHA was incorporated in 1956 as the Southeastern
Michigan Tuberculosis Detection Project. It operated
mainly in the area of tuberculosis control through 1971.
In 1972, with the broadening of its charter, SEMHA
embarked on its current mission.
The Southeastern Michigan Health Association, authorized
by its member health departments, has served as a
financial management agent for a multitude of programs
and activities. It has proven to be an innovative
mechanism for facilitating the delivery of health
services, particularly for programs which operate in more
than one jurisdiction. SEMHA has become a major forum for
sharing and discussing public health issues that are of
mutual concern to the member health officers.
In addition, SEMHA has been involved in the purchase and
renovation of public health facilities, annual seminars
for the enhancement of administrative skills for staff of
the member departments, the sponsorship of graduate
student trainees affiliated with university graduate
schools of public health, the establishment of record
keeping systems, studies leading toward the development
of better management information systems for the
participating departments, and a variety of other public
health programs.
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