Category Archives: Clinical & Community Preventive Services
Ensure that prevention-focused health care and community prevention efforts are available, integrated, and mutually reinforcing.
Granite County Medical Foundation Wellness Talks
Posted on May 15, 2017 The mission statement of the Granite County Medical Foundation(GCMF) is to provide support to the Hospital District and to improve the lives of their community residents and patients through philanthropic efforts. The Foundation’s fundraising efforts are intended to advance excellence in Granite County’s health care services and health education by […]
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May 8, 2017 The Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) is a global program that was launched by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in 1991 to ensure that all birthing hospitals and centers become “centers of breastfeeding support.” In the summer of 2016, Glendive Medical Center (GMC) was the fourth […]
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reACT is Montana’s teen-led movement against big tobacco companies. reACT joins statewide youth empowerment movements across the country in recognizing the power of young people to effectively take on one of the leading preventable causes of death: commercial tobacco use. Corporate Tobacco spends millions of dollars targeting teens in Montana. reACT has put on a […]
Continue readingPower of Choice 2017
The Shelby ~ Toole County Transportation Safety Committee/DUI Task Force are working in partnership with Shelby High School and North Toole County High School on Power of Choice 2017. The day, April 5th, 2017, is devoted to empowering young people to develop life skills to address stress, problem solving, conflict resolution, interacting with others, and […]
Continue readingRoundup Backpack Program
Because one in five Montana children are food insecure, Roundup Backpack Program was started in 2013 to provide food during the weekends for children in need. The Roundup Backpack Program is a health and wellness program that provides non-perishable bags of food on Friday to sustain the child for the weekend. The program is currently serving approximately 40 […]
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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 readingBoys & Girls Club of Richland County Backpack Program
The Boys & Girls Club of Richland County Backpack Program supplies up to 75 backpacks filled with kid friendly, healthy meals and snacks for kids in need on a weekly basis during the school year. The project provides food backpacks for elementary children in need. They piloted a program last year with approximately 30 elementary students […]
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 readingDistrict 2 Alcohol and Drug Prevention Coalition
The prevention programs at District 2 Alcohol and Drug are primarily focused towards underage substance abuse and misuse. Currently, they are working on underage drinking prevention ages 12-20, underage drinking and driving ages 12-20, and prescription drug abuse and misuse ages 12-25. They also work with communities to create policies for […]
Continue readingPhillips County Coalition for Healthy Choices
The Phillips County Coalition for Healthy Choices is a prevention and education group formed in Malta, Montana. The Coalition for Healthy Choices focuses on underage drinking, drinking and driving, tobacco use, and drug abuse. The coalition was formed in 1999 and has been continuously accepting grants to further education throughout their county. A […]
Continue readingHealth Promotion/Disease Prevention Wellness Program
The Fort Peck Tribes have taken the lead to promote the health of their people. In 2003, they created the Health Promotion/Disease Prevention (HP/DP) Wellness Program, a tribally operated, locally controlled initiative whose mission is to restore the traditional values of the Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes and help their communities return to a healthier lifestyle. The program […]
Continue readingDiabetes 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 […]
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