A Healthier Montana
The 2017 State Health Assessment provides a broad overview of the health of Montanans, from birth to death, physical health to mental health, and communicable disease to chronic disease. It also includes information about the social determinants of health, or, how where we live, work, and play impacts our health and wellbeing.
The 2019-2023 Montana State Health Improvement Plan highlights shared statewide priorities for improving the health of Montanans. It includes objectives for monitoring improvement over time and proposed prevention and health promotion, clinical, policy, and health equity strategies for driving improvement.
- October 23, 2020: The Impact of COVID-19 on Food Security in Montana with Dr. Carmen Byker-Shanks, Montana State University
- December 18, 2020: The Impact of COVID-19 on Health Behaviors in Montana with Dr. Michelle Grocke, Montana State University
- January 15, 2021: Essential Child Care Needs During COVID-19 and Beyond with Meghan Ballenger, Montana Childcare Resource and Referral Network
- February 26, 2021: Connecting Data Resources to Montana Communities with Nick Holom, Economist, Department of Labor and Industry
- March 19, 2021: Climate and Health in Montana: An Opportunity for Cooperation with Drs. Lori and Robert Byron
- April 23, 2021: Montana Children’s Health Data Partnership Project with Brie MacLaurin
- SHIP Orientation Packet
- Collective Impact Framework and the SHIP (webinar recorded on May 15, 2020)
- Using the SHIP
- Social Determinants of Health
- Public Health 3.0
- Learn about Public Health Data
Participate in the State Health Improvement Plan
Many states have a SHIP and implementation looks different in every state. In Montana, some examples of how you can currently participate in SHIP implementation include:
- Sign up below to receive a newsletter every other month about the SHIP that includes recent meeting summaries, a calendar of upcoming events, recent literature reviews, and partner updates.
- Contact the Plans Coordinator for a presentation to your organization or program about the SHIP and how it could be incorporated into your work.
- Align your organization's or program's goals and strategies with Montana's shared health priorities to actively participate in improving the health of your community.
- Reach out to your local or tribal health departmentto learn if they have a Community Health Assessment (CHA) or Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP) and volunteer to participate. Direct them to the Public Health System Improvement Office for information about grants to support CHAs and CHIPs.