Montana Health Alert Network
The Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS) Health Alert Network (HAN) is the department’s primary method of sharing validated information about healthcare concerns with local public health departments, tribal health agencies, public information officers; federal, state, territorial, and local health practitioners; clinicians; and laboratories.
DPHHS’s Emergency Notification System sent out the following HAN messages to local and tribal health jurisdictions and to their respective partners in Montana. The HAN messages contain vital public health information that either originated at the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), DPHHS, or at the local level. DPHHS routinely forwards this information on to all the local health jurisdictions in Montana when subject matter experts determine that the information could potentially affect residents in Montana.
- DPHHS HAN ADVISORY 2024-17: Recommendations for increased pertussis activity in Montana.
- DPHHS HAN ADVISORY 2024-16: Disruptions in Availability of Peritoneal Dialysis and Intravenous Solutions from Baxter International Facility in North Carolina
- DPHHS HAN ADVISORY 2024-15: First Marberg Virus Disease Outbreak in the Republic of Rwanda
- DPHHS HAN ADVISORY 2024-14:Prevention Strategies for Mpox, including Vaccinating People at Risk via Sexual Exposure, for U.S. Travelers Visiting Countries with Clade I Mpox
- DPHHS HAN ADVISORY 2024-13: Increased Oropouche Virus Activity and Associated Risk to Travelers
- Outbreaks DPHHS HAN ADVISORY 2024-12: Increase in Human Parvovirus B19 Activity in the United States
- DPHHS HAN ADVISORY 2024-11:Mpox Caused by Human-to-Human Transmission of Monkeypox Virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo with Spread to Neighboring Countries
- DPHHS HAN ADVISORY 2024-10: Disruptions in Availability of Becton Dickinson (BD) BACTECTM Blood Culture Bottles
- DPHHS HAN ADVISORY 2024-09: Increased Risk of Dengue Virus Infections in the United States
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DPHHS HAN ADVISORY 2024-08: Disrupted Access to Prescription Stimulant Medications
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DPHHS HAN ADVISORY 2024-07: Illness Potentially Associated with Consuming Diamond Shruumz™ Brand Chocolate Bars, Cones, and Gummies.
- DPHHS HAN ADVISORY 2024-06: Meningococcal Disease Cases Linked to Travel to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA): Ensure Pilgrims are Current on Meningococcal Vaccination\
- DPHHS HAN ADVISORY 2024-05: Syphilis Screening Recommendations
- DPHHS HAN ADVISORY 2024-04: Adverse Effects Linked to Counterfeit or Mishandled Botulinum Toxin Injections
- DPHHS HAN ADVISORY 2024-03: Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N1) Virus: Identification of Human Infection and Recommendations for Investigations and Response.
- DPHHS HAN ADVISORY 2024-02: Increase in Invasive Serogroup Y Meningococcal Disease
- DPHHS HAN ADVISORY 2024-01: Increase in Global and Domestic Measles Cases and Outbreaks: Ensure Children in the United States and Those Traveling Internationally 6 Months and Older are Current on MMR Vaccination
All HAN messages are archived on the CDC HAN website archive.
For more information and Montana specific HANs please contact:
Andrea Wingo
DPHHS HAN Coordinator
Phone: (406) 444-5887
E-mail: andrea.wingo@mt.gov
