Category Archives: Missoula
Profile of the Week: The Mayfly Project
The Mayfly Project In 2015, The Mayfly Project (TMP) was founded by Jess and Laura Westbrook in Arkansas. The nonprofit organization, which utilizes fly fishing as a way to mentor and support children in foster care, began from Jess’ personal relationship with fly fishing as a therapeutic tool to cope with anxiety. The pair began […]
Continue readingProfile of the Week: University of Montana Student Chapter of Health Professionals for a Healthy Climate
UMSHPHC The University of Montana’s student chapter of Health Professionals for a Healthy Climate (SHPHC) is a group of concerned undergraduate and graduate students in the public or environmental health sciences and pre-health and health professions at the University of Montana. They hope to increase awareness about climate change and the subsequent issues threatening the […]
Continue readingEat Smart
Eat Smart Eat Smart is part of the public health project to improve the health of Missoula area residents through education, partnerships, policy, and environmental changes. This program is part of the Missoula Public Health Department. Eat Smart began in 2005, first funded through a NAPA grant and then through the City-County Health Department as […]
Continue readingLet’s Move! Missoula
5-2-1-0 Let’s Move! Missoula (5210 LM!M) is shifting a culture so healthy environments are the norm because they know that people make the choices that are available to them. How easy is it for you to live a 5-2-1-0 day? 5-2-1-0 is a daily recipe for health. Each day we should try to: Enjoy – […]
Continue readingBike for Shelter
Watson Children’s Shelter along with the event’s premier sponsor, Montana Rail Link, are so excited to be celebrating 18 years of Bike for Shelter on Saturday, May 19, 2018! The event takes place at the Community Medical Center campus and in front of their home in the historic Fort Missoula area. Bike for Shelter is […]
Continue readingThe Hero Sound Project
Based in Missoula, Montana- Hero Sound Project is a program for Veterans which is part of The Zootown Arts Community Center’s Alternative Music Program (The ZACC) that has established a music program for our local Veterans. Hero’s Sound Project’s mission is to assist in the healing process of our Veterans with the use of Music creation. […]
Continue readingChicks ‘n Chaps
Chicks ‘n Chaps began in Missoula 11 years ago as a way to bring local women together to raise money that would stay in the local community for breast cancer patients. Chicks ‘n Chaps is passionate about bringing community members together to raise money for local individuals and families impacted by cancer, while promoting the sport […]
Continue readingCare Van
The Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Montana Care Van is a community partnership and outreach program that provides vaccines to Montanans, with an emphasis on underserved populations. CareVan teams up with community health officials to administer vaccines at no cost, or low cost, to patients. The program brings services to Montana’s rural and underserved […]
Continue readingWalk with a Doc
Community members are invited to trek a 2-mile expanse of the Milwaukee Trail, as part of Community Cancer Care and Prevention Center’s Missoula Walk with a Doc program. The program launches at noon Tuesday, Feb. 14, and will continue every Tuesday through May. “Doc,” in this case, stands for doctor. Each week, a different local […]
Continue readingParents as Leaders
Parents as Leaders provides Circle of Security Parenting education to parents and caregivers in Missoula. The goal of the project is to strengthen families’ resiliency and prevent child abuse and neglect. Child abuse and neglect continues to be an issue in Missoula and around the state. In 2015, there were 173 cases of child abuse […]
Continue readingScreen-Free Week!
Screen-Free Week is an annual, international celebration when families, schools, and communities swap digital entertainment for the joys of life beyond the screen. Instead of watching TV, surfing the web, or playing with apps and video games, they read, play, think, create, get active, and spend more time with family and friends. On May 1-7, […]
Continue readingStrong 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 […]
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