Category Archives: Clinical & Community Preventive Services
Ensure that prevention-focused health care and community prevention efforts are available, integrated, and mutually reinforcing.
Profile of the Week: Montana Health Justice Partnership
Montana Health Justice Partnership The Montana Health Justice Partnership (MHJP) improves patient health by addressing health-harming legal needs of patients whose health solutions lay outside […]
Continue readingProfile of the Week: Sealants for Smiles
Sealants for Smiles! Sealants for Smiles (SFS) is helping children maintain good oral health while in school. Cavities and pain from poor oral health can […]
Continue readingProfile of the Week: Montana Project LAUNCH
Montana Project LAUNCH Montana Project LAUNCH promotes prevention strategies to improve outcomes for the social-emotional wellness of children ages birth to 8. By strengthening partnerships, […]
Continue readingImproving Health Among Rural Americans (IPHARM)
RHI Profile of the Week Improving Health Among Rural Americans (IPHARM) Improving Health Among Rural Americans (IPHARM) is a project that focuses on increasing access […]
Continue readingMontana Tobacco Use and Prevention Program
On July 1, 2019, the Montana Tobacco Quit Line launched My Life, My Quit, a new free program specifically for youth under 18 who need […]
Continue readingMan Therapy
Profile of the Week: Man Therapy Man Therapy is a new program based in Helena, MT that launched in September of 2018. Men represent 78% […]
Continue readingBest Practice Medicine
Best Practice Medicine is a Montana clinician founded, owned and operated education team specializing in bringing emergency and critical care education to rural Montana and […]
Continue readingProvidence St. Joseph Medical Center Diabetes Prevention Classes
According to the Montana Department of Health and Human Services, about 65,000 Montana adults aged 18 and older reported having diagnosed diabetes in 2016. The […]
Continue readingProfile of the Week: Montana Diabetes Programs
The DPHHS Montana Diabetes Program is committed to reducing diabetes related disease and death rates, preventing type 2 diabetes among Montanans at high risk, and […]
Continue readingMontana Tobacco Quit Line
The Montana Tobacco Quit Line is a resource for individuals wishing to quit using tobacco. The Quit Line is free, convenient, and secure, and uses […]
Continue readingMontana BACI: Building Active Communities Initiative
Obesity and sedentary lifestyles are major contributors to chronic disease for both adults and children. In 2011, nearly two-thirds (60%) of Montana adults were overweight […]
Continue readingSuccess Story: Helena Community Gardens
Helena Community Gardens (HCG) provides organic vegetables to many community families with food insecurities through the Helena Food Share. In 2017, Helena Community Gardens applied for a […]
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