About Us Western Upper Peninsula District Health Department and Superior Home Nursing Serving the people of Baraga, Gogebic, Houghton, Keweenaw and Ontonagon counties in Michigan. Below is a map of our coverage area.
Red dots indicate approximate locations of our offices.
For contact information, addresses, or for directions on how to get to an office, click on the appropriate county. The agency was founded in 1936, and has included the present five counties since 1963. The agency operates under the direction of a Board of Health, composed of 11 members drawn from the boards of commissioners of the five constituent counties. Administrator Guy St. Germain, the agency s chief operating officer, is responsible for agency infrastructure and financial integrity. The department s major divisions are Public Health and Education, Environmental Health and Superior Home Nursing.