Partnerships

Our Team: Montana Cancer Control Program (MTCCP)

The Montana Cancer Control Program fosters strong partnerships with statewide and national organizations to enhance cancer care across the state. By collaborating with external agencies, we work to increase access to vital cancer-related resources, including screenings, support services, and prevention programs.

Through these partnerships, we strive to reduce the burden of cancer on Montanans by providing comprehensive and equitable care. Our collaborative efforts aim to improve health outcomes, promote cancer prevention, and enhance the overall quality of life for individuals affected by cancer.

Our Partners

Cancer Support Community Montana (CSCMT)

The Montana Cancer Control Program has partnered with the Cancer Support Community Montana since 2020 to accomplish goals aligned with the Montana Comprehensive Cancer Program and the Montana Cancer Plan.  These goals aim to reduce the burden of cancer in Montana.

Montana Primary Care Association (MPCA)

MTCCP has maintained a longstanding partnership with the Montana Primary Care Association (MPCA) since 2014. This collaboration aligns with the Montana Comprehensive Cancer Program and the Montana Cancer Plan, with the shared goal of reducing the burden of cancer in the state.

 

Cancer Support Community Montana (CSCMT) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing comprehensive psychosocial support, education, and hope to individuals affected by cancer. With offices in Bozeman and Missoula, and a network of 14 resource centers across the state, CSCMT ensures that no one faces cancer alone.

CSCMT offers a wide range of in-person and virtual support services, with the goal of improving the quality of life for cancer patients/ survivors, their families, caregivers, and others in the community. Their programs and services address the emotional, social, and practical challenges of cancer, providing a supportive environment where individuals can receive much-needed support and connect with others who understand their experiences. CSCMT's services include counseling, support groups, classes on nutrition and exercise, educational workshops, and community events. By offering these resources, all of which are free to participants, they aim to empower individuals and their families to navigate the complexities of cancer with greater resilience and hope.

  • Increase the number of Cancer Support Resource Centers- across Montana. Goals include:
    • Increase the number of operating resource centers from 15 to 18 by 2025.
  • Training PCPs to support treatment and survivorship care. This training is about system change not just PCP education. Goals include:
    • Identify barriers and fractionation that restrict access to oncology care and how this impacts health equity.
    • Understand the need for team-based approach that optimizes each level of healthcare specialization.
    • Examine potential team-based designs to implement in oncology healthcare delivery systems which includes PCP, APP, Nurse Navigator utilization.
    • An understanding of the knowledge base needed by primary care physicians both during treatment and survivorship.
    • Understand the importance of addressing patient needs during survivorship within the team-based model.
    • Learn the key patient care flow changes necessary within the healthcare system to optimize team-based care
The Montana Primary Care Association (MPCA) is a non-profit organization with a mission “to promote integrated primary healthcare to achieve health and well-being for Montana’s most vulnerable populations.”

The MPCA represents the state's Community Health Centers (CHCs), which are federally funded by the Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA). These 13 CHCs operate over 85 sites across rural and urban Montana, providing comprehensive healthcare services to all residents, regardless of their insurance status or ability to pay.

In addition to representing Community Health Centers (CHCs), the MPCA also represents 5 Urban Indian Organizations (UIOs). These UIOs, administered through the Indian Health Service and funded through Title V, provide high-quality, affordable, and culturally appropriate healthcare services to American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) populations. These services are essential in Montana, which has the fourth-highest AI/AN population in the United States.

MPCA Community Health Centers, Satellite Clinics, Seasonal/Migrant Clinics, and Urban Indian Organizations.

 

 

 

To request additional information please contact:
Sara Murgel
MT Cancer Control Program Manager
Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Bureau
PO Box 202952
1400 Broadway Rm C317
Helena MT  59620-2952
Phone (406) 444.1437
Email:   smurgel@mt.gov