Public Health

 

April 2018 - See Public Health Differently:  Town in the ‘middle of nowhere’ is Montana’s First Cardiac Ready Community

• Glasgow, Montana has been designated as the ‘middle of nowhere.’ In rural Montana, many places may seem like the middle of nowhere when needing emergency care.
• Montana communities can save the lives of their residents by coming together to form a Cardiac Ready Community.  Valley County and the community of Glasgow are the first, and only, Cardiac Ready Community in the State of Montana.
• Learn how your community can become a Cardiac Ready Community.

December 2018 - Montana State Health Assessment and Health Improvement Plan

• Did you know the 2017 Montana State Health Assessment (SHA) provides an overview of the health issues Montanan’s face?
• Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services partnered with 24 agencies across Montana to create the State Health Improvement Plan (SHIP), which addresses 5 top health concerns.
• Get involved by reviewing the documents and providing feedback.

November 2018 - Public Health Laboratories (PHLs)

• Public Health Laboratories (PHLs) form a backbone of a national laboratory reporting network on alert 24/7 to respond to novel strains of disease, natural disasters, chemical spills, foodborne outbreaks and other health emergencies.
• PHLs use a One Health approach by providing diagnostic testing across the spheres of human, animal and environmental health.
• The State of Montana PHLs recently celebrated 100 years of service to Montana, learn more about the role of Montana’s clinical and environmental laboratories.