Deer Lodge Archives - Montana Rural Health Initiative

Community Protective Measures Program: The Soil Swap Program

Community Protective Measures Program The Community Protective Measures Program (CPMP) is a county educational program to address Superfund related community concerns. Their goal is to ensure a clean and safe environment for all residents of Anaconda through education and outreach. The CPMP accomplishes its mission of protecting human health through education, outreach, and providing a […]

Heads Up Behavioral Health Camp

Heads Up Camp launches this summer and is designed for students interested in careers in the field of Behavioral Health. Students will explore a variety of career paths including social worker, counselors, psychologists, psychiatrists, behavioral health aides and other positions within the field. Students will learn about key topics in behavioral health including stress, […]

Diabetes Empowerment Education Program

Mountain-Pacific Quality Health invites anyone with diabetes or high blood sugar (pre-diabetes) to join them for a series of free classes that provides tips and information about how to take control of diabetes. In this series of six classes, participants will learn about: • How diabetes affects people—both physically and emotionally • How to find healthy […]

Strong Women

The primary objective of the StrongWomen™ Program is to help communities nationwide to implement safe and effective strength training programs for midlife and older women. Women begin to show decline in muscle mass beginning at age 30 and if this condition is not reversed, women will have reduced strength and other severe consequences as they age. Women need […]

Anaconda Baby Friendly Hospital

The staff of Community Hospital of Anaconda is very proud to be the 39th Hospital in the U.S. and the first in Montana to earn the “Baby Friendly” designation. The overall goal is to provide excellent health care in a very caring environment. The Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) is a global program sponsored by the […]

Small Steps to Health and Wealth

Designed to motivate participants to improve both their health and their finances Small Steps to Health and Wealth™ (SSHW) is a MSU Extension program designed to motivate participants to improve both their health and their finances. The program was developed by faculty with Rutgers Cooperative Extension and has been adapted for Montanans by the MSU […]